Oklahoma Cemeteries Website
butterfly
image
Click here to break out of frames
This information is available for free. If you paid money for a
subscription to get to this site, demand a refund.
For any questions pertaining to an individual cemetery, you would need to contact the cemetery sexton / board / caretaker.

Bonita Kellam
© Trout Funeral Home & Crematory
07-2019
Submitted by: Glenn

© Trout Funeral Home & Crematory

July 9, 1935 - July 12, 2019

A graveside memorial ceremony will be held at 10 am, Saturday, August 10, 2019 at the Grandview Cemetery in Kaw City with Shane Hickey officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Crematory.

Bonita was born on July 9, 1935 to Thomas Martin and Dorothy Gay Martin in Harrison, AR, one of nine children. She was raised in Harrison; graduating from high school there. After high school, Bonita moved to Wichita. In Wichita, she worked at the local Dillons Grocery Store as a cashier. One of the sackers at the store, Gary Kellam, was always winking at her and trying to get her romantic attention. One fateful day, he asked her why she never winked back. Bonita replied that she was unable to wink, but would go out with him. They were married in 1961. The couple moved to Kaw City in the early 1980's where Bonita had lived until moving to Tulsa in 2017 to be nearer to some of her children. While in Kaw City, Bonita became friends with many in the community, including a term served as the Mayor. Native American history, culture, and artwork were special interest of Bonita. Especially the tribes located in Oklahoma. As well, Bonita enjoyed listening to classic country music from her youth and drinking a cup of good coffee. However, above all else, Bonita loved her family and cherished her time with them. She will be dearly missed by her friends and family.

Survivors include her beloved children: LuAnne Reedy and husband Jerry of Claremore, OK, Steve Kellam and wife Julie of Tulsa, OK, Grace Etter, dear siblings: , Jeannie Lynn and husband Jerry of Green Forest, AR, Kenneth Martin, Barbara Barkley, and Joyce Reed all of Harrison, AR, cherished grandchildren: Sarah Reedy and fiancé Sam Fetters of New York City, Tony Clark and fiancé Jera Winters of Oklahoma City, Logan Mims of Oklahoma City, Aaron Kellam and wife Shelby of Los Angeles, CA, and Jeremy Kellam, as well as her adored cats Katrina, Callie, and Betty.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, siblings Albert, Bonnie, Mary Ann and Norman.


|Grandview Cemetery| |Kay County Cemetery Page| |Home|



This site may be freely linked, but not duplicated in any way without consent.
All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited!
© 2000-2024 Oklahoma Cemeteries

The information on this site is provided free for the purpose of researching your genealogy. This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for your own research, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The information contained in this site may not be copied to any other site without written "snail-mail" permission. If you wish to have a copy of a donor's material, you must have their permission. All information found on these pages is under copyright of Oklahoma Cemeteries. This is to protect any and all information donated. The original submitter or source of the information will retain their copyright. Unless otherwise stated, any donated material is given to Oklahoma Cemeteries to make it available online. This material will always be available at no cost, it will always remain free to the researcher.