Lyle Compton

1920 - 2003  (83 years)

• Name	Lyle Compton  [1]
  Birth	20 Mar 1920	Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 May 2003	Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington   [1, 2]
  Burial	Wenatchee City Cemetery, Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington   [1]
  Person ID	I190349	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Ivan James Compton,   b. 15 Feb 1894, Goldendale, Klickitat, Washington d. 5 Apr 1980, Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Nolie Menette Flint,   b. 23 Oct 1897, Washington d. 4 Apr 1988, Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	3 Mar 1919	Blaine, Whatcom, Washington   [3]
  Family ID	F76170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas William Sears,   b. 18 Mar 1918, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico d. 24 Apr 2002, Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. James T. Sears   2. William C. Sears   3. Ann L. Sears   4. Carol Jean Sears
  Family ID	F76172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Wenatchee World May 30, 2003 Lyle Compton Sears died Monday, May 19 at Central Washington Hospital with her loving family around her. The daughter of Ivan and Nolia Compton, Lyle was born in Wenatchee on March 20, 1920 and was brought up in the Squilchuck canyon where her family raised apples, pears, cherries, and cattle, as well as running a dairy. Her family first settled in the Wenatchee area in 1887 and was active in Grange and civic affairs. Ivan was a state senator and county commissioner who helped develop the Rocky Reach Dam and became a friend to many in the area. While attending Washington State University, Lyle met Thomas W. Sears, a former cowboy from New Mexico who was getting a degree in agriculture so he could be close to trees. After discovering Lyle and falling in love, Tom joined the U.S. Forest Service. Lyle and Tom started their lives together with an extended honeymoon both living and doing fire watch duty on top of the Pisgh fire lookout tower in central Oregon. The Forest Service gave our family many interesting opportunities to move to places in Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and Georgia. In 1962, Tom further accepted the challenge of a post with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Through this wonderful experience the whole family spent almost 7 years living in Lebanon, the Philippines, and Ethiopia, as well as visiting much of the world inbetween. We are ever grateful to our parents for this experience, and for the example of appreciation, and universal acceptance that they gave us. Lyle and Tom returned to retire in Wenatchee in 1978 where they enjoyed sharing the pictures, memories, and stories of their travels as well as helping build the Pitcher Canyon community. After a full life, Tom passed away in the spring of 2002. Lyle enjoyed bridge, golf, and creating community among those around her. She welcomed everyone into her heart with a generous and outgoing nature inherited from her father and magnified by her relationship with Tom. Lyle left a lasting impression with everyone she met. Lyle is survived by her daughter, Carol Jean Sears of Wenatchee; daughter, Ann Hyde of Pasadena, CA; and grandchildren, John and Lisa, son James T. Sears of Boulder, CO; and grandchildren, Roxanna and Keelan, son William C. Sears of Talent, OR and grandchildren; Dharma, Rohanna, Padma, Teja, Kavi, and Melissa with great-grandchildren Liam and Milo.

  
  

• Sources

  [S48091] Cemetery index, Wenatchee City Cemetery, Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, (Find-a-Grave). [S48093] Obituary, Wenatchee World, Lyle Compton Sears, (May 30, 2003). [S48094] Marriage certificate, Washington, Ivan J. Compton and Nolia Menette Flint.