Bonnie Byington

Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, friend and disciple of Jesus Christ passed away on Feb. 8, 2023, at the age of 85. Bonnie Bell Platt was born June 4, 1937, in Cedar City, Utah, as the second child to Rheabel Butterfield and J. Clair Platt. She had four siblings. She was preceded in death by her grandson, Wyatt Craig Byington, her brother Jay Owen Platt and her sister-in-law Susan Nielson Platt. Bonnie was a longtime resident of Moses Lake (since 1972). She spent her early years in southern Utah where she grew up during the Depression and World War II, which taught her the value of hard work, sacrifice, and family. When she was 14, her family moved to western Idaho. Bonnie attended New Plymouth High School where she met her husband, Carl Byington.