- Date Of Birth: November 17, 1944
- Date Of Death: March 21, 2017
- State: Idaho
Bonnie was born on November 17, 1944 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Orville (Dutch) Wright and Esta Mae (Bessire) Wright joining her two sisters Louise and Linda. They grew up in Murtaugh, Idaho and attended school there. She was taught by her mother Esta Mae Wright and graduated in 1963 from Murtaugh High.
At age 4 she contracted Polio and had to be placed on an Iron Lung at St. Alphonsus in Boise for 4 months. She survived Scarlet Fever the following year with no lasting effects. During the summers throughout her schooling she had jobs in the bean fields hoeing weeds, mowing lawns, and working for Troy Laundry.
