Payette-Ada County ID Archives Obituaries.....Compton, Charles B. 1916
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Payette Enterprise 11-30-1916
Payette Enterprise
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, November 30, 1916

DEATH CLAIMS C. B. COMPTON

FORMER MAYOR AND PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN OF PAYETTE

Charles B. Compton, a prominent business man and former mayor of Payette, died 
at his home in this city Tuesday night after an illness of only a few hours. 
The news of Mr. Compton's death was a shock to the people of this community, 
where he was so well known and so highly esteemed. He had been engaged in the 
drug business here for about eight years and served two years as mayor with 
the administration just preceding the present one.

A brief but impressive funeral service was held at the family residence at 
10:30 today, being conducted by Rev. M. D. Reed, pastor of the Presbyterian 
church. The Masonic lodge, of which the deceased was a member, took charge of 
the body at the conclusion of the services at the residence, furnishing an 
escort to accompany the remains to Boise where the burial took place in Morris 
Hill cemetery, with Masonic honors.

Charles B. Compton was born at Elmira, New York, July 28, 1861. At the age of 
20 years he went to Minden, Neb., to work in a drug store, remaining there for 
one year, when he engaged in business for himself at Curtis, Neb., where he 
remained until 1908, serving a part of the time as postmaster. He was married 
to Miss Frances B. Bowen at Hastings, Neb, in 1888. Mr. Compton moved his 
family to Boise in 1908 and engaged in the drug business at that place for a 
short time before becoming a resident of Payette.

The deceased is survived by his widow and four children, Mrs. Vern B. Davis, 
of Boise, Mrs. Cecil M. Dunn, Charles H. Compton, Jr., and Dorothy Compton, 
all of whom were present when he passed away.

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