Bobby Bonner jr

BOBBY BONNER, JR. was born in Helena, Ark., on February 4, 1953, to Bobby Bonner, Sr. and Juanita Bonner. He passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on April 8, 2022. Bobby was a 1971 graduate of Little Rock Central High School where he participated in football, basketball and track. After graduating from High School, he entered the grocery business and worked with his dad and brother for 43 years at Bonner's Grocery. Bobby so valued customer service that customers became dear friends and he strived everyday to make his customers and friends feel special and valued. You could always count on Bobby to tell you a good joke, a great story or to reminisce about the latest Arkansas Razorback Game. He always enjoyed how customers who left the community would return to visit and he would get to reconnect with them again. He never met a stranger or forgot a name or face and he prided himself on connecting with each customer personally and finding some common ground. Bobby is predeceased by his parents. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Bitsi; his daughter, Ashley; and his son, Chris; his brother, Philip Bonner (Pam); sisters, Nita Berry (Ernie) and Judy Colony (Ben); and brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Jack and Roselyn Stanley; and numerous nieces and nephews. Bobby is a member of Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, where he was a member of the TV Board, member of the Koinonia-Dialogue Sunday School Class and participated in Men Alive and the PHUMC Softball Team. A celebration of Bobby's life will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at 10 a.m. at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church Foundation TV Ministry. Arrangements are under the direction of RuebelFuneralHome.com