Shirley J. Bacon

Shirley J. Bacon, an 87-year-old resident of Chillicothe, died on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph.
Private family graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, 202 at the Resthaven Memorial Gardens at Chillicothe. There is no scheduled visitation.
General visitation will be from noon until 5 p.m. on Friday, April 3, 2020 at the Lindley Funeral Home in Chillicothe.
Mrs. Bacon was born on Feb. 20, 1933 in Chillicothe, the daughter of Sterling and Mildred Kent Vanlandingham. She was a graduate of Chillicothe High School. She was married on Jan. 25, 1964 in Chillicothe to Irwin Fredrick Bacon, who preceded her in death on Sept. 28, 2018.
She worked as a bookkeeper for Bacon Sales in Chillicothe for many years. She was the oldest member of the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church at Chillicothe.
Survivors include her step-son, Tom Bacon and his wife, Ronda of Jamesport; a step-daughter, Shari Wyatt and her husband, Greg of McKinney, TX; four step-grandchildren, Philip Lowrey and his wife, Natalie of Columbia, Casey Lowrey and his wife, Jennifer of McKinney, Charlie Bacon and his wife, Savannah of Trenton and Callie Bacon of Trenton; four step-great-grandchildren; two nephews, Blane Vanlandingham of Leawood, KS and Brent Vanlandingham of Merriam, KS; one niece, Ann Janette Griffin of Shawnee, KS; and one cousin, Chip Vanlandingham and his wife, Linda of Ludlow.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one brother, B.J. Vanlandingham; and her cat, Tippy.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Forest O. Triplett Animal Shelter of Chillicothe of the Green Hills Animal Shelter of Trenton. They may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, PO Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601.