MARTHA JOAN COMPTON

Martha Joan Compton, 93, of Republic passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Republic Nursing and Rehab. She was born Nov. 28, 1931, in Taylor County, Iowa; the daughter of Louis Dillion and Ruth Naomi (Fleck).
She married Lloyd Compton on Sept. 7, 1952.
She is survived by her sons, Jimmy (Elizabeth) Compton of Columbia and Danny (Julianie) Compton of Clearfield, Iowa; daughters: Jayne Ellen (Randy) Ray of Fair Grove, Ruth Ann (AJ) Meads of Glenwood, Iowa and Lori Jean Stockton of Cassville; 17 grandchildren; her sister, Janice Clarinda; sister-n-law, Mariylne Hawhee; brother-n-law, William (Karren) Compton and her honorary kids; Shannon (Willie) Gronninger and their sons; and many nieces and nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband Lloyd; her parents, Louis Dillion and Ruth Naomi (Fleck) Hawhee; and siblings, Madyline Huntsmann, Earl Hawhee, Donnie Hawhee and Janet Shafer.
Visitation and services were held on Friday, Dec. 13, at Greenlawn Funeral Home North in Springfield with burial after in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.