Jeff Walls Compton

News Death Notice

COMPTON, Jeff Walls age 81, of Hamilton, OH; formerly of Columbus, OH, went home to be with his Lord Jesus on December 26, 2008. He was born February 22, 1927, in Shelbyville, TN., the son of the late Talbert William and Frances Nancy (Bay) Compton. He served in the Army Air Force in WWII as an electrical technician. He worked for North American Aviation from 1953 until 1971. He then worked for Coulter Electronics in Columbus and in Cincinnati until 1992 when he retired. On June 18, 1949, in Detroit, MI, he married his wife of 59 years, Loretta Marie (Barber) who survives him. He and his wife were avid square dancers, starting in 1969 until 1999; dancing in many states over the years. Besides his wife, he is survived by 2 daughters, Jeanetta (Rusty) Alward of Franklin, OH, Deanna Marie (Stephen) Snyder, of Gahanna, OH; 2 sons, Robert Jay (Angela) Compton, of Brookneal, VA, and William Thomas (Maureen) Compton of Worthington, OH; 16 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews and his 16 cats. He was preceded in death by his parents; 7 brothers, Rufus Charles, Huston John, Bryan McCoy, George Gentry, Oscar Nolen, Avery and Cecil Lentz; one sister Alti Mai Blackwell; one granddaughter, Angela Marie Gibson and several nieces and nephews Visitation will be held from 5-7:00pm on Monday, December 29, 2008 at Smith & Ogle Funeral Home, 5086 College Corner Pike, Oxford, OH. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Tuesday, December 30th at First Christian Church, 5877 Todd Rd., Oxford, with Rev. John Witt officiating. Burial will be the next day at Glen Rest Memorial Estate, Reynoldsburg, OH.