Bacon

On September 5, 2003, CHARLES WALTER BACON of Eldersburg, beloved husband of Eleanor Stock Stratten Bacon. devoted father of Jeffrey Bacon and his wife Melissa and Stephen Bacon and his wife Teresa; dearest grandfather of Kyle Bacon, loving brother of Walter E. Bacon and Jane Seals and hus husband George; dearest cousin of Kass Willhite; also survived by many nieces, nephews and friends. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2003 at 11 A.M. from Messiah Lutheran Church, 5600 Old Washington Rd., (Rt. 97 South)

On August 17, 2009, THELMA GERALDINE BACON ELSEY; devoted mother of two sons, Earl R. Elsey Jr. and Joseph H. Elsey; two daughters, Bernadette Y. Elsey-Lewis and Michele Elsey. Also survived by one brother, Isaac J. Bacon; sisters, Varnetta W. Armes and Marion J. King; and a host of other family and friends. Friends may call the WYLIE FUNERAL HOMES, P.A. OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, 9200 Liberty Road, on Monday from 6 to 8 P.M. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday at the address mentioned above.

On April 10, 2003 MARGARET M. (nee Weisgerber) beloved wife of the late Marcellus C. Bacon; devoted mother of Ronald C. and Roger C. Bacon; dear sister of William, Charlotte and Henry. Also survived by one grandson and two great-grandsons. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the LORING BYERS FUNERAL DIRECTORS, INC., 8728 Liberty Rd. (2 mi. W. of Beltway Exit 18B) on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Services will be held in the St. Paul's Lutheran Church (7902 Liberty Rd.)

James Webster Bacon, 72, a longtime resident of Cockeysville who worked his way up from foot messenger to vice president of Union Trust Bank, died Thursday at his home after a long battle with stomach and colon cancer.The father of two had recently celebrated his 51st wedding anniversary with his wife, Elizabeth Howard Bacon, 71.A one-time standout in lacrosse and tennis at Towson High School, Mr. Bacon was a familiar sight on sporting fields throughout his life -- from Baltimore Colts and Orioles games to contests at St. Paul's School and Dulaney High School, where his children and grandchildren followed in his footsteps to play baseball, lacrosse and field hockey.

'Direction of Cities," by John Guinther. Viking. 320 pages. $34.95.For Movie buffs, the diversion of the year is a parlor game called Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. In film clubs, on college campuses, through the internet, players try to stump each other by naming actors who never appeared with the prolific star of "Footloose," "He Said She Said" and the current "Sleepers" - or anyone else who appeared with him. The Philadelphia-born star has made so many movies with so many famous performers that it's almost impossible to do.For urbanologists, an equally entertaining game would be Six Degrees of Edmund Bacon.

Broccoli is good for you. Bacon tastes good. Recently, as I struggled with my usual resolution to become a better person in the new year, I whipped up a dish that combined both ingredients. Nutritionally speaking, broccoli has a lot going for it. It is loaded with vitamins A, C and K. It has good folate and manganese levels. Also, it packs those powerful phytonutrients, sulforaphane and indoles. This duo, according to information I read on a Web site called the World's Healthiest Foods, boosts the body's "detoxification enzymes."

When I lived in San Francisco, I often escaped the city and drove north across the Golden Gate Bridge to the desolate land known as Point Reyes, Calif. A fin-shaped peninsula jutting miles out into the sea, Point Reyes offered empty beaches and a charming lighthouse set high on the rocks with dramatic cliff-top views of the Pacific Ocean. I would stop at a village store and pick up a sandwich made with sliced avocado, strips of artisan-smoked bacon and cold, cooked shrimp. It made for great munching while scanning the horizon for a stray gray whale or two. The buttery avocado paired naturally with the smoky bacon and shrimp.

John Foster Bacon, a longtime Baltimore-area advocate for desegregation whose career overseas influenced his belief in racial equality, died of complications from dementia Wednesday at a Towson retirement home. He was 88. Known as "Ham," Mr. Bacon often joked that he never discovered exactly what he wanted to do with a life whose professional path spanned the globe and whose personal pursuits produced a marriage of 55 years and five children. "I like to tell youngsters in their 40s and 50s not to be afraid if they haven't found their life's work.