Mckenzie Lynne Compton

McKenzie Lynne Compton, 22, finally met her Savior face to face on May 31, 2020. She passed away peacefully at her home with family at her side following a year-long battle with Stage IV AngioSarcoma cancer.

McKenzie was born November 14, 1997, in Hutchinson, Minnesota. She graduated Valedictorian from Plattsburg High School in 2015, and had nearly completed her degree in Dental Hygiene from the University of Missouri, Kansas City. McKenzie was honored as Student of the Year by her UMKC 2020 Dental Hygiene class. She loved her job as a server at Stables Restaurant in Kearney, where she worked during her college career at UMKC.

McKenzie proudly shared her faith in Jesus with others, and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Plattsburg. She lived what she believed, and wanted God to be glorified in what she accomplished and in all that she had to endure.

McKenzie leaves her father, Paul Compton and his wife Stephanie of Smithville, MO; mother, Monica Gottschamer and her husband Lee of Overbrook, KS; sister, Kaycee Thompson, her husband Derek, and their daughter Madison of Osborn, MO; brother, Caleb Compton of Plattsburg, MO; grandparents, Dane and Carolyn Compton of Garfield, MN; Rick and Lana Moore of Overbrook, KS; Millie and Shawn Wheeler, of Denver, CO; as well as great grandparents, other family members, and countless friends, including her beloved Border Collie Paisley Jade.

A memorial celebration will be held in her honor at First Baptist Church in Plattsburg, Missouri on Saturday, June 13. The family will receive guests during a visitation from 1-3 pm, with a memorial service beginning at 3 pm. Since occupancy restrictions are still in place, the service will be live streamed on First Baptist Church’s Facebook page.

McKenzie had a place in her heart for the elderly, and loved visiting, volunteering, and taking small gifts to the residents at Oak Ridge Senior Living in Plattsburg. Many of the flowers received in memory of Kenzie will be taken to Oak Ridge after the memorial service. Flowers being sent in Kenzie’s honor can be delivered to First Baptist Church in Plattsburg on Thursday and Friday, June 11th & 12th.

A memorial celebration will be held in her honor at First Baptist Church in Plattsburg, Missouri on Saturday, June 13. The family will receive guests during a visitation from 1-3 pm, with a memorial service beginning at 3 pm. Since occupancy restrictions are still in place, the service will be live streamed on First Baptist Church’s Facebook page.