Tod ay we b es t ow h ono r and r es p ect and r e m e mbran ce t o a man wh o h a s touched and enri c hed all ou r five s in so m a n y w a y s .    Le r oy ( T o o t ie ) Singletary was born to the late Herbert and Le n a Mae Singl e tary in Lake City South Caro l ina on M arch 15, 1951.

A f ter b ein g educated in the L ake City Sch ool Syste m , T o o tie b eca m e a h ard w o rking m an . A s a t ee n a g er , H e s tart e d " a ga rd en i n his h om e to w n , wh e r e h e f i rst gr ew p e anuts b e fore mo v ing on to grow ,both c ollard and must ar d " greens. A f ter relocating to ' N orth Caro l i n a, T oot ie d edicated m any ye a rs to w o rking f o r t h e Wi nston S al e m /Forsyth Co u nty School Sy st e m .

T oot ie was a r e m arkab le m an wh o alway s h e l d h is h ead high and g ave e ndl es sl y t o th ose a r o un d h i m . I n h is y oung e r d ays, h e e njo y ed " ridin g h i s moto rcyc l e wi th f r i en d s u p and d own t h e ' East C oas t . T o o tie loved d ancin g ; he dance d b e s t a t the g rill on h o t summ er d ay s a nd a s his te am o f t h e d ay s c o red a t o uc hd ow n.

H e al s o d e d ic a te d h is life to his family and making sure th at we we r e all suppo r t ed " in m a n y wa y s. We all kno w h i m i n a v ari e t y of r oles, father , si gn i f icant o ther , b r o t h er , g r a ndp a, unc l e , c ousin , a nd great - fr i end. T o o ti e wa s a se l fle s s m an wh o we n t through his life helping ot h ers using humor , support , and l ov e . He was a m an loved b y many and we thank h im for sharing his life with us .

I n addi tio n to h is p a r ents, Le n a M ae and Her b e rt S ingle tary , Sr . , Too tie wa s pr ece d ed i n d ea th b y h i s bro t h e r , L ev i S ingletar y .

He l eave s t o cherish h is m e mo rie s his c hildr e n , Nico l a Lew i s, Vic tor Peebles , 'Te'l isha "A ppl e " K in g , a n d Nate " 'Third " Turner; gr andchildren , Akeem Lewis, Luv en i a L e wis , Eri c a N orman , Ashley Lewis , a nd Dav onte ' Lewis and others ; de v oted partner, Addie Lewis ; siblings , G ene v a Singletary , Herbert Singletary, Jr . , Er v in Sin gl et ary , D anny ( Mary ) Singletary , K enneth ( Mary ) Singletary , William (J ennife r) Singl e tary, and Howard Singletary; ten great-grand children ; and a host of cousins, nieces, and n e phews .

H e w as a man of grace and courage and had' a strong connection wi th many. His positi v e attitude and infectious jokes m ad e every o n e l augh . T o oti e will ce rtainly be missed.

Mr. Leroy Singletary departed this life Friday October 7, 2022 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 pm Saturday October 15, 2022 in the chapel of Hooper Funeral Home. His remains may be viewed Friday October 14, 2022 from 11am-6pm at the funeral home.