Mary O'dell Acton

Mary Acton, 90, of Columbia, passed away on December 11, 2014 at her home. Visitation will be on Monday, December 15, 2014 from 6-8 p.m. at Columbia First Assembly of God Church, 1100 N. 7th Street. Funeral Service will be on Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 11:00 a.m. at Columbia First Assembly of God Church. Burial to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mary was born November 18, 1924 to Grover and Rosa Thornton Zumwalt in Columbia. She married Harold Acton in 1944 in Kansas City. Mary worked at Stephens Publising Company and in the Columbia Public School, but most of her life she was a stay at home mom. Mary is survived by her son Robert Dale Acton and wife Lynn, daughter Rosemary Geisler and husband Terry, all of Columbia, and daughter Cindy Blom of Hallsville; one sister, Martha Alred of Willard, Missouri; brother Frank Root of Tulsa, Oklahoma; six grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren She was preceded in death by her husband Harold; parents Grover and Rosa Zumwalt; one grandson; two brothers; and four sisters. Mary attended Gospel Tabernacle in Moberly, Missouri and First Assembly of God Church in Columbia. She was also a member of the Sunshine Singers. Though poor in material needs while growing up, she was always surrounded by the love and compassion of family. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Missouri Veterans Commission, 205 Jefferson Street, 12th Floor, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102. Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com