Bonnie Faye Cohran was born in Oklahoma City, OK on December 21, 1943, and loved by her parents Jon and Cleo Goldman. During school she participated in swimming and track competitions.

She met the love of her life, Robert Cohran, and he was her one true love for 62 years. They both began studying the bible and was baptized as one of the Jehovah's Witnesses on September 27, 1967. Together they spent their life witnessing about Jehovah God, assisting many congregations and traveling the world to meet their Christian brothers and sisters.