Dorothy Virginia Singleton

Dorothy Virginia (Jackson) Singleton, 82, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, passed away January 14, 2015, after a short stay at La Posada-Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces. Dorothy was born in Waco, Texas, to R. C. and Katie Jackson on September 13, 1932. She attended Seagraves High School and graduated in May, 1951. She married James Russell Singleton on June 17, 1951. Born to Dorothy and Jim was their only son, Tony Russell Singleton. Dorothy and Jim lived in Lubbock, Texas, for many years where Jim was stationed as a Texas Ranger in Company "C". They later moved to Midland, Texas in 1982, where Dorothy was employed as an Investigator for the Board of Private Investigators. In 1987, Dorothy became a doting grandmother with the birth of twin grandchildren, James Wesley and Heather Nicole (Nikki). Dorothy and Jim remained in Midland until 1996, when they moved to their retirement home in Ruidoso, New Mexico. Dorothy and Jim enjoyed many years in Ruidoso, taking their grandchildren camping and skiing. After Jim's passing in 2006, Dorothy moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to be closer to her son and family. Survivors include her son, Tony Russell Singleton and wife Beverly, and her pride and joy - her twin grandchildren James Wesley Singleton and Heather Nicole (Nikki) Singleton, all of Las Cruces, New Mexico. She is also survived by many other friends and family and will be missed by all that knew and loved her. Funeral services have been entrusted to Mark A. Jones Funeral Home, Seagraves, Texas, with burial following at Gaines County Seagraves Cemetery.