Vera Bonnette Obituary

BONNETTE, Vera PINE HILL COMMUNITY - Vera Rowe Heib Bonnette, 89, passed away Thursday evening, June 3, 2008, at The Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, July 5, 2008, at Pine Hill United Methodist Church. Burial in Pine Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Bonnette was born in Saluda, February 19, 1919. Was the daughter of Andrew Sampson (Ab) and Nannie Clara Palmer Rowe. Finished Newberry High School and School of Nursing at Tri-County Hospital (The Regional Medical Center.) Was a member of the National League of Nurses, The State Nurses Association. Served in World War II as 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps. Member of the Pine Hill United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. Is registered in the National Nurses Memorial in Washington, DC, which honors all women who have served the US. Retired in 1984 from Orangeburg Regional Medical Center as Associate Director of Nursing Service. She was the widow of Cecil H. Bonnette and was predeceased by a daughter, Carol Sue Edwards, and a granddaughter, Priss Wooten Fox. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Charles H. (Cecile) Hutchins, Gastonia, NC, Mrs. Sam (Beth) Wooten, Lowrys, SC, and Mrs. Noel (Vicki) Burke, Neeses; one sister, Gloria Dempsey, Columbia; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, at Pine Hill United Methodist Church. At other times friends may call at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. Noel Burke, 2224 Slab Landing Road, Pine Hill Community. Memorials may be made to Pine Hill United Methodist Church, 2224 Slab Landing Road, Neeses, SC 29107. Arrangements by DUKES-HARLEY FUNERAL HOME. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.