Service for Peggy Bird Compton,84 of Winnsboro, LA will be Saturday, August 31, 2019 in Gill First National Funeral Home with a public visitation from 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM at which time the family will travel to the cemetery for a private graveside service.

Peggy was born to the union of her parents Lester Harold Bird and Dorothy Slade Bird on June 1, 1935 in Sicily Island, LA and passed from this life August 29, 2019 in Shreveport, LA Mrs. Peggy was a member of the Crowville United Methodist Church. She retired from nursing in which she served various nursing homes. She was a lover of all flowers as well as an avid gardener. Mrs. Compton is preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Dorothy Bird; sisters: Hilda, Eva, Evelyn, Joyce, and Anita; brothers: Shelton and Charles and one grandson: Chad A. Hargis.

Peggy is survived by her husband of 66 years, Allen C. Compton; children: Gina and husband Joe Winborne, Susan and husband Rick Hargis; Mark Compton and wife Anne; and Joanna Flowers; Siblings: Janette, Frances and Kenneth Bird; 9 grandchildren; numerous great and great-great grandchildren along with many nephews and nieces that dearly loved her.

Pallbearers will be Ben Bird, Richard Boiles, Mark Allen Compton, Alex Urdaneta, Nathan Winborne, and Terry Winborne.

Memorials may be made to Crowville United Methodist Church. Plant a flower or share a flower with others to brighten their day in her memory.

Online condolences may be made at www.gillfirstnational.com