Bonnie Poynor
Ms. Bonnie Louise Coffey Poynor, age 82, of Hickman, Ky., went to be with her Savior on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, after a long battle with ALS-Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
She was born on July 5, 1941, in Memphis to the late Stowe Coffey and Evelyn Martin Coffey Burcham.
Bonnie was an avid driver, she wrecked her first car as a teenager and her last car before we took her car keys away a few years ago. She and her mischievous friends once rolled a tractor tire down the courthouse steps. She rumored to have participated in more than one drag race in her mom’s car.
She loved to cook, play golf and travel and she dearly loved her friends and family. Bonnie loved sweet tea and could make a mean chocolate pie. She never met a stranger and made everyone feel comfortable and included.
Bonnie was involved in her community, a lifetime member of First Baptist Church in Hickman; as a good Baptist she held down the back pew. She worked for the Citizens Bank for 25 years and was a founding member of Hickman’s Rotary Club, where she served in leadership positions in both local and districts levels.
She is survived by a son, Keith (Stephanie) Poynor of Tampa, Fla.; a daughter, Kristi (Mike) Looney of Calvert City, Ky.; four grandchildren, Taylor (Whitney) Looney of Dover, Lauren Looney (Clint) Reed of Symsonia, Ky., and Jack Poynor and Jayne-Anne Poynor, both of Tampa, Fla.; four great-grandchildren, Eli, Waylon, Luke and Crew; and a brother, Dennis (Quertha) Coffey of Hickman, Ky.
Funeral services for Ms. Bonnie Coffey Poynor were held 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, at First Baptist Church in Hickman, with burial following in Hickman City Cemetery. Visitation was held at First Baptist Church from 10 a.m. Saturday until the hour of service.
Memorials may be made to ALS Association, 1300 Wilson Blvd. Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22209.
Hornbeak Funeral Chapel-Hickman was in charge of arrangements.
Online tributes may be left at www.hornbeakfuneralchapel.com.
Published in The Messenger on 1.3.24