Dr. Curtis R. Bonner, 81, Pensacola, FL was welcomed into the arms of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, January 4, 2016. Curt was born in Columbus, GA on November 4, 1934.

His love of God was so great that he went into the ministry. While completing Asbury Theological Seminary, he met the love of his life, Quimby and they married and began their long and beautiful 57 year marriage together. He served as a Methodist Minister in the Florida Conference for 10 years. When his father passed away he returned to Pensacola to manage the family business, Bonner Builders. He is remembered by many in the building community for being honest, hard-working and always representing his faith in his work.

Curt and Quimby were active members at St Mark United Methodist Church. He served as a youth counselor, board member and founded and taught the Hupomeno Sunday School class for many years. As a gifted singer with a booming bass voice, he sang with the St. Mark choir for over 40 years and sang with the Seventh Hour quartet. He enjoyed performing with the Pensacola Senior Follies beginning with their inaugural year. He served several local churches for extended periods when their pastors were out on medical leave and had the honor of performing many marriage ceremonies and officiating funerals. After earning his doctorate in higher education from FSU, Curt taught sociology at PJC. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, friend and most of all a servant of the Lord.

He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Angelyn Lynch; father, Otto Bonner; grandfather, Joseph Lynch; mother, Bessie Bonner and his wife, Quimby Bonner.

Survivors include his son, Drew Bonner of Pensacola; daughter, Lynn Jackson (Jerry) of Pensacola; sister, Diane Canady of Columbus, GA; grandson, Alex Ball of Pensacola, granddaughter, Jessica Ball of Bluffton, SC, granddaughter, Victoria Ball of Pensacola and sister-in-law, Lois Peterson (Ken) of Pensacola.

Visitation will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at St. Mark United Methodist Church followed by a Celebration of Life service beginning at 11:00am.

He wanted us to love each other and celebrate his life as he is celebrating and rejoicing now in heaven with his loved ones and his Lord!

He will be missed and lovingly remembered by all who knew him.