Bonnie Owens

American country music singer and the first wife of Buck Owens. From 1965–78 she was married to Merle Haggard. In 1975, she ended her career as a singer and from then on worked only as a songwriter. Bonnie Owens was born October 1, 1929 in Blanchard, Oklahoma and died April 24, 2006 in Bakersfield, California.