Obituary of Otho W COMPTON, Edgar County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 2000 Cindy McCachern Obituary of Otho W. Compton   The death of Otho W. Compton, 80, resident of Chrisman, and a former grocer of West Jasper street, Paris, died at 10 o'clock this morning. Funeral services will be at two o'clock Thursday afternoon at Morrison's chapel, where the body will remain.  Burial will be at Edgar cemetery. Mr. Compton was born September 12, 1864 at Salem, Ind.  Greater part of his life had been spent in Edgar county.  His first wife, formerly Elva Melton, died 18 years ago.   Surviving are the second wife, formerly Cora Alexander, and six grandchildren:  William Compton, Mrs. Richard Lybarger, Pegggy and Betty Compton, all of Terre Haute, Mrs. Frances Brocklehurst of Baltimore, Md; and Wendell E. Compton, of the U. S. Army, now in Belgium.  A son, Otho Winnie, preceded Mr. Compton in death. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb Archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cindy McCachern