Morrison, Bonita
MORRISON (HASTY), Bonita Bonita Hasty Morrison passed quietly on November 16, 2022 in Flowery Branch, Georgia two days shy of her 97th birthday. Bo...
MORRISON (HASTY), Bonita Bonita Hasty Morrison passed quietly on November 16, 2022 in Flowery Branch, Georgia two days shy of her 97th birthday. Bonita Hasty was born in Canton, GA in 1925. She was the first of four children born to Oscar Hasty and Mary Chastain Hasty. Their family farmed in Gilmer and White Counties, before moving into the Atlanta area during the Great Depression. Bonita went to work during WWII at Fort McPherson. There, at age 17, she became a keypunch operator. In her spare time, she took jitterbug lessons at the Fox Theater and danced to the songs of Benny Goodman.