A graveside service for E.L. Singleton, Jr., 88, of Waskom, will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at Restland Cemetery, Waskom, with Rev. Doug Lovett officiating. Interment will follow. The family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. (prior to the service) at Downs Funeral Home. E.L. was born November 2, 1925, in Marshall, TX, and died November 18, 2013, in Marshall. E.L. was a telephoneman working in the business for 43 years. He was employed first with Waskom Telephone Company, and then with Eastex Telephone Coop. E.L. served his country during World War II in the U.S. Army. He was a POW in Europe and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. E.L. was preceded in death by his parents, Earnest and Iona Rhodes Singleton and brother Eudell Singleton. Surviving to cherish his memory are his wife of 67 years, Lucille Lindsey Singleton of Waskom; daughter, Cynthia Singleton Judge and husband Richard of Hideway, Texas; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; niece and nephews, and a host of family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of Eastex Telephone Coop in Waskom.