Dorothy Putnam “Dot” BRUNSON

1922 - 2002  (80 years)

• Name	Dorothy Putnam “Dot” BRUNSON  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	7 Jun 1922	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Female
  Education	a graduate of Winthrop College  [5]
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina She began her teaching career at Hillcrest School in 1948. In addition to Wilson Hall, she taught at Willow Drive Elementary, Alice Drive Elementary, Thomas Sumter Academy (Dalzell and Bethel), DeLaine School and High Hills Elementary.  [5, 6, 7]
  Occupation	longtime Sumter teacher and founding headmistress of Wilson Hall School.
  Religion	an active member of Grace Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School for many years and sang in the choir  [5]
  _UID	C8A30E1BEB604E57BBD6AEB879F0E315DC5C
  Death	28 Dec 2002	home of her son   [5]
  Burial	Y  [5]
  	Falk Funeral Home, Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I5549	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Alexander Kell BRUNSON,   b. 20 Jan 1894, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 24 Dec 1978, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Lola PUTNAM,   b. 1 Oct, Greenville County, South Carolina d. 11 Aug 1982
  _UID	D528ED6758E14DF389D889A7A163016ACAF3
  _UID	D528ED6758E14DF389D889A7A163016ACAF3
  Family ID	F1999	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Belton O’Neal COMPTON, Sr.,   b. 1924, Greenwood, South Carolina d. 18 Dec 1993, Providence Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (Age 69 years)
  _UID	4CD201C4D4894FB0898454024FCBFFA76251
  _UID	4CD201C4D4894FB0898454024FCBFFA76251
  Children	1. Belton O’Neal “O’Neal” COMPTON, Jr.,   b. 5 Feb 1951, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 18 Feb 2019, Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (Age 68 years)   2. Kell B. “Kell” COMPTON   3. Lawrence B. “Larry” COMPTON   4. Joseph R. “Joe” COMPTON   5. Michael F. “Mike” COMPTON
  Family ID	F2000	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S85] . [S16715] Dell B. Tomlinson. [S21395] Hodge-Compton. [S26585] Belton O’Neal Compton Jr. [S2018] Dorothy B. Compton. [S1127] B. O’Neal Compton. [S27778] Compton-Sewell.