Bonnie Lenora (Garner) Tow passed away in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Monday, July 27, 2020, at the age of 81 years.
Bonnie was the daughter of Ivey Buster Garner & Edna (Boatner) Garner, born on June 3, 1939, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She was brought up in Wewoka, where she attended schools, married, and had three children. She moved to Duncan and worked for Hagar Slacks and in nursing homes as kitchen help, until the early 1990s when her health failed and she returned to Holdenville to be near family.
Bonnie enjoyed reading, and listening to Gospel music, especially on Sundays. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was of the Baptist faith.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Buster & Edna Garner; her son, Chris Babb, and grandson Jeremy Fincher; her brothers: Wallace Garner, Ivey Garner Jr, and John Paul Garner Sr; three nephews: Wendell Garner, William Garner Jr, and Walter Garner, and one niece, Mona Schoelen; her aunt, Marilyn Boatner and uncle, Gene Boatner.
She is survived by one daughter, Debbie Babb (Jim Scott) of Boyd TX, and one son, Robert Babb (Donna) of Holdenville; four grandchildren: Misty Babb-Vanston and Brandy Babb, both of Duncan, Jesse Babb of Holdenville, and Tammy Smolinski of Grand Prairie TX; thirteen great grandchildren; her brother, William Garner Sr.; her aunt, Bonnie Crumley; other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services were held on Friday, August 7, 2020, 11:00 a.m. at Fisher Funeral Home-Lillye Chapel, and Bonnie was laid to rest at Holdenville Cemetery, with Rev. Dane Robinson officiating. Pallbearers were Jesse Babb, Austin Johnson, Hunter Fincher, Justin Smolinski, Kevin Garner, and Kenneth Johnson. Honorary pallbearers were James Scott and Joe Smolinski.