Betty H. Singletary

Betty H. Singletary of Lexington, South Carolina, passed away on October 12, 2025. Born on August 12, 1933, in Gold Hill, North Carolina, to parents, Edward D. and Ollie Barringer Honeycutt, Betty graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina. She retired from the South Carolina Department of Agriculture as a lab technician after 30 years. Betty was an inspiration to those who knew her, and her legacy will live on in the hearts of Betty’s family and friends.

Betty is survived by her daughter, Rhonda S. (Paul) deGategno of West Chester, Pennsylvania; and grandchildren, Patrick (Keri) and Kathleen deGategno; as well as her daughter-in-law, Tamara M. Singletary of Albemarle, North Carolina, and grandchildren, Lauren S. (Bradley) Chandler and David (Jordan) Singletary. Betty was blessed to have five loving great-grandchildren, Alexandra deGategno, Blakely and Bud Maverick Chandler, and Lennon and Grayson Singletary.

She is preceded in death by her husband, H. Earl Singletary; her son, H. Earl (Bud) Singletary, Jr.; as well as her parents; her three brothers, George, Horace, and Ed Lee Honeycutt; and her four sisters, Helen Bonds, Margaret Fisher, Lucille Sylvester, and Katherine Barrier.

A memorial service will be held at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 525 St. Andrews Rd., Columbia, South Carolina at a future date.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Redeemer Lutheran Church, 525 St. Andrews Rd., Columbia, South Carolina 29210.

Those who knew Betty are encouraged to share their memories, stories, and photographs of her on her Memorial page, offering comfort to all who knew and loved her, serving as a lasting tribute to her long life. Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium, Lexington Chapel is assisting the family.

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