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Martha Louise Bankston Bonnett

1940 - 2019

Martha Louise Bankston Bonnett obituary, 1940-2019, Denham Springs, LA

BORN

1940

DIED

2019

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Seale Funeral Service, Inc. - Livingston

20335 Texas St.

Livingston, Louisiana

Martha Bonnett Obituary

Martha Louise Bankston Bonnett, 79, of Holden LA, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 2, 2019 at 3:10am at The Crossing at Clarity Hospice of Baton Rouge, LA. Martha was born September 27, 1940 in Holden, LA to David A. and Carrie Bourn Bankston. She was a loving Christian daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt to numerous nieces and nephews. She married Larry Joseph Bonnett on July 10, 1958 in Baton Rouge, LA. She will be missed by all whose lives she has touched over the years. Visitation will be at Seale Funeral Home in Livingston, LA from 5:00pm to 9:00pm Friday December 6th, resume Saturday December 7th from 9:00am until the service at 12 :00pm, officiated by Rev. James LeCrone of Decatur, IL. Burial will be at Lard Cemetery (Saint James Baptist Church) Holden, LA. Surviving family, sons Larry D. Bonnett and wife Paula of Holden, LA, Daryn ""Joey"" Bonnett and wife Shirley of Saint Francisville, LA; brother, Harvey A. Bankston Sr. of Watson, LA; sisters, Hilda Gill of Holden, LA and Beverly Keen of Albany, LA; grandchildren, Priscilla and Phil Pinkston, Dawna and Jason Geeo, Derrick and Saranda Bonnett, Erica and Colby Clay, Donovan and Victoria Bonnett, Dylan and Martha Bonnett, Meagan Bonnett, Jordan and Laura Bonnett, step grandchildren Brandon and Amber Smith and Danielle Morris; and 19 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; two infant sons; mother and father; one brother and four sisters. Pallbearers; Donovan Bonnett, Dylan Bonnett, Jordan Bonnett, Jim Pusateri, Colby Clay, Kenny Brewer and honorary pallbearer Harry Young. The Bonnett family would like to express their sincerest thanks to the staff of The Crossing at Clarity Hospice Center of Baton Rouge, LA for their kind words, and sincerity while caring for our mother. The help they provided mother while transitioning from this life to her Heavenly went beyond what words could express. Please sign the online guestbook at www.sealefuneral.com.

Published by The Advocate from Dec. 2 to Dec. 7, 2019.
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Seale Funeral Home

Livingston, LA

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Visitation

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Seale Funeral Home

Livingston, LA

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12:00 p.m.

Seale Funeral Home

Livingston, LA

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20335 Texas St., Livingston, LA 70754

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