Hendricks County Flyer, Avon, IN

July 16, 2008

Mary F. Long Acton of Plainfield

July 15, 2008


Mary F. Long Acton of Plainfield died Tuesday. She was 92.

Born Aug. 1, 1915, in Brodhead, Ky., she was a daughter of the late George and Caroline (Cummins) Long.

Mrs. Long was a homemaker and a member of the Bridgeport Central Baptist Church.

Survivors include sons Jim and Robert Acton; daughters Betty Cummings, Judy Couch, and Sue Groce; a sister, Bonnie Denny; 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandson.

Preceding her in death was her husband, Barkley Acton; a daughter, Elizabeth Powell; and a granddaughter, Peggy Carlisle.

Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Hampton-Gentry Funeral Home, 106 Shaw St., Plainfield. Interment will be at Maple Hill Cemetery in Plainfield.

Calling at the funeral home is from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Online condolences may be made to the Acton family at www.hamptongentry.com.