Bonnie Sue Hill-Martin was born on October 17, 1949 in Quitaque, Texas to Willie Mae Pauley and David Hill. In 1956 Willie Mae Pauley met and then later married her partner in life Eldridge Graves. Together Willie Mae and Eldridge Graves raised Bonnie to be the exceptional woman everyone knew her to be.

In 1975 Bonnie began her career working for The City of Tulsa. Working in the Educational Department at the Tulsa Zoo, Bonnie established many long term friendships lasting to this day. Her experience there also reaffirmed her desire to teach following her retirement in 2002.

Bonnie's pursuit of Christian education started in the 1980s and never truly ended. She encouraged her students to pursue certification through the years and helped many to become instructors and deans, as well. The last couple of decades were filled with many titles and accomplishments at the local, state, and national level. Bonnie was blessed to serve as;
Gethsemane Baptist Church's (Tulsa, OK.) Director of Christian Education, Bible Study Instructor, Mission Study Instructor, and Dean of Gethsemane's School of Christian Education. She also served as The Dean of Records for Canaan, Northwest Creek, and Collate districts, was a Guest Instructor for various District Congresses, Instructor and Assistant Dean for the Oklahoma State Congress.
In December of 2014 Bonnie was honored with the Regional Dean of the Year Award presented by the Sunday School Publishing Board Division of Christian Education.

Bonnie leaves to cherish her precious memories: her mother, Willie Mae Graves of Muleshoe, TX; her children: LaTonya Martin and Reginald Hill both of Tulsa, OK., her granddaughters: LaToya Martin of Dallas, TX and Charity Martin of Tulsa, OK, her one and only very special great granddaughter Jai'dyn Williams whom she affectionately called "J-Lo".

She also leaves her memories to her brothers: Arthur Graves of Muleshoe, TX; Billy (Barbara) Graves of Los Angeles, CA; and David (Nikita) Hill of Las Vegas, NV. Her sisters: Her best friend Jeri (Dwayne) Washington, Mylinda Graves, Mary Graves all of Tulsa, OK; Sandra Graves of Riverside, CA; Ella Fisher of Garland, TX; Thelma (Edward) Scott of Tulsa; Ruthie (Vandy) Stovall of Nashville, AR; Joyce Archie of Rialto, CA and Darlene Graves of Beaumont, CA., her aunt and uncle both of Mineral Springs, AR: Mae Lou Sampson and Lee Autry Pauley, her great niece and nephews who were more like grandchildren: Ambre Reed of McKinney, TX and "her boys" Xailen, Xaveri and Kobe, along with a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Bonnie was preceded in death by: Eldridge Graves, David Hill Sr., her brothers John Earl Graves, Charlie Graves, Parnell Graves, Eldridge Graves Jr., Larry Hill, and her niece Rinda Minor-Graves.
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Services will be Saturday April 25, 2015 at 1PM at Gethsemane Baptist Church in Tulsa.

Visitation will be Friday from 12Noon until 7PM in the Tulsa Chapel.