Pooler

Mr. Arnold V. "Shorty" Bacon, 85, passed away at home on Tuesday, May 21, 2019.

To "make a long story short", he was born in Pembroke, GA to the late Nathaniel Benjamin & Katie Lee Hall Bacon.  He was preceded in death by Dot Bacon, his wife of 46 years and the mother of his children.  He was the owner/operator of Bacon Trucking.  He loved riding his Harley Davidson and spending time with his family & friends

Survivors include his wife, Meredith Waters Bacon; three children, Linda & Charlie Collins, Brad & Robin Bacon and Arnette Villegas; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; bonus children, Tracy & Geia Waters, Melanie & George Fielder, Alan & Sharon Waters; 6 bonus grandchildren; 2 bonus great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, Wesley & Ann Thornton; aunt, Roberta Stahl; and a number of nieces and nephews.

The viewing and visitation will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.

An additional viewing and visitation will be from 10 until 11 a.m. on Friday at Rothwell Baptist Church located at 216 Rothwell Street in Pooler, with the funeral to follow at 11 a.m. with Rev. Devin Bell officiating.  Shorty's grandsons will serve as pallbearers.  Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.

Friends may sign the online register book at www.stricklandandsonsfuneralhome.com

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Homes – West Chatham Chapel – 901 W. Hwy. 80 – Pooler, GA  31322 (912) 748-2444