An Memorial Service will be held for Bonita on
Monday, October 24, 2022
Wood Funeral Home
5537-39 West Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, Pa. 19131
Service: 11:00 a.m.
We request family and friends who prefer
to send plants or flowers,
to coordinate with one of the
following reliable local florists:..
June's Floral Design: (610) 726-4351
Overhill Flowers: (215 ) 473-1842
Simply Floral: ( 610) 622-7980
Have the florist deliver
your selection
to the funeral home no
later than 8:30 a.m.
the day of the service.
DUE TO A GLITCH IN OUR SYSTEM
PLEASE DISREGARD THE FOLLOWING
NOTATION REGARDING ANY ORDERS
INCLUDING FLOWERS, CANDLES OR
MEMORIAL TREE PLANTINGS
WITH THE TRIBUTE STORE!!!!
THANK YOU!!
Life Story
The Obituary
BONITA Y. BEST was born on August 21, 1966, to parents Gloria Flanagan and James Zuber, the third
of six children. She passed away suddenly on October 2, 2022, at the University of Pennsylvania
Hospital.
Bonita was educated in the Philadelphia public school system and graduated from Ben Franklin High
School. As a child, she was considered a troublemaker but playful and loved joking with her siblings.
Then as an adult, she was known as a go-getter, and a hustler, working various jobs from housekeeping
to under-the-table gigs. Bonita did anything she could to support her family.
Considered to be loving, yet stern, she always made sure her family was cared for. Her life made her
resilient which was an attribute she passed down to her sons. Aside from being hardworking, she
enjoyed spending time with her grandson, movies, painting, art, traveling, cracking jokes, and wine. She
was quite the artist and would paint the walls of her children’s bedrooms beautifully. Later in life, she
became expressive in her fashion as well. Bonita was especially close to her late father and was a
hardcore sports fan of Philadelphia teams and loved going to games.
Finally, she had a certain fondness for animals, specifically, her cats and her son Tyheed’s dog. She
was fun-loving and passionate about the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s R&B music, and don’t forget her love
for knick knacks. She was a caring person who will be sorely missed.
She was predeceased by, her father, James Zuber.
Bonita is survived by: her three sons, Maalik Wolfe, Zaire Best, and Tyheed Wolfe; she also leaves
behind one grandson, Josiah Wolfe; her mother Gloria Best; her siblings, Jacquelyn Best, Jeffrey Best,
Rosalind Zuber, James Zuber Jr., and Remenia Zuber; a host of nieces, nephews family and friends.
