Merrill Eugene Compton Jr.

March 13, 1934 - August 17, 2020

Merrill Eugene Compton, Jr., MD passed away peacefully at his home in Mountain

Brook, Alabama on August 17,2020. He was 86 years of age.

Merrill was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his mother,

Evelyn Clarke Compton, his father, Merrill Eugene Compton, and his sister, Evelyn

Compton Cobden. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Thomas Davidson Compton of

63 years, his sons David Merrill Compton (wife Kimberly) and Edward Thomas Compton

(wife Doris). Grand Children: Alexander Davidson Compton, Eric Merrill Compton,

Stephanie Bragg, and Jamie Bragg. His brother in law James Wesley Davidson (wife

Deborah), sister in law Ann Louise Davidson Hudspeth (husband Robert). There are 6

nieces and nephews, 14 great nieces and nephews, and 8 great great nieces and

nephews.

Merrill was a member of Independent Presbyterian Church, a big part of his life serving

as a Deacon, Elder, Fine Arts and Finance Committees. He also worked with teaching three

and four year old children in Sunday School.

He attended grades 1-12 in Mamaroneck, New York. He went to Vanderbilt University,

where he met his wife in their sophomore year helping her cut up a frog. From Vandy

he went to the University of Tennessee Medical School. After 4 years of residency, he

began his practice of Orthopaedic Surgery for 35 years.

After 8 months of practice, he was drafted into the Navy for the War in Vietnam and

sent to the Marine Base at Camp Pendleton, California. He served there as an

Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Marine Hospital. He was a Lt. Commander in the 3rd

Medical Battalion of the 3rd Marine Division. After a year there, he was shipped out to

Vietnam to Phu Bai, and from there to Dong Ha (approximately 10 miles from the

Demilitarized Zone). He was the CEOof the Field Hospital there. Merrill was in

Vietnam during the TET offensive.

Merrill enjoyed his involvement in the following: Shades Valley Rotary Club, Botanical

Gardens working with herbs, National Association of Watch and Clocks, Model Train

HO scale, Sailing our boat Tranquility, Phi Kappa Psifraternity, and Phi Chi Medical

fraternity, and member of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery.

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We are truly thankful to Lipford Home Health Care and Visiting Angels Home Health

Care for the wonderful loving health care the staff provided Merrill.

Memorials may be sent to:

Independent Presbyterian Church

c/o Music and Fine Arts Committee

3100 Highland Avenue

Birmingham, Alabama 35205

or

Children's Aid Society of Alabama

214114th Avenue South

Birmingham, Alabama 35205

A private service at IPCColumbarium will be held for immediate family members. A

memorial service will be scheduled for a future date.