Bonnie passed away Sunday evening September 20th, 2026, at her home of natural causes. She was born on December 12, 1940, in Kansas City, Missouri to John W. & Freda S. (Shields) Baker. She is preceded in death by her parents, siblings Jim Baker, Johnny Baker, husband Robert Merritt, son Raymond Higgins & grandson Jake Higgins. She had five children with Robert L. Higgins: Randy, Julie, Raymond, Sherry, & Donald. They later divorced & she remarried in 1981 to Robert Merritt in Redding, CA. They eventually moved to Superior, MT. Robert passed away in 2001. She is survived by her siblings: Paul (Carol) Baker of Grain Valley, MO, Patricia Weaver of Eudora, KS, Jerry (Wanda) Baker of Sedalia, MO & Debbie (Charlie) Villers of Holt, MO. Her children: Randy (Judy) Higgins, Julie Schrock, Sherry (George) Spangler & Donald Higgins all of Superior, MT. Grandchildren & great grandchildren: Duane (Stacy) Guade, (Cameo & Cheyanne & her son Nolan), Bessie Spangler, Kate Brown (Cassidy & Grace), Lena Higgins, Jay (Shelby) Higgins (Bowdy, Winter & Lyndi), Allyssa Fitzgerald (Ava & Kynslee), Carli Mahai, (Prudence & Jubal), Wally (Alisha) Schrock, (Talia, Sawyer & Aspen), Cody (Rayann) Schrock (Ivory), Derek Higgins, Heather Reese (John, Mayzie, Austin, Millie, & Minnie), Ginger Reese (Taitym, Cayden & Raidyn). And numerous nieces & nephews. Bonnie was a talented artist who loved to paint landscapes with wildlife. She enjoyed watching Unsolved Mysteries & always had a cup of coffee if you stopped in for a visit. No funeral services are planned at this time; family will gather at later date to celebrate Bonnie's life and share memories of her. Sunset Hills Funeral Home will be doing the cremation. In lieu of flowers; please make donations in Bonnie's name to the Community Food Bank of Mineral County PO Box 46 Superior, MT 59872.