Aug. 30, 1949 – Aug. 15, 2012
Bonnie Lee Badgley, 62, of Sweet Home died Aug. 15, 2012.
She was born Aug. 30, 1949 in Minot, N.D. to Alfred M. Sr. and Esther Catherine (Geyer) Might.
She lived in many places during her childhood due to her father’s construction trade, including Tacoma, Spokane, Soap Lake and Seattle, Wash. and Roswell, N.M. Eventually, she settled in Bellingham, Wash., where she married in 1966.
The Badgleys moved to Seattle and the surrounding areas, before moving to Mt Vernon, Wash. in 1968. She moved to Snohomish, Wash., in 1975 and then on to Sweet Home in 1988, where she lived until her death.
Mrs. Badgley was the owner and “The Real Boss” of Midway Grocery in Sweet Home. She was also a bartender for the VFW and Elks. She also had worked at a cannery.
She enjoyed gardening, scrapbooking, quilting, rock collecting, garage selling and fishing with her husband.
Mrs. Badgley is survived by her husband Stanley W. Badgley Sr.; son Stanley W. Badgley Jr.; daughter Amanda R. Williamson; sisters Barbara Burtis and Patricia Roth; two granddaughters and four grandsons.
She was preceded in death by her father, Alfred M. Might Sr. in 1973; mother Esther C. Geyer in 1985; brother Alfred M. Might Jr. in 2003; sister Shirley May Kennard in 1976 and two granddaughters in 1985.
Memorial contributions can be made in her name to Autism Speaks, Los Angeles, 5455 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 2250, Los Angeles, California 90036.
A memorial service is planned for 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24, at Community Chapel in Sweet Home.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.