Obituary of Mrs. Geneva Cumpton of Richland Parish Louisiana as
published in the Monroe News Star March 22,2004

Submitted by for  the USGenWeb Archives by Dot Golliher, 03/22/2004 



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Mrs. Geneva Cumpton
Rayville, LA

Services for Mrs. Geneva Cumpton, age. 86, of Rayville, LA, will 
be held at 2pm, Monday, March 22, 2004 at Eastside Baptist Church, 
Rayville, LA. Reverend Kyle Coates and Reverend Fred Keys will be 
officiating. Burial will be held in the Masonic Cemetery, Rayville, 
LA.

Mrs. Cumpton was born December 4, 1917, near Crowville, LA, and 
passed away, Saturday, March 20, 2004 at Richardson Medical Center 
in Rayville, LA.

Mrs. Cumpton was a resident of Rayville, LA and a Charter Member 
of the Eastside Baptist Church. She retired after 20 years as 
Dietitian at Colonial Manor Guest House, to enjoy her grandchildren 
and family. She was a loving mother and grandmother who was devoted 
to her church and serving the Lord.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Luther Cumpton; parents, 
James and Mary Robinson Cupit; son-in-law, Billy Ray Parks; two 
sisters and three brothers.

Survivors include: daughter, Mary Ann Parks of Rayville, LA; son 
Bobby Lawrence Cumpton and wife Sue of Mobile, AL; son Donald Roy 
Cumpton and wife Paula of Rayville, LA; grandson, Mike Cumpton and 
wife Susan of Mobile, AL; granddaughter Rae Ann Parker and husband 
John of New Orleans, LA; grandson, Mark Cumpton and wife Gina of 
Mobile, AL; grandson Matt Parks and wife Dana of Baton Rouge, LA; 
granddaughter Ashley Thom and husband Jamie of Baton Rouge, LA; 
grandson Mitch Cumpton and wife Emily of Mobile, AL; grandson Buie 
Cumpton and wife Lindsey of Rayville, LA; granddaughter Crary Cumpton 
of Baton Rouge, LA; 13 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. 

Pallbearers will be Buie Cumpton, Mark Cumpton, Mike Cumpton, Mitch 
Cumpton, Jerry Hollis, Matt Parks, John Parker and Jamie Thom.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Eastside Baptist Church 
in Rayville, LA.