Bonnie Walton Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Bonnie Barnett Walton passed away in her home surrounded by her family on May 13, 2015, after a two-year-long fight with cancer. Bonnie was born to Denise Dalton and Brent Dean Barnett on April 18, 1987, in Boston, Massachusetts. The third of seven children, Bonnie was named after her maternal grandmother, Bonnie Berrett Dalton. When she was 6, the family moved to Provo, Utah. Growing up, Bonnie formed deep and caring relationships with each of her siblings, Katie, Clark, Steven, Laura, Christian and Ali. She showed interest in their interests and genuinely loved spending time with them. Bonnie was incredibly bright. She excelled in all academic areas and read voraciously, including nearly every book in her home multiple times. At Timpview High School, she was a National Merit Scholar and wrote witty and insightful opinion pieces for the Timpview Thunderbolt. She played bassoon in the Timpview Symphonic Band and the clarinet and baritone in the marching band. Bonnie went on to study economics at Brigham Young University. Throughout her time at BYU, Bonnie worked at the BYU radio station Classical 89 where her responsibilities included music research, script writing and eventually hosting the early Sunday morning program. She was a perfect fit for the job with her combination of writing skills, her background in classical music and her clear, steady radio voice. In her junior year, she caught the eye of a coworker, Adam Roy Walton, who was her equal in intelligence, repartee, love of good food and an inquiring approach to the world. Bonnie and Adam were married in the Jordan River Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 13, 2008. Bonnie and Adam welcomed their first child, Lydia Denise Walton, while finishing their undergraduate schooling in Provo. They then moved to Bloomington, Indiana, where Adam pursued a PhD at Indiana University and where their second child, Rafe Gary Walton, was born. Bonnie and Adam spent two summers in New York City where Adam performed at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts. Bonnie will be remembered for her deep compassion, her independent nature, her dry humor, her gentle kindness and her ability to form genuine lasting friendships. Above all, Bonnie loved being a mother. If only one thing were to be written about her, it would be that Bonnie loved Lydia and Rafe. She devoted herself to them unconditionally and they adored her. She loved reading with them, playing with them, exploring New York with them, teaching them and learning with them. Bonnie documented their lives on her blog (bonsbonbons.blogspot.com), describing them and her experiences with them in her characteristic witty, clear, astute voice. She fought courageously in the last two years of her life, dealing with the emotional and physical pain of her illness with humor, humility and grace. She was cheerful to the very end and inspired all around her with her ability to continue thinking of others despite her own enormous burden. Bonnie will be deeply missed by her husband Adam, her children Lydia and Rafe, her father Brent Barnett, her mother Denise Dalton, and her siblings Katie (Sterling) Hurd, and Clark, Steven, Laura, Christian and Ali Barnett. Services will be held Thursday, May 21st, at 11:00 am, at the Oak Hills 4th Ward, 925 East North Temple Drive, Provo, Utah, where Viewings will be held Wednesday, May 20th from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm and prior to services on Thursday from 9:30 am to 10:30 am. Interment in East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery, 4800 North 650 East, Provo, Utah. Funeral Directors: Utah Valley Mortuary.

Bonnie Walton

April 18, 1987 - May 13, 2015

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