PORTLAND – Arthur Richard Compton, 61, of Boothbay, formerly of East Wilton, died Thursday May 6, at Maine Medical Center as the result of injuries sustained in an accidental fall.

He was born Sept. 19, 1942, in Prince Edward Island, Canada, a son of Arthur Stanley and Ella (Huff) Compton.

He was a true entrepeneur, having started as a bagboy at the First National Grocery Store in Farmington, rising to meat cutter and eventually working into a management position. In 1970, he purchased a grocery store in Rangeley and expanded the business to include seven other IGA Grocery Stores in Farmington, Pittsfield, Bangor, Camden, Rockland, Yarmouth and Livermore Falls. He also owned several other commercial rental properties.

He was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, the Maine Lodge 20 AF & AM and the Kora Temple Shrine. He was a devoted and generous supporter of animal rights and welfare. He enjoyed boating, playing cards, traveling and caring for his dogs, Molly and Rusty and cat, Texas.

He is survived by two daughters, Beth Ann Compton of Brunswick and Mary Ella Compton and her fiance Roger Paradis of Framingham, Mass.

He was predeceased by his wife, Joan Putnam Compton in 1996; and three siblings, Elaine Compton, Henry Compton and Bette Nusman.