Darlene Compton Obituary (1925

Darlene Compton, 97, of Lexington passed away at 11:23 a.m. Friday, September 8, 2023, at her home with family. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, September 15, 2023, at Calvert-Johnson & Musselman Memorial Home, Lexington with Rev. Jan Proeber officiating. A burial will follow at East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the memorial home. Memorials may be made to the family to be distributed to her favorite charities. Darlene was born October 19, 1925, in Gibson City, IL, the daughter of John E. and Kathryn M. Thrasher Terven. She married Lyle D. Compton on January 14, 1944, in Bloomington. He died January 17, 2001. Surviving are her daughter Debby (Bill) Melton of Lexington and son Larry (Lois) Compton of Yantis, TX. Ten grandchildren, and several great and great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sons Gary and Gene, two brothers, two sisters, one great granddaughter, and one great-great grandson. Darlene was a member of the Salvation Army Church and served as Past President of the American War Mothers in Bloomington. She was employed as an inspector at Eureka Company in Bloomington and retired in 1988 after 24 years of service.