Velma E. McCollough Singrey, 102, life-long resident of Plymouth, passed away Tuesday morning, Dec. 8, 2015, in her residence.
Velma was born June 16, 1913 in Plymouth to the late Earl and Cecil (Welch) Stough. She graduated from Plymouth High School. On April 16, 1933, she married Wendell McCollough; he preceded her in death Oct. 16, 1986. She then married Arnold Singrey on Feb. 7, 1994; he preceded her in death March 11, 2002.
Velma was a home-maker and a farm wife for many years, she then went to work at the Plymouth Hospital, and worked in the kitchen for thirteen years.
Velma attended the Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witness in Plymouth, Fla. and Ariz. She was baptized when she was 93 years of age in Florida. She loved to read her bible and the newspaper. She also enjoyed sewing clothes, milking cows and baking.
Surviving are her children: Loren and Ethel McCollough, Plymouth; Lowell and Ardelia McCollough, Bourbon; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; 22 great-great-grandchildren; nephew: David (Jan) Stough, and family; stepchildren: Phyllis and Norm McGuire; Lowell and Jean Singrey; Lee and Patsy Singrey; Margie and Steve Snyder. She is preceded in death by her parents; her two husbands; two great-grandchildren; one brother; one sister; and one stepson.
The family will receive friends from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, at Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, Plymouth, and from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. service on Saturday, Dec. 12, at the funeral home, with Mark Klingerman officiating. Burial will follow in Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Preferred are memorial contributions to The Center for Hospice Care, Plymouth.
