Steven "Steve" L. Singleton

Steven “Steve” L. Singleton, 79, of New Windsor, passed away January 19, 2026, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Knoxville, IL.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday February 3, 2026, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Ltd., 1301 4th Street, Orion, IL. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Hopewell Cemetery in New Windsor.

Steve was born on October 1, 1946, the son of Kenneth and Joreen Singleton in Herrin, IL. His parents divorced and his mother married Taylor Jensen, and they moved to Princeton, IL, where he attended high school. During high school, he got a job at the Bureau County Republican where he started learning the printing trade.

Upon graduation he attended Western Bible College in Denver, CO and The Grand Rapids School of the Bible and Music. In 1981, he became the manager of the commercial printing department of The Register-Mail in Galesburg, IL. Later he was transferred to the press-room where he worked until 2010. He then worked at The Home Depot in Davenport until his retirement in 2015.

Steve married Janice Bouck in 1967 and together they had three children, Tamara, Mark and David. In 1984, he married Melodee Hubbard to whom he was married until the time of his passing.

Steve loved music and sang tenor with a touring quartet in college, later playing guitar and songleading in churches. He loved the music of John Denver and Alabama, and classic hymns, most recently as part of the First Baptist Church of Orion. He especially valued his church family, his wife’s cooking, their shared furbabies, and cheering for the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Cardinals.

He is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Melodee; his daughter, Tamara (Al) Howe; son, David (Lucia) Singleton; sisters, Deb of Oregon and Pam; brother, Bill and half-sister, Crystal (David) Wise. He is also survived by his 7 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth; mother, Joreen; stepfather, Taylor; and his son, Mark.

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