Compton, Lucille Fern

1903 - 2003  (100 years)

• Name	Compton, Lucille Fern
  		Lucille Davis Celebrates 100th Birthday
  Birth	9 Aug 1903	Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	COMP.L002
  _FGRAVE	52644342
  Death	2 Oct 2003	Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - Saturday, October 4, 2003 Deceased Name: FLORA - Lucille F. Davis FLORA - Lucille F. Davis, 100, of Flora died 9:32 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 2, 2003) in Clay County Hospital, Flora. Mrs. Davis was born Aug. 9, 1903, in Parkersburg, the daughter of Emery Clay and Mamie Reynolds Compton. She married John Davis on April 29, 1922, in Flora. He preceded her in death July 1956. She was a member of Flora Eagles, Flora Moose, Flora American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Flora VFW Ladies Auxiliary and was a Gold Star Mother. Surviving are her sons, Richard Davis and wife Sharon; George Davis and wife Rilda; John Davis and wife Ada; Gary Davis and wife Darlene; daughters, Mamie Jo Brown; Priscilla Erickson and husband Kenney; sister, Lavern Helt; 28 grandchildren; one step grandchild; 49 great-grandchildren; 13 great-stepgrandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren; four great-great-step-grandchildren. She was preceded by her parents, husband, two sons, two daughters, four brothers and three sisters. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday in Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, with the Rev. Jay Keele officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora.
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	McDaniel Ad, Block 7, Lot 9, Grave #2
  Person ID	I55453	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Compton, Emery Clay,   b. 1877   d. 1939 (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Reynolds, Mamie R.,   b. 18 Jul 1881   d. 29 Nov 1966 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F21120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Davis, John Allen,   b. 1901   d. 1956 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	2 Apr 1922	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Age at Marriage	She : 18 years and 8 months - He : ~ 21 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F20116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 9 Aug 1903 - Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois Marriage - 2 Apr 1922 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 2 Oct 2003 - Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Lucille Fern (Compton) Davis (1903-2003)

  
  

• Sources

  [S16996] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Davis, Lucille Fern, 100, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52644342/lucille-fern-davis), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16995] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Davis, Lucille Fern, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52644342/lucille-fern-davis), none. (Reliability: 2).