Birth

On February 3rd Bonita (Bonnie) Williams was delivered at an Air Force base by a captain in Washington D.C.

Childhood

Her favorite memory as a child was being an only child for 10 years.

Siblings

She has one brother. His name is Dennis Williams. He used to be a firefighter.

Parents

Her father was Alex Williams. He was a military man for 22 years. He fought in WWII and the Korean War. Her mother was June Williams. She was a telephone lady. And she also worked at a grocery store for awhile.

Teenage Years

She was a good teenager and followed the rules. She was a military brat. Her mother wouldn't ever let her really do anything so she usually stayed in the house. She didn't leave her home till she was 19 in a half.

High School

She never really was a fan of school. She didn't really pay attention to things because she didn't like and found it boring.

Sports

The only sports she ever did was the ones she had to do in gym class. She enjoyed to Archery in that class. She was in a chorus though. It had about 50 kids in it.

Hobby

She enjoys reading. Especially the bible. She's read it about 10 times maybe more. She used to knit. Right now she's raising a set of twins. She always enjoys cross word puzzles.

First Job

Her first job was at a Tony's Pizzeria. She got the job because her moms best friend worked their. She was only 15 at the time.

Favorite Job

Her favorite job was when she worked at the Smithsonian Museum. She worked in the gift shop there. She sold gift cards. She made a dollar seventy-five an hour.

Biggest Struggle

Her biggest struggle was her surgeries. She has had two of them. She had two tumors. She had one in her stomach and one in her neck. She also struggled with money. She had many jobs so she could take care of her children.

First Love

Her first love was Warren Hauths. He was a red headed boy the worked with her mom. She thought he was such a dream. She was 15.

Russel Meadows

Russel Meadows was her first Husband. They were together 18 months. And they had one beautiful daughter together her name is Lisa.

Gerald Arthur was her second and last husband. She knew his family very well. But she never met him. She first saw him on November in 1971 when he came back from war. She met him on February 23 and 10 days later they got married. They were together for 38 years before he passed away on December 17, 2009.

Gerald Arthur

Vietnam War

The Vietnam had a big impact on her life. Both of her husbands had went into that war. Her first husband was there for 9 months. He was gone for half of their marriage. She's thankful for that her boys didn't have to go to the Iraq war.

Children

She had one daughter with her first. Lisa she is the eldest. She had three more children with her second husband. Scotty was the first. Then Jamie. Than last but not least Hattie.

Grand Children

She has a total of 12 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren so far. Lisa has 3 kids and 3 grandchildren. Scotty has 2 kids. Jamie has a set of twins. And Hattie has 6 kids and 4 grandbabies.

What do You Want Your Family to Remember You By

She wants her family to know just how sweet she was to everyone. And that she love's them all so very much, they will all have a special place in her heart.

Her favorite vacation spot is the Colorado Estes park. They stayed there in 1986 for a week. She recently went back there to take Jamies twins to see how beautiful it is in 2015.

Favorite Vacation

Places Lived

Bonnie has lived all over the united states. When she was a child she lived in Washington D.C. Then she lived in Indiana. Bowling Green Virginia. Maryland. Then she met Lisa's dad in Virginia. Then they moved to Michigan. Then they got divorced in west Virginia. That's where she met Gerald. They moved to Florida. Than back to Maryland. Virginia again than last but not least Missouri where she has been for 32 years.

Influenced You Most

The person who influenced her life the most was her neighbor Mr. Hannah. When she was little she would spend most of her time talking to him. He always told her that you need to marry a military man. And that's exactly what she did.

Proudest Moment

Her proudest moment in life was having all four of her children. She absolutely loved being pregnant with them. She's glad that all of them have graduated and that they all have beautiful families.

Bonnie's biggest regret in life would be getting sick to early and having to be on disability.

Biggest Regret

Advice For Teenagers Today

Her advice for teenager today. Is to trust god and to do allot of praying because it's a crazy world out there. He will help you every step of the way.

Our Family Chain

We little knew that morning

That God would call your name.

In life we loved you dearly; In death we do the same.

It broke our hears to lose you, But you did not go alone,

For part of us went with you The day God called you home.

You left us beautiful memories, Your love is still our guide,

And though we cannot see you, You are always by our side.

Our family chain is broken And nothing seems the same,

But as God calls us one by one,

The chain will link again.