Louise Pinckney Singleton died Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, in Indian Trail, North Carolina, surrounded by the love of her daughters, after an extended illness.
Born Sept. 4, 1937, in Rembert, she was a daughter of the late James and Martha Harris Pinckney. She was a graduate of Manchester High School in Pinewood, attended Allen University in Columbia and one of the many secretarial schools in New York City.
Louise was employed by Exide Battery Company in Sumter for more than 20 years and later in life she became a bookkeeper for Sumter County, until she retired in 2007. A faithful member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Louise was actively involved in the life and the work of the church, even when she was unable to attend.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a great-grandson, Carter Hunter Parr; three brothers, James Roland Pinckney, Col. Marion Pinckney and Derry Pinckney; and a sister, Beverly J. Britt.
Survivors include her loving and devoted daughters, Patricia Singleton (Clifford) Parr, Cynthia Singleton and Joan Laverne (William) White; seven grandchildren, Clifford (Michelle) Parr, 1st Lt. Christopher Parr, Nyla White, Lashaunda (Eddie) Stafford, Sherman Douglas Jr., Vanessa White and William C. White Jr.; six great-grandchildren, Caleb and Morgan Parr, Eddie and Sean Stafford, and Grace and Soloman Douglas; one brother, Harold (Mary) Pinckney; three sisters-in-law, Margie Pinckney, Zennie Pinckney and Delores Pinckney; an uncle, Jake (Mary) Moore; an aunt, Lucille Gathers; two "sister" friends, Dottie Stewart and Enola Blue; and a number of nephews, nieces, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services for Louise Pinckney Singleton will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, at Grace Cathedral Ministries, 60 Oswego Road in Sumter, with Bishop Anthony Gibson, pastor, the Rev. Doris R. Bright, officiant, and the Rev. Telley Lynnette Gadson, eulogist. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park.
The funeral procession will leave noon Saturday from 517 N. Guignard Drive in Sumter.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in her memory to Hospice of Union County, Monroe, North Carolina.
The link can be located at www.whitesmortuary.net, along with the ability to leave online condolences.
Services for Louise Pinckney Singleton have been entrusted to Whites Mortuary LLC of Sumter.
