Bona Lee Wortman
Bona Lee Wortman, 72, Bradenton Beach, died May 12. She was born in Columbus, Ohio, and moved to Bradenton Beach in 2001 from Chillicothe, Ohio.
She attended Harvey Memorial Community Church in Bradenton Beach. Also, she was lay minister at Hamden United Methodist Church, a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Chillicothe and a 50-year member of Sereno Chapter 128 in McArthur, Ohio.
She was a lifetime member of the American Legion and the VFW and she taught for 31 years in Vinton and Pike Counties in Ohio.
She was also a board member for Scenic Waves in Bradenton Beach.
A memorial service will be at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, May 19, at Harvey Church, 300 Church St. N., Bradenton Beach. Brown & Sons Funeral Homes is in charge of arrangements.
She is survived by her mother, Bernice; sister Cheryl and husband Jim McCloy; nieces Kathryn Thomas, Kristin McCloy and Kelley Martin; and great-nephew Aiden McCloy.