Willie Ruth Compton^[1]

1927 - 2017  (89 years)

• Name	Willie Ruth Compton
  Born	26 Aug 1927	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1940	District 2, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	11 Jul 2017  [4]
  Buried	15 Jul 2017	Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I437354	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	William M. Compton,   b. 25 Aug 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Jun 1979  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Lettie Humphries,   b. 1 Nov 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Oct 1978  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F175235	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ronald "K. O." Robeson,   b. 23 Aug 1919, Hamblen County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Oct 2002, Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)
  Children	+ 1. Bobbie Robeson   2. Richard "Dickie" Robeson   3. Travis Lance Robeson
  Family ID	F89795	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Aug 1927 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 15 Jul 2017 - Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 17 Oct 2002. Ronald “Kayo” Robeson obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name Willis R Compton Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 3 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Birth Year (Estimated) 1927 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 17 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace William J Compton Head M 28 Tennessee Lettie H Compton Wife F 24 Tennessee Ruby J Compton Daughter F 6 Tennessee Willis R Compton Daughter F 3 Tennessee Lottie M Humphrey Mother-in-law F 53 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name Ruth Compton Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Ward 11, Knoxville, Civil District 2, Knox, Tennessee, United States Sex Female Age 13 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1927 Last Place of Residence Same House Household Role Sex Age Birthplace William Compton Head M 38 Tennessee Lettie Compton Wife F 38 Tennessee Juanita Compton Daughter F 16 Tennessee Ruth Compton Daughter F 13 Tennessee Mary Compton Daughter F 7 Tennessee Lottie Callaway Mother-in-law F 72 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 11 Jul 2017. August 26, 1926 - July 11, 2017 Resided in Pigeon Forge, TN Willie Ruth Robeson, age 90 of Pigeon Forge passed away Tuesday July 11, 2017. Willie Ruth retired from Cherokee Textile Mills after 44 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband, K.O. Robeson, sisters Mary Lay and Juanita Seymour. Survivors include her Children: Bobbie Hurst, Richard "Dickie" Robeson, Travis Robeson and wife Jennifer; Grandchildren: Stacy Sharp and husband Tom, Gary Hurst, Emma Robeson; Several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; Extended family; Sharon and Keith Wilkison Family and friends will meet 11 AM Saturday at Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens for graveside service and interment with Rev. Ed Parton officiating. The family will receive friends from 5-7 PM Friday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Online condolences may be made to www.atchleyfuneralhome.com [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 181354860).