Leatrice Joy Bacon

July 3, 1928 - August 4, 2018

STEWARTSTOWN – Leatrice Joy Bacon, 90, passed away on Saturday morning, August 4, 2018, at the Coös County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown after two years of failing health. She was born on July 3, 1928, in West Stewartstown, and was the last survivor of 9 children born to the late Walter H. and Gladys M. (McKeage) Haynes. Leatrice grew up on the family farm on Bishop Brook Road in Stewartstown and helped her parents with chores such as tending to the livestock and driving horse drawn farm equipment during the haying season. Like so many proud families of that era, they had a pioneer spirit and lived off the land, making do with what they had. This strong-willed notion of self-reliance guided Leatrice throughout the rest of her life. She attended local schools in W. Stewartstown and Canaan. After marriage to Rodney Bacon in 1947, the couple lived for a few years in Pittsburg and Beecher Falls before moving to Colebrook where they raised their children. She enjoyed cooking and her kitchen became a magnet for the neighbors, especially on days when the freshly fried raised donuts appeared. Leatrice was a voracious reader and enjoyed playing cards with family and friends. She and Rodney moved back to her childhood farm on Bishop Brook Road in 1965. Leatrice was an avid supporter of education and served on the Stewartstown School Board. After retirement they spent their winters in St. Cloud, Florida and during those stays, she was involved in a tutoring program for at-risk middle school students. She enjoyed traveling and made trips with family and friends to Italy, Hawaii, Alaska and the Philippines. Leatrice is survived by her four children, Douglas Bacon and wife Laurence of Coaticook, Quebec, Eileen Kershner and husband Ron of Kaneohe, Hawaii, Marjorie Summitt and husband Jay of Ponte Vedra, Florida, David Bacon and partner Gerald Garley of Las Vegas, Nevada; seven grandchildren, George Bacon, Jean-Baptiste Bacon, Chris Kershner, Brian Kershner, Sarah (Thomas) Smith, Michael Bacon and Jennifer Bacon; nine great-grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Rodney Bacon in 2009; and her eight siblings: Leona Gray, Joseph Haynes, Hollis Haynes, Donald Haynes, Wilma Bunnell, Walter Haynes, Jr., Marilyn Gadwah and Viola Haynes. At the family’s request, there will be no callings hours. A celebration of Leatrice’s life will be announced at a later date. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com.