Jeannette Compton Obituary

No Visitation
Celebration of Life
Memorial Service
Was held at 1:00 P.M.
Thursday, February 6, 2025
First Baptist Church Mannford
105 Greenwood Ave.
Mannford, Oklahoma 74044
Interment Followed...
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mannford, Oklahoma
*Flower/plant orders may be delivered
to the funeral home.*
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Memorial Gifts may be given to:
Wounded Warrior Project
P.O. Box 758516
Topeka, Kansas 66675
in Jan's honor and memory.
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JEANNETTE LILLIAN COMPTON
"JAN"
AGE 79
BORN
February 18, 1945 in
Philadelphia, PA.
ENTERED REST
January 31, 2025 in
Muskogee, OK.
PARENTS
Milton & Ethel Hofmann
RETIRED
Nurse U.S. Army
MARRIED
March 4, 1976 in Tulsa, OK.
PREDECEASED BY:
PARENTS,
HUSBAND Gary &
SISTER Dorothy Palmer
SURVIVED BY:
NIECES
Nowelle & Albert Grills of Hope Valley, RI.
Linda Underhill & Roland Stanley of Richmond, RI.
Julie & Chris Pickens of Warr Acres, OK.
NEPHEWS
Kevin Palmer of Wakefield, RI.
Nathaniel Palmer & Marie Machaud of Hope Valley, RI.
Cody & Kelly Compton of Norman, OK.
Clay & Juli Compton of Ft. Gibson, OK.
Ronnie Compton of Okla. City, OK.
MOTHER-IN-LAW & BEST FRIEND
Hazel Compton of Mannford, OK.
BROTHERS & SISTER-IN-LAW
David Compton of Mannford, OK.
Ronnie & Sherry Compton of Warr Acres, OK.
NUMEROUS GREAT NIECES NEPHEWS
& OTHER RELATIVES
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The following was lovingly written by Jan's family...
Jeanette Lillian "Jan" Hofmann Compton
What does it mean to live a Life of Service?
There are many definitions and illuminations
but, basically, it all comes down to this:
A Life of Service is full time.
It's a mindset.
It's about looking at the world
and asking yourself how you
can make it better,
and then doing those things day after day.
for someone else.
just because you can.
Jeanette Lillian (Hofmann) Compton
was born on February 18, 1945
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to
Milton and Ethel (Riggs) Hofmann.
She had an older sister Dorothy Anne.
Jeanette, a budding ballerina,
took ballet lessons
for most of her childhood years.
Jeanette was also an
accomplished seamstress.
She enjoyed making a lot of her own clothes.
Her mother, Ethel, was a
professional seamstress,
making men's business suits.
This is where Jeanette
learned her love of sewing.
As a young girl, Jeanette loved visiting her
great grandmother in Wilmington, Delaware
during the summers.
Her great grandmother ran a
boarding house for the DuPont's.
This is where she met her lifelong friend,
Nancy.
Jeanette graduated high school in 1964
and in that same year, when she was
only 19 years old,
she joined the US Army.
With a strong desire to serve her country,
Jeannette entered the Women's Army Corps.
She served honorably and loyally
for over three decades.
Jeanette met the love of her life,
Gary Compton in the early 1970's.
They met while serving in the Army
in Oklahoma City.
They married March 4, 1976
at Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Jeannette was a highly decorated Soldier,
the recipient of numerous awards
and decorations, with
accomplishments too numerous to list.
Jeannette had an atypical military career in
that she reached the
rank of Master Sergeant,
followed by a commission in the
Army Nurse Corps
upon completion of her
Bachelor of Science in Nursing from
the University of Texas Health
Science Center at Houston.
Jeannette specialized in psychiatric nursing
and deployed with the
528th Medical Detachment in
support of
Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm.
The 528th marked the first time
ever deployment of a
specialized unit with the
specific mission of stress
casualty prevention and treatment.
Jeannette retired from active duty in
1999 at the rank of Major
after her assignment as Nurse Manager
of Inpatient Psychiatry at
William Beaumont Army
Medical Center, Fort Bliss, Texas.
As a strong supporter of the Military
and Veteran Community,
Jeannette accepted a position at the VA
Medical Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
She was quickly promoted to
Nurse Manager
of Inpatient Psychiatry.
Jeannette transferred to the
Bay Pines VA Medical Center
in Saint Petersburg, Florida followed by the
VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas
where she worked,
in both those locations,
as a member of the
Mental Health Intensive
Case Management Team.
Colleagues and fellow Soldiers
have described
Jeannette's career as impressive,
unique, extraordinary,
and highly meaningful.
Jeanette and Gary supported each
other through
numerous deployments and
change of duty stations.
They enjoyed traveling and visiting with
family and friends near and far.
They were both champions of their
numerous nieces and nephews
as well as various Veterans' causes.
They each truly personify the
meaning of Living a Life of Service,
prioritizing helping, supporting
and contributing to the well-being of
others and the community above
personal gain or self-interest.
Jeannette will be dearly missed by all
who knew and loved her.
She will be remembered for many
positive qualities including
her extreme generosity.
Notable Quotes:
"I don't know what your destiny will be
but one thing I do know;
the only ones among you who will be
really happy are those who sought
and found how to serve."
Albert Einstein
"Only a life lived for others
is a life worthwhile."
Albert Einstein
"Love cannot remain by itself
it has no meaning.
Love has to be put into action
and that action is service."
Mother Teresa