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Submitted: 5/17/15 • Approved: 10/3/24 • Last Updated: 10/6/24 • R770201-G770201-S3
Norval
Jan 6, 1929
May 3, 2014
Bonnie
Oct 21, 1931
Nov 3, 2023
Norval was born January 6, 1929, at Camp, Arkansas, to Dixie Lee Sullivant and Verbie Ella Sutherland Sullivant. He attended school at Salem, Arkansas and West Plains High School. On June 2, 1951, he was married at Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, to Bonnie Ellen Napier. Mr. Sullivant was a veteran, having served with the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and was a Purple Heart recipient. He worked as a foreman at International Shoe Factory. Mr. Sullivant was the owner and operator of a shoe business in El Reno and Ponca City, Oklahoma; then later moved back to West Plains and opened the Sullivant Shoe Store on the square. He worked for West Plains R-7 School Transportation Department for several years. He and Bonnie managed Junction Hill S-Mart from 1988 until his retirement. Mr. Sullivant enjoyed his farm and restoring old tractors as well as deer hunting and fishing with his brothers.
Funeral services for Bonnie Ellen Sullivant, 92, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 11, 2023, at First Baptist Church, West Plains, Missouri, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Sullivant passed away at 2:48 a.m., Friday, November 3, 2023, at Brooke Haven Healthcare.
She was born October 21, 1931, at Delaware, Missouri, to Odell and Nettie Epperson Napier. On June 2, 1951, she was married at Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, to Norval Lee Sullivant, who preceded her in death on May 3, 2014. Before her retirement, Bonnie was the owner/operator of Sullivant Shoe Store and Junction Hill S-Mart; she also worked with the Howell County Clerk assisting in voter registration. Bonnie was spontaneous and loved adventure. She and Norval would often go for a drive, even without a destination in mind. The drive would always include a stop at a favorite restaurant. Bonnie was never too busy to take time to enjoy the simple things in life; visiting with family and friends, appreciating the beauty of each day that God gave her or simply enjoying conversation over a cup of coffee. She was a steady support for all of her family and friends; you always knew you could call upon her and she would be available to give help or a kind word. Bonnie was the kind of person who would always think of others before herself. She was loved by everyone. Bonnie was one of the founding members of The Birthday Girl Society, which is still going today. Mrs. Sullivant was a member of First Baptist Church of West Plains for many years where she sang in the church choir.
Her parents, husband and two sisters and brothers-in-law, Jean and Earl Clemons and Nondes and Charles Good, preceded her in death.
Visitation services will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m., Friday, at the Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery.
Contributed on 5/17/15 by mjrwag
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