Bonnie J. King

Bonnie J. King, (nee Brines) age 69, of Plymouth; passed away peacefully on August 14, 2016. Bonnie was born in Midland, Michigan on October 21, 1946 into a “Brady Bunch” family. Bonnie and her two brothers had the same mother while she and her two sisters shared the same father. Since her closest sibling was ten years older than Bonnie, you might say that she grew up as an only child with six parents. College was a given when growing up in Midland. Bonnie followed her sister Barbe to Michigan State University where she would soon meet her future husband, Russ King. After graduation, Bonnie worked as a buyer for J. L. Hudson Co. in the historic Detroit location. She loved the excitement of working in a bustling retail setting in downtown for five years, but a family was in the future. Bonnie chose to invest her time raising two lovely daughters, Melissa and Mandy. During these years, everyone around Bonnie were the beneficiaries of her extensive culinary skills as she insisted that dinner was an experience shared every night. Family and friends alike learned to try different foods as they shared the day’s experiences, both good and bad. It was also during this period that Bonnie continued to develop her skills as a fiber artist: weaving, sewing, quilting and making personal greeting cards for those she loved. Life sped by as it seems to for all of us, Bonnie enjoyed great family experiences, school days, vacations and watching her girls grow into strong, independent, and mature young women which seemed to occur in the blink of an eye. Bonnie’s life further blossomed at age fifty when she began attending Bible Study Fellowship (BSF), an international, non-denominational organization which studies most of the Bible in 7-8 year cycles. She dove into those lessons with vigor and excitement as she learned about heroes in scripture who were as flawed as each one of as are and yet experienced God’s love as much as we have today. Bonnie shared the BSF experience with as many people as she could, including her reluctant husband who was changed as much as she was by the Gospel. The beauty of exploring God’s word led Bonnie to “take hold of life that is truly life” (1 Timothy 6:19) and now she is being cheered on into her new home by a chorus of angels in Heaven and on Earth. Beloved wife of 46 years to Russ King; dear mother of Melissa (Jason) Crain, Amanda “Mandy” (Aris) Lambropoulos; proud grandma of Matthew, Luke, Ben, Andrew, and Zoe; caring sister of Janet Mayer; step-daughter of Joanne K. Brines. Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Ruth Brines, as well as her siblings Robert Reynolds, Gale Reynolds, and Barbara Peterson. Memorial Visitation will be Thursday, August 18th between the hours of 3 PM until 8 PM at the Vermeulen-Sajewski Funeral Home, 46401 W. Ann Arbor Rd., Plymouth, MI 48170 (734) 459-2250. The Memorial Service will take place on Friday, August 19th at 11 AM at NorthRidge Church, 49555 N. Territorial Road, Plymouth, MI 48170. The family will greet friends at church on Friday starting at 10 AM. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Bible Study Fellowship (BSF), 19001 Huebner Rd., San Antonio, TX 78258 http://www.bsfinternational.org/ and SpringHill Camps, 8295 95th Ave., Evart, MI 49631 www.springhillcamps.com; envelopes will also be available at the funeral home and church. To share a memory of Bonnie, please click on the "Share a Memory" tab on this page. In memory and celebration of Bonnie's life, the family requested that guests attending the visitation and/or service wear bright-colored clothing.

Bonnie J. King

October 21, 1946 - August 14, 2016