Carmen Darlene ActonCarmen Darlene Hays Acton, of Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, entered the Kingdom at 12:05 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at the wonderful age of 90.
She was born on Aug. 22, 1931, in New Castle, to Kermit Hays and Mildred Campbell Hays-Keeler. Carmen was married to Marion Ray Acton on Aug. 7, 1948. They raised four children, celebrated each time they became grandparents and were blessed to have 68 years of marriage together before he went to be with the Lord on Nov. 10, 2016.
Carmen attended Muncie Central High School and later graduated from Mentone High School in 1965. She was greatly blessed to have heard the Good News that the Lord Jesus Christ died for her sins in her early 20s and may the memories of her be a memorial to Him. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Leesburg and enjoyed the fellowship of her church family. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and friend to many and will be dearly missed.
She will be lovingly remembered by her three sons: Daniel Ray (Luanne) Acton, Morton, Ill.; Donald Ray (Joanie) Acton, Asheville, N.C.; Del Ray (LouAnn) Acton, Idaho; and her daughter, Denise D. Perry, Ligonier. Also surviving are 18 grandchildren: Rachel (husband John) Gruet, Caleb Acton; Matthew Acton, Neile (wife Dylan) Cunningham, Gunnar Acton, McKenzie Acton, Mindy (husband Warren) Harris, Jared (wife Sarah) Smith, Jason Fisher, Melissa (husband D.J.) Caballero, Cody (wife Melissa) Perry, Jeffery (wife Jennie) Acton, Michelle (husband Philip) McGuire, Nathan (wife Alissa) Acton, Moriah Acton, Josiah Acton, Lydia Acton, Sophia Acton; and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Marion R. Acton; brother, Diamond Hays; daughter-in-law, Jackie Redinger Acton; and her grandson, Luke Acton.
Carmen will be laid to rest next to her husband, Marion, at a private graveside service held at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Milford.
Arrangements were entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw.
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In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Grace Village Retirement Community, 337 Grace Village Drive, Winona Lake, IN 46590 and in memo line put to go towards the “Caring Friends Endowment.”
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
