Comment by Cindy Phillips: "I am the granddaughter of William Frederick Bonney Sr. (1967-1972). Granddaddy was born and raised on Knotts Island. I'm not sure exactly where though. I will tell you a story about my granddad. When he was minister at the Methodist Church, he got a call from his bishop. Now you have to understand that even though the church is in North Carolina, (the bishop) was in the Virginia conference. Anyway, his bishop called and wanted to come and visit (Granddad). So he told Granddad to call the local Holiday Inn and reserve a room for him. My family had a right good laugh over that. Most folks when they would come to see my grand parents would just stay with them."

 Comment by Cindy Phillips: Granddad (Fred Bonney) is on the right. The two guys with him are his sons. The one on the left is William Fredrick Bonney Jr. (Uncle Fred) and the one in the middle is Vernon Ayers Bonney. The 3 of them used to sing together and boy, could they harmonize.

Izola and Fred Bonney