Laura Bonnie - In Loving Memory

by Sam Figura & Kaylee Condos

Contents

Biography

Laura's Story

Facts about Laura

Videos

Photographs

Biography

Laura Alice Bonnie was born at the former Pacific Christian Hospital in Eugene, Oregon on April 12, 1932. Samuel P. Barley and Leona M. Barley were her parents. Laura Bonnie had children at a young age and was a full time mom of three. She named her children Glen Arnold Barley, Rose Ann Figura, and Robert Dean Gray. She married a gentlemen named Ralph Pratt, and after he passed away, she married Elmer Gray. After Elmer passed away, she married a man named Jess Bonnie. After Jess passed away, she spent many years with William (Or, Willie, as I called him), but they were never married. Willie passed away from pneumonia when I was ten or eleven years old. After Willie passed, Laura moved in with her brother Leon Barley. Laura spent much of her life doing housework and raising children. She enjoyed sowing, watching television (soap operas, especially), reading, and going to church. After Leon passed, Laura was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. Laura passed away at her home on October 15th, 2020 at 8:15 PM due to complications of Parkinson's Disease. She was 88 years of age and will be greatly missed by her friends and family.

Laura's Story

Published in Early Short Stories and Poems by Sam Figura, sold on Amazon

Facts about Laura

-Favorite foods: Oriental food, Taco Bell, Taco Time, Domino's Pizza, pretzels, nuts, TV dinners, green bean casserole, Mom's potato salad, olives, coffee, Sprite, Sierra Mist, chicken sandwiches, Countryside, Izzy's

-Favorite colors: Purple, light blue, yellow, orange, green, red

-Favorite TV shows: Price is Right, Wheel of Fortune, Family Feud, The Days of Our Lives, General Hospital (she liked to watch 'Westerns' also).

-Favorite local stores: Bush's in Elmira, Goodwill, Lone Pine Firms, Thistledown, Winco, Dollar Tree, Grocery Outlet, St. Vincint DePaul, Walmart

-Favorite parts of nature: deer, geese, ocean sunsets, Crater Lake, sun, desert, sound of rain, frogs, turtles, squirrels, cows, and birds

-Hobbies: Word search puzzles, gardening, sewing, embroidery, and cooking

-Sam's favorite present from her: A hand-stitched Jesus blanket (super cozy)

-Laura went to South Hills Assembly of God for many years and later attended Ekklesia Eugene

-Laura read often from her King James Bible

-Every day for over six years, Grandma Laura always found a way to tell Kaylee and I that she loves us.

-Best memory with her: Eating a Snickers cake together in celebration of me graduating the University of Oregon.

Grandma Laura's last words: "Momma, Daddy, Jesus"

Videos

Photographs

(Above: Laura and Willie)

(Above: Uncle Robert (left), me as a young kid, Laura (far right))

(Above: old family picture, me sitting on the grass with everyone behind me)

(Above: Laura Bonnie around 19-20 years old holding my mom Rose Ann Figura)

-- Below are pictures after her passing, these include images of her urn and where she was buried. She was buried at West Lawn Cemetery in Eugene, Oregon next to her parents.

(Above: My friend on Facebook named Dorothy who lives in Australia kindly sent me this image after my Grandma passed away. I do not own the words in it, but I wanted to share it with everyone because it helped me with my emotions and constant thoughts. <3)

I will forever love you, Grandma. <3 - Your Sammy

*I will likely edit this post and add more pictures in the future*

*Thank you Kaylee Condos for helping with edits and putting this together with me!