Bion J Acton, born March 6, 1923, enjoyed a full and happy life of 91 years, when, on October 29, 2014, he passed peacefully to eternal rest.

Born the only child to Fred J. and Vivian Simmons Acton, Bion was raised and spent his entire life in Guthrie, OK. As a student, he played baritone for the Guthrie Bluejays Band, worked in the pro shop at the Guthrie Golf and Country Club (for $.50 a day!), and played on the high school golf team. His passion for golf lasted a lifetime.

Bion attended Central State University (now UCO) and the University of Oklahoma, where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration. College was interrupted by WWII, during which he served as a Tech Sergeantin the 26th infantry division in an office in France. He liked to tell his children that he didn’t carry a gun in the army; he carried a typewriter! Bion returned from his military service in 1946, finished his degree and married Betty Jean Tippit in Muskogee in 1947. They settled in his home town of Guthrie where they raised their 4 children.

Bion has always been very proud of his hometown and participated in every way he could in the community. He was involved with the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Guthrie Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club. He served as a board member for Guthrie Public Schools, Logan County Historical Society and the Logan Hospital Foundation. He served as a director at First Capital Bank, was a member of Masonic Lodge #35, American Legion and the VFW. He served as a past President and board member of the Guthrie Golf & Country Club and was a member of the First Christian Church of Guthrie. He was a strong supporter and promoter of the Pollard Theater and a quiet donor of trees to Guthrie public parks and cemetery through The Tree Bank in OKC.

Bion was preceded in death by his parents and his wife of 64 years, Betty.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at the First Christian Church, Guthrie with Dr. Dennis Clark officiating. Interment will follow at Summit View Cemetery.