Bonar, Robert Ray
Passed: 2012-09-13
Age: 83
Source: Jackson County Newspapers
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 2012-09-15
Information: Robert Ray Bonar, 83, of Ravenswood WV, passed away on September 13, 2012 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston WV. He was born October 29, 1928. He was born on a large dairy farm in Murraysville WV to Nelson Edward Bonar and Ada Mae Polk Bonar. He was employed as a railroad worker and was a member of the Teamsters Union, and later retired from Kaiser Aluminum in Ravenswood as a millwright. He graduated with the class of ""48 from Ravenswood High School. He entered the U. S. Air Force and served in the Korean War. After leaving the service, he entered Marshall College on a football scholarship. He faithfully attended sporting events at Ravenswood High School. He was a lifetime member of Coleman Chapel Church, and also a member of Ravenswood VFW Post 6669. He loved singing. Survivors: daughters, Joyce Hill and husband Randy M. Hill, Evans WV and Sharon Pease, Millwood WV; sons, Jim Bonar and wife Drema and Don Bonar, all of Fairplain WV; grandchildren, Amy Jo Whited, Brieanna K. Hill, Jacob S. Bonar, Katrina D. Hill, Robert John Pease, Alexander B. Hill and Jacob Lucas; brothers, William ""Bill"" Bonar, Parkersburg WV, Jack Bonar, Jackson MS, and Dr. Daniel ""Don"" Bonar and wife Marty, Granville OH; brother-in-law, William ""Bus"" Davis, Vienna WV; many special nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Ruth Ann Sullivan Bonar; brother, Nelson Edward Bonar; sister, Dorothy Davis; and granddaughter, Ashly May Bonar. The service is Monday, September 17, 2012, at 11 am at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood WV. Minister Reverend John Frum is officiating. Burial will be in Ravenswood Cemetery, Ravenswood, with graveside military rites provided by Ravenswood VFW Post 6669. Friends may visit the family at Roush Funeral Home on Sunday, September 16, from 2 to 4 pm. Condolences may be expressed to the family by email at roush94@yahoo.com or on our website at www.roushfuneralhome.com.