06/01/2002
Bonnie Ruth (Walter) Ferree was born on June 9, 1927, in Pershing, Iowa the daughter of Charles
Henry Walter Sr. and Lillie Mae (Chambers) Walter.
She was raised in Knoxville
and graduated from Knoxville High School. After graduation, she attended the Methodist
School of Nursing and received her nursing degree.
She was married on August 19,
1955 to Robert Ferree in Knoxville. They moved to Missouri in 1957. She worked as
a registered nurse until retirement.
Bonnie passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2002
at St. John’s Mercy Hospital in Washington, Missouri at the age of 74 years, 11
months and 23 days.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Robert
in 1985.
Those left to honor her memory include two sons: Robert and his wife Laura
of Ellisville, Missouri, Scott and his wife Kelley of Augusta, Missouri, four grandchildren
Shane, Jacob, Brice, and Natalie.
Also a brother Charles Walter and his wife Mary Esther
of Knoxville, Iowa, and a sister Geraldine Johnson of Grand Junction, Colorado and
many other family members and friends.