Anna Belle Compton's Obituary
Mrs. Anna Belle “Nanny” Raymer Compton, 90, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, June 26, 2014, at Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Tim Whittington and Rev. Joel Ervin will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 12 to 1:45 pm Thursday prior to the service at Lady’s Funeral Home.
Mrs. Compton was born on September 9, 1923 in Cabarrus County. She was a daughter of the late James “J.P.” Raymer and Maude Rebecca Mason Raymer. She retired after 45 years of service as a hemmer from Cannon Mills and was a member of Franklin Heights Baptist Church. Mrs. Compton was a loving and caring person. She was known by many as “Nanny”. Her life revolved around her children and grandchildren. Nanny enjoyed people and helping them as well. She was an excellent cook and loved to share her recipes. She was proud to tell everyone, that she had a five generation family. The Lord has such an angel to work for him now. We will miss her earthly, but now she is living eternally with our Heavenly Father as our guardian angel.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, J.B. Compton; grandson, Tony Milsapps; son-in-law, Sam Davis; five sisters, Evelyn, Melissa, Ola, Gwyn and Patty; and eight brothers, Emerson, Hugh, Roderick, Roscoe, Fred, David, Jack and Bob Raymer.
Mrs. Compton is survived by her son, James “Jim” Compton and wife Linda, of Kannapolis; two daughters, Becky Brattain and husband Jerry, of Locust and Peggy Davis, of Mooresville; sister, Polly Locklear of Concord; nine grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.
Memorials may be sent to Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081.
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