Blake, Lavon Ocal

1916 - 2016  (100 years)

• Name	Blake, Lavon Ocal  [1]
  Birth	1 Aug 1916	Buena Vista, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Nickname	Bonnie
  Occupation	Homemaker  [1]
  Death	12 Oct 2016	Aurelia, Cherokee, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Burial	Aft 12 Oct 2016	Woodlawn Cemetery, Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I24415	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family	Watts, Guy Burdette,   b. 3 Mar 1913, Delaware Township, Sac, Iowa, USA d. 20 Sep 1999, Storm Lake, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	7 Mar 1937	Sac City, Sac, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F8730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Aug 1916 - Buena Vista, Iowa, USA Marriage - 7 Mar 1937 - Sac City, Sac, Iowa, USA Death - 12 Oct 2016 - Aurelia, Cherokee, Iowa, USA Burial - Aft 12 Oct 2016 - Woodlawn Cemetery, Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Lavon “Bonnie” O. Watts, age 100, of Alta, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at the Sunset Knoll Care and Rehab Center of Aurelia. A funeral service will be held on Monday, October 17, 2016 at 2:00 PM at the United Methodist Church of Alta with the Pastor Kim A. Dewey officiating. Burial will be at the Woodlawn Cemetery of Alta. A visitation will be held on Sunday, October 16, 2016 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the church. Lavon “Bonnie” O. Blake, the daughter of James and Florence (Long) Blake, was born August 1, 1916 in Storm Lake, Iowa. She received her education at Fairview School rural Alta, graduating in 1935. Bonnie worked as a housekeeper before marrying Guy B. Watts on March 7, 1937 in Sac City at the Methodist Parsonage. This union was blessed with three sons, Ralph, James and Burdette “Bud”. She was a member of the Alta United Methodist Church. Bonnie’s hobbies included gardening where she raised vegetables for canning and she raised flowers for her pleasure. She was a charter member of the SLI Club. She enjoyed attending school activities for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Bonnie loved music especially Lawrence Welk, Guy Lombardo, and Glen Miller. She also enjoyed family reunions in Illinois and family picnics with her own family. Left to cherish her memory are her sons, Ralph (Diane) Watts of Aurelia, James (Connie) Watts of Storm Lake and Bud (Janette) Watts of Spencer; grandchildren, Dawn (Clark) Voge, Charlotte (Chris) Quinney, Clinton Watts, Misty (Joe) Daum, Brian (Jessica) Watts, Cheryl (David) Arnts, Cory (Kristen) Watts, Michelle Kuiper Carlson (Stuart), and Marc Watts; great-grandchildren, Ashley, Adam, Melanie (fiancée, Todd Bauer) and Amber Gehrts, Dale and Travis Tibbetts, Rachael, Matthew, Ethan, Jacob and Emily Arnts, Abbie and Allison Watts, Cade Kuiper, Brooklynn Watts, Allison and Madison Daum; step-great-grandchildren, Cody and Austin Carlson, Dawson and Connor Voge and Logan and Chelsea Quinney; brother, Oscar Blake of Florida; sister, Coraleen Hale of Washinton; sister-in-law, Ada Blake of Illinois; and many nieces, nephews and friends. Bonnie is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Guy Watts; brothers, Harold, Wayne, Troy; brother-in-law, Bill Hale; sister-in-law, Clara Blake; great-granddaughter, Tatum Tibbetts and grandson-in-law, Tim Kuiper.

  
  

• Sources

  [S327] WORLD: Find-a-Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/