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Portrait of Bonnie Sallee Varnell
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Bonnie Sallee Varnell

August 1, 1952 – April 13, 2013
Lived 60 years
New Salem Baptist Church · Bardstown, Ky
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A Bardstown resident, Blondella 'Bonnie' Varnell, age 60, passed away Saturday, Apr. 13, 2013 at her residence. She was the former Blondella Sallee, born on Aug. 1, 1952 in Springfield.

She was a former employee of Wee Care Day Care for 17 years, a member of New Salem Baptist Church where she was a former Sunday School teacher and nursery worker.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Eva Cornish Sallee; and two brothers, Thomas Wesley Sallee and Tony Sallee.

She is survived by her husband Edward Lloyd Varnell; her son, Clint (Virginia) Varnell of Bardstown; her daughters, Shawnee Gonzales of Amarillo, Texas, Sarah (Casey) Bryan of Bardstown, Johnye Wethington of Bloomfield, and Edwina Varnell of Louisville; three brothers, Bill Sallee of Oklahoma City, Okla., Ernie Sallee of Springfield, and Mark Sallee of Lindsey, Okla.; sisters, Peggy Curtsinger of Springfield, Mary Lanham of Elizabethtown, Ina Gribbons of Campbellsville, Annie Sallee of Bardstown and Eva 'Ree' Sallee of Springfield. She is also survived by nine grandchildren.

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1952
Born August 1
1959
Bonnie was 7 when Barbie made her debut
1969
Bonnie was 17 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1974
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1982
Bonnie was 30 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1995
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2004
Bonnie was 52 when Facebook was launched
2010
Bonnie was 58 when Apple's iPad went on sale
2013
Passed away April 13, age 60
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