Taylor Morgan Compton
February 23, 1996 ~ July 22, 2014
CALLING: Friday, July 25th from 4 pm until 8 pm at Jewell-Rittman Funeral Home on 25th Street in Columbus, IN. FUNERAL: Saturday, July 26th at 10 AM at The Ridge, 2800 Bonnell Road in Columbus, IN. MEMORIAL DONATIONS: North Star Montessori School in Columbus, IN. The donations will be used to fund an arts program and a scholarship at the school and can be sent to the school at 2320 Midway Street, Columbus, IN 47201, with the memo line made out to "Taylor's Fund". Taylor Morgan Compton, 18, of Columbus, Indiana, lost her life in a single-car accident at 11:57 a.m. July 22, 2014. Taylor was born February 23, 1996, in Columbus. She attended the International School of Columbus until it's closure and graduated from Columbus North High School in May of 2014. She was passionate about music, art, travel, her family, and friends and was a hardworking young woman who held jobs at both Snappy Tomato Pizza and North Star Montessori School. Taylor enjoyed spending her free time playing music with her friends and loved ones, including her boyfriend, Connor Streeval. Creating artwork, especially paintings, was another preferred creative outlet for Taylor. She was a free spirit, accepting of everyone, who radiated positivity and believed that the world is intrinsically good. At the time of her accident, Taylor was on her way to take her college placement tests at IUPUC where she planned to begin courses in August. Taylor was a role model and an inspiration to everyone whose lives were touched by her, and she was taken from us entirely too soon. Taylor is survived by her parents, Jennifer (Bontrager) and David Hert and Larry and Amber Compton, all of Columbus; her brothers, Lain Compton and Logan Hert, both of Columbus; grandparents, Sam and Rhonda Bontrager of Hope, Indiana, Kathy Compton of Greenwood, Indiana, Clyde (Jenny) Compton of Hope, Indiana, Mike and Debbie Hert of Columbus, Larry Holmes of Connersville, Indiana, and Regina (Jim Seal) Holmes of Hope, Indiana; great-grandparents, Levi and Ada Mae Bontrager of Shipshewanna, Indiana, and Sumali Tipler of Albany, Georgia; uncles, Joshua (Nicole) Bontrager of Hope, Indiana, Joseph (Alyssa Sizemore) Bontrager of Hope, Indiana, Tony (Suzanne) McClain of Hope, Indiana, Jeremy McClain of Greenwood, Indiana, and Chip (Kristin) Holmes of New York, New York; aunts, Jacquie (Abe) Carman of Hope, Indiana, and Kimberly (Jack) Stewart of Corona, California, and Noemi (Reudi) Beck of Bern, Switzerland; cousins, Cooper Bontrager, Josh and Brianna McClain, Grady Carman, Skylar, Sylvia and Zane Stewart, and Levi and Juri Beck. Taylor is also survived by numerous great-aunts and uncles, and extended family. She was preceded in death by great-grandfathers, Gerald R. Tipler and Robert Hert; and great-grandmothers, Barbara Plymel and Mary Whittaker.
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Taylor Mo, your bright light will be missed by everyone. My thoughts and prayers are with Taylor’s family and friends during this difficult time.
We will miss you forever, Taylor. I will carry you with me, and think of you always as I attempt to embody your spirit as I live my life. Love you always.
Sam & Rhonda Bontrager: I grieve with you and your family in the loss of your precious granddaughter. Even though I cannot attend the services, know that you are in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. My love to you both Diane Reid
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all through this difficult time. We are so sorry for your loss. God Bless You All.
To Taylor’s family I feel so sorry for your loss. Amber Compton worked for me and when she would pick the kids up from school she brought them to the office to work on home work till she got off. They were always quiet and respectful and hungry when there were snacks the staff had brought in. I cannot imagine your grief. I just send more prayers.
We are so very sorry for your loss. We will be praying for your family in the days and weeks to come. Michael, Jennifer and Evan DeVore
Our hearts, thoughts and prayers are with the entire family during this difficult time. There are no words that can possibly take away the pain you are feeling. Hoping you find some kind of way to deal with your loss.
Taylor will always be remembered as a leader at ISC. She was our singer. Her artistic skills were fabulous. She will be missed and never forgotten. She will always be part of the ISC family.
I am so very very sorry that I did not make either the visitation nor the funeral although I really wanted to be there to say goodbye to beautiful Taylor(Mo). To lose such a sweet, smart and beautiful girl is such a tragedy. When I think of her I think of her lovely smiling face -she really shone up the room.Please accept my condolences for the loss of such a shining light from your family. My thoughts are with the whole family especially the boys(Lain and Logan -both former students of mine at ISC as was Mo). God Bless you at this painful time X
I am so very sorry for your loss of Taylor. She was in my physics class at North this year. I really enjoyed getting to know her. She was very bright, kind, and observant. A beautiful person inside and out. My thoughts are with you.
Amber and Larry, I am so sorry to hear of the untimely passing of your sweet daughter. I know you were so very proud of her. She was just 3 months older than my grandson, Jordan. I will keep you in my prayers at this very difficult time.
While I did not know Mo very well, I do remember her as a bright light at the International School when I would help out there. I would like to express my heartfelt condolences to her family and those who loved her.
I am so sorry for your loss. Mo was as intelligent as she was kind and beautiful. I had the pleasure of being her teacher for 2 years at ISC. I will never forget Taylor.