Funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at St. Phillip AME Church.  Burial will follow in Calvary Memorial Cemetery, Visitation is 3:00 P.M. on Friday at the funeral home.  Regina D. Singletary was born to the late Robert Deas and Mary Smith Deas, on February 27, 1929, in Georgetown, South Carolina.  Regina was raised by her uncle and aunt Emanuel and Essie Smith, who preceded her in death.  She moved to Winston Salem, North Carolina as a young adult and later settled in Wilmington, N.C.  The Lord called Regina home on Friday, May 12, 2023, at Lower Cape Fear Life Center, Wilmington, N.C.  Regina accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at an early age.  She was a member of St. Phillip A.M.E. Church where she sang on the Senior Choir, was active in Sunday School, served as President of the Stewardess Board, and a member of the Flora Club and Flora Club Choir.  She was dedicated to serving the Lord. Regina was always a wise individual who was excited about learning and trying new things.  She worked as a Domestic worker for an array of families until she retired. After retirement, she enjoyed taking long walks with her late husband, Hugh (Buddy), and taking care of her late brother Ben.  Regina was a compassionate person who put others first.  Regina was highly creative and loved crocheting, singing, fishing, cooking, laughing, and spending time with her family and friends.  She would tell stories of going to the peer and staying all night, just fishing, and talking.  She even told the story of the one (fish) that got away.  Her favorite song to sing was "When it Rains it Pours" and her favorite color was purple.  She went out of her way to put a smile on others' faces and always knew what to say in time of need.  To know Regina was to love her.  She was always genuine; told the truth and made you feel special.  Primarily, Regina loved the LORD with all her mind and heart.  She was raised in the church and always knew the importance of having her own relationship with GOD.  There is no doubt Regina is in heaven looking down on all of us. Throughout her life, Regina touched many people and loved her immediate and extended family.  She was proud to be the favorite girl and spoiled her late siblings, Henry, Murray, William, Ben, Comsech, Rebecca, Isaac, Allen, and Lula Mae.  She always enjoyed her family members visiting and went out of her way to make them feel welcome.  Willidean and nephew Douglas Wilkerson; her sister Ruth, her extended Smith Family — Clara, Margaret (Clarence), Martha, Joseph (Reganina), Willie, Carry and her sister-in-law Ether Mae.  She also leaves a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives, a lot of special friends, some who called her Ma and Grandma, and a close friend Betty Conyers.