Bonnie Rose Allen
February 1, 1952 - February 1, 2019
I met Bonnie in April of 1967. I was a Jax Bch (FL) ocean lifeguard and Bonnie was a sweet little Georgia girl. Our. destinies crossed on the sands of the Atlantic. We went to some beach parties, and probably to the drive in movie at the Midway Theater on Beach Boulevard. She went back to Statesboro in May or June, and I lost track of her. I never forgot her, though. I always wondered what happened to her and how her life turned out. She was a very sweet, kind person, and fun to be with. She always looked nice and dressed well, though her family didn’t have a lot of money. Her Dad was in town on a job, and her Mother was there too. They were staying in a house on 1st Street South in Jax Beach, not far from the lifeguard station.
I returned to the Volunteer Lifesaving Corps in the winter of 1993, and was working at Pete’s Bar in Neptune Beach when in 1996, I received a phone call: “May I speak to David Stearns?” “This is David.” "My name is Chris Parker, and I’m your daughter.” She told me about her Mother, and I realized she was on the level. We met a month or so later at First Street Grill in Jacksonville Beach, and began getting acquainted. For a variety of reasons, Bonnie let her believe that her (Bonnie’s) first husband was her (Chris’) father. The only thing Bonnie knew about me was that I was a Jax Beach lifeguard in 1967.
Obituary for Mrs. Bonnie Allen Dean
Statesboro, Georgia
Mrs. Bonnie Allen Dean, age 67, died Friday evening February 1, 2019, at the Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Facility in Statesboro. Bonnie was born in Everglades City Florida, but resided most of her life in Bulloch County. She graduated from Ogeechee Technical College in 1994 as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Bonnie worked with several nursing homes in the area throughout her career. Her greatest joy was the years spent as a nurse with Ogeechee Area Hospice and working with patients and families under their care. She was of the Baptist faith.
Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Bennett Allen & Margie Freeman Allen; a brother, Hugh Bennett Allen and a child, Cicely Bunton.
Surviving are her children, Chris and Richard Youmans of Millen; Larry D. Young, Jr. and Michelle of Statesboro, Wesley and Celina Bunton of Odessa, TX, Hugh and Cassandra Bunton of Beeville, TX, Valerie Miller and Jasper Evans of Statesboro and Kayla and Tim Belsches of Ft. Hood, TX,; 14 grandchildren, five great grandchildren; a brother, Kip Allen (Karen) of North Carolina and three sisters, Judy Green of Kyle, TX, Valerie and David Pope of Statesboro and Tami Allen Beasley of Statesboro.
The family will receive visitors on Tuesday from 5:00pm until 8:00pm at Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home in Statesboro.
Graveside services and burial will be Wednesday at 11:00am at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church with Dr. Harry Sherrer officiating.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Ogeechee Area Hospice, P.O. Box 531, Statesboro, Georgia 30459.
Friends may sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com.
Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory of Statesboro is in charge of the arrangements.
