NAME: NORMA LEE (BOMSBERGER) BONHAM, AGE 58, OF TUSHKA, A LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT.

BORN: MARCH 1, 1940 AT BETHANY, OKLAHOMA TO ANDREW JACKSON AND ANNIE (THOMERSON) BOMSBERGER. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1998 AT HER RESIDENCE IN TUSHKA, OK. AGE: 58 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 13 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT PLAINVIEW, TUSHKA, AND ATOKA, OK. MARRIED: BEN F. BONHAM ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1955 AT COALGATE, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: NORMA WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE TUSHKA BAPTIST CHURCH. SHE WAS ONE WHO LOVED HELPING OTHERS THROUGH FUNDRAISERS AND BENEFITS. SHE WAS ALWAYS VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN BLUEGRASS WITH HUSBAND BEN AND HIS BAND THE BOGGY RIVER BOYS. SHE ALSO WORKED IN THE FAMILY BUSINESS, BONHAM'S AUTO REPAIR, FOR MANY YEARS. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: BEN BONHAM OF THE HOME IN TUSHKA, OK. HER MOTHER: ANNIE BOMSBERGER OF CADDO, OK. CHILDREN: CAROL ROBINSON AND HUSBAND STEVE OF CALERA, OK. RAMONA SMITH AND HUSBAND BOBBY OF TUSHKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: SHANNON, ROBERT, DANNY, SHERI, EDANA, AND KALEE. BROTHER: TOMEY BOMSBERGER AND WIFE MADELINE OF FARMINGTON, CA. SISTER: ANNIE MAE ROBINSON AND HUSBAND BO OF ALEDO, TX. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER: ANDREW JACKSON BOMSBERGER. BROTHERS: RICHARD AND A. J. BOMSBERGER.

DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1998 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: TUSHKA CEMETERY ~ TUSHKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. LARRY ARGO. ASSISTING: REV. TOM HARGRAVE. CASKETBEARERS: MARVIN PHILLIPS, JAMES SUMMERS, GLEN BONHAM, ROY HENRY, CHAT WHITE, DAVID BONHAM. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: BRAD BONHAM, JIMMY SMITH, PAUL MORGAN.