Marvin Singletary

Family-Placed Death Notice

SINGLETARY, Marvin Marvin S. Singletary, 68, of Albany, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010. His funeral service was held SATURDAY 2 PM at Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church with interment to follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Dr. Donald M. Kea and the Rev. Leigh Ann Raynor will officiate. Mr. Singletary was born in Cuthbert, GA. He graduated from Suwanee Military Academy, Suwanee, TN. He attended Emory University, and he graduated from the University of Georgia with a BBA degree in 1963. He was a member of the SAE Fraternity. Mr. Singletary was a partner of Singletary Farms in Blakely, GA as well as Chairman and director of the Bank of Early and One South Financial with banks in North Florida and Georgia. He was formerly Chairman and President of the Blakely Peanut Company, Blakely, GA. Mr. Singletary was a Past Chairman of the National Peanut Council, Washington, DC, Past Chairman of the Southeastern Peanut Association, Albany, GA, Past Chairman of the Peanut Administrative Committee, Atlanta, GA, and Past President of the Georgia Crop Improvement Association, Athens, GA. Mr. Singletary was a member of Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church of Albany, GA. He was a Silver Beaver, District Award of Merit, Scout Master, and member of the Board of Directors of the Southwest Georgia Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Singletary was the proud father of three Eagle Scouts. He served on the Southwest Georgia Cancer Coalition from 2000-2006, on the Advisory Board of the Georgia Museum of History, as a Board Member of the Nature Conservancy of Georgia from 1993-1999, as a Past Vice President and Trustee of the Leadership Georgia Foundation, as a Director of the Georgians for Better Transportation, as Task Force Chairman and member of the Governor's Growth Strategies Commission from 1987-1988, as Chairman of the Lower U.S. Highway 27 Development Committee, as Past Member of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Cattlemen's Association, as Past President of the Early County (Georgia) Cattlemen's Association, and as Past President and Director of the Blakely Early County Chamber of Commerce. He was Past President and Director of the Rotary Club of Blakely, and was a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. Mr. Singletary served in the 115th. Tactical Control Flight of the Alabama Air National Guard. He enjoyed archeology, conservation of natural resources, and hunting. He authored numerous articles and publications on these topics. Mr. Singletary was preceded in death by his mother, Margaret Sparks Singletary and his brother, Raymond Clifford Singletary. He is survived by his wife: Henrietta McArthur Singletary, Albany; 3 sons: Marvin McArthur Singletary, St. Simons Island, GA, Raymond Quillian Singletary, Atlanta, GA, Henry Duncan Singletary, Macon, GA; father: Raymond Cook Singletary, Jr., Blakely, GA; sister: Anne Singletary Hammack and her husband James Albert Hammack, Dalton, GA; a cousin: James Steven Singletary, Blakely, GA.; and many other relatives. The family will receive friends at the residence in Albany. Those desiring may send memorials to the Chehaw Council of Boy Scouts of America, P.O. Box 469, Albany, GA 31702. You may sign the online guestbook and share your memories with the family of Marvin S. Singletary by visiting Kimbrell-Stern's website at www.kimbrellstern.com.