Allen Bonner Obituary

Allen B. Bonner Sr.

Nov 4, 1945 - Mar 31, 2024

Sandusky

Allen Bill Bonner, 78, of Sandusky, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2024, at Stein Hospice Care Center after a brief illness.

He was born Nov. 4, 1945, in Vossburg, Mississippi, to Luvert and Nancy Jane (McDonald) Bonner.

Allen was employed by Ford Motor Company in Lorain where he retired after 35 years. Allen was a member of Providence Missionary Baptist Church and Sandusky City-Wide Awareness Council. He was an avid sports fan, rooting for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Guardians, Michigan football, Las Vegas Raiders, and most recently, Kansas City Chiefs. In his youth, he was very athletic and enjoyed playing softball and basketball. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, and playing his lottery with a mean streak of luck. He loved spending time with family and friends, especially while barbecuing and listening to the blues.

Allen is survived by his loving wife and best friend of 54 years, Louise J. (Rankin), whom he married Dec. 6, 1969; children, Andrea Clinton (Late Thomas Lee Clinton Sr.), Allen D. (Charlotte) Bonner Jr., Agenda Bonner, and Derek Bonner; 14 grandchildren, Daquanne, Jalen, Thomas, Thomisha, Theresa, Thomarius, Thereika, Darion, DaVon, Dynasti, Di'Asia, Deandrae, Deonte, and Sha'ki; eight great-grandchildren and one more on the way; sisters, Dorothy Bonner and Rutha Keys; Goddaughter, Sheya Lash; special daughter, Erica Davis; close friends, James Roberts, Cecil Roberts, Shirley McGill, Bob "Boot" McClellan, Willie Ray Roberts Jr., Billy Ray Needham, Bill Johnson, Clinton Scott Sr., and special handyman James Aaron; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and siblings, Robert J. Bonner, Bonnie W. Bonner, James C. Bonner, Louis Bonner, and Mary Roberts.

Visitation for friends will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2024, at Toft Funeral Home & Crematory, 2001 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, and 11 a.m. Friday, April 12, 2024, until the time of Allen's funeral at 12 p.m. at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 1215 Pierce St., Sandusky, Ohio, 44870, with Dr. Scottie L. Aaron officiating. Burial will follow at Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky.

Those wishing to contribute to Allen's memory may do so to Stein Hospice Services or Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center- Judith and Richard Kinzel Campus, Sandusky.