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Bonita

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Bonita

Birth
Death
1937 (aged 22–23)
Burial
Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Front yard of Luther Burbank home - in an unmarked & undefined grassy area - where the Cedar of Lebanon tree used to stand.
Memorial ID
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The family dog, Luther Burbanks's faithful fox terrier lived 23 years.

According to the Sonoma County Library, Bonita was given to Burbank by a neighborhood boy Flyod Lamburth. The dog was 12 years old when Burbank died in 1926, and lived 11 more years.
The family dog, Luther Burbanks's faithful fox terrier lived 23 years.

According to the Sonoma County Library, Bonita was given to Burbank by a neighborhood boy Flyod Lamburth. The dog was 12 years old when Burbank died in 1926, and lived 11 more years.

Inscription

There was never a headstone, or marker of any kind.

Gravesite Details

Bonita was originally buried under the Cedar of Lebanon tree - which was removed in 1989 - due to root disease.


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