DON COMPTON

LAMAR-Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Daniel Funeral Home for Don A. Compton, 87, Lamar, who died Monday, April 6, 2015, at Truman Healthcare Center, where he had been a resident for the past week. Burial will be in Iantha Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Lamar Church of Christ or Barton County Senior Center, in care of the funeral home.

Condolences may be shared at www.danielfuneralhome.net.

Survivors include two sons, Gary Compton and wife Patty, Carthage and Randy Compton and wife Donne, Rogers, Ark.; two daughters, Carol Compton Branum, Lamar, and Lori Stahl and fiance Zach McCulley, Lamar; three brothers, Jack Compton, Carl Compton and wife Margaret and Gene Compton, all of Lamar; eight grandchildren, Stacy Maguire and husband Trevor, Kyle Compton, Julie Whyman and husband Dan, Jason Branum, Jed Stahl, Jena Stahl, Mackson McCulley and Hallie Compton; three step-grandchildren, Emily Athan and husband Nick, Andrea Jackson and Kelly King and husband Adam; four great-grandchildren, Lauren, Matthew and Miles Whyman and Jayden Maguire and a large extended family.

Mr. Compton was born July 27, 1927, in Springfield, to Vernon and Elsie (Fuhr) Compton. After graduating from Central High School in Springfield in 1945, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as a Sea Bee in Guam. Returning home to Missouri, he met and fell in love with Hallie Olee Miles, who was working at the former Jones Drug Store on the Lamar Square. They were married June 19, 1948, making their home and rearing their four children in Barton County, where he farmed and worked for O'Sullivan Industries. The two celebrated 57 years of marriage before she preceded him in death on Sept. 12, 2005.

Mr. Compton was an accomplished pianist, a talented artist, natural craftsman and a master at wood and rock carving, but the pastime that gave him the most pleasure was being a grandfather. He was an active member of Lamar Church of Christ.