Philip Edloe Bacon Jr., 88, of Huntsville died Nov. 10 at Crestwood Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Lexington, KY and raised in London, OH, Mr. Bacon graduated in dairy technology from Ohio State University in 1939. He came to Huntsville in 1979 with Meadow Gold Dairies as plant superintendent.
He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and was a colonel in the reserves, so he found many friends in Huntsville when he arrived. He was a charter member of the board of Redstone Village Retirement Center, where he lived his final two years.
Mr. Bacon was a fighter pilot in World War II in the European Theater and the Asiatic Pacific Campaign and flew in the Normandy Invasion. He received the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and American Defense Service Medal, among others. Gen. Charles De Gaulle personally presented him the Croix De Guerre.
After his retirement, he volunteered at the Crisis Center, tutored underprivileged children, worked with Habitat for Humanity and other community organizations. He was active in Trinity United Methodist Church.
His parents, Philip Edloe Bacon Sr. and Hazel Stack Bacon of London, OH; and brothers, Tom Bacon of London, Richard Bacon of CA, and John Bacon of Columbus, OH, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Martha "Betty" Bacon; daughters, Patricia and husband, Tom Lawrence, of Cookeville, TN, Mary Etta and husband, Jerry Palmer, of Tuscaloosa, AL, and Martha Brogan of Dublin, OH; sons, Philip E. Bacon III of Scotts Valley, CA, and David P. Bacon of Sarasota, FL; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and sisters, Mary Lou Alexander of Hoschton, GA, and Anne Travis of Avondale Estates, GA. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Huntsville. In lieu of flowers, memorial offerings may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, the Red Cross or The Crises Center of Habitat for Humanity.
Published in The Huntsville Times on December 3, 2006
He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and was a colonel in the reserves, so he found many friends in Huntsville when he arrived. He was a charter member of the board of Redstone Village Retirement Center, where he lived his final two years.
Mr. Bacon was a fighter pilot in World War II in the European Theater and the Asiatic Pacific Campaign and flew in the Normandy Invasion. He received the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and American Defense Service Medal, among others. Gen. Charles De Gaulle personally presented him the Croix De Guerre.
After his retirement, he volunteered at the Crisis Center, tutored underprivileged children, worked with Habitat for Humanity and other community organizations. He was active in Trinity United Methodist Church.
His parents, Philip Edloe Bacon Sr. and Hazel Stack Bacon of London, OH; and brothers, Tom Bacon of London, Richard Bacon of CA, and John Bacon of Columbus, OH, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Martha "Betty" Bacon; daughters, Patricia and husband, Tom Lawrence, of Cookeville, TN, Mary Etta and husband, Jerry Palmer, of Tuscaloosa, AL, and Martha Brogan of Dublin, OH; sons, Philip E. Bacon III of Scotts Valley, CA, and David P. Bacon of Sarasota, FL; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and sisters, Mary Lou Alexander of Hoschton, GA, and Anne Travis of Avondale Estates, GA. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Huntsville. In lieu of flowers, memorial offerings may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, the Red Cross or The Crises Center of Habitat for Humanity.
Published in The Huntsville Times on December 3, 2006
Philip Edloe Bacon Jr., 88, of Huntsville died Nov. 10 at Crestwood Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Lexington, KY and raised in London, OH, Mr. Bacon graduated in dairy technology from Ohio State University in 1939. He came to Huntsville in 1979 with Meadow Gold Dairies as plant superintendent.
He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and was a colonel in the reserves, so he found many friends in Huntsville when he arrived. He was a charter member of the board of Redstone Village Retirement Center, where he lived his final two years.
Mr. Bacon was a fighter pilot in World War II in the European Theater and the Asiatic Pacific Campaign and flew in the Normandy Invasion. He received the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and American Defense Service Medal, among others. Gen. Charles De Gaulle personally presented him the Croix De Guerre.
After his retirement, he volunteered at the Crisis Center, tutored underprivileged children, worked with Habitat for Humanity and other community organizations. He was active in Trinity United Methodist Church.
His parents, Philip Edloe Bacon Sr. and Hazel Stack Bacon of London, OH; and brothers, Tom Bacon of London, Richard Bacon of CA, and John Bacon of Columbus, OH, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Martha "Betty" Bacon; daughters, Patricia and husband, Tom Lawrence, of Cookeville, TN, Mary Etta and husband, Jerry Palmer, of Tuscaloosa, AL, and Martha Brogan of Dublin, OH; sons, Philip E. Bacon III of Scotts Valley, CA, and David P. Bacon of Sarasota, FL; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and sisters, Mary Lou Alexander of Hoschton, GA, and Anne Travis of Avondale Estates, GA. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Huntsville. In lieu of flowers, memorial offerings may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, the Red Cross or The Crises Center of Habitat for Humanity.
Published in The Huntsville Times on December 3, 2006
He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and was a colonel in the reserves, so he found many friends in Huntsville when he arrived. He was a charter member of the board of Redstone Village Retirement Center, where he lived his final two years.
Mr. Bacon was a fighter pilot in World War II in the European Theater and the Asiatic Pacific Campaign and flew in the Normandy Invasion. He received the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and American Defense Service Medal, among others. Gen. Charles De Gaulle personally presented him the Croix De Guerre.
After his retirement, he volunteered at the Crisis Center, tutored underprivileged children, worked with Habitat for Humanity and other community organizations. He was active in Trinity United Methodist Church.
His parents, Philip Edloe Bacon Sr. and Hazel Stack Bacon of London, OH; and brothers, Tom Bacon of London, Richard Bacon of CA, and John Bacon of Columbus, OH, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Martha "Betty" Bacon; daughters, Patricia and husband, Tom Lawrence, of Cookeville, TN, Mary Etta and husband, Jerry Palmer, of Tuscaloosa, AL, and Martha Brogan of Dublin, OH; sons, Philip E. Bacon III of Scotts Valley, CA, and David P. Bacon of Sarasota, FL; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and sisters, Mary Lou Alexander of Hoschton, GA, and Anne Travis of Avondale Estates, GA. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Huntsville. In lieu of flowers, memorial offerings may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, the Red Cross or The Crises Center of Habitat for Humanity.
Published in The Huntsville Times on December 3, 2006
