RUSSELL BACON

1920 - 2006

Mr. Russell Vernon Bacon of Taber, beloved husband of the late Mrs.  Daryl Bacon, passed away in Lethbridge on Saturday, June 3, 2006 at  the age of 85 years.
Russell was born at home on the family farm, near Parkbeg,  Saskatchewan on December 19, 1920. Russell served in the RCAF during  World War II. He trained in Montreal and was stationed at Summerside,  P.E.I. On August 26, 1943, he married Janet Daryl McLachlan at Moose  Jaw, Saskatchewan. Following the war they came to Alberta where they  lived at Scandia and Brooks before settling at Hays in 1953. During  that same year, they welcomed the birth of their daughter Deborah.  Many years were spent farming before moving to Taber in 1973.  Russell’s favorite pastime was working with his hands whether it was  with wood or something mechanical.  He was a caretaker at Harmony  Home, worked at the Golf course and sold real estate.  Russell was an  active member of the Royal Canadian Legion and Taber Lions Club. He  loved dancing, golfing, curling, bowling and playing cards.
Russell is survived by his daughter Deborah Bacon of Frankfurt,  Germany; a sister Lola (Warren) Erickson of Arizona; brother-in-law  Nick Carter of Moose Jaw; sister-in-law Ginger Bacon of Hawaii and  also by numerous nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his wife Daryl in March 2006, a sister Olive  Carter, brothers Gordon Bacon and Bruce Bacon and sister-in-law Betty  Bacon.
The Funeral Service will be held at the Knox United Church, 4929 - 50  Avenue, Taber on Friday, June 9, 2006 at 2:00 P.M. with Reverend Jim  Lochhead officiating.
If friends so desire, memorial tributes in Russell’s name may be made  directly to the Taber Hospital Foundation, 4326 - 50 Avenue, Taber,  Alberta  T1G 1N9 or to the Lethbridge Regional Hospital, 960 - 19  Street South, Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 1W5.