Bonnie Glendoris Miller

On the evening of August 30, 2025, Bonnie Glendoris Miller, 91, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at Bartlesville Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bartlesville, OK.

Bonnie was born on June 30, 1934, to Calvin Spencer Spears and Sara Elizabeth (Goodwin) Spears in Welch, Oklahoma. She attended and graduated from Welch Public Schools. One evening at a dance in Welch, Bonnie met Jimmie Gordon Miller. On December 7, 1953, Bonnie married the love of her life, Jimmie.

When Jimmie began working at Phillips, the couple relocated to Bartlesville to raise their family. Bonnie worked as a special education teacher at the Bellringer School for Children with Developmental Delays in Bartlesville for 38 years. She was passionate about caring for her students and had a heart for serving people. After she retired, she went on to serve those in need at the ARC in Bartlesville.

In her free time, Bonnie enjoyed doing yard work, cooking, and going to the casino and visiting her friends she had at the casino.In her younger years, Bonnie enjoyed fishing. Bonnie loved spending time with her family and cooking for them every chance that she could. When the family got together, they would often play cards or dominos and enjoy their time together. She was a member of the Bartlesville Warriors for Christ, a family church where she was lovingly referred to as “The Mother of the Church”.

Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents: Calvin and Sara Spears; her husband: Jimmie Miller; her son: Larry Miller; and her siblings: Barbara Dean Spears, James Calvin Spears, Shirley Ann Spears, and Bob Spears.

Those left to cherish the memory of Bonnie include her children: Terry Miller and wife, Tina, Renee Toulouse, and Larry’s wife, Michelle; her grandchildren: Tiffany Miller, Spencer Toulouse, Taylor Beck and husband, Zackery, and Jamie Miller-Aggas and husband, Levi; her great-grandchildren: Carah Miller, Elijah Hix, Brooklynn Beck, Harrison Beck, Lyla Wolfe, Landon Toulouse, SJ Miller, and Milo Miller-Aggas, along with other family members and many friends.

Bonnie’s love, laughter, and legacy will live on in the hearts of all who knew her. She will be deeply missed and forever remembered.

A visitation for Bonnie will be held on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Arnold Moore & Neekamp. Funeral services will be held in the chapel at Arnold Moore & Neekamp on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at 1:00 PM with Pastor Jeff Wickham officiating. Interment will follow at Walker Cemetery in Welch, OK. In Lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Paths to Independence, 4620 E. Frank Phillips Blvd, Bartlesville, OK 74006 or online at this link: https://www.pathstoindependence.org/donate-now.php. Arrangements are under the direction of Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home of Bartlesville. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemoriesbartlesville.com.