Bonnie Ames

Bonnie Ames of Florida, N.Y., and formerly of Locust Valley, entered into rest on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Orange Regional Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill. She was 32.
The daughter of Elizabeth Hickey Ames and Thomas Ames Sr., she was born on April 12, 1987, in Glen Cove.
She was a past member of the Queen Village Queens Drum & Bugle Corps; past member of the Florida Fire Department and Town of Wallkill Ambulance Corps, and a former EMT for Rockland Mobile Care.
After her accident in 2008, she showed how to be a fighter and survivor. She was an amazing woman.
She is survived by her parents of Florida, N.Y.; brother TJ Ames and wife Audrey; niece Addison; grandfather Thomas Hickey; several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Visitation was held May 13 at T.S. Purta Funeral Home.
A funeral service was held May 14 at the funeral home.
Burial was held at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Florida, N.Y.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Christopher Reeve Foundation 636 Morris Turnpike, Suite 3A, Short Hills, NJ 07078, or to St. Jude Children Research Hospital PO Box 1000 Dept. 142 Memphis, TN 38101-9908.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the T.S. Purta Funeral Home. To send a condolence online, please go to www.purtafuneralhome.com.