Bonnetti Hazel "Bonnie" BLACKMORE [4985]

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A moving report of Bonnie's life by her niece.
Today I went to Aunty Bonnie's funeral. It was held at noon at the chapel at the crematorium at Tweed Heads South. Aunty Bonnie had planned the whole thing. She chose the hymns and the readings. She said that it was to be private for family only.
Her son-in-law, Don Blundell, gave the eulogy and some of the things that he said were these:
Bonnetti Hazel Blackmore was born on 30-5-1917 to George and Rena Blackmore in Waverton. She had 2 older brothers and 2 younger sisters.
Later they moved to Narellan and then to Cronulla.
She attended PCC Pymble School.
Later she trained as a nurse at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.
She fell in love with a university student, Phillip Mullens, who became a member of the RAAF in World War II finishing his training in Canada. He died on his birthday in 1943 leaving Bonnie with 2 small daughters.
The eldest daughter, Phillipa, was born in 1941 and Anne, 1943 (just six weeks before her father's death).
There was no mention of when they married or where. Bonnie's husband was recalled to Australia during the war and then sent off again and that's when he was killed.
Bonnie was then a War Widow until she met Roy Julius while holidaying on Heron Island and they married in 1958. Ross, their only child was born that year. (June, I think.) Her loves were her overseas trips, trips into the hinterland, birds, orchids, tiny cactus that she had in pots, tennis, marjon, knitting, crochet and gardening.
She loved time with her family, especially family picnics. She was always concerned for others. She attended the Presbyterian Church and was very active there.The minister, who she knew personally, said that she was a very patient and supportive person and had a great love of prayer and was always encouraging when the church tried something new.
When he saw her the other day she had told him it was her final goodbye.
She had been living in the hostel at Wommin Bay in Kingscliff but always loved to have lunch out with her family and always dressed nicely for those occasions.
Bonnie has left 3 children and their partners, 7 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. She also left 2 sisters who were unable to attend.
There were nieces, nephews and great nephews also present at the funeral today. Not all were able to attend.
Bonnie died a little after 6am on 7th November, 2008 at the Tweed Heads Hospital.
This information will add to the family tree.
Cathy.

Bonnie married Phillip Courtney MULLENS [4986] [MRIN: 1726] in 1940 in Chatswood NSW AUS. (Phillip Courtney MULLENS [4986] died in 1943.)

Bonnie next married Royston Archibald Edward "Roy" JULIUS [744] [MRIN: 1725], son of Francis Henry JULIUS J P [740] and Irene Elizabeth Love CLARKE [741], on 16 May 1958 in Chatswood NSW AUS. (Royston Archibald Edward "Roy" JULIUS [744] was born on 24 Jul 1913 in Cudgen N.S.W. and died on 30 Sep 2006 in Tweed Heads Aust..)