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23 November 1997

Bertha Lee Washburn Compton, 85, of Rome passed away Sunday, Nov. 23, 1997. Mrs. Compton was born March 29, 1912 in Cherokee County, Ala. She was a member of the Garden Lakes Baptist Church of Rome and a former, hostess-student nurse at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Alec Washburn, and a grandson. Surviving are: three daughters, Mrs. Jimmy Langley of Cedartown, Margaret W. Andrews of Silver Creek and Betty Ann Powell of Waleska; six grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Nov. 26, at 11 a.m., in the chapel of the First Baptist Church of Cedartown, with Rev. Dan Armistead and Rev. Robert Lloyd officiating. Interment followed in North View Cemetery. The Litesey Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
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