|
BONNIE LOU (HUFFMAN) BACON
was born to Daniel Taylor and Pauline M. (Tuma) Huffman
October 21, 1930, at Howells, Nebraska. She grew up on
a farm north of Decatur, Nebraska, and graduated from
Decatur High School in 1949. She departed this life to
be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, August 26, 2013,
at St. Luke’s Medical Center, Sioux City, Iowa, at age
82.
On June 12, 1949, Bonnie married
Harold Lewis Bacon at the Presbyterian Parsonage in
Lyons, Nebraska. Four children were born to this union,
Michael Dale, Laurie Ann, Jon Daniel, and Kelly
William. The family lived on farms in the Lyons -
Decatur area until they moved to their current home in
1971.
Bonnie loved the Lord passionately,
and didn’t keep it to herself. She often passed
Christian books and CD’s to family and friends. While
in the hospital, she said to those around her to go to
the next rooms and pray for the sick, as “they need it
too.” Bonnie put her faith to work, when she traveled
to Grand Forks, North Dakota, as a volunteer, to assist
those in need following a devastating flood in 1997.
She has been attending church at the Light of the World
Gospel Ministries in Walthill, Nebraska.
Spring was a special time for Bonnie
as she enjoyed planting and working in her flowers and
yard, a wonderful time for prayer and reflection. Her
flowers were beautiful and a real reminder of God’s
creations and perfect love.
Bonnie was a farm wife who loved to
cook, clean and do laundry. During harvest, she
prepared many meals for her family and hired men, then
delivered the meals to the field. She was always trying
new recipes to share and no one ever left her table
hungry. Bonnie’s kitchen was a haven for her family,
where she offered wise counsel, love and support.
Her grandchildren were all very
special and both Bonnie and Harold followed most of
their school activities, attending many sporting events,
concerts and other activities. And rarely did they miss
a Birthday Party for their great-grandchildren. In 1976
the Bacon’s opened their home to Koko, a foreign
exchange student from Japan, through the Nebraska 4-H
exchange program.
Bonnie, along with her cousin and
dear friend, Mary Anderson, owned and operated an
interior decorating business for many years. Also, she
was employed by Home Instead and Nebraska Aging
providing compassionate help and care to the elderly.
In the last several years, Bonnie has sold her baked
goods at the Farmer’s Market every Friday, during the
summer, in Lyons. Her specialties of cinnamon rolls and
pies were sold out quickly and her many patrons learned
to come early to make a purchase.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Alfred
(Red) Zerbest and brother, Melvin Huffman.
Survivors include her husband of 64
years, Harold, of Lyons; daughter, Laurie (Ken) Moody of
Gothenburg, NE; sons, Michael (Bonnie) Bacon of Dakota
Dunes, SD, Jon (Shelly) Bacon of Lyons, Kelly (Kelly)
Bacon of Waterloo, NE; brothers, Doyle (Cheryl) Huffman
of Lyons, Daniel (Jennifer) Huffman of Onawa, IA;
sister-in-law, Melva Huffman of Decatur, Betty Bacon and
Mary Bacon both of Lyons; special friend, Janny Huffman
of Decatur; fourteen grandchildren; twenty-one
great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and many other
relatives and friends.
FUNERAL SERVICE:
Friday, August 30, 2013, 10:00 am from the First
Presbyterian Church in Lyons.
VISITATION: Thursday, August 29, 4-8 pm
with family receiving friends and a 7 pm Prayer Service
all at Pelan Funeral Home in Lyons. Visitation will also
be held one hour prior to service at the church.
BURIAL: Lyons
Cemetery, Lyons
MEMORIALS: To the
family
|
