Bonnie B. Acker, nee Ebberson, 87, of Swansea, IL, born Wednesday, October 7, 1936, in Bokoshe, OK, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in Saint Louis, MO.
Bonnie worked as a bookkeeper for the Scotts Bluff County Clerk's Office. Bonnie learned as a young woman how to care for others. Her father died suddenly when she was 14 years old. She took care of her siblings without fail while her mother managed to keep the bills paid. She raised her children with the same care she did with her siblings. Everyone who knew her felt they were perfect humans regardless of what faults were apparent to others. She lost her youngest son Bill to cancer when he was 28 years old. Her other son Gary died of a heart attack in the next decade followed by her husband Jim. While she was deeply devastated by these losses, she never lost her smile or her ability to express kind words for everyone. She has been known as Grandma Bonnie by so many people. She loved being a Grandma. She resided in IL for the past 14 years, and enjoyed her remaining years immensely. Her great friends Betty Powers, and Margaret King had many adventures together.
She was preceded in death by her:
Husband, James G. Acker
Parents, Wendell and Bess, nee Gravatt, Ebberson
Sister, Vera Bonner
Sons:
Gary Acker
Bill Acker
Step-daughter, Karen Acker
Step-son, Bob
Private Interment at Gering Nebraska Cemetery.
Bonnie worked as a bookkeeper for the Scotts Bluff County Clerk's Office. Bonnie learned as a young woman how to care for others. Her father died suddenly when she was 14 years old. She took care of her siblings without fail while her mother managed to keep the bills paid. She raised her children with the same care she did with her siblings. Everyone who knew her felt they were perfect humans regardless of what faults were apparent to others. She lost her youngest son Bill to cancer when he was 28 years old. Her other son Gary died of a heart attack in the next decade followed by her husband Jim. While she was deeply devastated by these losses, she never lost her smile or her ability to express kind words for everyone. She has been known as Grandma Bonnie by so many people. She loved being a Grandma. She resided in IL for the past 14 years, and enjoyed her remaining years immensely. Her great friends Betty Powers, and Margaret King had many adventures together.
She was preceded in death by her:
Husband, James G. Acker
Parents, Wendell and Bess, nee Gravatt, Ebberson
Sister, Vera Bonner
Sons:
Gary Acker
Bill Acker
Step-daughter, Karen Acker
Step-son, Bob
Private Interment at Gering Nebraska Cemetery.
Bonnie B. Acker, nee Ebberson, 87, of Swansea, IL, born Wednesday, October 7, 1936, in Bokoshe, OK, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in Saint Louis, MO.
Bonnie worked as a bookkeeper for the Scotts Bluff County Clerk's Office. Bonnie learned as a young woman how to care for others. Her father died suddenly when she was 14 years old. She took care of her siblings without fail while her mother managed to keep the bills paid. She raised her children with the same care she did with her siblings. Everyone who knew her felt they were perfect humans regardless of what faults were apparent to others. She lost her youngest son Bill to cancer when he was 28 years old. Her other son Gary died of a heart attack in the next decade followed by her husband Jim. While she was deeply devastated by these losses, she never lost her smile or her ability to express kind words for everyone. She has been known as Grandma Bonnie by so many people. She loved being a Grandma. She resided in IL for the past 14 years, and enjoyed her remaining years immensely. Her great friends Betty Powers, and Margaret King had many adventures together.
She was preceded in death by her:
Husband, James G. Acker
Parents, Wendell and Bess, nee Gravatt, Ebberson
Sister, Vera Bonner
Sons:
Gary Acker
Bill Acker
Step-daughter, Karen Acker
Step-son, Bob
Private Interment at Gering Nebraska Cemetery.
Bonnie worked as a bookkeeper for the Scotts Bluff County Clerk's Office. Bonnie learned as a young woman how to care for others. Her father died suddenly when she was 14 years old. She took care of her siblings without fail while her mother managed to keep the bills paid. She raised her children with the same care she did with her siblings. Everyone who knew her felt they were perfect humans regardless of what faults were apparent to others. She lost her youngest son Bill to cancer when he was 28 years old. Her other son Gary died of a heart attack in the next decade followed by her husband Jim. While she was deeply devastated by these losses, she never lost her smile or her ability to express kind words for everyone. She has been known as Grandma Bonnie by so many people. She loved being a Grandma. She resided in IL for the past 14 years, and enjoyed her remaining years immensely. Her great friends Betty Powers, and Margaret King had many adventures together.
She was preceded in death by her:
Husband, James G. Acker
Parents, Wendell and Bess, nee Gravatt, Ebberson
Sister, Vera Bonner
Sons:
Gary Acker
Bill Acker
Step-daughter, Karen Acker
Step-son, Bob
Private Interment at Gering Nebraska Cemetery.
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