Bonnie Janice ROBERTSON

1930 - 2016  (85 years)

• Name	Bonnie Janice ROBERTSON
  Birth	6 Dec 1930	Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	3501E26E19F644C391090E2B9D44EC225EBE
  Death	10 Jan 2016	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA   [1]
  Burial	Magnolia Park Cemetery & Mausoleum, Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia, USA   [1]
  Notes	Copied from findagrave.com: In Memory of... Bonnie Janice Robertson Minter of Farmington, New Mexico, passed away quietly at Kaseman Hospice at the Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico on January, 10, 2015. She was born in Hillsborough, Texas on December 6, 1930, the daughter of Alton Cook “AC” Robertson, and Jewell Ala Mildred Pauline Irion Robertson. Bonnie and her husband Dave ran the Alamo Military Surplus store on East Main, in Farmington and was a graduate of Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. She taught English and drama in the Farmington schools for many years. Her children were heard to comment “My Mother wears combat boots.” To which Bonnie would reply, “Because they are so comfortable & wear so well.” Bonnie always thought of herself as having a Scottish heritage, even though she was a 4th or 5th generation Texan. Always polite, she had an incredibly sharp wit. When salesmen or religious people would come to the door, she would simply say in perfect English “I am sure you will find my neighbors much more receptive than I.” She was a stickler for language. Asking her “Can I have a cookie?” would prompt the response that “Can” means are you physically capable of something, and she would say “Yes, you are physically capable of having a cookie. Did you mean to ask for permission?” Her penchant for language made her an impossible person to play scrabble with, since she only played 6, 7 or 8 letter words. She would do the NY Times Sunday crossword puzzle with her Father, AC Robertson, but they would ONLY do the across clues or the down clues. Then they would count how many white squares remained. The Sunday NY Times crossword puzzle wasn’t challenging enough for that pair. She loved animals, and the veterinarians knew that if an injured or abandoned animal was found, that no one else would adopt, then Bonnie would. She and Dave loved to go on drives, sometimes venturing as far as Georgia or Kentucky while sleuthing out some genealogical clues to her ancestry. She was preceded in death by grandson, Michael Crane; and great granddaughter, Aria Crane. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, I. D. (Dave) Minter; her sister, LaVena Robertson Cooper of Odessa, Texas; her sons, Stanley Allen Crane and Robert Eugene Crane; and her daughters, Janice Dee Crane Traugh and Millie May Crane Meyer; her grandchildren are: Audrey Crane, Allen Crane, Brian Crane, Daniel Crane, Kelly Crane Schroeder, Scott Traugh, Jennifer Traugh Martin, Lowell Meyer, Alton Meyer, and Mika Christmann; her great grandchildren are: Clementine Crane-Brown, Calliope Crane-Brown, Auburn Crane-Buckman, Dylan Crane, Wednesday Crane, Igby Crane, Trinity Crane, Trace Crane, Zachary Martin, Katelyn Martin, Jackson Traugh, Elizabeth Traugh, Claire Meyer, Sophie Meyer, Rhylann Michael Schroeder, and Olivia Christmann. A graveside service will be at 3:30PM on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Magnolia Park Cemetery, Warner Robins, with Mark Traugh and Stanley Crane officiating. Her love will live on inside of all of us. Hart’s Mortuary at the Cupola has charge of arrangements. Published on the Hart's funeral home website.
  Person ID	I8861	America
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2020

  
  

  Family	I D "Dave" Minter,   b. 23 Jul 1930, Red River County, Texas, USA d. 30 Apr 2018, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	3 Apr 1969	Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico, USA
  Family ID	F3639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later.