Bonnie (Shumpert) Brown
January 29, 1946 — April 5, 2016
Bonnie passed away Tuesday April 5, 2016. She was born in Columbia and was the daughter of the late Ray C. and Peggy C. Shumpert. Bonnie and her husband Tommy owned and operated the The Pelonian restaurant in Pelion for ten years, was a member of Pelion United Methodist Church and had retired from the SC Department of Corrections. Bonnie was the Miss Lexington County 1964, the first Miss Swansea 1964 and participated in the 1964 Miss South Carolina.
Bonnie is survived by her children, Rhett (Nicci) Brown, Brandon Fulmer and Trinity (Kenny) Platts; grandchildren, Wyatt and Isabella Brown, Breanna (Zach) Tuten, Ashlyn Southern, Rhaygen and Graceann Platts; brother, Larry Shumpert. Bonnie was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas V. Brown.