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John Aldridge Compton

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John Aldridge Compton

Birth
Benham, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
Death
4 Mar 2006 (aged 69)
Burial
Saint Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Florida Times-Union, The (Jacksonville, FL) - March 5, 2006
Deceased Name: John Aldridge Compton
FL United States

COMPTON John Aldridge Compton passed away Saturday, March 4, 2006 following a long battle with cancer. He was born December 14, 1936 in Benham, Kentucky to C.C. and Irene Compton. Family members include his sister, Wanda Humphrey; his mother, Irene Compton; his children, John Edward Compton, Carey Michael Compton and Cheryl Louise Flanders; three grandchildren, Adam Scott Flanders, Kendall Paige Flanders, and Carie Compton and five step-grandchildren, Brian Fox, Brandy Fox, Michael Fox, Nelson Fox and Zachary Aldridge Hallman. After working as an addictive disease counselor and as a hospital administrator, Mr. Compton became a resident of Jacksonville Beach, FL for several years. He was active in the Penman Road AA meetings and though he was very ill, would return whenever possible to attend and even help lead meetings until his illness left him physically unable. Mr. Compton was a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University. He was a former U.S. Marine and a Mason with membership in the Grand Lodge of Kentucky. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 9th in the St. Paul's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church of Jacksonville Beach with the Reverend Penny Pfab, officiating, followed by a reception. Entombment will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, March 9th in the Mausoleum of Ogelthorpe Memorial Gardens of St. Simon's, GA. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida or to the Penman Road AA Club.
Florida Times-Union, The (Jacksonville, FL) - March 5, 2006
Deceased Name: John Aldridge Compton
FL United States

COMPTON John Aldridge Compton passed away Saturday, March 4, 2006 following a long battle with cancer. He was born December 14, 1936 in Benham, Kentucky to C.C. and Irene Compton. Family members include his sister, Wanda Humphrey; his mother, Irene Compton; his children, John Edward Compton, Carey Michael Compton and Cheryl Louise Flanders; three grandchildren, Adam Scott Flanders, Kendall Paige Flanders, and Carie Compton and five step-grandchildren, Brian Fox, Brandy Fox, Michael Fox, Nelson Fox and Zachary Aldridge Hallman. After working as an addictive disease counselor and as a hospital administrator, Mr. Compton became a resident of Jacksonville Beach, FL for several years. He was active in the Penman Road AA meetings and though he was very ill, would return whenever possible to attend and even help lead meetings until his illness left him physically unable. Mr. Compton was a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University. He was a former U.S. Marine and a Mason with membership in the Grand Lodge of Kentucky. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 9th in the St. Paul's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church of Jacksonville Beach with the Reverend Penny Pfab, officiating, followed by a reception. Entombment will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, March 9th in the Mausoleum of Ogelthorpe Memorial Gardens of St. Simon's, GA. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida or to the Penman Road AA Club.

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Gravesite is inside the Mausaleum and the doors are kept locked


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  • Added: Dec 1, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45011589/john_aldridge-compton: accessed ), memorial page for John Aldridge Compton (14 Dec 1936–4 Mar 2006), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45011589, citing Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens, Saint Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by af (contributor 47059011).