Betty Sue Bonebrake
Oct. 25, 1927 May 30, 2016 Betty Sue Bonebrake, 88, of Lanagan, Mo., departed this life on Monday morning, May 30, 2016, in the comfort of her home after a lengthy illness. She entered this life on Oct. 25, 1927, in Bristow, Okla., daughter of the late Melvin and Evelyn (Watson) Benschoter.
She moved with her family to Lanagan, Mo., as a youth and was a graduate of Noel High School. On July 14, 1946, in Columbus, Kan., she was united in marriage to Bob J. Bonebrake, and to this union three sons and one daughter were born. They resided in Eudora, Kan., for several years where she worked in the cafeteria for the Eudora School District. She was also employed by King Radio in Olathe, Kan. She and Bob returned home to Lanagan in 1985. She enjoyed baking and decorating cakes, delicious malts, homemade mac-ncheese, working in her flower gardens, reading, crossword puzzles, board games, bird watching, scrapbooking, was an avid collector (especially of dolls) and was a selftaught pianist. She taught VBS and Sunday School in many churches throughout her spiritual journey and was a current member of Honey Lake Community Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 69 years, Bob Bonebrake, on Dec. 4, 2015; a son, Dennis Wayne Bonebrake; two brothers, Don and A.W. Benschoter; and an infant sister, Joyce Benschoter.
She is survived by two sons, Steven Ray Bonebrake and wife, Elaine, of Lawrence, Kan., and Timothy Lee Bonebrake and wife, Linda, of Eudora; a daughter, Susan Melynn Baldwin and husband, Lonnie, of Mavisdale, Va.; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends who will dearly miss her.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, June 3, 2016, in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Home with Pastor Tim Bonebrake officiating. Burial will follow in the Lanagan Cemetery in Lanagan, Mo.
The family will receive friends on Friday morning, June 3, at 9 a.m. in the funeral home chapel.
Memorials are being directed to the Honey Lake Church, Samaritans Purse or Lanagan Cemetery Fund, and contributions may be left at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through www.ozarkfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Mo.