Harvey
Eugene Compton Submitted by
Beth
Love
Harvey
Eugene Compton, Colorado truck operator died at the family home on West Fourth
Street Sunday morning at 8:30, following an attack of acute indigestion.
He was born in Alabama January 3, 1878. He came to Texas many years ago and
during the past twenty two years had resided in Mitchell County.
Mr. Compton is survived by his widow, Ora Free Compton and 8 children, Clint,
Clyde, Buddy, Harvey Jr., Grace, Claudie Fay, Joyce and Hazel McCollum.
He is also survived by 4 brothers and 4 sisters, J.M. Compton of Loraine, Will
Compton of Nimrod, Sidney and Jim Compton of Loraine, Mollie Yeager of
Birmingham, Alabama, Eula Turnstill of Ft. Worth, Georgia May Guthrie of Cisco,
and Mattie Griffin of Hartsville, Alabama.
He had been a member of the Bethel Baptist church since 1920.
Funeral services were held Monday with the Rev. W. D. Green Baptist pastor of
Sylvester in charge. Interment was in the Loraine Cemetery at 2 p.m.
A large crowd of old time friends gathered at the church in tribute and
respect.
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