

He lived in Bon Temps, Louisiana, and fought for the South during the Civil War. In the book series, Bill was born on April 9, 1840. He is a vampire and is introduced in the first novel in the series, Dead Until Dark, and has appeared in all of the novels since.

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William Erasmus "Bill" Compton is a fictional character from the The Southern Vampire Mysteries/Sookie Stackhouse series by author Charlaine Harris. The Bellefleurs, who do not know he is the source of the income, dislike him, though he briefly as …more

Later in the book series, Bill discovers that he is related to the Bellefleur family in Bon Temps and secretly provides them with funds to aid in the repair of their ancestral home. On November 20, 1868, some years after the war, he was made a vampire by Lorena, with whom he had a long and stormy relationship. He was a married farmer with three children (there is inconsistency in the storyline, with Bill telling Sookie that he had five living children with his wife in Dead Until Dark). You may watch the service and send condolences to Erasmus "Bill" Compton is a fictional character from the The Southern Vampire Mysteries/Sookie Stackhouse series by author Charlaine Harris. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 in the morning on Saturday, Jat Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Father Anthony Senyah, Pastor Darrell Massey and Reverend Byron Shofner. He was preceded in death by his parents Ralph William Compton and Nannie Mae Garrison Compton brothers-in-law, Walter Thomas and Darrell Bennett nieces and nephews, Gerald Warren, Troy Bennett, Randy Stevenson and Nicole Compton father-in-law, June Hurdle. He is survived by his wife, Dawn Hurdle Compton children, Jon Compton (Amanda), Ron Compton (Julie), Tom Compton, Wendy Smith (Zane), Blair Wallace and Tyler Walker grandchildren, Zack, Jessica, Rachel and Sasha Compton siblings, Betty Ann Thomas, Lillie Mae Bennett, Linda Tucker (Leary), Becky Stevenson (John), Don Compton (Cindy), Pat Carter (Sammy), Ken Compton (Charlene) and Jim Compton (Terri). He is remembered as being a devoted husband and a loving dad to his children but also for his fierceness in life- to both friends or foes. He enjoyed storytelling especially when the stories were about his own adventures. He loved living in the country where he could go fishing, raise his Belted Galloway cows and his horses. He was a member of Sacred Hearts Catholic Church in Danville Virginia where he was a former Grand Knight for the Knights of Columbus, trustee and President of the 614 Corporation. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late Ralph and Nannie Mae Compton and was married for 7 years to Dawn Compton, who survives.īill was recruited from Elon College to the Federal Bureau of Investigation but then retired as the VP of Operations from Verizon, where he worked as an engineer for many years. Burlington – William “Bill” Lawrence Compton, 78, passed away on Monday, Jat Alamance Regional Medical Center.
