SINGLETON, Onnus
Source: Obituary
from a collection of Fauniel Hershbarger, a
life-long Fountain County Indiana resident
Onnus B. Singleton,
70, of 803 Grant, died at 9:45 p.m. Saturday (April 12, 1969) in Lake View
Memorial where he had been a patient one month. Mr. Singleton owned and operated
a shoe repair shop at 308 E. Main. He had been in business for 53 years. Born
April 4, 1899, in Newtown, Ind., he was a son of John and Dora Strong
Singleton. He was married Sept. 11, 1938, in Lima, Ohio, to Ethel Davis who
survives. Also surviving are two sons, Kneeland of Rossville and Robert Lee
Singleton at home; a brother, Chelsea, Danville; two grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews. Mr. Singleton was an Army veteran of World War II. He was
preceded in death by a son, Orville, killed in action in Germany in World War
II, three sisters and four brothers. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran
Church and the Curtis G. Redden American Legion Post 210. Services will be at
10 a.m. Wednesday at the Barrick & Son Funeral Home. Chaplain G. M. Leverenz
will officiate. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery. Friends will be
received at the funeral home 7-9 tonight and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. – jlr