On Saturday, September 17, 2022, Dr. Henry Frederick (Fred) Bacon, loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away at the age of 76.

Fred was born on August 19, 1946, in Louisville, Kentucky to Harry and Alba (Graziosi) Bacon.  He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry in 1971, and he practiced family dentistry and oral surgery for thirty-four years in Memphis, Tennessee.  On January 30, 1981 he married Patricia Lynne Bacon and they raised a daughter, Lauren Bacon Taylor.

Fred played baseball and football while studying Zoology at the University of Louisville and he served in the United States military.  He was an active volunteer both locally and abroad.  He would work at local food banks during the holidays, answered calls for the Suicide Prevention Crisis Hotline and traveled to Haiti to perform dental surgery for the underprivileged. In his free time he loved watching sports with his son-in-law, David, fishing, and spending time with his family.

Fred was preceded in death by his father, Harry and his mother, Alba.  He is survived by his wife of forty-one years, Pat; his daughter, Lauren; his son-in-law (who he referred to as his "son"), David; granddaughter, Olivia; his sister, Cheryl Prouty; and several cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. at Bartlett United Methodist Church 5676 Stage Rd, Bartlett, TN 38134 with funeral service to follow at 12:00 p.m.  Dr. Bacon's final resting place will be Bartlett-Ellendale Cemetery.

Services entrusted to Bartlett-Heritage Funeral Home & Cremation Center; 5809 Stage Road, Bartlett, TN; (901) 372-5555; bartlettheritage.com.