Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameKenneth Brown COMPTON 
470, Luther Edgar Boone-Information,544, Nellie Boone Blevins-Obituary,470, Kenneth B. Compton,544, Kenneth Brown Compton-Obituary,544, Dorothy Boone Oakley-Obituary,404, Kenneth Brown Compton-Male-1 December 1926 – 5 November 2008-•-L5Y7-8GT
470, Luther Edgar Boone-Information,544, Nellie Boone Blevins-Obituary,470, Kenneth B. Compton,544, Kenneth Brown Compton-Obituary,544, Dorothy Boone Oakley-Obituary,404, Kenneth Brown Compton-Male-1 December 1926 – 5 November 2008-•-L5Y7-8GTBirthDec 1, 1926, Cedar Grove Twp, Orange County, North Carolina470, Kenneth Brown Compton-Obituary
DeathNov 5, 2008, King, Stokes County, North Carolina470, Kenneth B. Compton,544, Kenneth Brown Compton-Obituary
BurialForsyth Memorial Park, 3771 Yadkinville Rd, Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina470, Kenneth B. Compton
FlagsUS Army, World War II
Spouses
1Helen Colene BOONE 470, Luther Edgar Boone-Information,544, Nellie Boone Blevins-Obituary,470, Helen Colene Boone Compton,544, Kenneth Brown Compton-Obituary,544, Dorothy Boone Oakley-Obituary,404, Helen Boone-Female-10 December 1926 – 1 November 1978-•-LTK5-SFL
470, Luther Edgar Boone-Information,544, Nellie Boone Blevins-Obituary,470, Helen Colene Boone Compton,544, Kenneth Brown Compton-Obituary,544, Dorothy Boone Oakley-Obituary,404, Helen Boone-Female-10 December 1926 – 1 November 1978-•-LTK5-SFLBirthDec 10, 1926, Orange County, North Carolina470, Helen Colene Boone Compton
DeathNov 1, 1978, Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina544, Nellie Boone Blevins-Obituary,470, Helen Colene Boone Compton
BurialForsyth Memorial Park, 3771 Yadkinville Rd, Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina470, Helen Colene Boone Compton
FatherLuther Edgar BOONE Sr. (1890-1974)
MotherAnnie Pearl MITCHELL (1891-1968)
MarriageDec 13, 1947, Cedar Grove Twp, Orange County, North Carolina470, Helen Colene Boone Compton,404, Helen Boone-Female-10 December 1926 – 1 November 1978-•-LTK5-SFL
ChildrenKeith
Obituary Online notes for Kenneth Brown COMPTON
Kenneth Compton Obituary
COMPTON LEWISVILLE - Mr. Kenneth Brown Compton, 81, died on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at Village Care in King after a long illness.
He was born on December 1, 1926 in Cedar Grove, NC to the late Robert Ralph and Carrie McDade Compton.
Ken served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was stationed in Regansburg, Germany.
After graduating from Duke University, he was employed by The Fidelity Bank of Durham for nine years; Jefferson Standard Life, as the southeastern Regional Manager in their Mortgage Loan Division in Greensboro for eight years.
He then moved to Winston-Salem in 1964 and worked for Wachovia Bank and Trust Company and Wachovia Mortgage Company and was elected Senior Vice President in 1969.
In 1974, Ken started Kenneth B. Compton and Associates, a real estate appraisal group and retired in 1998.
After retirement, he enjoyed volunteer work with the North Carolina Housing Foundation. He was a board member for eleven years and president for eight years.
He was a member of the Golden "K" Kiwanis Club.
A lifelong Presbyterian, he was a member of Parkway Presbyterian Church and was a deacon, and elder and a Sunday school teacher for many years. He also enjoyed work in earlier years with the Boy Scouts.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Compton was preceded in death by his first wife, Helen Boone Compton; and brothers, Robert, Burch, Harry and Charlie Compton.
Surviving Kenneth are his wife, Johnsie G. Compton, whom he married in 1980; son, Keith Compton (Pamela); grandson, Jonathan; brother, Fred Compton (Laverne); sister, Camelia Lloyd (Ben); sisters-in-law, Carolyn Compton and Zonie Compton; step-daughters, Anita Kinnier (Ed), Libby Lucas (Sam) and Kelli Horne (Jim); grandchildren, Alec and Abigail Lucas and Gray Kinnier; and many nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Service will be conducted at 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 9, 2008 at Parkway Presbyterian Church, 1000 Yorkshire Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27106 with the Rev. Dan Wilkers officiating. Visitation will be held after the service in the fellowship hall. Vogler and Sons Funeral Home on Reynolda Road is assisting the Compton family.
Go to www.mem.com for online condolences. The family wishes to thank all who helped make life happier and easier for Ken: The Daybreak Group of Centenary Methodist Church, The Williams Center, The Elms at Tanglewood Hospice and especially all of the loving caregivers at the Village Care of King. Thank you so much for your love, care and kindness to Ken. Memorial contributions may be made to Parkway Presbyterian Church, 1000 Yorkshire Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27106 or to a charity of one' s choice 544, Kenneth Brown Compton
COMPTON LEWISVILLE - Mr. Kenneth Brown Compton, 81, died on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at Village Care in King after a long illness.
He was born on December 1, 1926 in Cedar Grove, NC to the late Robert Ralph and Carrie McDade Compton.
Ken served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was stationed in Regansburg, Germany.
After graduating from Duke University, he was employed by The Fidelity Bank of Durham for nine years; Jefferson Standard Life, as the southeastern Regional Manager in their Mortgage Loan Division in Greensboro for eight years.
He then moved to Winston-Salem in 1964 and worked for Wachovia Bank and Trust Company and Wachovia Mortgage Company and was elected Senior Vice President in 1969.
In 1974, Ken started Kenneth B. Compton and Associates, a real estate appraisal group and retired in 1998.
After retirement, he enjoyed volunteer work with the North Carolina Housing Foundation. He was a board member for eleven years and president for eight years.
He was a member of the Golden "K" Kiwanis Club.
A lifelong Presbyterian, he was a member of Parkway Presbyterian Church and was a deacon, and elder and a Sunday school teacher for many years. He also enjoyed work in earlier years with the Boy Scouts.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Compton was preceded in death by his first wife, Helen Boone Compton; and brothers, Robert, Burch, Harry and Charlie Compton.
Surviving Kenneth are his wife, Johnsie G. Compton, whom he married in 1980; son, Keith Compton (Pamela); grandson, Jonathan; brother, Fred Compton (Laverne); sister, Camelia Lloyd (Ben); sisters-in-law, Carolyn Compton and Zonie Compton; step-daughters, Anita Kinnier (Ed), Libby Lucas (Sam) and Kelli Horne (Jim); grandchildren, Alec and Abigail Lucas and Gray Kinnier; and many nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Service will be conducted at 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 9, 2008 at Parkway Presbyterian Church, 1000 Yorkshire Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27106 with the Rev. Dan Wilkers officiating. Visitation will be held after the service in the fellowship hall. Vogler and Sons Funeral Home on Reynolda Road is assisting the Compton family.
Go to www.mem.com for online condolences. The family wishes to thank all who helped make life happier and easier for Ken: The Daybreak Group of Centenary Methodist Church, The Williams Center, The Elms at Tanglewood Hospice and especially all of the loving caregivers at the Village Care of King. Thank you so much for your love, care and kindness to Ken. Memorial contributions may be made to Parkway Presbyterian Church, 1000 Yorkshire Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27106 or to a charity of one' s choice 544, Kenneth Brown Compton