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Thomas Perron Singleton
1932 - 1999 (66 years)
Generation: 1
1. Thomas Perron Singleton was born on 30 Apr 1932 in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Jan 1999 in Newport News, Virginia; was buried in Hampton Memorial Garden, Hampton, Virginia. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military Service: 8 Nov 1950; Korea Conflict Vietnam Conflict US Air Force Retired 1 Nov 1975
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YORKTOWN - Retired CMSGT. Thomas Perron Singleton Jr., died Thursday, Jan. 7,1999. A native of Fall River, Mass., he was a Peninsula resident since 1972.
Mr. Singleton was a veteran of Korea and Vietnam and retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1975 after 26 years of service. He was an avid fisherman.
He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Magda A. Singleton; a daughter, Janet M. Small, and her husband, Ricky, of Yorktown; two sons, Thomas P. Singleton III, and his wife, Joan, of Newport News and Richard Thomas Singleton of Framingham, Mass.; two sisters, Avis Sullivan of Toano and Norma Burgess of Summerset, Mass.; and a grandson, T. Perron Singleton IV.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, Jan. 11, at 11 a.m. at Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, with Chaplain Rick Montoya officiating. Burial will follow in Hampton Memorial Gardens with full military honors. The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 to 3 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 729 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Suite 3C, Newport News, Va. 23606; or to the American Heart Association, 753 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Newport News, Va. 23606.