Bacon obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Bacon, Bert                  15 Sep 1950    Jan 2005    Jerry Nelson
Bacon, Mary Christine        24 Jul 2002    Jul 2002    Don Johnson
Bacon, Norman Francis, Sr.   12 Aug 1998    Feb 2001    Don Johnson

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Obituary published in The Hammond Vindicator:  9/15/1950

BACON, BERT
Bert Bacon, 82, died Thursday at the Florida Parishes Hospital in
Independence.  Pending the arrival of a brother from California, funeral
arrangements are incomplete.  The body is at the Thomas Funeral Home and
interment will be in Greenlawn cemetery - probably Friday.  He leaves no
other relatives.

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  7/24/2002 

BACON, MARY CHRISTINE 
Mary Christine "Miss Chris" Bacon, 70, and a resident of Hammond for 23
years, died Monday, July 22, 2002. She was a native of Sykesville, Md.,
piano teacher for more than 45 years, volunteer at North Oaks Medical
Center and a deacon, choir member and chairman of the Congregational Care
Committee at First Presbyterian Church, Hammond. She participated in
numerous mission and outreach programs sponsored through the church,
including Habitat for Humanity, building a church in Merida, Mexico, and
coordinating the tape ministry for shut-ins. In the continued spirit of
never ending service to all, she became the first patient in the United
States to participate in new Phase 3 clinical research trial in hopes of
finding a cure for pancreatic cancer. Her giving spirit and steadfast faith
serve as a beacon to all. Survivors include her three sons and daughters-
in-law, Norman Francis Bacon Jr. and Karen Uffman Bacon of Baton Rouge,
Bruce Bennett Bacon Sr. and Cindy Cary Bacon of Keller, Texas, and Todd
Roberts Bacon and Angela Brown Bacon of Atlanta. She is also survived by
her six grandsons, Norman Francis Bacon III, Bruce Bennett Bacon Jr., Tyler
Cary Bacon, Garrett Austin Bacon, Alexander Jordan Bacon and Conner Matthew
Bacon. Her surviving sisters and brothers are Evelyn Apichella, Phoenix,
Md., Dorothy Mathieson, Rockville, Md., Marilyn Workman, Baltimore, Richard
Bennett, Westminster, Md., Tom Bennett, Greensboro, N.C., and Harry
Bennett, Winnfield, Md. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. followed by a
memorial service at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 24, 2002, at First
Presbyterian Church, corner of West Charles and North Spruce streets,
Hammond. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to First
Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 726, Hammond, LA 70404 or Mary Bird Perkins
Cancer Center Foundation, 4950 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809. 

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  8/12/1998 

BACON, NORMAN FRANCIS SR. 
A retired U.S. Navy lieutenant commander and a resident of Hammond, he died
at 1:48 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, 1998. He was 65 and a native of Salem, N.J.
Visiting at First Presbyterian Church, Hammond, 10 a.m. Thursday until
memorial services at 11 a.m. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Mary
Christine Bennett Bacon; three sons and daughters-in-law, Norman Francis
Bacon Jr. and Karen Uffman Bacon, Baton Rouge, Bruce Bennett Bacon Sr. and
Cindy Cary Bacon, Fort Worth, Texas, and Todd Roberts Bacon and Angela
Brown Bacon, Atlanta. He leaves behind five grandsons, Norman Francis Bacon
III and Garrett Austin Bacon, both of Baton Rouge, Bruce Bennett Bacon Jr.
and Tyler Cary Bacon, both of Fort Worth, and Alexander Jordan Bacon,
Atlanta; and four sisters, Elizabeth Bacon Kiltie, Raleigh, N.C., Florence
Bacon Morgan, Martha Bacon Rogers and Eleanor Bacon Black, all of
Pennsville, N.J. He is preceded in death by his parents, Chester Comer
Bacon and Martha Uhland; and two brothers, Chester Uhland Bacon and John
Louis Bacon. He was a member of Boy Scouts of America and a recipient of
the Silver Bear Award through the Istrouma Area Council. He was a volunteer
with North Oaks Hospice and North Oaks Hospital, a member of the board of
directors of Hammond Area Habitat for Humanity, president of the board of
directors of Westminster Gardens, elder of First Presbyterian Church of
Hammond, and a member of Toastmasters and Rotary Club of Ponchatoula. He
was named North Oaks Medical Center Volunteer of the Year in 1993 and was
recipient of their 1993 Golden Deeds Award. In lieu of flowers,
contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Hammond, North
Oaks Hospice, or to American Cancer Society. 

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