Bonnie Lee Bauman, 82, of Zephyrhills, died Nov. 14, 2015, at Gulfside Hospice.
Mrs. Bauman was born in Elkhart, Indiana, to James and Eloise (Chapman) Miller. She was a resident of the Zephyrhills area for the past 21 years before moving from Syracuse, Indiana.
She was a devoted Christian and a member of the Pleasant Ridge United Methodist Church in Goodspring, Tennessee.
She enjoyed her involvement with the Rainbow Girls and bowling with the Keep’Em Rolling bowling league. She worked diligently on her family genealogy since 1982 and collected antiques.
She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Jim Tom Bauman; sons, James Jr., of Kissimmee, Robert L. (MaryAnne), of Plant City, Ronald C. (Lynn), of Goshen, Indiana, and Richard N. (Cheryl), of Elkhart, Indiana; sister, Rebecca L. Reyes, of Tennessee; grandchildren, Janine, Matthew, Garrett, Kelly, Michael, Amy, Ross, Michelle and Andrew; and 13 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service was held Friday, Nov. 20, at Fifth Street Chapel of Hodges Family Funeral Home, followed by a burial in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Dade City.
Those desiring to make a donation in honor of Mrs. Bauman’s life may consider St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105 or DAV-Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45250-0301.
