Edward Compton^[1]

Abt 1931 - 2007  (~ 76 years)

• Name	Edward Compton
  Born	Abt 1931
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Nov 2007	Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I80230	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Fred Compton,   d. Bef 25 Nov 2007
  Mother	Mary Ray,   d. Bef 25 Nov 2007
  Family ID	F27048	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Irene A. Ford,   b. 10 Oct 1930,   d. 11 Jun 2008  (Age 77 years)
  Married	Abt 1967
  Children	+ 1. Michael R. Compton,   b. Abt 1955  (Age ~ 69 years) + 2. Angela Compton
  Family ID	F29482	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 25 Nov 2007 - Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - - Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 67, 97. [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 25 Nov 2007. Edward Compton, age 76, of Newport, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2007, at home with his wife by his side. He was a member of Hilltop Baptist Church, was a sergeant in the Korean War, and retired from General Motors in Elyria, Ohio. He then moved to Pikeville, Kentucky, before settling in Newport. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred Compton and Mary Ray Compton, of Pikeville, Kentucky. He is survived by his loving wife of over 50 years, Irene Ford Compton; children, Michael Compton, of Newport, and Angela Stephens and husband, Gary Ball, of Newport; four grandchildren, Jessica Reed and husband, Andy, of Newport; Erin Stephens, of Atlanta, Ga.; Stephanie Stephens, of Johnson City; and McKenzie Ball, of Newport; three great-grandchildren, Kaylee and Manny Reed, of Newport, and Rylee Carpenter, of Johnson City; brother, Robert Compton; one niece and one nephew, of Pikeville, Ky. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, November 27, 2007, at Brown Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 28, 2007, at Brown Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ben Watts and the Rev. Junior Loveday officiating. Internment will be in Union Cemetery. Brown Funeral Home is in charge.