From the Jackson Progress-Argus, June 17, 1965
Fellowship Rites Wednesday For Julian Compton.
Mr. John Julian Compton, 71, widely known retired farmer of Butts County, died about 2:30 Tuesday morning in the Griffin Spalding County Hospital following a brief illness. Admitted to the hospital Sunday night, Mr. Compton had been in declining health for some time.
A native of Butts County, Mr. Compton was son of the late W. D. Compton and Mrs. Laura Fletcher Compton. He was a member of the Board of Tax Assessors for many years and served as a member of the Butts County Democratic Executive Committees from Towaliga district until ill health forced his retirement. He had served as an elder in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church for 20 years and as Clerk of the Session for 10 years.
Funeral services for Mr. Compton were conducted Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin with interment in Fellowship Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Mr. Compton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gladys Patrick Compton, Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. Claude McKibben of Hogansville; a son, Beverly Compton of Marietta; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Blankenship, of White Plains, N. Y., and Mrs. Wilmer Dozier of Atlanta; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. W. D. Compton of Cochran and Mrs. C. M. Compton of Jackson; several grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
From the Jackson Progress-Argus, June 24, 1965
Fellowship Rites Wednesday For Julian Compton.
Funeral services for John Julian Compton, 71, who died Tuesday, June 15, in Griffin-Spalding Hospital, were held Wednesday afternoon, June 16, from the chapel of Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin with the Rev. Jerry Tabler, pastor of the Jackson and Fellowship Presbyterian Churches, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Bob Allen, pastor of the Union Baptist Church in Spalding County.
Interment for Mr. Compton was in Fellowship Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Pittman Rawls Funeral Home of Griffin and McKibben Funeral Home of Hogansville in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Dean Patrick, Taylor Patrick, Aubrey Patrick, Duvall Patrick, Joe Patrick, Elwyn Patrick, Joe McClellen, and Parks Henderson.
Survivors of Mr. Compton include his wife, Mrs. Gladys Patrick Compton of Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. Claude McKibben of Hogansville; one son, Beverly Compton of Marietta; one brother, Fletcher Compton of Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Blankenship of White Plains, N.Y.; and Mrs. Wilmer Dozier of Atlanta; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. W. D. Compton, of Cochran and Mrs. C. M. Compton of Jackson; several grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
A native of Butts County, Mr. Compton, was the son of the late W. D. Compton and Laura Fletcher Compton. He was an elder in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church for 20 years and Clerk of the Sessions for 10 years, also serving on the Board of Tax Assessors and a member of the Butts County Democratic Executive Committee, Towaliga district, for a number of years.
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Fellowship Rites Wednesday For Julian Compton.
Mr. John Julian Compton, 71, widely known retired farmer of Butts County, died about 2:30 Tuesday morning in the Griffin Spalding County Hospital following a brief illness. Admitted to the hospital Sunday night, Mr. Compton had been in declining health for some time.
A native of Butts County, Mr. Compton was son of the late W. D. Compton and Mrs. Laura Fletcher Compton. He was a member of the Board of Tax Assessors for many years and served as a member of the Butts County Democratic Executive Committees from Towaliga district until ill health forced his retirement. He had served as an elder in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church for 20 years and as Clerk of the Session for 10 years.
Funeral services for Mr. Compton were conducted Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin with interment in Fellowship Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Mr. Compton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gladys Patrick Compton, Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. Claude McKibben of Hogansville; a son, Beverly Compton of Marietta; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Blankenship, of White Plains, N. Y., and Mrs. Wilmer Dozier of Atlanta; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. W. D. Compton of Cochran and Mrs. C. M. Compton of Jackson; several grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
From the Jackson Progress-Argus, June 24, 1965
Fellowship Rites Wednesday For Julian Compton.
Funeral services for John Julian Compton, 71, who died Tuesday, June 15, in Griffin-Spalding Hospital, were held Wednesday afternoon, June 16, from the chapel of Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin with the Rev. Jerry Tabler, pastor of the Jackson and Fellowship Presbyterian Churches, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Bob Allen, pastor of the Union Baptist Church in Spalding County.
Interment for Mr. Compton was in Fellowship Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Pittman Rawls Funeral Home of Griffin and McKibben Funeral Home of Hogansville in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Dean Patrick, Taylor Patrick, Aubrey Patrick, Duvall Patrick, Joe Patrick, Elwyn Patrick, Joe McClellen, and Parks Henderson.
Survivors of Mr. Compton include his wife, Mrs. Gladys Patrick Compton of Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. Claude McKibben of Hogansville; one son, Beverly Compton of Marietta; one brother, Fletcher Compton of Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Blankenship of White Plains, N.Y.; and Mrs. Wilmer Dozier of Atlanta; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. W. D. Compton, of Cochran and Mrs. C. M. Compton of Jackson; several grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
A native of Butts County, Mr. Compton, was the son of the late W. D. Compton and Laura Fletcher Compton. He was an elder in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church for 20 years and Clerk of the Sessions for 10 years, also serving on the Board of Tax Assessors and a member of the Butts County Democratic Executive Committee, Towaliga district, for a number of years.
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From the Jackson Progress-Argus, June 17, 1965
Fellowship Rites Wednesday For Julian Compton.
Mr. John Julian Compton, 71, widely known retired farmer of Butts County, died about 2:30 Tuesday morning in the Griffin Spalding County Hospital following a brief illness. Admitted to the hospital Sunday night, Mr. Compton had been in declining health for some time.
A native of Butts County, Mr. Compton was son of the late W. D. Compton and Mrs. Laura Fletcher Compton. He was a member of the Board of Tax Assessors for many years and served as a member of the Butts County Democratic Executive Committees from Towaliga district until ill health forced his retirement. He had served as an elder in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church for 20 years and as Clerk of the Session for 10 years.
Funeral services for Mr. Compton were conducted Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin with interment in Fellowship Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Mr. Compton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gladys Patrick Compton, Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. Claude McKibben of Hogansville; a son, Beverly Compton of Marietta; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Blankenship, of White Plains, N. Y., and Mrs. Wilmer Dozier of Atlanta; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. W. D. Compton of Cochran and Mrs. C. M. Compton of Jackson; several grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
From the Jackson Progress-Argus, June 24, 1965
Fellowship Rites Wednesday For Julian Compton.
Funeral services for John Julian Compton, 71, who died Tuesday, June 15, in Griffin-Spalding Hospital, were held Wednesday afternoon, June 16, from the chapel of Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin with the Rev. Jerry Tabler, pastor of the Jackson and Fellowship Presbyterian Churches, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Bob Allen, pastor of the Union Baptist Church in Spalding County.
Interment for Mr. Compton was in Fellowship Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Pittman Rawls Funeral Home of Griffin and McKibben Funeral Home of Hogansville in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Dean Patrick, Taylor Patrick, Aubrey Patrick, Duvall Patrick, Joe Patrick, Elwyn Patrick, Joe McClellen, and Parks Henderson.
Survivors of Mr. Compton include his wife, Mrs. Gladys Patrick Compton of Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. Claude McKibben of Hogansville; one son, Beverly Compton of Marietta; one brother, Fletcher Compton of Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Blankenship of White Plains, N.Y.; and Mrs. Wilmer Dozier of Atlanta; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. W. D. Compton, of Cochran and Mrs. C. M. Compton of Jackson; several grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
A native of Butts County, Mr. Compton, was the son of the late W. D. Compton and Laura Fletcher Compton. He was an elder in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church for 20 years and Clerk of the Sessions for 10 years, also serving on the Board of Tax Assessors and a member of the Butts County Democratic Executive Committee, Towaliga district, for a number of years.
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Fellowship Rites Wednesday For Julian Compton.
Mr. John Julian Compton, 71, widely known retired farmer of Butts County, died about 2:30 Tuesday morning in the Griffin Spalding County Hospital following a brief illness. Admitted to the hospital Sunday night, Mr. Compton had been in declining health for some time.
A native of Butts County, Mr. Compton was son of the late W. D. Compton and Mrs. Laura Fletcher Compton. He was a member of the Board of Tax Assessors for many years and served as a member of the Butts County Democratic Executive Committees from Towaliga district until ill health forced his retirement. He had served as an elder in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church for 20 years and as Clerk of the Session for 10 years.
Funeral services for Mr. Compton were conducted Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin with interment in Fellowship Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Mr. Compton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gladys Patrick Compton, Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. Claude McKibben of Hogansville; a son, Beverly Compton of Marietta; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Blankenship, of White Plains, N. Y., and Mrs. Wilmer Dozier of Atlanta; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. W. D. Compton of Cochran and Mrs. C. M. Compton of Jackson; several grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
From the Jackson Progress-Argus, June 24, 1965
Fellowship Rites Wednesday For Julian Compton.
Funeral services for John Julian Compton, 71, who died Tuesday, June 15, in Griffin-Spalding Hospital, were held Wednesday afternoon, June 16, from the chapel of Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin with the Rev. Jerry Tabler, pastor of the Jackson and Fellowship Presbyterian Churches, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Bob Allen, pastor of the Union Baptist Church in Spalding County.
Interment for Mr. Compton was in Fellowship Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Pittman Rawls Funeral Home of Griffin and McKibben Funeral Home of Hogansville in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Dean Patrick, Taylor Patrick, Aubrey Patrick, Duvall Patrick, Joe Patrick, Elwyn Patrick, Joe McClellen, and Parks Henderson.
Survivors of Mr. Compton include his wife, Mrs. Gladys Patrick Compton of Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. Claude McKibben of Hogansville; one son, Beverly Compton of Marietta; one brother, Fletcher Compton of Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Blankenship of White Plains, N.Y.; and Mrs. Wilmer Dozier of Atlanta; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. W. D. Compton, of Cochran and Mrs. C. M. Compton of Jackson; several grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
A native of Butts County, Mr. Compton, was the son of the late W. D. Compton and Laura Fletcher Compton. He was an elder in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church for 20 years and Clerk of the Sessions for 10 years, also serving on the Board of Tax Assessors and a member of the Butts County Democratic Executive Committee, Towaliga district, for a number of years.
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JOHN JULIAN COMPTON
JULY 12, 1893
JUNE 15, 1965
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Eva Lu Compton
1879–1957
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Clarence Milton Compton
1880–1950
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Annie Laura Compton
1882–1886
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Mary Fletcher Compton
1886–1894
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William DeWitt ""Comp"" Compton Jr
1887–1938
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Hattie Jane Compton Blankenship
1889–1976
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Richard Troy Compton
1891–1919
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Lillian Mozelle Compton
1895–1896
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Henry Fletcher Compton
1900–1982
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