Tiffany Thornton breaks silence on Chris Carney's death

HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Tiffany Thornton paid tribute to late husband Chris Carney over the weekend.

The 29-year-old actress broke her silence on the former MTV star's death Saturday on Instagram, penning an emotional post about Carney's devotion to God and their family.

"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," she wrote. "He was so on fire for God and I know he flew straight into the arms of Jesus, his best friend."

"I am so grateful that Chris and I got to fall in love all over again this past year," she shared. "He was THE BEST father my children could ever have, an incredibly loving and sensitive husband, a wonderful brother and amazing son."

Carney, 35, died early Friday morning in a single car crash that also killed his friend, Ezekiel Blanton, 37, who was driving. Sources told TMZ the two men were drinking heavily at The Tavern in Little Rock, Ark., prior to the accident.

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.
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A photo posted by Tiffany Thornton (@tiffthornton) on Dec 5, 2015 at 1:22pm PST

Carney came to fame as the frontman for The Prom Kings, and went on to star on MTV series twentyfourseven. He and Thornton, who is known for Disney Channel sitcom Sonny with a Chance, married in 2011, and share 3-year-old son Kenneth and 21-month-old son Bentley.

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