Barbara P. Bacon

Colonel Barbara P.Bacon, 87, of Gettysburg, died on August 16, 2013. She was born to the late Francis L. and Clara B. Plumly on June 5, 1926 in Philadelphia, PA as Grace Barbara Plumly. She graduated from Abington Friends School in 1944 and received a BA from the Pennsylvania State University in 1948.Barbara was a 27 year Veteran of the Air Force, retiring in 1986. She was the National Ombudsman for the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve between 1972 and 1986. Upon retirement she located in the Gettysburg area where she continued to remain active as a Governor appointed At Large Member of the State Veterans Commission, helping Veterans well into her late 70's. Barbara is survived by three children: Cindy Updike of Gettysburg, Susan Engle of Fairfield and Robert Bacon of Mercersburg. She also has three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, September 7, 2013at Centenary United Methodist Church in Biglerville. A private burial ceremony will be held at the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery for Veterans on Monday, September 9, 2013. In Lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made to Homes for Our Troops, 6 Main St., Taunton, MA 02780. Professional services are being entrusted to Dugan Funeral Home, Bendersville, PA