Birdie (Knox) Compton

Birdie Mae Compton, age 76, died Sunday, February 26, 2017 at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville, Indiana.  Mrs. Compton was born April 2, 1940 in Wayland, Kentucky to the late Howard and Ada (Hicks) Knox.  She married Gary Hansel Compton on December 24, 1959 in Kendallville. She retired from Magnavox in Columbia City in October of 1998 and attended the Helmer Baptist Church.

Survivors include:
Husband, Gary Compton of Kendallville. 
Daughter, Gail (Cordial) and Larry Norton of Butler.
Son, Gregory and Karen Cordial of Kendallville.
Daughter, Pamela Sue Branning of Albion.
Daughter, Tammy Jo and Vaughn Halsey of Franklin, Tennessee.
Son, Bruce Compton and Della Pierce of Corunna.
Son, Duane and Margaret Compton of Kendallville.
Son, Troy and Melinda Compton of Kendallville.
She was blessed with many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Half brother, Kenneth and Wanda Knox of West Liberty, Kentucky.
Half sister, Brenda Kay and Darrell Ross of Ezel, Kentucky.

She was preceded in death by her son, Gabriel Cordial; son-in-law, Michael Branning; and all of her siblings including Maudie Cordial, Hettie Lucas, Burnis Knox, Hattie Hicks, Curtis Knox, Ernest Knox, Otis Knox, Arvin Knox, Arnold Knox, Anthony Wayne Knox, Brenda Faye Conley and infant, Vernol Lee Knox. 

Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 1:00 PM Harbor of Love Baptist Church, Kendallville.
Visitation will be Wednesday, March 1, 2017 from 3:00 – 7:00 PM at Harbor of Love Baptist Church.  There will be a church service at 7:00 PM.
Officiating the funeral will be Rev. Willie Collins and Rev. Rick Davis.
Burial will take place at Lake View Cemetery in Kendallville.
Pallbearers will be her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to Lutheran Life Villages, Visiting Nurse, or Helmer Baptist Church.
Share a memory or send a condolence online at www.hitefuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to Hite Funeral Home of Kendallville.

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