Obit of James William Bonner (b560) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 7 May 2001 Return to Roger Mills Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ==================================================================== Surnames: Bonner, Shay, Gaines, Hayden, Kelley James William Bonner was born in Lamoni, Iowa July 15, 1874 and departed this life at his home in Cheyenne, Oklahoma March 13, 1952 at the age of 77 years, seven months and 26 days, after an illness of three weeks. He came to Oklahoma in 1895 and on September 11, 1903, he was hnited in marriage to Nancy V. Kelley at Berlin, Oklahoma, and to this union were born 12 children. Four have preceded him in death. Those surviving are his wife, Nancy V. Bonner, five sons, Arthur of Clinton, Oklahoma; Otis of Gentry, Ark; James of Elk City, Oklahoma; Louis stationed at Camp Polk, Louisiana and Kenneth stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. Three daughters, Mrs. Bessie Shay of Sayre, Oklahoma; Della Mary Gaines of Cheyenne; Eula Hayden, also of Cheyenne. Fourteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive. He also left two brothers, John of Rodeo, California; Melvin of Raton, New Mexico; two sisters: Minnie Bent of Wamego, Kansas; and Rena Kelley of Yakima, Washington; and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn his loss. He was baptized into the Church of Christ in October 1913, and lived a devoted Christian life. He was a loving husband and father and was liked by all who knew him. Interment in the Cheyenne Cemetery, Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html