Sumner N. Bacon
Marriages
Alice Thoberg Bacon - May 25, 1916
"at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Groh"
Burial Details
Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterprise page 1 - May 24, 1935
With the death of Sumner N. BACON at his home in Eagle
last Friday, May 17, 1935, another of the pioneer settlers of Colorado and Eagle
county has passed on to his reward.
The deceased was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, May 28, 1861, where he spent his
boyhood days. He followed Horace Greeley's advice when he reached manhood' s
estate and came west. He came to Colorado in the early eighties and in 1886 located
in Burns Hole on the Colorado river and established himself in the cattle business
being one of the hardy pioneers who helped to build that section into one of the
famous cattle countries of the western slope. He remained there for nearly thirty
years, selling his holdings in 1915. The following year he was united in marriage to
Miss Alice THOBORG, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter THOBORG, another of the
pioneer families of Eagle county.
On their marriage Mr. and Mrs. BACON moved to southern California where they
remained for eleven years, returning to Eagle in 1927. Shortly after their return Mr.
BACON resumed ranching, he having acquired the old Frank LONG ranch on
Brush creek afterward purchased of Mr. BACON by Charles CHAMBERS.
Shortly after resuming ranch life, Mr. BACON was stricken with a heart aliment,
and it was thought then he would not live long. but for the past six years he has
fought off the end, being constantly confined to his home and most of the time to his
bed, until Friday when the end came, mercifully ending his suffering.
The body was prepared for shipment to Denver by the Meyer Mortuary of Red Cliff
and was taken there Monday evening where the body was cremated, and the funeral
ceremonies were in charge of the Odd Fellows there. Mr. BACON was a member of
Chino Lodge, I.O.O.F. of Chino, Calif. for forty-four years.
He is survived by his widow, a sister, Mrs. F. L. NEWCOMER, of Eagle, and other
relatives. The deceased was a good neighbor, a citizen far above the average and leaves a great many friends who regret the long suffering and death.
