William Eyre Bonner
July 23, 1925 - March 18, 2009
"It's been a Hell of a chase, but a damn good rodeo" William (Bill) Bonner left his earthly life of 83 years for his next adventure March 18, 2009. With a whistle for his favorite horse and a fly rod under his arm he smiled back tenderly upon his beloved wife, children, sisters, grandchildren, great grandchildren and dear friends as he passed from his loving family. Bill was a good man. He was a fisherman, hunter, horseman, Marine, salesman and a great storyteller. Bill lived his life in Utah and Colorado. Through his vast experiences in the wilderness of the west he formed wonderful campfire tales that many remember and many more pass on. Bill always knew how to cut to the chase and teach a life lesson through his wit and wisdom. He will be missed. Born in Milford, Utah July 23, 1925 to John Robert Bonner and Alta Eyre Bonner, Bill grew up on the Bonner Family Homestead in Nada, Utah. Alta and Robert Bonner gave Bill eight loving siblings, Myrtle (Barrett) White (deceased), Robert (Betty) Bonner (deceased), Phyllis (Earnest) Worthy (deceased), Ralph (Ruth) Bonner (deceased), Betty (Doug) Peterson (deceased), Helen (Gordon "Bub") Green, Emma (Ray) Davis, Margery (Leon) Thompson. When Bill was six years old, his father passed away. Later, his mother married Kenneth Kelsey and from this marriage Bill was blessed with his baby sister Kenna Lou (Brian) Kent. Bill attended school in Beaver County and at the tender age of 17, with World War II raging, he enlisted in the United States Marines, Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 26th Marines, 5th Division. Serving as a Mortar Crewman during the first wave of Marines on Iwo Jima, Bill arrived on the Japanese island February 19, 1945. Initially equipped for 76 hours of combat, the Marines were engulfed for 36 days in this battle before they won the island during the toughest fight of Marine history. After Iwo Jima Bill was among the first Marines to occupy Nagasaki, Japan after the atomic bombing there. Bill's service to his country and those with whom he served forever touched his life. In 1947 Bill married Ramona Gillies, in Minersville, Utah. Before divorce they were blessed with a daughter, Judy Lee (Harley Jr.) Voss, (deceased) and a son, William Robert, who died serving his country during the Viet Nam War. Judy had two children, Donna and Dwaine. In 1951 Bill married Valene Vance in Tooele, UT. The couple lived in Utah until 1957 when they moved to Grand Junction, Colorado. In 1973 they returned to Southern Utah. Although later divorced, together they raised three children, Rhea Gavry (Douglas) Monroe, Richard (Joyce) Bonner and Jeffrey Scott (Marlene) Bonner. Rhea has one daughter, Heather Gavry and stepson, Justin Gavry; Richard has five children, Tasy, Kathryn (Robert) Bolger, Jessica, Robin, John (Noni). Scott has seven children, William Scott (Andrea), Timathy Jay (deceased), Jeremy, Travis (Heather), Gretchen Reed, Heidi (Nate) Serve, and Charles (Sara) Reed. On September 19, 1975, Bill married Janice Leary in Las Vegas, Nevada. The couple lived in Southern Utah, Montrose and Grand Junction, Colorado before returning to retire in Minersville, Utah. Janice brought her four children into the family, Jeanne Condie (Kendell) Judd, Carrie Condie (Lee) Bailey, Leo DeRay (JoEllen) Condie, and Jeffrey Warren Condie. Jeanne has four children, Heidi, Kendra, David and Steven Judd. Carrie has three children, Mikeal (Esther) Ruesch, Rosemary Orr and Kaylonni Stewart. DeRay has two children, Kyle and Kayleen. Bill has 26 great grandchildren. Funeral service will be Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Minersville First Ward Chapel, Minersville, Utah. Visitation and viewing will be held Monday night, March 23rd between 6 - 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday morning 9:45 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. at the Minersville First Ward. Interment will be at the Minersville City Cemetery under the direction of the McMillan Mortuary.
Published in The Daily Sentinel on 3/22/2009
July 23, 1925 - March 18, 2009
"It's been a Hell of a chase, but a damn good rodeo" William (Bill) Bonner left his earthly life of 83 years for his next adventure March 18, 2009. With a whistle for his favorite horse and a fly rod under his arm he smiled back tenderly upon his beloved wife, children, sisters, grandchildren, great grandchildren and dear friends as he passed from his loving family. Bill was a good man. He was a fisherman, hunter, horseman, Marine, salesman and a great storyteller. Bill lived his life in Utah and Colorado. Through his vast experiences in the wilderness of the west he formed wonderful campfire tales that many remember and many more pass on. Bill always knew how to cut to the chase and teach a life lesson through his wit and wisdom. He will be missed. Born in Milford, Utah July 23, 1925 to John Robert Bonner and Alta Eyre Bonner, Bill grew up on the Bonner Family Homestead in Nada, Utah. Alta and Robert Bonner gave Bill eight loving siblings, Myrtle (Barrett) White (deceased), Robert (Betty) Bonner (deceased), Phyllis (Earnest) Worthy (deceased), Ralph (Ruth) Bonner (deceased), Betty (Doug) Peterson (deceased), Helen (Gordon "Bub") Green, Emma (Ray) Davis, Margery (Leon) Thompson. When Bill was six years old, his father passed away. Later, his mother married Kenneth Kelsey and from this marriage Bill was blessed with his baby sister Kenna Lou (Brian) Kent. Bill attended school in Beaver County and at the tender age of 17, with World War II raging, he enlisted in the United States Marines, Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 26th Marines, 5th Division. Serving as a Mortar Crewman during the first wave of Marines on Iwo Jima, Bill arrived on the Japanese island February 19, 1945. Initially equipped for 76 hours of combat, the Marines were engulfed for 36 days in this battle before they won the island during the toughest fight of Marine history. After Iwo Jima Bill was among the first Marines to occupy Nagasaki, Japan after the atomic bombing there. Bill's service to his country and those with whom he served forever touched his life. In 1947 Bill married Ramona Gillies, in Minersville, Utah. Before divorce they were blessed with a daughter, Judy Lee (Harley Jr.) Voss, (deceased) and a son, William Robert, who died serving his country during the Viet Nam War. Judy had two children, Donna and Dwaine. In 1951 Bill married Valene Vance in Tooele, UT. The couple lived in Utah until 1957 when they moved to Grand Junction, Colorado. In 1973 they returned to Southern Utah. Although later divorced, together they raised three children, Rhea Gavry (Douglas) Monroe, Richard (Joyce) Bonner and Jeffrey Scott (Marlene) Bonner. Rhea has one daughter, Heather Gavry and stepson, Justin Gavry; Richard has five children, Tasy, Kathryn (Robert) Bolger, Jessica, Robin, John (Noni). Scott has seven children, William Scott (Andrea), Timathy Jay (deceased), Jeremy, Travis (Heather), Gretchen Reed, Heidi (Nate) Serve, and Charles (Sara) Reed. On September 19, 1975, Bill married Janice Leary in Las Vegas, Nevada. The couple lived in Southern Utah, Montrose and Grand Junction, Colorado before returning to retire in Minersville, Utah. Janice brought her four children into the family, Jeanne Condie (Kendell) Judd, Carrie Condie (Lee) Bailey, Leo DeRay (JoEllen) Condie, and Jeffrey Warren Condie. Jeanne has four children, Heidi, Kendra, David and Steven Judd. Carrie has three children, Mikeal (Esther) Ruesch, Rosemary Orr and Kaylonni Stewart. DeRay has two children, Kyle and Kayleen. Bill has 26 great grandchildren. Funeral service will be Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Minersville First Ward Chapel, Minersville, Utah. Visitation and viewing will be held Monday night, March 23rd between 6 - 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday morning 9:45 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. at the Minersville First Ward. Interment will be at the Minersville City Cemetery under the direction of the McMillan Mortuary.
Published in The Daily Sentinel on 3/22/2009
William Eyre Bonner
July 23, 1925 - March 18, 2009
"It's been a Hell of a chase, but a damn good rodeo" William (Bill) Bonner left his earthly life of 83 years for his next adventure March 18, 2009. With a whistle for his favorite horse and a fly rod under his arm he smiled back tenderly upon his beloved wife, children, sisters, grandchildren, great grandchildren and dear friends as he passed from his loving family. Bill was a good man. He was a fisherman, hunter, horseman, Marine, salesman and a great storyteller. Bill lived his life in Utah and Colorado. Through his vast experiences in the wilderness of the west he formed wonderful campfire tales that many remember and many more pass on. Bill always knew how to cut to the chase and teach a life lesson through his wit and wisdom. He will be missed. Born in Milford, Utah July 23, 1925 to John Robert Bonner and Alta Eyre Bonner, Bill grew up on the Bonner Family Homestead in Nada, Utah. Alta and Robert Bonner gave Bill eight loving siblings, Myrtle (Barrett) White (deceased), Robert (Betty) Bonner (deceased), Phyllis (Earnest) Worthy (deceased), Ralph (Ruth) Bonner (deceased), Betty (Doug) Peterson (deceased), Helen (Gordon "Bub") Green, Emma (Ray) Davis, Margery (Leon) Thompson. When Bill was six years old, his father passed away. Later, his mother married Kenneth Kelsey and from this marriage Bill was blessed with his baby sister Kenna Lou (Brian) Kent. Bill attended school in Beaver County and at the tender age of 17, with World War II raging, he enlisted in the United States Marines, Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 26th Marines, 5th Division. Serving as a Mortar Crewman during the first wave of Marines on Iwo Jima, Bill arrived on the Japanese island February 19, 1945. Initially equipped for 76 hours of combat, the Marines were engulfed for 36 days in this battle before they won the island during the toughest fight of Marine history. After Iwo Jima Bill was among the first Marines to occupy Nagasaki, Japan after the atomic bombing there. Bill's service to his country and those with whom he served forever touched his life. In 1947 Bill married Ramona Gillies, in Minersville, Utah. Before divorce they were blessed with a daughter, Judy Lee (Harley Jr.) Voss, (deceased) and a son, William Robert, who died serving his country during the Viet Nam War. Judy had two children, Donna and Dwaine. In 1951 Bill married Valene Vance in Tooele, UT. The couple lived in Utah until 1957 when they moved to Grand Junction, Colorado. In 1973 they returned to Southern Utah. Although later divorced, together they raised three children, Rhea Gavry (Douglas) Monroe, Richard (Joyce) Bonner and Jeffrey Scott (Marlene) Bonner. Rhea has one daughter, Heather Gavry and stepson, Justin Gavry; Richard has five children, Tasy, Kathryn (Robert) Bolger, Jessica, Robin, John (Noni). Scott has seven children, William Scott (Andrea), Timathy Jay (deceased), Jeremy, Travis (Heather), Gretchen Reed, Heidi (Nate) Serve, and Charles (Sara) Reed. On September 19, 1975, Bill married Janice Leary in Las Vegas, Nevada. The couple lived in Southern Utah, Montrose and Grand Junction, Colorado before returning to retire in Minersville, Utah. Janice brought her four children into the family, Jeanne Condie (Kendell) Judd, Carrie Condie (Lee) Bailey, Leo DeRay (JoEllen) Condie, and Jeffrey Warren Condie. Jeanne has four children, Heidi, Kendra, David and Steven Judd. Carrie has three children, Mikeal (Esther) Ruesch, Rosemary Orr and Kaylonni Stewart. DeRay has two children, Kyle and Kayleen. Bill has 26 great grandchildren. Funeral service will be Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Minersville First Ward Chapel, Minersville, Utah. Visitation and viewing will be held Monday night, March 23rd between 6 - 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday morning 9:45 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. at the Minersville First Ward. Interment will be at the Minersville City Cemetery under the direction of the McMillan Mortuary.
Published in The Daily Sentinel on 3/22/2009
July 23, 1925 - March 18, 2009
"It's been a Hell of a chase, but a damn good rodeo" William (Bill) Bonner left his earthly life of 83 years for his next adventure March 18, 2009. With a whistle for his favorite horse and a fly rod under his arm he smiled back tenderly upon his beloved wife, children, sisters, grandchildren, great grandchildren and dear friends as he passed from his loving family. Bill was a good man. He was a fisherman, hunter, horseman, Marine, salesman and a great storyteller. Bill lived his life in Utah and Colorado. Through his vast experiences in the wilderness of the west he formed wonderful campfire tales that many remember and many more pass on. Bill always knew how to cut to the chase and teach a life lesson through his wit and wisdom. He will be missed. Born in Milford, Utah July 23, 1925 to John Robert Bonner and Alta Eyre Bonner, Bill grew up on the Bonner Family Homestead in Nada, Utah. Alta and Robert Bonner gave Bill eight loving siblings, Myrtle (Barrett) White (deceased), Robert (Betty) Bonner (deceased), Phyllis (Earnest) Worthy (deceased), Ralph (Ruth) Bonner (deceased), Betty (Doug) Peterson (deceased), Helen (Gordon "Bub") Green, Emma (Ray) Davis, Margery (Leon) Thompson. When Bill was six years old, his father passed away. Later, his mother married Kenneth Kelsey and from this marriage Bill was blessed with his baby sister Kenna Lou (Brian) Kent. Bill attended school in Beaver County and at the tender age of 17, with World War II raging, he enlisted in the United States Marines, Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 26th Marines, 5th Division. Serving as a Mortar Crewman during the first wave of Marines on Iwo Jima, Bill arrived on the Japanese island February 19, 1945. Initially equipped for 76 hours of combat, the Marines were engulfed for 36 days in this battle before they won the island during the toughest fight of Marine history. After Iwo Jima Bill was among the first Marines to occupy Nagasaki, Japan after the atomic bombing there. Bill's service to his country and those with whom he served forever touched his life. In 1947 Bill married Ramona Gillies, in Minersville, Utah. Before divorce they were blessed with a daughter, Judy Lee (Harley Jr.) Voss, (deceased) and a son, William Robert, who died serving his country during the Viet Nam War. Judy had two children, Donna and Dwaine. In 1951 Bill married Valene Vance in Tooele, UT. The couple lived in Utah until 1957 when they moved to Grand Junction, Colorado. In 1973 they returned to Southern Utah. Although later divorced, together they raised three children, Rhea Gavry (Douglas) Monroe, Richard (Joyce) Bonner and Jeffrey Scott (Marlene) Bonner. Rhea has one daughter, Heather Gavry and stepson, Justin Gavry; Richard has five children, Tasy, Kathryn (Robert) Bolger, Jessica, Robin, John (Noni). Scott has seven children, William Scott (Andrea), Timathy Jay (deceased), Jeremy, Travis (Heather), Gretchen Reed, Heidi (Nate) Serve, and Charles (Sara) Reed. On September 19, 1975, Bill married Janice Leary in Las Vegas, Nevada. The couple lived in Southern Utah, Montrose and Grand Junction, Colorado before returning to retire in Minersville, Utah. Janice brought her four children into the family, Jeanne Condie (Kendell) Judd, Carrie Condie (Lee) Bailey, Leo DeRay (JoEllen) Condie, and Jeffrey Warren Condie. Jeanne has four children, Heidi, Kendra, David and Steven Judd. Carrie has three children, Mikeal (Esther) Ruesch, Rosemary Orr and Kaylonni Stewart. DeRay has two children, Kyle and Kayleen. Bill has 26 great grandchildren. Funeral service will be Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Minersville First Ward Chapel, Minersville, Utah. Visitation and viewing will be held Monday night, March 23rd between 6 - 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday morning 9:45 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. at the Minersville First Ward. Interment will be at the Minersville City Cemetery under the direction of the McMillan Mortuary.
Published in The Daily Sentinel on 3/22/2009
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