Passed peacefully away at the John M. Gray Centre in St. Anthony on Dec. 17, 2013, Mrs. Stella Florence Compton (nee Gillard) of Bide Arm, NL in her 88th year. She leaves to mourn with fond and loving memoires her 12 children Ruth Randell, Maude (Carl) Elliott, Mona (Charles) Tucker, Loretta (Eric) Curtis, Earl (Anita) Compton, Eric (Patricia) Compton, Iris (Kevin) Karpovich, Evelyn Compton (Ronald Sotnikow), Baxter (Sylvie) Compton, Dennis Compton, Phyllis (Randy) Franklin, and Selma Bradley; daughter-in-law Irina Compton; 24 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren; three sisters Pearl Keefe, Maude Cull and Lucy Tetford; along with her remaining in-laws Verna Gillard, Velma Compton, George and Nellie Compton, as well as a large circle of other family and friends. She was predeceased by her husband Luke, son Frederick Compton, two granddaughters Jessica Jane Compton and Wendy Nicole Powell, her parents Frederick and Bessie Gillard, her two brothers Baxter Gillard and infant Frederick William Gillard. Visitation took place at the Apostolic Faith Church in Bide Arm from where the fuenral service was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28 with Rev. Chris Hewlett officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre Funeral Homes, St. Anthony and Roddickton, Siobhan Mauger, funeral director.