favorably known in this section.
He was born at Atlanta, La., May 22, 1865, eldest of a family of ten children, nine boys and one girl. His parents, James Randolph and Susan Rebecca Simms Bonnette, were born, reared, and educated in Louisiana. His father served with distinction in the Confederate Army throughout the Civil War, being decorated for bravery.
Dr. Bonnette married Miss Irene Lucille Thrasher, of Atlanta, La., in 1894. She died in January, 1897, leaving one infant daughter, Vivian, who is now the wife of R. O. Rust, of Alexandria. In 1896 he married Miss Helen Elgin Saunders, of Waco, Texas. She died in 1918, leaving a son, James Saunders Bonnette. On June 25, 1924 he married Miss Gladys Allen of Natchitoches Parish, who, in addition to the children above referred to, with the following survive him: J. V. Bonnette, Jr., Allen Randolph Bonnette, and Lalla Ruth Bonnette. He also leaves one granddaughter, Helen Katherine Rust.
Dr. Bonnette is survived by five brothers and one sister. They are: L. P. Bonnette, of Wright City, Okla., Arthur Bonnette of Natchitoches, Dr. Jesse Bonnette of Hot Springs, Ark., E. V. Bonnette of Atlanta, La., Dr. J. M. Bonnette of Alexandria, and Mrs. Gertrude Ball of Long Beach, Calif.
His funeral will take place Friday. Services will be conducted at the family home in Alexandria at 1 o'clock, after which the procession will leave by motor for Atlanta where interment will be made in the Atlanta Cemetery.
Published in The Winn Parish Enterprise, January 26, 1933
favorably known in this section.
He was born at Atlanta, La., May 22, 1865, eldest of a family of ten children, nine boys and one girl. His parents, James Randolph and Susan Rebecca Simms Bonnette, were born, reared, and educated in Louisiana. His father served with distinction in the Confederate Army throughout the Civil War, being decorated for bravery.
Dr. Bonnette married Miss Irene Lucille Thrasher, of Atlanta, La., in 1894. She died in January, 1897, leaving one infant daughter, Vivian, who is now the wife of R. O. Rust, of Alexandria. In 1896 he married Miss Helen Elgin Saunders, of Waco, Texas. She died in 1918, leaving a son, James Saunders Bonnette. On June 25, 1924 he married Miss Gladys Allen of Natchitoches Parish, who, in addition to the children above referred to, with the following survive him: J. V. Bonnette, Jr., Allen Randolph Bonnette, and Lalla Ruth Bonnette. He also leaves one granddaughter, Helen Katherine Rust.
Dr. Bonnette is survived by five brothers and one sister. They are: L. P. Bonnette, of Wright City, Okla., Arthur Bonnette of Natchitoches, Dr. Jesse Bonnette of Hot Springs, Ark., E. V. Bonnette of Atlanta, La., Dr. J. M. Bonnette of Alexandria, and Mrs. Gertrude Ball of Long Beach, Calif.
His funeral will take place Friday. Services will be conducted at the family home in Alexandria at 1 o'clock, after which the procession will leave by motor for Atlanta where interment will be made in the Atlanta Cemetery.
Published in The Winn Parish Enterprise, January 26, 1933
Family Members
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Eugene V. Bonnette
1868–1947
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Edgar Vanburen Bonnette
1871–1902
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Dr Jesse V. Bonnette
1873–1946
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Arthur Veronicus Bonnette
1876–1962
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Dr Jacob Milton Bonnette
1879–1940
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George Washington Bonnette
1881–1886
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Emanuel Erastus Bonnette
1885–1886
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Linus Parker Bonnette
1887–1954
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Sara Gertrude Bonnette Ball
1889–1954
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