Clara J. Bacon
March 14, 1929
Mrs. Fred H. Bacon to be buried here Sunday.
Former resident of Niles and Widow of Prominent Attorney dies.
Mrs. Clara J. (Cleland) Bacon, widow of attorney Fred H. Bacon, of St. Louis, MO, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Faye Faurote in Garden City, NY. Mr. Bacon died on August 10, or eight months ago in St. Louis. Mr. Bacon’s father, Nathaniel, was the first Supreme Court justice in Michigan. Mrs. Bacon had long been in ill health. Her maiden name was Clara Cleland. She was a resident of Niles during her girlhood days and after her marriage to Mr. Bacon, formerly made frequent visits here for a number of years. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Marie Hager of St. Louis, and Mrs. Faurote.
Mr. and Mrs. Faurote are expected in Niles tomorrow on the Wolverine with the body and it will be taken to the Troost and Augustine Chapel. On Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. the funeral services will be held in the Presbyterian Church. The Rev. G.W. Simon will officiate. Burial will be made at Silverbrook cemetery.
Published Niles Daily Star, date unknown