Bonnie Smith

Bonnie Jean Smith passed on December 27, 2025. She was born to William and Lucy Bell (Seitz) Brannock (Toots, Nannie) on April 16, 1934, in Pittsburg Kansas. The family moved to Miami, Oklahoma while Bonnie was still young, where they stayed through her high school years.

Bonnie was an avid animal lover, always having horses, dogs and feeding all the stray cats that would come around. Her poodle, Princess was a great comfort to her in recent years. At a younger age, she also had a penchant for fast cars and loved to drive fast. She especially loved children, taking in kids, related or otherwise, and they loved her as much as she loved them. She was kind, caring and easy to love.

A devoted follower of Christ, Bonnie had a strong faith, and loved the Lord, always involved in which ever church she was faithfully attending at the time. With all the hardships she faced, her greatest ability was that she could do all things in Christ and use Him to strengthen herself.

Bonnie married Calvin (Skipper) Smith in 1959. She already had a son, Bill Smith, by a previous marriage, who Calvin adopted and together they had a daughter in 1962, Tami Lynn Smith Parks. Bonnie lived in many towns in Oklahoma, Miami, Tulsa, Medford, OKC, Seiling, Cushing and Grove. She also moved to Chandler to help take care of her grandsons, Brock and Barry.

Most recently residing in Oklahoma City at John H. Johnson Care Suites, she was well cared for. The family is eternally grateful to all her caregivers, but especially Velma, Cat and Mary K. We also appreciate all the caring staff of Legacy Hospice.

Bonnie held many bookkeeping jobs, but she was most proud of her work of many years for doctors in Tulsa and Cushing. Later in life, she married Glen Bedingfield and they enjoyed living at Grand Lake in Grove, OK.

Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, Bill Brannock and Lucy Lamar, son Bill Smith, daughter Tami Parks and grandson Brock Norman Parks. She is survived by daughter-in-law Cindy Smith, granddaughters Misty and Tina Smith and her husband Tim (great grand-children Autumn and Jax), grandson Barry Lee Parks and his wife Maleny (great-grandchildren Rosalina and Gwyn) and Brocks child, Bradyn (Braleigh) who Bonnie helped raise.

Memorial service will be held in February, date to be determined, at Smith & Kernke Funeral Home, 14624 N. May Ave. Oklahoma City, OK.