Bonita Lea Wallace McKim, age 81, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2025.
Bonita was born May 4, 1943, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to the late Harold William Wallace and the late Gladys Julie Pellinen. She was also preceded in death by an infant son, Matthew Folden, in 1970. and the recent death of her brother, Brent Wallace, of New Port Richey, Florida, on December 16, 2024.
Bonita retired from Georgia Department of Corrections at Lee Arrendale State Prison, where she worked as a Correction Officer and Counselor. Bonita’s hobbies were creating miniature dolls and making and decorating miniature doll houses, and traveling with her husband around the country. She loved our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, and her faith is what gave her strength through her battle with her illness. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Cornelia until her health declined.
Bonita is survived by her husband, Robert L McKim Sr., of Cornelia; and five children and their spouses, Julie Bon (Eric) of Cornelia; Michael Folden (Tami), of Jacksonville, FL; Robby McKim (Oriska), of Blairsville; Kimberly Lowey (Doug), of Fort Walton Beach, FL; and Sean McKim (Julie), of New Port Richey, FL; twelve grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at the Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, with Rev. Andy Chambers officiating. Interment will follow in the Yonah Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at the funeral home.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, North Chapel, 245 Central Avenue, Demorest, Georgia 30535. Telephone: 706-778-1700.
