Bonnie Estes Bowman

BONNIE ESTES BOWMAN Bonnie Estes Bowman died on February 23, 2025, at her home in Naples, FL, after an extended illness and hospice care. A memorial gathering was held at her home in Madison Park, Naples. Bonnie was born on February 21, 1936, in Washington, DC. She was the daughter of Norwood Estes and Irma Trexler Estes, both predeceased her. Bonnie has been greatly loved, and will be missed by family, neighbors, colleagues, and many animals. She created community everywhere she went. After graduating from Falls Church High School, and Mary Washington College in 1958, Bonnie was an educator, first in the Fairfax, VA Public Schools English Department, then, after operating an office supply and equipment facility in Naples, FL for three years, she taught English at Barron Collier High School from 1979 to 1999. She will be laid to rest with her family at National Memorial Park, Falls Church, VA, at 12 noon on June 24, 2025 Donations in memory of Bonnie Bowman may kindly be made to Best Friends Animal Society, 5001 Angel Canyon Rd., Kenab, UT 84741-5000.