Charles Edward Bonifield Sr.

Charles Edward Bonifield Sr.

Charles Edward Bonifield Sr., 80, of rural Union County, died Monday, March 7, 2022, at Parkway Manor in Marion.

He was born on Nov. 11, 1941, in Cairo, the son of Edward Raymond Bonifield Jr. and Hazel Leigh Grable Bonifield. 

Mr. Bonifield was a lifelong resident of Southern Illinois, having lived most all of his life in Alexander County.  

He graduated from Cairo High School and later attended Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. There he met and married Geneva Elaine Watson, the daughter of Ralph and Geneva Duff Watson. They were married for almost 60 years.  

The couple have one son, Charles Edward Bonifield Jr., who married Dawn Leshea Bolen. They have three children, Larrah Leshea Bonifield and twins, Caden Lee Bonifield and Charles Marshal Bonifield.

Mr. Bonifield and his father operated Bonifield Farms/Bendview Farms and Hunting Club in Alexander County.

During his 80-plus years he became a well- known and respected member of the Southern Illinois area.

He was elected in 1994 to the Alexander County Board of Commissioners, having served as chairman during part of that time.  

He was a member and chairman of the Pulaski-Alexander County Farm Bureau Board for 15 years.  

He was a member of the Regional Board of School Trustees for 22 1/2 years; he was vice president for 15 1/2 years. 

He was also a member of the Cairo Masonic Lodge, the Caledonia Masonic Lodge and the Ainad Shriners organization; the Horseshoe Lake Volunteer Fire Department; as well as numerous other community organizations. He was a member of the Goreville Methodist Church at the time of his passing.

Masonic services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Sunday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, March 14, at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, with the Rev. Buddy Walls and the Rev. Rico Enegesis officiating.  Interment will follow in Olive Branch Cemetery.

Memorials can be made to the Olive Branch Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 205, Olive Branch, Ill. 62969. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.

To view the full obituary or to leave an online condolence for the family, visit www.crainsonline.com.

Crain Funeral Home in Tamms is in charge of arrangements.

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