FORT DODGE, Iowa — A Webster County woman who lived modestly and saved a small fortune by often working two jobs and amassing a small fortune until her death last Fall at the age of 80, left behind a legacy that benefits several organizations. KCCI-TV reports Bonnie Barnett was well known in Fort Dodge, but not many knew how much she was worth.

Barnett willed more than $530,000 to Iowa Central Community College, money that will be used to create an endowed scholarship in her name. The Fort Dodge Library received $130,000. There were also gifts to the local YWCA, Trinity Health Foundation, Domestic Sexual Abuse Outreach Center, Humane Society of Central Iowa, and the Boy Scouts of America Troop 8 totaled more than $1.3 million.

Iowa Central was close to Barnett’s heart — she was a student there from 1961-1962. She also worked for the dining service that served meals to the campus community.

Mark Crimmins, an attorney who is the executor of Barnett’s estate, says it seems like she saved nearly every penny she earned from working as a waitress for 30-to 40-years, saving her tips and wages and investing. She spent only what she needed to survive,