Burl McRae Compton, RPh, 83, of Roanoke, Virginia, formerly of Princeton, West Virginia, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Lewis Gale Hospital in Salem, Virginia. Born October 11, 1932, in Rhodell, West Virginia, he was the son of the late O.D. "Bus" Compton and Mary Elizabeth Malcom Compton.
Burl was a 1951 graduate of Hargarave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia. He attended Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina and graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Burl was a retired Pharmacist and a former owner of Hometown Pharmacy in Narrows, Virginia, Pembroke, Virginia, and Peterstown, West Virginia. He was a member of Princeton Masonic Lodge #134 AF&AM, Beni Kedem Shrine Temple, Knights Templar, and Narrows Kiwanis Club.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran and attended the Windsor Hills United Methodist Church in Roanoke, Virginia. In addition to his parents, Burl was preceded in death by his first wife, Sybil Davis Compton; one sister, Katie Compton Prinzbach; and one brother, Milton C. "Mick" Compton. Survivors include his wife, Joan Elizabeth Cunningham Compton of Roanoke, Virginia; one son, Steven Burl Compton of Princeton; one daughter, Ashley Nicole Compton [Tinaglia] of Roanoke, Virginia; and two brothers, Dr. Delone Compton and wife Dorothea of Charlotte, North Carolina and L.M. "Skip" Compton and wife Gayle of Pen Hook, Virginia.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton, West Virginia, with Rev. Larry Dyer officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Friends may call at the funeral home from 12:00 noon until the service hour on Saturday. Memorial contributions may be made to Hargrave Military Academy, 200 Military Drive, Chatham, VA 24531 or Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 N. Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607.
(Obituary from Seaver Funeral Home.)
Aside from his family, his great passion was Compton Stables. His young stallion, Beam's Midnight Caller, won the 2-year-old Walking Stallion World Championship at the 53rd annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in 1991.
Burl was a 1951 graduate of Hargarave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia. He attended Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina and graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Burl was a retired Pharmacist and a former owner of Hometown Pharmacy in Narrows, Virginia, Pembroke, Virginia, and Peterstown, West Virginia. He was a member of Princeton Masonic Lodge #134 AF&AM, Beni Kedem Shrine Temple, Knights Templar, and Narrows Kiwanis Club.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran and attended the Windsor Hills United Methodist Church in Roanoke, Virginia. In addition to his parents, Burl was preceded in death by his first wife, Sybil Davis Compton; one sister, Katie Compton Prinzbach; and one brother, Milton C. "Mick" Compton. Survivors include his wife, Joan Elizabeth Cunningham Compton of Roanoke, Virginia; one son, Steven Burl Compton of Princeton; one daughter, Ashley Nicole Compton [Tinaglia] of Roanoke, Virginia; and two brothers, Dr. Delone Compton and wife Dorothea of Charlotte, North Carolina and L.M. "Skip" Compton and wife Gayle of Pen Hook, Virginia.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton, West Virginia, with Rev. Larry Dyer officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Friends may call at the funeral home from 12:00 noon until the service hour on Saturday. Memorial contributions may be made to Hargrave Military Academy, 200 Military Drive, Chatham, VA 24531 or Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 N. Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607.
(Obituary from Seaver Funeral Home.)
Aside from his family, his great passion was Compton Stables. His young stallion, Beam's Midnight Caller, won the 2-year-old Walking Stallion World Championship at the 53rd annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in 1991.
Burl McRae Compton, RPh, 83, of Roanoke, Virginia, formerly of Princeton, West Virginia, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Lewis Gale Hospital in Salem, Virginia. Born October 11, 1932, in Rhodell, West Virginia, he was the son of the late O.D. "Bus" Compton and Mary Elizabeth Malcom Compton.
Burl was a 1951 graduate of Hargarave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia. He attended Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina and graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Burl was a retired Pharmacist and a former owner of Hometown Pharmacy in Narrows, Virginia, Pembroke, Virginia, and Peterstown, West Virginia. He was a member of Princeton Masonic Lodge #134 AF&AM, Beni Kedem Shrine Temple, Knights Templar, and Narrows Kiwanis Club.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran and attended the Windsor Hills United Methodist Church in Roanoke, Virginia. In addition to his parents, Burl was preceded in death by his first wife, Sybil Davis Compton; one sister, Katie Compton Prinzbach; and one brother, Milton C. "Mick" Compton. Survivors include his wife, Joan Elizabeth Cunningham Compton of Roanoke, Virginia; one son, Steven Burl Compton of Princeton; one daughter, Ashley Nicole Compton [Tinaglia] of Roanoke, Virginia; and two brothers, Dr. Delone Compton and wife Dorothea of Charlotte, North Carolina and L.M. "Skip" Compton and wife Gayle of Pen Hook, Virginia.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton, West Virginia, with Rev. Larry Dyer officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Friends may call at the funeral home from 12:00 noon until the service hour on Saturday. Memorial contributions may be made to Hargrave Military Academy, 200 Military Drive, Chatham, VA 24531 or Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 N. Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607.
(Obituary from Seaver Funeral Home.)
Aside from his family, his great passion was Compton Stables. His young stallion, Beam's Midnight Caller, won the 2-year-old Walking Stallion World Championship at the 53rd annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in 1991.
Burl was a 1951 graduate of Hargarave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia. He attended Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina and graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Burl was a retired Pharmacist and a former owner of Hometown Pharmacy in Narrows, Virginia, Pembroke, Virginia, and Peterstown, West Virginia. He was a member of Princeton Masonic Lodge #134 AF&AM, Beni Kedem Shrine Temple, Knights Templar, and Narrows Kiwanis Club.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran and attended the Windsor Hills United Methodist Church in Roanoke, Virginia. In addition to his parents, Burl was preceded in death by his first wife, Sybil Davis Compton; one sister, Katie Compton Prinzbach; and one brother, Milton C. "Mick" Compton. Survivors include his wife, Joan Elizabeth Cunningham Compton of Roanoke, Virginia; one son, Steven Burl Compton of Princeton; one daughter, Ashley Nicole Compton [Tinaglia] of Roanoke, Virginia; and two brothers, Dr. Delone Compton and wife Dorothea of Charlotte, North Carolina and L.M. "Skip" Compton and wife Gayle of Pen Hook, Virginia.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton, West Virginia, with Rev. Larry Dyer officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Friends may call at the funeral home from 12:00 noon until the service hour on Saturday. Memorial contributions may be made to Hargrave Military Academy, 200 Military Drive, Chatham, VA 24531 or Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 N. Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607.
(Obituary from Seaver Funeral Home.)
Aside from his family, his great passion was Compton Stables. His young stallion, Beam's Midnight Caller, won the 2-year-old Walking Stallion World Championship at the 53rd annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in 1991.
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