Melvin Lee Compher

1912 - 1999  (87 years)

• Name	Melvin Lee Compher
  Born	8 May 1912	Leesburg, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 May 1999	Lovettsville, Virginia
  Buried	Mount Olivet United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lovettsville, Virginia
  Person ID	I42765	Virts
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Clark Linden Compher,   b. 25 Jun 1881,   d. 27 Oct 1934  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Lena Mary Lee,   b. 5 Mar 1880,   d. 5 Dec 1964  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F22012	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Louise Fleming,   b. 25 Apr 1916, Loudoun County, Virginia ,   d. 15 Mar 2000, Lovettsville, Virginia  (Age 83 years)
  Married	10 Nov 1937
  Children	1. Betty L. Compher   2. Samuel L. Compher
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2015
  Family ID	F16971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The Frederick News-Post, May 27, 1999 Mr. Melvin Lee Compher, 87, of Lovettsville, Va., died Tuesday, May 25, at his residence. He was the husband of Dorothy Louise Compher. Born May 8, 1912, in Leesburg, Va., he was a son of the late Clark Linden and Lena Mary Lee Compher. His family moved to Lovettsville when he was 10 years old. He lived and farmed there for the rest of his life. He was a member of Mount Olivet United Methodist Church. His interests were his farm and his family. In addition to his wife he is survived by three daughters, Betty L. Hale and Sue Borjas, both of Lovettsville, and Tanya Braithwaite of Upperville, Va.; two sons, Samuel L. Compher of Lovettsville, and Charles Palmer of Tennessee; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one sister, Myrtle Tartaglino; and one brother, Clifford Compher. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 27, at Brown Funeral Home, Lovettsville. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Friday, May 28, at Mount Olivet United Methodist Church, Lovettsville. The Rev. Lynn Wilbur will officiate. Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Lovettsville. Expressions of sympathy may be in the form of contributions to Hospice of Norhtern Virginia or to the Memorial Fund of Mount Olivet United Methodist Church, Lovettsville