Joe Acton
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JOSEPH “JW / JOE” WILSON ACTON
OCTOBER 2, 1946 – JUNE 25, 2026
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
ON JUNE 25, 2026, JOE PASSED AWAY AT HOME WITH RENE ATKINS, HIS BELOVED OF 30 YEARS, AND HIS “GREAT LITTLE DOG,” JACK BESIDE HIM. THE ELDEST SON OF JOSEPH HENRY & MILDRED GERTRUDE LYNES ACTON, JOE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN BOONE COUNTY, MISSOURI.
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JOE SPENT 31 YEARS WITH THE COLUMBIA FIRE DEPARTMENT, RETIRING IN 1999.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS BROTHER RUBEN DALE ACTON AND WIFE VIRGINIA; SISTERS BEVERLY ELDER AND BARBARA KEITH; SON RANDAL ACTON.
PRECEEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS, AND SON TRAVIS ACTON.
AT JOE’S INSISTENCE, THERE WILL BE NO SERVICES. FINAL RESTING PLACE AT HOLLEY, FLORIDA. TO HONOR JOE: RESCUE A DOG, SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE, OR PLAN & EXECUTE THE PERFECT PRACTICAL JOKE.