Bingham News | 1922-12-16 | Page 2 | Funeral of "Lightnin Bill" Bacon

Funeral of "Lightnin' Bill" Bacon f " sCXCl 't trffmm ..- , i . iiij,. st Amid beautiful flowers and ferns banked high on the stage of the Ulack-stone Ulack-stone theater, Chicago, and before an audience In which there were few dry eyes, Frank Bacon, famous actor, loved b.y millions as "Llghtnln BUI," the character of his own creation, made his last appearance. When the curtain rolled down the finale of the actor's great career hud been written and he had started on the Journey which eventually will tuke him bnck to his beloved hills of his native California. The photograph shows the coffin being taken from the theater to Its temporary tomb.