Complex sentence: Born in Bellville, Texas, Bonner was one of nine children; his parents died while he was very young, and he was raised by a neighbour's family, and later, he moved in with his older sister in 1945.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Bellville, Texas, Bonner was one of nine children; his parents died while he was very young. Raised by a neighbour's family, he moved in with his older sister in 1945.