Bonnie Leitzsey Carter passed away at home on August 15, 2020. Bonnie was born September 17, 1932 in Newberry, South Carolina to the late Thomas Suber Leitzsey and Mary Ramona Leitzsey (nee’ Livingston). She was also preceded in death by a son, Robert Coker.
Bonnie was a faithful member of the Lakewood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Atlanta, GA and immediately prior to that, the Clemson Road Congregation in Columbia, SC.
She retired from Nabisco, Inc. in 1994 after more than 30 years of service. Bonnie was one of the first female Machine Captains on the production line in the late 60’s and was famed for her after-work chocolate chips scented hugs by children and grandchildren alike.
She is survived by 5 children, Angie Coker-Lupo (Bill) of Atlanta, GA; J. Michael Carter, Jr. of Tyrone, GA; Marie Connally of Tyrone, GA; Donna Macauley of Minneola, FL; and Julie Hoff of Auburn, AL; brother, George Leitzsey (Gail) as well as numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Known for her kindness to everyone she met, Bonnie’s sweet inquisitive nature will be missed by all the lives she touched over the years.