From :  Lin Meeker           

 

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South Bend Tribune, July 5, 1947-
Death Summons Active Citizen
Mrs. Arthur W. Bacon Passes Away in Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Mabelle Hamilton Bacon, widow of Arthur W. Bacon who was secretary of the Bissell Chilled Plow works, now long out of existence, passed away in Memorial hospital at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening. She had not been in good health for sometime.

 

Prominent in the Daughters of the American Revolution she went to Washington D.C., to attend the organization's national convention several weeks ago, was active in the work there and later went to Annapolis, Md., to attend the graduation of her grandson, Ensign Francis W. Bacon, Jr. While there she was taken with a heart attack, was unable to attend the graduation and returned to South Bend as quickly as possible, going direct to Memorial hospital on June 8.

 

Born in Michigan
Mrs. Bacon was born in Three Rivers, Mich., Dec. 11, 1868, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Hamilton. After her marriage to Mr. Bacon they lived in South Bend for some time, later in Mishawaka and then moved to Marion, O., where he passed away June 29, 1934.

 

Mrs. Bacon was active in a number of organizations and in which was recognized as one of the leaders. She was past president of the Mishawaka Women's club; past president of the Federated Clubs., of Marion, O.; one of the organizers of Hope chapel, now the Ridgedale Presbyterian church of South Bend; historian of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Chautauqua, N.Y.; Indiana vice-president of the Daughters of 1812 and chairman of the Indiana Blind association. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church.

 

Leaves Two Sons.
Mrs. Bacon leaves two sons, Francis W. Bacon, of Watersmeet, Mich., and Arthur Bacon, of Grosse Pointe, Mich, and a  sister, Mrs. John Rush, 319 West Colfax avenue, with whom Mrs. Bacon has been living for some time. She also leaves two grandsons, Robert H. Bacon, Niles, Mich., and Ensign Francis H. Bacon, jr., of Annapolis; three granddaughters, Mrs. John Fletcher of Marion; Miss Ann Elizabeth Bacon of Grosse Pointe, and Miss Mary Ruth Bacon of Watersmeet, and one great granddaughter, Cynthia Ruth Fletcher, of Marion.

 

Brief services will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow in the A.M. Russell chapel. Following the services the body will be taken to Marion, O., for burial beside that of her husband. Friends may call at the chapel this evening.