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Mary Virginia Bonner

Mary Virginia Bonner, 92, of Bella Vista, Ark., died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, at the Fayetteville Veterans Home, Fayetteville, Ark. She was born on March 23, 1921, in Duluth, Minn., to Seavert Backe and Helen Brennick Backe. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church. She was an excellent seamstress, loved to volunteer, a golfer and bowler. She is survived by her husband, Paul Bonner of Bella Vista, Ark.; two daughters, Linda Dwyer of Huntington Beach, Calif., Susan Josephson (David) of Bloomington, Minn.; one son, Richard Bonner of Austin, Texas; two grandchildren, Amelia Canally and Ryan Dwyer; and three great-grandchildren, Declan Paul Canally, Vivian Louise Canally and Helen Rose Canally. A Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at the Bella Vista Funeral Home Chapel, 2258 Forest Hills Blvd, Bella Vista, Ark. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Bella Vista Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 5248, Bella Vista, AR 72714; or to Alzheimer's Association, NWA Regional Office, 210 N. Walton Blvd., Suite 25, Bentonville, AR 72712. On-line condolences may be made at www.funeralmation.com.

Published December 31, 2013

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