Ivory Pauline Compton

Funeral services for Ivory Pauline Compton, age 89, of Jackson, Tennessee, will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 1:30 PM at New St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church.  Burial will follow in St. Paul Baptist Church Cemetery in Medon, TN. Mrs. Compton passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Northbrooke Health & Rehab Center.

Visitation will begin on Friday, January 10, 2020 from 10:00 AM until 7:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home.  The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 7:00 PM.  Mrs. Compton will lie-in-state at New St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church on Saturday, January 11, 2020 from 12:30 PM until time of service.

In lieu of flowers we ask that you would make a donation to the creation of a scholarship fund in the name of Pauline Compton at her alma mater of Lane College of Jackson, Tennessee. Donations can be made by check or on-line donation. Checks should be made payable to Lane College Endowment fund with Pauline Compton Endowment on the memo line. On-line donations should be made via the Lane College website at lanecollege.edu, click the Donate button scroll to Endowed Scholarship fund enter amount, click donate and enter Pauline Compton’s name in the note section.

For more information, contact Mercer Brothers Funeral Home at 731-423-4922.