Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....CUMPTON, MITTIE ROBY February 15, 2015
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News Star World - April 15, 2015
MITTIE ROBY CUMPTON

A memorial service celebrating the life of Mittie Roby Cumpton, 88, will be 
held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, April 17, 2015 at First United Methodist Church, 
Monroe, LA, with visitation at 1:00 P.M. Reverend Lynn Malone and Henry Cumpton 
will officiate.

Mittie was born August 21, 1926, at Vicksburg, MS, to James Byron and Lillie 
Sapp Roby and died Sunday, February 15, 2015.

A native of Cotton Valley, LA, she attended Cotton Valley schools, graduating 
as valedictorian. She went on to LSU, where she was active in Alpha Lambda 
Delta, Alpha Chi Omega, Wesley Foundation, and University Methodist Church.

Mittie was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church, teaching Sunday School, 
working with United Methodist Women, and serving on administrative boards. She 
was also a Girl Scout troop leader for several years.

After the end of her first marriage to Lamont Thomas, she later married Ferrand 
Cumpton of Rayville. Mr. & Mrs. Cumpton enjoyed many years of house boating on 
the Ouachita River and other Louisiana waterways during their 23 years of 
marriage. Ferrand preceded Mittie in death in 1999. Others who preceded her in 
death are her parents, James Byron and Lillie Roby, and her stepson, Burgess 
Cumpton.

She is survived by daughters, Beth Thompson of Monroe and Emily Van Orden of 
Gonzales; stepson, Ferrand Lee Cumpton of Nashville, TN; step daughter-in-law, 
Alice Cumpton of Rayville; grandchildren, Keely Babin of Gonzales, Mark Nelson 
and wife Melonie of Monroe, Carl Van Orden and wife Erica of St. Amant, Leo 
Cumpton and wife Shauna of Rayville, Melissa Morris and husband Jason of 
Rayville; 12 great grandchildren, and many friends whom she loved deeply.

Mittie, appreciating the certainty of death, donated her body to LSU School of 
Medicine that others might benefit from research.

If anyone wishes to memorialize Mittie, please consider First United Methodist 
Church, 3900 Loop Rd, Monroe, LA 71201, or a charity of your choice . 

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