Iola Odessa Acton Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Iola Odessa Acton of Owensboro, Kentucky, born in White Plains, Kentucky, who passed away at the age of 85, on January 5, 2021. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Iola Odessa Acton to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, James William Louis Drake and Ora Blanch Bard-Drake; her husband Oscar Ray Acton, Sr.; her sons, Eldred Acton and Bryan Acton; and her siblings, Wilford Drake, Eddie Drake, Alford Drake Sr. and Delora "DeeDee" Phipps.

She is survived by: her children, Renfred Acton of El Centro, Vita Thompson (Kevin) of Atlanta, GA, Zenda Wimsatt (Ray) of Owensboro, KY, Odette Young (Keenan) of Owensboro, KY, Chanda Acton of Evansville, IN and Cosmedia Wheeler (Bryant) of Louisville, KY; her stepson Oscar R. Acton Jr. of Owensboro, KY; her brothers, Wesley Drake of Owensboro, KY and Phillip Drake (Myrtle) of Greenville, KY; her uncle William "Bud" Drake of Madisonville, KY; and her aunts, Rosa Mae Bard of Greenville, KY and Eula Nichols of Newark, NJ. She is also survived by ten grandchildren; four step-grandchildren and one great grandson; a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.