Chris Carney dead: Tiffany Thornton pays tribute to husband after fatal car crash

He was 35 years old

Jack Shepherd
Sunday 06 December 2015 16:12 GMT
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Chris Carney, best known for appearing on MTV show twentyfourseven and marrying actress Tiffany Thornton, died in a car crash in Arkansas, local police have confirmed.

The 35-year-old was sitting in the passenger’s seat heading westbound in Hot Springs – where the musician grew up - when the driver “failed to negotiate a curve and over-corrected,” according to Arkansas State Police.

Carney and driver Ezekiel Blanton were both pronounced dead at the scene after their car drove off the road and into a tree.

The MTV star had sung with the band Prom Kings but was best known as husband of Disney star Tiffany Thornton.

Since his death on 4 December, tributes have poured out from across the internet, with Thornton writing on Instagram, alongside a photo of Carney and their two children: "My life. My love. My angel." She also wrote a much longer message alomgside a photo from their wedding day.

 

There are so many things I want you to know about Chris but most importantly you must know how earnestly he pursued the Lord, especially in the past year. No one is perfect in this world and we all have our battles but it's the way we get back on our feet and turn it around that really counts. And he did it. He was so on fire for God and I know he flew straight into the arms of Jesus, his best friend. Please if you're reading this know that Chris would want you to know the Lord. Don't wait to run back to God. Our days are numbered and God is just waiting for you to come back to him. There is so much power in the redemption God gives us and I am so grateful that Chris and I got to fall in love all over again this past year. He was on such an amazing path for the Kingdom, having just gone on a mission trip to Peru with his dad where he shared his beautiful testimony and brought so many people to the Lord. He finished writing, directing, producing and editing his first Christian film and he and I got to star in it together as love interests who end up getting married. He was THE BEST father my children could ever have, an incredibly loving and sensitive husband, a wonderful brother and amazing son. He is already so dearly missed but I promise to spend the rest of my life sharing his testimony so that those who feel they have no place or have come from a place of struggle can learn that the love of the Lord can save us all. We will have a service in remembrance of him Monday, December 7th at 3pm and First Church of the Nazarene here in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Visitation will begin at 1:30pm. Thank you for your continued prayers for our family as we grieve the loss of my best friend Chris, the most incredible person I've ever had the blessing of knowing.

A photo posted by Tiffany Thornton (@tiffthornton) on

Her co-star on the show Sonny With a Chance, Demi Lovato tweeted out: “I'm still in shock and I can't believe I'm writing this but #RIPChrisCarney.. You're already missed. We love you.”

The post followed a previous Tweet which simply read: “This isn’t real”

The incident took place about six miles east of Hot Springs, where Carney’s mother, Ruth, is Mayor.

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