Paper: Oregonian (Portland, OR)
DR. C.T. BACON BURIED
PROMINENT EASTERN OREGON PHYSICIAN LAID AT REST
Medical Men From All Parts of State Attend Funeral of La Grande Resident.
The funeral of Dr. Carlton T. Bacon, prominent physician of eastern Oregon and ex-president of the Oregon state board of health, took place last Monday, at La Grande, where Dr.Bacon had been practicing for 30 years and where he died last Saturday. Physicians from Portland and many other points throughout the state were in attendance at the funeral.
Dr.Bacon was born in Illinois in 1857 and was graduated from Rush Medical College in Chicago in 1882. Immediately after graduating he came to Oregon, settling in Arlington, where he practiced until 1891. In that year he moved to La Grande, where he practiced until his death. He was well known in professional circles throughout the state, having been a member of the Oregon state board of health from 1917 to 1921, and president of the board in 1920. He was an active member of both the eastern Oregon and the state medical societies and served as county health officer of Union county for many years.
In addition to his professional activities, Dr. Bacon was keenly interested in lodge affairs and was an active Mason. At the funeral services the La Grande Masonic lodge was in charge. The deceased is survived by his widow and by a son, Archie C and a daughter, Reena Bacon, all of La Grande.
Paper: Oregonian (Portland, OR)
DR. C.T. BACON BURIED
PROMINENT EASTERN OREGON PHYSICIAN LAID AT REST
Medical Men From All Parts of State Attend Funeral of La Grande Resident.
The funeral of Dr. Carlton T. Bacon, prominent physician of eastern Oregon and ex-president of the Oregon state board of health, took place last Monday, at La Grande, where Dr.Bacon had been practicing for 30 years and where he died last Saturday. Physicians from Portland and many other points throughout the state were in attendance at the funeral.
Dr.Bacon was born in Illinois in 1857 and was graduated from Rush Medical College in Chicago in 1882. Immediately after graduating he came to Oregon, settling in Arlington, where he practiced until 1891. In that year he moved to La Grande, where he practiced until his death. He was well known in professional circles throughout the state, having been a member of the Oregon state board of health from 1917 to 1921, and president of the board in 1920. He was an active member of both the eastern Oregon and the state medical societies and served as county health officer of Union county for many years.
In addition to his professional activities, Dr. Bacon was keenly interested in lodge affairs and was an active Mason. At the funeral services the La Grande Masonic lodge was in charge. The deceased is survived by his widow and by a son, Archie C and a daughter, Reena Bacon, all of La Grande.
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