Date of birth: 5 Aug 1911 Johnson County, Indiana
Date of death: 29 Mar 1989 Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
Source: Edinburgh Tri County Newspaper, Edinburg, Johnson County, Indiana, April 5, 1989
Lela R. Waltz
Lela R. Waltz, 77, died March 29, 1989 at the home of
her daughter, Rosalee White of Franklin.
Born August 5, 1911, in Johnson County, she was the
daughter of Roscoe Homer and Bonnie Izetta Barker Compton.
She was married to Floyd E. Waltz on October 9, 1933. He
died in 1986.
Mrs. Waltz was a member of Edinburgh First Christian
Church, Edinburgh Order of Eastern Star and for many years co-
owner of Waltz Food Market and Locker in Edinburgh.
Survivors include a son Lee Waltz of Bedford; and Laura
VanVlett of Franklin; brothers, Mode Compton of Cape Coral,
Florida, Roscoe Compton of Indianapolis, and William and
John Compton, both of Columbus; seven grandchildren;
and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Mabel Beier.
A funeral service was conducted by the Rev. Donald
Wiltfong March 31 at Eskew-Eaton Funeral Home. Burial
was at Rest Haven Cemetery.
Source: Franklin Daily Journal, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, March 30, 1989
Lela R. Waltz
Franklin
A service for Lela R. Waltz, 77, of Franklin, will be
conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Eskew-Eaton Funeral Home,
Edinburgh.
The Rev. Donald Wiltfong will officiate. Friends may
call at the funeral home from 5 to 8 tonight, and an Eastern
Star service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Burial will be at
Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh.
Mrs. Waltz, a former Edinburgh resident, died Wed-
nesday morning at her daughter’s home in Franklin.
She was born Aug. 5, 1911, in Johnson County to
Roscoe H. and Bonnie I. (Barker) Compton.
She married Floyd E. Waltz on Oct. 9, 1933. He
died Jan. 14, 1986.
Surviving are two children, Rosalee White of
Franklin and Lee Waltz of Bedford; two sisters, Laura
Van Vleet of Franklin and Mildred Long of Columbus;
four brothers, Roscoe Compton of Indianapolis, Mode
Compton of Cape Coral, Fla., and William Compton
and John Compton, both of Columbus; seven grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
A sister, Mabel Beier, preceded her in death.
Mrs. Waltz and her husband owned Waltz Food Market
and Locker Plant for many years in Edinburgh.
She was a member of Edinburgh First Christian Church
and Edinburgh Order of the Eastern Star.
Submitted by Mark E. Wirey