Notes for: Effie Marie Bodine

According to info in the book "Boulder Fireplace," Effie attended a one-room grade school, no. 98, near her home. She and her sister, Alta, attended Emporia State Teachers College in Emporia, Kansas in order to take their high school courses. They both graduated in 1917. Effie belonged to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

Effie said that her hobbies were "Traveling and oil painting." She studied oil painting at St. Luke's School of Continuing Education (which is mostly for senior citizens) and at the Science and Arts Foundation. She did that after retiring in November of 1963 from nineteen years at Tinker Air Force Base where she worked as a payroll clerk and auditor.

They traveled in a 24 foot travel-trailer and in 1973 were in the process of building a second home on Table Rock Lake in South Missouri. They wanted to do that since her husband's hobbies were fishing and woodworking.

The picture below was sent to me by Denise Oliver-Velez. Effie is on the left and Alta is on the right.

Effie and Alta Bodine> <BR> <BR> <P>Effie's first husband was Elmer James Son. They married on January 23, 1918. They were divorced on October 12, 1929 in Oklahoma City. They had two children. Effie Marlys Son was born on February 17, 1919 in Harveyville, Wabaunsee County, Kansas. And Joyce Estellyn (Son) Simes was born September 20, 1926 at Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. She was adopted by Edgar Simes in 1940. There is more on their two children in the
From Ronny Bodine:

From Comanche County, Oklahoma Marriage Records:
Elmer Son, 23, resident of Fort Sill, Okla. AND Miss Effie Bodine, 19, resident of Burlingame, Kansas, were married 23 Jan 1918 at Lawton, Commanche County by Jean L. LaGrove, Minister of the First M.E. Church of Lawton.

In Jan 1920, Elmer and Effie Son lived in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas where Elmer worked as a automobile salesman. Elmer and Effie Son were divorced 12 Oct 1929 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

From Social Security Death Records:
Elmer Son, born 10 March 1894, died November 1971, last residence was Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.

From Ohio Death Records:
Elmer J. Son died 19 Nov 1971 in Centerville, Montgomery County, aged 76.

Obituary, The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK) of 30 May 1985.
Edgar L. ""Mike'', age 80, passed away May 29 in Moore. Services will be 10am Friday in the Colonial Chapel of Vondel L. Smith & Sons Mortuary. A longtime resident of OKC, Mr. Simes was born in El Reno, Feb. 6, 1905. He retired as a construction worker, and was a member of Southwest Christian Church and a 32nd degree Mason. Survived by his beloved wife, Marie; a daughter, Joyce Lendzion; brother, Kenneth; 3 grandchildren, Marcia Stathos, Frank and Steven Lendzion; and 5 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his step-daughter, Marlys Farmer in March 1984.

Children of Effie Bodine and Elmer Son: Effie Marlys (17 Feb 1919), Joyce Estellyn (20 Sept 1926).