Individual Details
Katherine Bernice Doty
(1 Feb 1931 - 19 Jun 2014)
Casa Grande, Arizona DISPATCH, Saturday, June 21, 2014
Bernice Bruner
February 1, 1931 – June 19, 2014
Bernice Bruner was born February 1, 1931 in Lake City, Arkansas. She was the second of six children. Shortly after graduating high school, Bernice met and married L.V. Bruner on August 18, 1950. They began their lives together as tenant farmers in Craighead County, Arkansas where they raised cotton. In 1961, Bernice received her teaching degree from Arkansas State College in Jonesboro, Arkansas and began teaching third grade. In 1964 Bernice and her family moved to Casa Grande, Arizona where she taught elementary school for 23 years. Retiring in 1987, she and L.V. devoted themselves to their family and the community for the remainder of their active lives. Bernice was active in the Daughters of the American Revolution and Spirit of Joy United Methodist Church in Coolidge, Arizona.
Bernice is survived by a sister, Bettye Corbin of Rockford, Illinois; a daughter and son-in-law, Tony and Kathy Massenti of Apache Junction, Arizona; a son and daughter-in-law, Barry and Elizabeth Bruner of Washington, D.C.; four grandchildren, Michael Bruner of San Diego, California, Carrie Bruner Reyes and Patrick Bruner Reyes of Salem, Massachusetts and Kristin Bruner of San Diego, California and one great-grandchild, Asher Lee Reyes. Bernice was preceded in life after death by her husband of 62 years, L.V. Bruner. It is fantastic to know they are together again.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 24 at 9:00, burial immediately after at Valley of the Sun Mortuary & Cemetery in Chandler, AZ.
Bernice Bruner
February 1, 1931 – June 19, 2014
Bernice Bruner was born February 1, 1931 in Lake City, Arkansas. She was the second of six children. Shortly after graduating high school, Bernice met and married L.V. Bruner on August 18, 1950. They began their lives together as tenant farmers in Craighead County, Arkansas where they raised cotton. In 1961, Bernice received her teaching degree from Arkansas State College in Jonesboro, Arkansas and began teaching third grade. In 1964 Bernice and her family moved to Casa Grande, Arizona where she taught elementary school for 23 years. Retiring in 1987, she and L.V. devoted themselves to their family and the community for the remainder of their active lives. Bernice was active in the Daughters of the American Revolution and Spirit of Joy United Methodist Church in Coolidge, Arizona.
Bernice is survived by a sister, Bettye Corbin of Rockford, Illinois; a daughter and son-in-law, Tony and Kathy Massenti of Apache Junction, Arizona; a son and daughter-in-law, Barry and Elizabeth Bruner of Washington, D.C.; four grandchildren, Michael Bruner of San Diego, California, Carrie Bruner Reyes and Patrick Bruner Reyes of Salem, Massachusetts and Kristin Bruner of San Diego, California and one great-grandchild, Asher Lee Reyes. Bernice was preceded in life after death by her husband of 62 years, L.V. Bruner. It is fantastic to know they are together again.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 24 at 9:00, burial immediately after at Valley of the Sun Mortuary & Cemetery in Chandler, AZ.
Events
| Birth | 1 Feb 1931 | Lake City, Craighead County, Arkansas | |||
| Marriage | 18 Aug 1950 | Craighead County, Arkansas - Leroy Vardaman Bruner Jr. |  |  | |
| Death | 19 Jun 2014 | Arizona | |||
| Burial | Valley of the Sun Mortuary and Cemetery, Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona | |
Families
| Spouse | Leroy Vardaman Bruner Jr. (1925 - 2013) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
Notes
Marriage
Leroy V BrunerEvent Type: Marriage
Event Date: 18 Aug 1950
Event Place: Craighead, Arkansas, United States
Event Place (Original): , Craighead, Arkansas, United States
Residence Place: Bay, Arkansas
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Katherine Bernice Doty
Spouse's Residence Place: Lake City, Arkansas
Spouse's Residence City: Lake City
Spouse's Residence State: Arkansas
Spouse's Gender: Female
Endnotes
1. Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N939-H8D.
2. Find A Grave Memorial 131645716.