John Shirley "Shirl" Compton^[1]

1914 - 1977  (63 years)

• Name	John Shirley "Shirl" Compton
  Born	15 Jul 1914	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Dec 1977  [2, 3]
  Buried	Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I65477	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Christopher Columbus "Lum" Compton,   b. 18 May 1883,   d. 18 Sep 1924  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Ann Bradley,   b. 20 Jul 1888,   d. 25 May 1938  (Age 49 years)
  Marriage License	31 May 1906	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F12698	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Johnnie Mitchell Norton,   b. 22 Apr 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Mar 2009  (Age 89 years)
  Married	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Notes	24033 SHERRIL COMPTON JOHNNIE NORTON
  Children	1. Chris Compton + 2. Ronald Roy Compton,   b. 20 May 1945,   d. 26 Feb 2016  (Age 70 years) + 3. Wilma Jean Compton   4. Eddie Compton
  Family ID	F23989	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Jul 1914 - Tennessee Buried - - Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - - Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 209, 211, 212.

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage, Sevier County Heritage Book Committee, (1994, Don Mills, Inc.), 283. [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 6 Mar 2003. Eula Jane Nelson obituary [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 25 Dec 1977. Compton, John Shirley "Shirl" 63 b. 7-15-14 TN d. 12-25-77 DOA SCH wood working f. Christopher Columbus Compton m. Rebecca Bradley SMMG Survivors: widow Johnnie Norton R1 Gatlinburg son Eddie Compton Ronnie Chris dau Mrs Wilma Jean Ayers 7 gc 1 ggc bro Glenn Compton Clay Roy Buford sis Mrs Leona Ogle Mrs Eula Trentham Mrs Ruth Reagan he was founder & owner of The Wood Whittlers, a veteran of the wood-working business who had trained several people in the trade He was a charter member & deacon of Roaring Fork Bapt Ch, former City Commissioner & Mayor of Gatlinburg.