Jimmie Lou Anderson Bonner, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, age 88, of Bremen, Georgia, passed peacefully from this life in her home after an extended illness on October 31, 2025.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Dewey Bonner, Sr. (2010); her daughters, Michele Bonner (2015) and Monique Bonner (2020); her parents; and her brother, Anthony Buel Anderson.
Jimmie Lou was born on October 16, 1937, at home in Waco, Georgia, to John William Anderson and Eloise Wells Anderson. She was married to Edward Dewey Bonner, Sr. for fifty-three years.
Surviving are her son, Edward Dewey Bonner, Jr.; her brother, Gary Anderson (Edie); grandsons, Jake Bonner (Brooke) and Reid Bonner (Kayleigh); four great-grandsons, Maverick Bonner, Sawyer Bonner, Grayson Bonner, and Dallas Bonner; sister-in-law, June Anderson; and several nieces and nephews.
For sixteen years, Jimmie Lou lovingly cared for her husband and, with equal devotion, tended to both of her daughters during their extended illnesses. She was honored as “Caregiver of the Year” by the Pilot Club of Haralson County.
Over the years, her yard became a true showplace, cultivated by her own hands and guided by her keen sense of design. It earned the designation of a “Beauty Spot.”
For several years, Jimmie Lou served as secretary at Bremen High School. Later, she became known as the best wallpaper hanger around, a reputation she earned through hard work and attention to detail.
As an active and faithful member of the Waco Church of Christ, she was appreciated for her good works and her delicious cooking, which she so often shared with countless people.
Special thanks to four ladies who cared for Jimmie Lou as if she were their own family – Regina Attison, Briana Attison, Amber Cox, and Michelle Knight. The family also expresses appreciation to the compassionate nurses from Tanner Hospice.
Visitation for Jimmie Lou will be on Sunday, November 2, 2025 from 4-7pm at Hightower Funeral Home.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, November 3, 2025 at 2pm from the Chapel of Hightower Funeral Home with Minister Jeff Clark officiating and Mrs. Edie Anderson offering personal reflections. Jake Bonner, Reid Bonner, B.L. Bentley, W.L. Rainey, David Thomasson, and Matt Calhoun will serve as pallbearers.
Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.