Bonnie Faye West Lawson

1928 - 2017

Bonnie Faye West Lawson obituary, 1928-2017, Fort Smith, AR

Bonnie Faye West Lawson

1928 - 2017

BORN

1928

DIED

2017

Bonnie West Lawson Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Sep. 3, 2017.
Bonnie Faye West Lawson, 89, of Fort Smith, passed from this life, and now is with her Lord and Savior, September 2, 2017 in Fort Smith. She was born, in Greenwood, to the late John Arthur and Ona Thornton Jones. She owned and operated, along with her late husband Glenn, West Riding Academy and Western Land Company. She was a member of Greenwood First Baptist Church since 1968. Bonnie was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother. She lived her life as an example of God's love to others. Her giving spirit will be remembered always as she was a blessing to all who knew her.

She is survived by her children, Carolyn West of Dallas, Texas and Michael West, Sr. of Quinton, Oklahoma; her grandchildren, Sherry Drennan of Greenwood, Abbe Fenimore of Dallas, Texas, Michael West, Jr., Candace Few and Steven West all of Quinton, Oklahoma and Jonathan West of Little Elm, Texas; her brothers, Norman Casey Jones of Van Buren, Jimmy Jones of Grain Valley, Missouri and Phillip Jones and Don Jones of Greenwood, as well as eleven great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands Glenn West and Deslie Lawson; her daughter Glenda West; four brothers, John "Doc" Jones, Robert "Bob" Jones, Roger Jones and Has Owen Jones, as well as two sisters, Ilene Liston and Mary Sue McGhee.

Funeral services will be 10:00am Thursday, September 7, 2017 in Edwards Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following at Roselawn Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 5:00 to 7:00pm Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at Edwards Funeral Home. Services are under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be Darrin, Dakston and Dane Drennan and Mike, Jr., Steven and Jonathan West.

The family would like to thank the staff of Brookfield Assisted Living and Peachtree Hospice for all their love and care. And to our special angels, Connie Jones, Marisa Lambert, Michelle Guy, Rosetta, Rachel, Lisa, Jessica and Melissa, We could not have done it without you.

To sign an online guestbook, visit www.edwardsfuneralhome.com

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Don Moore

September 9, 2017

Hi Friends,

Time and circumstance have separated us over the years, but on behalf of me and my siblings, three of which are still alive, I want to extend our condolences and sympathies and prayers to all of you. Don, Rosemary, Trueman, and Arlene Moore

Carl and Frances Witcher

September 7, 2017

Dear Family of Bonnie - She was a precious lady - we did not meet her till she came into life of our old Arizona friend, Deslie Lawson. She blessed his last years.

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