Patty Sue Compton

January 17, 1930 - February 18, 2022

Pat Compton, of Tulsa, OK, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 18, 2022, at Saint Francis Hospital, at the age of 92. She was born on January 17, 1930, in Durant, Oklahoma, and raised in Denison, Texas. She attended Denison High School, graduating in 1947, and graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1951, where she was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma majoring in Home Economics. In September,1951, she married the love of her life, Jack Compton, and together they raised three girls, Janice, Karen, and Nancy. Pat thrived as a homemaker, first in Wichita, Kansas, and then in Tulsa. She was a lifelong volunteer for such organizations as The Little Lighthouse, The Tulsa Boy's Home, and the Tulsa Opera. She was an active member of the Tulsa Mrs. Club, and the Oaks Country Club. She and Jack were avid golfers, and enjoyed traveling, and visiting her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She loved adventure, and at the age of 17, learned to fly and set a world's record for the shortest instruction time for a woman before a successful solo flight. Her love of cards included her Bridge Club, and her nightly Gin Rummy games with Jack. She gathered friends to her like family and loved to organize both holiday and dinner parties to include everyone. She was a wonderful mother. Pat is survived by her daughters, Janice North and Karen York; son-in-law Robert York and three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and is preceded in death by her husband, Jack Compton; their daughter, Nancy Compton; and their grandson, Matt Lee. The family wishes to thank the wonderful staff at Saint Francis Hospital for their attentive care. A Celebration of Life service will be held at St. James Methodist Church in Tulsa on March 11, 2022, at 1pm. Moore's Southlawn 918-663-2233