Mr. Bacon retired from Martin Marietta Energy Systems in 1988 as an electrician at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant.
He was born in Washington County on Aug. 27, 1923, the son of Ralph R. and Oma Cox Bacon.
He was a member of First Baptist Church and of the Oak Ridge Amateur Radio Club.
Mr. Bacon is survived by his wife, Tina Phillips Bacon; his son, Robert Michael Bacon and his wife, Patricia, of Simpsonville, S.C.; his sister, Lolita Strong and her husband, Jimmy, of Greeneville; and two granddaughters, Jennifer Bacon, a student at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and Stephanie Bacon of Simpsonville.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 10, at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Dipboye officiating.
Burial will be at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
The family requests any memorials be in the form of donations to the Organ Fund at First Baptist Church, 1101 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
The family will receive friends from 9:45 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Weatherford Mortuary is handling arrangements.
Published in The Oak Ridger, June 9, 1999
Mr. Bacon retired from Martin Marietta Energy Systems in 1988 as an electrician at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant.
He was born in Washington County on Aug. 27, 1923, the son of Ralph R. and Oma Cox Bacon.
He was a member of First Baptist Church and of the Oak Ridge Amateur Radio Club.
Mr. Bacon is survived by his wife, Tina Phillips Bacon; his son, Robert Michael Bacon and his wife, Patricia, of Simpsonville, S.C.; his sister, Lolita Strong and her husband, Jimmy, of Greeneville; and two granddaughters, Jennifer Bacon, a student at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and Stephanie Bacon of Simpsonville.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 10, at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Dipboye officiating.
Burial will be at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
The family requests any memorials be in the form of donations to the Organ Fund at First Baptist Church, 1101 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
The family will receive friends from 9:45 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Weatherford Mortuary is handling arrangements.
Published in The Oak Ridger, June 9, 1999
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