Robert E. "Bobby" Bacon

Mr. Robert E. "Bobby" Bacon passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at his home in Plains. He was 82. Funeral services are planned for 10:00 AM on Saturday, July 23 at Plains Methodist Church with Pastor R.T. Beverly officiating. Interment will follow in Lebanon Cemetery. The following gentlemen are asked to serve as pallbearers: Carl Lowell, Ron Miller, Robbie Cooper, Mark Robinson, Roy Young, and Walt Young. Born July 21, 1939 in Plains, he was a son of the late Joseph A. Bacon and the late Elizabeth "Betty" Pennington Bacon. A veteran of the United States Army, having served from 1961-1964, Mr. Bacon was retired in 1999 from the United States Secret Service. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers: Joseph A. Bacon, Jr. and Eugene Bacon; and one sister, Kathryn Mauldin. Survivors include his wife, Martha Witt Bacon; son Doug Bacon (Christi); daughter Elizabeth "Beth" Pharr; grandchildren: Macon Pharr (Maddy), Will Pharr, Lilly Bacon, Eli Bacon, and Miandra Shipman (Ben); great-grandchild Skylar Bohm; sisters: Sara Paradise, Nelle Mallard and Marie Bacon; and several nieces and nephews. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences to the family, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., is honored to be entrusted with these arrangements for Mr. Robert E. "Bobby" Bacon.