Florence Paxton Bond died at age 58 on December 27, 1988.  Cause of death was colon cancer.

She is survived by her husband Allan D. Bond '42 and children Peg Bond Ackerman '69, Penny Bond '72, Candy Bond Soloman '74, Ibby Bond Lindecamp '74, Tom Bond '79, and Betsy Bond Whittington '80.