Notes for: Ralph LeRoy Bodine

From Ronny Bodine:

In April 1940, Ralph Bodine, age 21, lived with his mother and stepfather in Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California employed as a latrine orderly.

From Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Marriage Records:
Ralph Leroy Bodine, 26, of Pacific Grove, Monterey Co., Calif., AND Pauline Maxine Bennett, 20, of Vinita, Craig Co., Okla., were married 1 Nov 1944 at Oklahoma City by Rev. H. W. Bodine, Member of Lincoln Terrace Church. [Note: Pauline is the daughter of James Edward and Viola (Brodes) Bennett.]

Obituary, Monterey Peninsula Herald (Monterey, Calif.) of 21 Dec 1965
Ralph Long Bodine, 47, died this morning in a local hospital. While he had been under medical care for some time, his death was unexpected. He was born April 17, 1918, in Idaho. A veteran of Army service during World War II, Mr. Bodine was a plumber by occupation. He was a member of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union, Local No. 62, of Monterey. With his wife, Pauline, he made his home at 201 Crocker Ave., Pacific Grove. In addition to his wife, he leaves a son, Charles Ralph Bodine of Pacific Grove; his mother, Mrs. Eliza Arnold of Pacific Grove; a sister, Mrs. Idona Dixon of Escondido; a half-sister, Mrs. Betty Glenn of Salt lake City, Utah; a brother, Harvey Bodine of San Lorenzo; and a half-brother, Richard Arnold of Seaside. Funeral services are pending at the Paul Mortuary and will be announced later.

Funeral Notice, Monterey Peninsula Herald (Monterey, Calif.) of 22 Dec 1965
Services for Ralph Leroy Bodine will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Paul Funeral Chapel, with Bishop Lynn R. Hanson of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Pacific Grove officiating. Burial will follow in El Carmelo Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Richard Arnold, Ronald Glenn, Dan Dixon, Harvey Bodine, Frank Lemos and Robin Medany. The Paul Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Bodine, a resident of Pacific Grove for the past 36 years, died unexpectedly yesterday in a local hospital.

From Social Security Records:
Pauline Maxine Bodine applied for a SSN in January 1945 and reported she was born 1 March 1924 in Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma, dau. of James E. & Viola (McQuestain) Bennett. She died 13 Feb 2006. Her last residence was Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma.

Death Notice, The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) of 14 Feb 2006.
BODINE, Pauline, 81, homemaker, died Monday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Thursday, Butler Cemetery (Stanley-Lee).

Burials in Butler Cemetery, Butler, Custer County, Oklahoma.
(For grave marker photo see Find A Grave Memeorial No. 97464394)
Pauline Maxine Bodine 1924---2006 Lee Funeral Homes