Died around age 30
Atlas and Emma lived at Banner KY until his death in 1962. Emma was known to have lived near the Archer Clinic after that until her death in 1981. Atlas and Emma are buried side by side and near Earcel in the Jones Cemetery between Allen and Banner, KY.
This is the Sharon Jebavy, the genealogist who produced William F.'s Civil War records, data on Colbert, among other items.
Roy Edgar Compton: b. Dec 31, 1924, d. Dec 8, 1982 in Pascagoula MS, of hepatic necrosis. Lived from 1959 until ca. 1969 in the Florida Panhandle. Buried at the VA Cemetery at Biloxi. Served in WWII in the US Army Ground Forces (236th AAA) Jul 15, 1941 until June 17, 1945. He was promoted to Tech4 April 1, 1944. Among others, he was stationed at Port Moresby, Dobuducah, Buna, Fenchhanen, Arawe NB and NG [all sic, NG no doubt New Guinea]. After his kids were grown, Roy went around the world again, to Barhain, Brazil, Singapore and other Far Eastern venues exploring for oil. [I have a number of Roy's journals from his last real adventure around the world working for Western Geophysical.
April 1957 Obituary of Ellena Turner Compton:
Mrs. Ellena Compton
Funeral services for Mrs. Ellena Turner Compton
age 36 of Pikeville, will be held at 11 a.m.
Saturday at the First Baptist Church Of Pikeville.
The Rev. Harold Wainscott will officiate.
Burial will be in the City cemetery here under
the direction of the Baker Funeral Home.
Mrs. Compton, a native of Haysi, Va., died
unexpectedly at her home at 12:15 a.m. Wednesday.
She suffered a heart attack about 30 minutes
earlier.
Mrs. Compton, wife of Roy Compton, had made her
home in Pikeville for 20 years. She was the daughter
of Mrs. Elizabeth Rose Turner and the late Charlie Turner.
She was employed in clerical work at the U.S. Post Office in Pikeville. Mrs. Compton, a member of the Baptist Church is
survived by her husband, mother, a son, Stephen
Lawrence [sic] Compton, a daughter, Janene Compton, both
of the home. a brother, George Turner, of Pikeville,
two sisters, Mrs. Lavern [sic] McCoy, of Pikeville, and
Delphene[sic] Blevins [sic], Mt. Carmel, Ill.