GRANBURY — Marcus K. Singletary who loved adventure, learning experiences and new interesting locations has made the greatest and glorious journey to join loved ones who have preceded him. Mark passed away at home in Granbury, Texas on January 24, 2014, after a brief illness of cancer.
Memorial service: After interment in Austin, Texas, Mark’s life will be celebrated with a service at the First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth at 2 P.M. on Thursday, January 30, 2014, with the Reverend Lamar Smith officiating.
Born to Vivian and Herbert Singletary in Henderson, Texas, on March 30, 1929, Mark was graduated from South Park High School in Beaumont, Texas, attended Lamar University in Beaumont and received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas in Austin. Upon an honorable discharge from the United States Air Force, Mark entered the University of Texas School of Law from which he received his LLB (now Doctorate of Jurisprudence) in 1956, at which time he became associated with the former law firm of Tilley, Hyder, and Law in Fort Worth.
In February of 1957 Mark and Shirley Tompkins were married at the University Methodist Church in Austin, Texas.
Interested in pursuing a career in energy and corporate law, Mark joined Honolulu Oil Company in Midland in 1959. When Honolulu was sold, Mark chose to return to Fort Worth with Sinclair Oil and Gas Company for which he continued to work in Tulsa, Oklahoma and New York. Shortly after Atlantic Richfield Company purchased Sinclair and during the period energy companies were striving to obtain permission to construct the Trans-Alaska Pipe Line, Mark assumed the position of division attorney and lobbyist for ARCO in Anchorage and later held Legal and Governmental Affairs management positions with ARCO in Denver, Colorado and Dallas, Texas. He was a member of the Texas, Oklahoma, New York and Alaska Bar Associations.
Mark volunteered his time to various community and civic organizations including the Salvation Army which he served on its Advisory Committee in Anchorage, Denver and Austin.
After retiring from ARCO, Mark and Shirley moved to Lakeway, Texas, where Mark cheered long and hard for the Texas Longhorns at football games, enjoyed playing golf, reading and traveling. After a few years there was need for a new experience in his life and he began ranching on a small ranch near Hamilton, Texas raising
