William ‘Billy’ Compton

June 20, 2013 Editor

William “Billy” Compton, 63, of Presque Isle passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at Alpena Regional Medical Center.

The son of Ralph and Noveta (Stockman) was born on March 20, 1950 in Atlanta, Georgia. After graduating he entered the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. When his duties were finished, he returned to the Atlanta area where he worked and retired from Laramie Tire as a warehouse manager.

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Surviving are his wife, Sharon Jacobs; a son, Jon Jacobs; two daughters, Sonia (Chase) Champagne and Christine delaRosa; two sisters, Benita Thompson and Mona (Charlie) O’Neal all of Atlanta, Georgia; two brothers-in-law, Bill and Dennis Fay of Presque Isle; eight grandchildren Nicholas, Ryan, Dominic, JonMarie, Tony, Austie, Erin and Livi; and one niece, Tammy.

Memorials are suggested to the Huron Humane Society or Grand Lake Community Chapel.