Marjorie Magnolia

Bonds

Marjorie Magnolia Pratcher Bonds, affectionately known to the family as "Two Gun Gerdy," passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Sunday, August 9, 2026, at the age of 97 years old.

Marjorie was born in Choctaw County, Alabama, to the late Janie B. and Ennis Pratcher. She spent her early years in Prichard and Greensboro, Alabama, before later making her home in Ohio to be near family as her own mother's health declined.

Marjorie was a woman of tireless energy and deep faith. Throughout her life, she wore many hats. She was a cosmologist for many years and trained many of the stylists in the Toledo area including her eldest daughter. She also had many other entrepreneurial titles throughout her lifetime, including being a cook at a local preschool and spent time as a cab driver. Above all, Marjorie dedicated herself to ministry, serving as a preacher and evangelist and traveling to churches throughout the community to share the Word of God. Her years of faithful service ultimately led her to serve as a Pastor, the role from which she retired from ministry. Her calling was one she embraced with great pride, devotion, and an unwavering commitment to her faith.

Throughout her life, Marjorie was joined in marriage to Daddy Hayes, Daddy Arthur, and later to O.G. Bonds, whose name she carried at the time of her passing.

Marjorie was the beloved mother of eleven children. She was preceded in death by three of her children, Willie Cook Sr., Cecelia Renee Holmes, and Hayes (Butch) Cook III, as well as her brother, Ennis H. Pratcher.

She leaves to cherish her memory her eight surviving children: Hazel Marie Madison, Mary Ann Edwards, Marjorie Ramona Cook, Iris L. Barrett, Anthony Cook, Nathaniel "Moby" Cook, Arthurine Pearl Thomas (Stanley Thomas Jr.), and Janie A. Toles (Clay Johnson); her surviving sister, Beatrice Pratcher Vaughn; nineteen grandchildren, and a host of great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, other relatives, loved ones, and friends.

Those who knew Marjorie will remember her as spirited, sharp-witted, strong, and full of life well into her later years. She was a woman who could still "catch you" if you tried to outrun her and who had a way of letting her children know that when she called you inside, she meant it. With her signature confidence and determination, she was also known to proudly declare, "I can swang it!" It was a simple phrase that captured so much of who she was—a woman who believed she could handle whatever came her way.

Marjorie also loved good homemade ice cream and took joy in making it herself. It was one of the many simple pleasures that reflected the warmth, care, and homemade love she shared with those around her.

For 97 years, Marjorie lived a life marked by faith, strength, perseverance, humor, and love. Her legacy lives on through the generations she leaves behind and in the countless memories shared by those blessed to know and love her. Though she will be deeply missed, her spirit, her teachings, her laughter, and her love will never be forgotten.

Arrangements entrusted to House of Day Funeral Home.