Cathryn Ann Acton

Cathryn Ann Acton obituary, Parkville, MD

Cathryn Ann Acton

Cathryn Acton Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Evans Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services - Forest Hill on Jun. 6, 2025.

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Cathryn Acton Obituary On March 25, 2025, Cathryn Ann Acton (nee Downing); beloved wife of the late Paul Clifford Acton, Jr.; devoted mother of Annmarie J. Weaver and husband Dan and the late Paul C. Acton, III.; loving grandmother of Jonathan Acton, Nicole McMillion and husband Adam, Rachael Hogan, Alyssa Dobbins and husband Austin, Courtney Samsky and Anneliesse Brady; great-grandmother of Myna and Emily Acton, Caiden and Olivia Samsky and Ryker Dobbins; dear sister of Gene Downing, Marian Tansey, Joan McGovern, Mary Williams, Christine Collins, Eileen Doty, Diane Downing and the late Gloria Coffey and Maureen Pearson.
Family and friends will honor and celebrate Cathryns life with a visitation at St. Ignatius Catholic Church (Hickory) on Tuesday April 1, 2025 from 10:30 am-11:30 am at which time a funeral mass will be celebrated. Interment: Bel Air Memorial Gardens. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.evansfuneralchapel.com
Services
Visitation
Tuesday
April 1, 2025
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
St. Ignatius Catholic Historic Church (Jarrettsville Road, Forest Hill)
Funeral Mass
Tuesday
April 1, 2025
11:30 AM
St. Ignatius Catholic Historic Church (Jarrettsville Road, Forest Hill)
Interment
Tuesday
April 1, 2025
12:15 PM
Bel Air Memorial Gardens
809 Rock Spring Rd
Bel Air, MD 21014 To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Cathryn, please visit our Tree Store.

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