Leora Compton

Leora Compton

Leora Compton Obituary

Visit the Cline's-Keithley Mortuary of Hays website to view the full obituary.

Leora ‘Lefty” Compton, age 92, of Hays, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. She was born August 6, 1933.

Funeral Services are pending with Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.

Condolences can be emailed to [email protected] or left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com 

A Full Obituary will follow.

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Cline's-Keithley Mortuary of Hays

1919 E 22nd St, Hays, KS 67601

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