Sharon Bonner

Sharon Bonner, age 63, of Portland, Tennessee, passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday, April 3, 2022.

She was born on August 23, 1958, in Mobile, Alabama, to the late Roy Allen Rutledge and Ann Verlena Curvin Rutledge. She was a strong, dedicated, and loving mother, aunt and grandmother, who gave everything she had to the upbringing of her children. She raised two loving and successful children that she was so proud of. Family was her everything. Things that she enjoyed otherwise, include gardening, scrapbooking, the ocean, and a special love for reading. Her faith and love for God was her foundation. She loved to be around nature and feel the sun on her skin. It was where she found peace.

She is survived by her children, Angela Bonner (Eddie Munoz), Eric Phillips (Kendall); grandchild, Elena Munoz; siblings, Carla Yates (Tedd), Geraldine Goforth, Annie Rutledge; nephews, Roy Shelton, Chris Shelton, Ross Shelton, and Ron Rutledge.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a grandchild, Cooper Lane Phillips; siblings, Ronnie Rutledge, Mickey Rutledge, Paul Rutledge.

A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, April 21, 2022, at 12 Noon at Sumner Funeral & Cremation Lakeside, 104 Sanders Ferry Road, Hendersonville, with Bro. Jim officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until service time. A private scattering at sea will take place at a later date.

"Im Free"

"Don't grieve for me,
for now I'm free.
I've left behind some misery.
My days of youthful agility
Were no longer a possibility.
My weak joints and cloudy eyes,
Were longing for the heavenly skies.
Before I lost all dignity
You let me enter eternity.
Don't grieve for me,
You've set me free,
Just remember how I used to be!"

Arrangements entrusted to: Sumner Funeral & Cremation, Gallatin, 615-452-9059.