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Brookie Barbour Singletary Allen
July 9, 1939— October 11, 2026
SHELBY, N.C.— Mrs. Brookie Barbour Singletary Allen, 87, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2026 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby.
Brookie was a native of Johnston County, N.C. born in Four Oaks on July 9, 1939, to the late Harvey Barbour and Annie Belle Byrd Barbour. She graduated from Four Oaks High School in 1957 and East Carolina University in 1960, class of '61, where she received a B.S. degree in English and speech. While a student at East Carolina, she was also a member of Tri Sigman sorority and a staff reporter for The East Carolinian. Following graduation, she was employed as an English teacher in Winston-Salem, Benson and Fayetteville She took an eight-year family timeout, but returned to the classroom in 1972 when she was employed by the Lincoln County School System. She remained there until her retirement in 1999.
Brookie is survived by her two sons, Brooks Singletary of Cherryville and Ben Singletary of Crouse; one grandson, Jake Singletary of Crouse; a granddaughter, Tearsha Smith and husband Cole of Cherryville and a nephew, Jim Ben Barbour of Four Oaks.
The family will receive friends from 5 – 7 p.m. on Monday, October 19, 2026 at Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home.
Burial will be private.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or by visiting their website at www.stjude.org/donate
A guest register is available at www.stameycherryvillefuneralhome.com
Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Cherryville, N.C. is serving the Allen family.
