Neil E. Bonar

June 21, 2022 at 7:27 p.m.
Neil E. Bonar
Neil E. Bonar

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Neil E. Bonar, 92, of Byesville Ohio, died Friday June 17, 2022 at his home.

He was born April 14, 1930 in Old Fairfield, son of the late Carl Bonar and Ellen (Whatler) Bonar.

Neil came to the Byesville area in 1965 while working for Fisher Construction when Interstate 70 was built.  He retired from Central Ohio Coal Company in 1992, finishing out a career of running a bulldozer for forty-two years.

He was a former member of Masonic Lodge 654 of Byesville, Ohio and a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles 386 of Cambridge Ohio. He had attended Old Washington United Methodist Church.

Neil enjoyed hunting and fishing, and gathering mushrooms in the spring.  He loved to tell jokes and pull pranks on his many friends.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ella V. “Sally” (Gray) Bonar, who died May 5, 2021.  They were married December 19, 1969.  Also deceased is a brother, Richard Bonar; a sister, Martha H. Brutton; and a special aunt, Georgia Harris.

He is survived by a son, David C. (Denise) Bonar of Trinity, Alabama; a daughter,  Beverly Ann (Tom) Thompson of Wayne Lakes, Ohio; four grandsons, Christopher Bonar, Curtis Bonar, Michael Waymare, and Todd Waymare; nine great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews; and two special cousins, Judy Lackey and Shirley Sexton, both of Liberty.

The family would like to extend a special thank-you to Shrivers Hospice and his caregiver, Rene Clipner, for the exceptional care given to Neil.

Visitation was held Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Black-Epperson Funeral Home, Byesville, where funeral services followed at 1 p.m. with Pastor Clayton Coffey and Evang. Mark Beros officiating.

Burial was at Old Washington Cemetery, Old Washington, Ohio.

Personal condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.black-eppersonfuneralhomes.com.
(Paid obituary)

Neil E. Bonar, 92, of Byesville Ohio, died Friday June 17, 2022 at his home.

He was born April 14, 1930 in Old Fairfield, son of the late Carl Bonar and Ellen (Whatler) Bonar.

Neil came to the Byesville area in 1965 while working for Fisher Construction when Interstate 70 was built.  He retired from Central Ohio Coal Company in 1992, finishing out a career of running a bulldozer for forty-two years.

He was a former member of Masonic Lodge 654 of Byesville, Ohio and a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles 386 of Cambridge Ohio. He had attended Old Washington United Methodist Church.

Neil enjoyed hunting and fishing, and gathering mushrooms in the spring.  He loved to tell jokes and pull pranks on his many friends.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ella V. “Sally” (Gray) Bonar, who died May 5, 2021.  They were married December 19, 1969.  Also deceased is a brother, Richard Bonar; a sister, Martha H. Brutton; and a special aunt, Georgia Harris.

He is survived by a son, David C. (Denise) Bonar of Trinity, Alabama; a daughter,  Beverly Ann (Tom) Thompson of Wayne Lakes, Ohio; four grandsons, Christopher Bonar, Curtis Bonar, Michael Waymare, and Todd Waymare; nine great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews; and two special cousins, Judy Lackey and Shirley Sexton, both of Liberty.

The family would like to extend a special thank-you to Shrivers Hospice and his caregiver, Rene Clipner, for the exceptional care given to Neil.

Visitation was held Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Black-Epperson Funeral Home, Byesville, where funeral services followed at 1 p.m. with Pastor Clayton Coffey and Evang. Mark Beros officiating.

Burial was at Old Washington Cemetery, Old Washington, Ohio.

Personal condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.black-eppersonfuneralhomes.com.
(Paid obituary)

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