Obituary of Bonny Fae Smith
Bonny Fae Smith, 61, of Grand Valley, passed away at her home on Sanford Road after a decade long
battle with Huntington’s disease. Her husband Bill and her two cats were with her when she passed.
Bonny was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania on March 31.1958 to Ralph L. Hensley and Jane
Gunning Hensley. She married William C. Smith on February 29, 1980.
Bonny was a 1976 graduate of Penn Hills High School. She attended and received an Associates
Degree in business administration from the Community College of Allegheny County. She later
attended and received a Bachelors Degree in accounting from Robert Morris University.
She worked for Oil Well Supply in Oil City and Cytemp Steel in Titusville. She was the owner and
manager of the Grand Valley Market in Grand Valley Pa. From 1985 to 1996. She later worked for
Blair Corp. in Irvine and was last employed by Value Home Center in Warren.
Bonny was active in local politics and served a term as Eldred Township Auditor. She served on the
Warren County Republican Committee. She was also a Notary Public.
Bonny loved being outdoors and doing yard work, gardening and taking care of her dog and cats.
She is survived by her husband Bill, her father Ralph Hensley of Penn Hills, Pa. And a sister, Laura
Baldwin of Tampa Florida.
In accordance with her wishes there will be no visitation or services.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Huntington’s Disease Society of America.
Bonny’s family wishes to thank her team of home health care aides Connie Tenney, Pauline Beard and
Jamie Rose for their amazing kindness and a job well done.
A Memorial Tree was planted for Bonny
We are deeply sorry for your loss ~ the staff at Gordon B. Garrett Funeral Home