Bonnie Elizabeth Crabtree Boothe

1921 - 2008

Bonnie Elizabeth Crabtree Boothe, of 4526 Longview Road, Pulaski, Va., passed away Wednesday afternoon, October 29, 20008, at the Pulaski Health & Rehabilitation Center, Pulaski, Va. She was born June 21, 1921, in Ceres, Va., Bland County.
Bonnie was the daughter of Estle Peter Crabtree and Hattie Jane Tilson Crabtree. Preceding her in death were her parents; her beloved husband, Grover Craig Boothe Jr.; two brothers, John Howard Crabtree and J.R. Crabtree; two sisters, Dorothy Jane Crabtree Riel and Mabel Marie Crabtree Groseclose.
Bonnie's survivors include her beloved daughter and son-in law, Randall C. and Elizabeth B. Sumner, of Pulaski, Va.; special and devoted son and daughterin-law, Malcolm C. and Deborah N. Boothe; her three grandchildren, B.J. and Lacie Boothe, of Pulaski, Va., and Dr. Christopher C. Sumner and wife, Laura, of Rocky Mt., Va.; and two beautiful greatgrandchildren, Josh and Luke Sumner.
Also surviving are her brother and sister-in-law, Andrew Bane and Lois 0. Crabtree, of Ceres, Va.; nieces and nephews, including Donna Maria Groseclose, Farmville, Va. Betty Jane and Bill Hubble, Ceres, Va., Iris Lynn and Mike Pruitt, Ceres, Va., John Howard and Carol Crabtree, Wytheville, Va., and Robert Henry Riel, of Aberdeen, Md. Great-nieces and nephews, Michael Andrew and Sara Pruitt, Erin and Phillip Buttery, Andy and Stephanie Blankenship. She also included as part of her family the person she called her second son and long-time employee, Don Ratcliffe, his wife, Susie, and their three children and families.
Bonnie was a very active member of Trinity Lutheran Church for the last 42 years. Her church family and Pastor were very important to her daily life.
Mrs. Boothe and her son, Malcolm, were owners and operators of Boothe Longview Farm and partners with Joe Meek, in Pulaski Livestock Market.
She was a charter member of the Pulaski County FFA alumni association, active 4-H leader for many years. She was one of the inaugural members of the original New River Valley Fair Board of Directors, in Dublin, Va. She was a Charter Member of the Wurno Home Demonstration Club and President of the club for many years. She was a member of the Dublin Feeders Cattle Association, Virginia Beef Cattle Association, Board of Directors for the Bank of Speedwell, Board of Directors for the American Cancer Association.
The visitation for Bonnie will be at Stevens Funeral Home Saturday evening, November 1, 2008, from 6 to 9 p.m. and the funeral will be at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church at 3 p.m. Sunday November 2, 2008. Flowers or memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 378, Pulaski, Va. 24301. Visitation arrangements are being provided by Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral and burial arrangements are being provided by Seagle Funeral Home, both of Pulaski, Va.