Craig Allen Bonstead

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Funeral services for Chief Warrant Officer 4 (Ret.) Craig A. Bonstead, 66, of Belton, will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Dossman Funeral Home.   Burial will follow at the North Belton Cemetery.

The family will receive friends for visitation Friday evening from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at the funeral home.

Mr. Bonstead passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023 surrounded by his family at his home in Belton.

Mr. Bonstead was born December 13, 1956 in Fairmont, Minnesota, the son of Leonard and Edythe (Baarts) Bonstead.   He served his country as an AH-1 Cobra and UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter maintenance test pilot in the United States Army for 21 years.   He was a graduate of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.   After retiring from the Army he managed the Temple branch of RSC Equipment Rental Company before driving a bus for B. I. S. D.

Mr. Bonstead married Pamela Jergens on June 25, 1983 at the First Baptist Church in Belton.   He was a member of Temple Bible Church where he served as a deacon.  He also enjoyed volunteering with the Belton Police Dept CHIPS unit and Hope Pregnancy Center.

Survivors include his loving wife of 40 years, Pamela Bonstead of Belton; two sons, Chad Bonstead and wife Brooke of San Antonio and Eric Bonstead and wife Bonnie of Belton; one brother Randy Bonstead and wife Luanne of Bennett, Colorado, mother-in-law Barbara Jergens, a niece, nephews; sister-in-law Paula Fredericksen; and grandchildren, Adelaide, William, Henry, Timothy, Luke, Claire, and Lilly.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Temple Bible Church, Foster Love Bell County, Churches Touching Lives for Christ, and Gentiva Hospice.