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Forest Olin "Bob" BONNELL

Forest Olin "Bob" BONNELL

Male 1927 - 1981  (53 years)


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  • Name Forest Olin "Bob" BONNELL
    Birth 22 Nov 1927  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Military From 3 Apr 1946 to 4 Feb 1948  [1, 3, 4, 5] 
    S2, US Navy, World War II 
    Census 1950  Champion Twp, Trumbull Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation carpenter  [1] 
    Occupation 1950  [6] 
    press feeder for kitchen unit manufacturer 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Death 25 May 1981  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7, 8] 
    Notes 
    • Forrest Olin “Bob” Bonnell
      Birth: 22 Nov 1927 Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA
      Death: 25 May 1981 (aged 53)
      Burial: Masonic Memorial Park, West Union, Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA
      Memorial #: 81746620

      Bio: MilitaryU.S. Navy, World War II 

      Son of Oscar Blaine Bonnell & Maude Gay(Perrine) Bonnell
      Married twice 1st to Arlene Reed on Sept. 4, 1948.
      2nd marriage to Margaret Romaine Cox dau. of Ora & Ruth Cox on July 3, 1954 at West Union, Doddridge County, WV.
      Following from #47718447 (dr Bonnell)Forrest O.(Bob) Bonnell was the father of Diana Ruth Bonnell DOB: 08-03-1955 and Robert Olin Bonnell DOB: 09-05-1963. He was the grandfather of Dana Nicole (Bonnell) Hantel DOB: 07-08-1980. He was the brother of Violet (Bonnell) Doak, Edith (Bonnell) Dotson, Paul Blaine (Bub)Bonnell and Jonathan Paige Bonnell.

      Family Members
      Parents
      Oscar Blaine Bonnell 1888-1962
      Maude Gay Perine Bonnell 1891-1960
      Spouse
      Margaret Romaine Cox Bonnell 1935-2008
      Siblings
      Violet "Toots" Bonnell Doak 1914-2005
      Edith G Bonnell Dotson 1917-2001
      Paul Blaine "Bub" Bonnell 1919-2007
      Jonathan Paige Bonnell 1923-1978
      Children
      Diana Ruth Bonnell 1955-2021
      Originally Created by: Barbara Nicholson (47571351)
      Added: 2011-12-09T16:21:04.000Z
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81746620/forrest-olin-bonnell
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81746620/forrest_olin-bonnell: accessed January 11, 2025), memorial page for Forrest Olin “Bob” Bonnell (22 Nov 1927–25 May 1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 81746620, citing Masonic Memorial Park, West Union, Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave.
    Person ID I16012  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2025

    Father Oscar Blaine BONNELL,   b. 28 May 1888, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1962, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Mother Maude Gay PERINE,   b. Oct 1891, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1960 (Age ~ 68 years)
    Family ID F5064  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Edith Arlene REED,   b. 2 Dec 1932, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1995, Trumbull Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    Marriage 4 Sep 1948  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Divorce Sep 1953  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Count of Children 0   [9] 
    Family ID F61987  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Margaret Romaine COX,   b. 13 Feb 1935, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 2008 (Age 73 years)  [10]
    Marriage 3 Jul 1954  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Diana Ruth BONNELL,   b. 3 Aug 1955, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 2021, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    +2. Living
    Family ID F6210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=838216&frame=00530.

    3. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S2669] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration).

    5. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    6. [S289] 1950 Census.

    7. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    9. [S1967] Record of wife's remarriage.

    10. [S110] Obituary of husband.