Bonita was the first of nine children for William Ace and Alfretta Genevia (Irwin) Turnidge. The family lived in the Willamina, Oregon area and her father was a farmer.

Bonnie married Walter Clarence Stephens June 5, 1919 in Portland, Oregon. They had two sons, Raymond and Harold. They lived in Portland for about ten years, then moved to Union, Oregon. They didn't stay there long, then moved back to Willamina. Walter was a dairy farmer.
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The Capital Journal Salem, Oregon · Friday, December 16, 1966

Bonita Stephens
MrMINNVILLE - Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Macy & Son for Bonita V. Stephens, 70, Sacramento, Calif., who died today in a hospital in Auburn, California. Interment will be in Evergreen Memorial Park.

Mrs. Stenhens was born at Dallas and attended Willamina schools. She lived in Willamina for many years before moving to California several years ago to live with her son. Survivors include a son, Ray, Sacramento, and four grandchildren.
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Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon) 17 Dec 1966, Sat Page 9

WILLAMINA - Mrs. Bonita V. Stephens, 70, a former longtime resident of Willamina died Friday at an Auburn, Calif. hospital.

For the past three years she had been living in Sacramento but spent most of her life in the Willamina area and was born in Dallas. She moved to California following the death of her husband, Walter, who farmed near Willamina.

Surviving are son Ray, Sacramento, and four grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 am Wednesday at Macy & Son Mortuary, McMinnville, and interment will be at Evergreen Memorial Park, McMinnville.