Ronald Roy (Ron-L) Compton, age 70 of Sevierville, "The Mayor of Muddy Creek", walked into Heaven on two good legs Friday, February 26, 2016.
Ron loved golf cart rides with his red tick hound Ernie; he loved sitting on his porch on Muddy Creek looking at his beloved lake; he loved cooking for his family and friends; he loved pickin' and grinnin'; and he dearly loved his family. Ron just loved people and one of his favorite sayings was "It's just as easy to make friends as it is not to".
Ron was preceded in death by his parents, Shirl and Johnnie Compton.
He is survived by his wife, Pat; daughter, Beth Compton Teague of Sevierville; son, Joe Compton and wife Amy of Sevierville; grandchildren, Kandra McCarter and fiance Chad Spurling, Kenzi McCarter, Kori McCarter, Jessica Chambers and husband Jesse, Olivia Reppert and husband Guy, Jacob Benedict and wife Megan; great-grandchildren, Cooper Redding, Oliver Reppert, and Gracelyn Benedict; brother and best friend, Chris Compton and wife Sandy; beloved sister, Jean Ayers and husband Tommy; brother Eddie Compton and wife Esther; special brother-in-law, Curtis Owenby; sisters-in-law, Billie Harper, Gail Owenby all of Sevierville, Debra Rogers of Jeffersonville, Indiana, Mary Lou Hackett and husband Buzz of Saddlebrooke, Arizona; Vickie Owenby of Knoxville; and numerous nieces and nephews and hundreds of friends.
Special thanks to Jon Coppinger and the staff of LeConte Medical Center ICU who treated Ron and all of us like family.
Ron loved feeding people and he would love for you to donate to one of the following in lieu of sending flowers: Richardson's Cove Baptist Church Food Pantry, 3107 Pittman Center Road, Sevierville, TN 37876 or Parkway Mission of Hope, c/o Tom Compton, 619 Lethco Lane, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 or Sims Chapel Baptist Church Childen's Fund, 3505 Sims Road, Sevierville, TN 37876 of Appalachian Relief Fund, c/o Mary Patterson, 312 Kelly Hills Road, Sevierville, TN 37876.
The family will receive friends 4-6:45 PM Monday with service to follow at 7 PM in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Mitch Ayers officiating. Family and friends will leave Atchley Funeral Home 10 AM Tuesday in procession to Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens with Dr. David Ayers officiating.
Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.
Ron loved golf cart rides with his red tick hound Ernie; he loved sitting on his porch on Muddy Creek looking at his beloved lake; he loved cooking for his family and friends; he loved pickin' and grinnin'; and he dearly loved his family. Ron just loved people and one of his favorite sayings was "It's just as easy to make friends as it is not to".
Ron was preceded in death by his parents, Shirl and Johnnie Compton.
He is survived by his wife, Pat; daughter, Beth Compton Teague of Sevierville; son, Joe Compton and wife Amy of Sevierville; grandchildren, Kandra McCarter and fiance Chad Spurling, Kenzi McCarter, Kori McCarter, Jessica Chambers and husband Jesse, Olivia Reppert and husband Guy, Jacob Benedict and wife Megan; great-grandchildren, Cooper Redding, Oliver Reppert, and Gracelyn Benedict; brother and best friend, Chris Compton and wife Sandy; beloved sister, Jean Ayers and husband Tommy; brother Eddie Compton and wife Esther; special brother-in-law, Curtis Owenby; sisters-in-law, Billie Harper, Gail Owenby all of Sevierville, Debra Rogers of Jeffersonville, Indiana, Mary Lou Hackett and husband Buzz of Saddlebrooke, Arizona; Vickie Owenby of Knoxville; and numerous nieces and nephews and hundreds of friends.
Special thanks to Jon Coppinger and the staff of LeConte Medical Center ICU who treated Ron and all of us like family.
Ron loved feeding people and he would love for you to donate to one of the following in lieu of sending flowers: Richardson's Cove Baptist Church Food Pantry, 3107 Pittman Center Road, Sevierville, TN 37876 or Parkway Mission of Hope, c/o Tom Compton, 619 Lethco Lane, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 or Sims Chapel Baptist Church Childen's Fund, 3505 Sims Road, Sevierville, TN 37876 of Appalachian Relief Fund, c/o Mary Patterson, 312 Kelly Hills Road, Sevierville, TN 37876.
The family will receive friends 4-6:45 PM Monday with service to follow at 7 PM in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Mitch Ayers officiating. Family and friends will leave Atchley Funeral Home 10 AM Tuesday in procession to Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens with Dr. David Ayers officiating.
Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.
Ronald Roy (Ron-L) Compton, age 70 of Sevierville, "The Mayor of Muddy Creek", walked into Heaven on two good legs Friday, February 26, 2016.
Ron loved golf cart rides with his red tick hound Ernie; he loved sitting on his porch on Muddy Creek looking at his beloved lake; he loved cooking for his family and friends; he loved pickin' and grinnin'; and he dearly loved his family. Ron just loved people and one of his favorite sayings was "It's just as easy to make friends as it is not to".
Ron was preceded in death by his parents, Shirl and Johnnie Compton.
He is survived by his wife, Pat; daughter, Beth Compton Teague of Sevierville; son, Joe Compton and wife Amy of Sevierville; grandchildren, Kandra McCarter and fiance Chad Spurling, Kenzi McCarter, Kori McCarter, Jessica Chambers and husband Jesse, Olivia Reppert and husband Guy, Jacob Benedict and wife Megan; great-grandchildren, Cooper Redding, Oliver Reppert, and Gracelyn Benedict; brother and best friend, Chris Compton and wife Sandy; beloved sister, Jean Ayers and husband Tommy; brother Eddie Compton and wife Esther; special brother-in-law, Curtis Owenby; sisters-in-law, Billie Harper, Gail Owenby all of Sevierville, Debra Rogers of Jeffersonville, Indiana, Mary Lou Hackett and husband Buzz of Saddlebrooke, Arizona; Vickie Owenby of Knoxville; and numerous nieces and nephews and hundreds of friends.
Special thanks to Jon Coppinger and the staff of LeConte Medical Center ICU who treated Ron and all of us like family.
Ron loved feeding people and he would love for you to donate to one of the following in lieu of sending flowers: Richardson's Cove Baptist Church Food Pantry, 3107 Pittman Center Road, Sevierville, TN 37876 or Parkway Mission of Hope, c/o Tom Compton, 619 Lethco Lane, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 or Sims Chapel Baptist Church Childen's Fund, 3505 Sims Road, Sevierville, TN 37876 of Appalachian Relief Fund, c/o Mary Patterson, 312 Kelly Hills Road, Sevierville, TN 37876.
The family will receive friends 4-6:45 PM Monday with service to follow at 7 PM in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Mitch Ayers officiating. Family and friends will leave Atchley Funeral Home 10 AM Tuesday in procession to Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens with Dr. David Ayers officiating.
Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.
Ron loved golf cart rides with his red tick hound Ernie; he loved sitting on his porch on Muddy Creek looking at his beloved lake; he loved cooking for his family and friends; he loved pickin' and grinnin'; and he dearly loved his family. Ron just loved people and one of his favorite sayings was "It's just as easy to make friends as it is not to".
Ron was preceded in death by his parents, Shirl and Johnnie Compton.
He is survived by his wife, Pat; daughter, Beth Compton Teague of Sevierville; son, Joe Compton and wife Amy of Sevierville; grandchildren, Kandra McCarter and fiance Chad Spurling, Kenzi McCarter, Kori McCarter, Jessica Chambers and husband Jesse, Olivia Reppert and husband Guy, Jacob Benedict and wife Megan; great-grandchildren, Cooper Redding, Oliver Reppert, and Gracelyn Benedict; brother and best friend, Chris Compton and wife Sandy; beloved sister, Jean Ayers and husband Tommy; brother Eddie Compton and wife Esther; special brother-in-law, Curtis Owenby; sisters-in-law, Billie Harper, Gail Owenby all of Sevierville, Debra Rogers of Jeffersonville, Indiana, Mary Lou Hackett and husband Buzz of Saddlebrooke, Arizona; Vickie Owenby of Knoxville; and numerous nieces and nephews and hundreds of friends.
Special thanks to Jon Coppinger and the staff of LeConte Medical Center ICU who treated Ron and all of us like family.
Ron loved feeding people and he would love for you to donate to one of the following in lieu of sending flowers: Richardson's Cove Baptist Church Food Pantry, 3107 Pittman Center Road, Sevierville, TN 37876 or Parkway Mission of Hope, c/o Tom Compton, 619 Lethco Lane, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 or Sims Chapel Baptist Church Childen's Fund, 3505 Sims Road, Sevierville, TN 37876 of Appalachian Relief Fund, c/o Mary Patterson, 312 Kelly Hills Road, Sevierville, TN 37876.
The family will receive friends 4-6:45 PM Monday with service to follow at 7 PM in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Mitch Ayers officiating. Family and friends will leave Atchley Funeral Home 10 AM Tuesday in procession to Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens with Dr. David Ayers officiating.
Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.
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