Singleton

On July 5, 2008, WENDY I. SINGLETON, beloved mother of Rodney Cornish and Irrainia Sutton. She leaves to cherish her memories her grandchildren and a host of other loving relatives and friends. A memorial service will be held at Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Chapel (East), 4905 York Road, on Thursday, July 10, where the family will receive friends 2:30 to 3:00 P.M., with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 433-7500.

On October 28, 2004, GILBERT S., beloved son of the late Alex and Willie Mae Georgia-Singleton, died. Survived by seven sisters, four brothers, nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the Wylie Funeral Home, 638 N. Gilmor St. on Monday, 5 to 8 P.M. Family will receive friends on Tuesday, 10:30 A.M. Funeral, 11:00 A.M. at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 2201 Garrison Blvd. Interment following. Inquiries at www.wyliefuneralhome.com.

Herbert L. Singleton Jr., the special assistant to the president of Sojourner-Douglass College and a community activist, died in his sleep Wednesday of an apparent heart attack at his Belvedere Square home. He was 56. Mr. Singleton advised the East Baltimore school for the past 15 years and helped create a scholarship program for public housing residents striving for a college education. Born in Charleston, S.C., and raised in the Cherry Hill and Edmondson Village neighborhoods, he was a 1965 graduate of City College.

For someone who had just spent two hours carrying his football team, Korey Singleton looked surprisingly refreshed.Singleton, a 6-foot-1, 205-pound senior running back, rushed for 270 yards and all four Oakland Mills touchdowns on 40 carries, leading the ninth-ranked Scorpions (3-0) to a 26-15 victory over visiting and 18th-ranked South River yesterday.He had a 224-yard, three-touchdown second half, as the Scorpions rushing attack gained 365 yards."I'm in pretty good shape. I'm getting there," said Singleton, who also played defensive back.

Last week, Raina Domneys and Todd Singleton went together to the Old Mill junior prom. Yesterday, they had another great date.Domneys and Singleton won the triple jump and high jump, respectively, helping the Patriots to a good start in the first day of Class 3A-4A competition in the state track and field championships at Western Maryland College.Class 1A and 2A competition begins today, and all four classes conclude the meet tomorrow.Domneys finished second three times at last year's state meet, then broke through this winter by taking a second in the triple jump at the nationals in Syracuse, N.Y.Yesterday, her first state title came without much fuss.

Director John Singleton's "Rosewood" (8 p.m.-10: 30 p.m., HBO) is a breathtaking story of the tragic events in Rosewood, Fla. in 1923, when a black, economically flourishing town of Rosewood was attacked by neighboring poor whites. All but a handful of the townsfolk were killed, and one house was left standing. Even more chilling was the fact that no one spoke of the massacre for 60 years.Singleton does a good job showing the mounting hysteria of those few days. And he gets good performances from Esther Rolle, Don Cheadle and Jon Voight as a white shop owner whose relationship to the people of Rosewood is drawn with realistic ambiguity.

Oakland Mills coach Ken Hovet said senior running back/linebacker Korey Singleton will not play the rest of the season because of a torn medial collateral ligament in his knee.Singleton, 6 feet 2, 200 pounds, was the area's leading rusher with 1,817 yards and 24 touchdowns and was the Scorpions' leading tackler (38 solos, 48 assists).Singleton, who suffered the injury two weeks ago against Glenelg, did not play in Saturday's 27-26 victory over Laurel in a state Class 3A quarterfinal. Last week, Singleton played only defense against Wilde Lake.

Evelyn E. Singleton Thon, a world traveler with a doctorate in economics from the Johns Hopkins University, died Wednesday of a heart attack at Good Samaritan Hospital. The Glen Arm resident was 92. Born in Lancaster, Pa., she graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Goucher College in 1930. While doing her graduate work she met her future husband, Robert W. Thon Jr., a student in the political economics doctorate program at Hopkins. They were married in 1936. After graduation, Mrs. Thon (pronounced "tone")

Korey Singleton scored five touchdowns and reached 1,000 yards faster than any Oakland Mills running back in school history as the fourth-ranked Scorpions crashed Centennial's homecoming party, 41-0, yesterday.Singleton flirted with the 300-yard rushing mark for the third straight week before finishing with 287 yards on 29 carries.His 60-yard run early in the third period gave Oakland Mills (2-0, 5-0) a 27-0 lead and put him over the 1,000-yard mark for the season. Singleton also scored on runs of 53 and 17 yards.

Navy junior slotback Zerbin Singleton understands and cherishes his place in the Midshipmen's spread option offense. Block, block and block some more. And one of the main reasons the Mids are again leading the nation in rushing is the 5-foot-8, 164-pound aspiring astronaut from Columbia High School in Decatur, Ga. Navy@Eastern Michigan Saturday, 1 p.m, Ford Field, Detroit, Comcast SportsNet, 1090 AM, 1430 AM Line: Navy by 12 1/2