Gertrude Webb Comp

COMP, WEBB, FORBES, HARTSOOK, COOK

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 5/10/2006 at 18:29:47

Winterset Madisonian
June 1960

MRS. GERTRUDE COMP FUNERAL THURSDAY

Mrs. Gertrude Comp, a resident of Madison county for most of her life, died Monday, May 30, at Des Moines. She was 77 years of age.

Mrs. Comp was a native of Danvers, Ill., where she was born Nov. 3, 1882, a daughter of John and Mary Forbes Webb. As a young woman she was married to Walter J. Comp. His death occurred 16 years ago.

She moved from this community 18 years ago. She was a member of Westminister United Presbyterian church in Des Moines.

She is survived by a son, Raymond Comp of Gladbrook; a daughter, Mrs. Ruby Hartsook of Des Moines; six grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Eva Cook of Chula, Mo.; and three brothers, John and Earl Webb of Danvers and Ed Webb of Center View, Mo.

The body will arrive here from Des Moines at 9:30 a.m. this Thursday and will be at the Richards Funeral home, where the services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. Burial will be made in the Winterset cemetery.