Notes for: James Leon Bodine

From Ronny Bodine:

In 1930, James Bodine and his family lived in McLean, Gray County where he worked as a truck driver. Gladdy (Abbott) Bodine was the daughter of George J. and Zudie May (Daniell) Abbott.

Obituary, American (Odessa, Texas) of 31 Oct 1968.
KERMIT (Staff) - James Leon Bodine, 63, assistant foreman for Perry R. Bass Inc. for 24 years, died at 6 a.m. today at Memorial Hospital here following an illness of several months. Services are pending at Cooper Funeral Home of Kermit. A resident of Kermit for 32 years, Bodine moved here from McLean. He was born Dec. 8, 1904, in Garland and was married to the former Gladys Fern Abbott in Canyon on Aug. 16, 1925. Bodine was a member of the First Methodist Church here and the Masonic Lodge in Rankin. Survivors include his widow; three daughters, Mrs. Odis Joiner and Mrs. Gene Paschall, both of Kermit; and Mrs. Carroll Mitchell of Monahans; one brother, T. A. Bodine of Satanta, Kan.; one sister, Mrs. S. B. Christian of Scottsdale, Ariz.; and seven grandchildren.

Newspaper Obituary, The Odessa American (Odessa, Texas) of Friday, 22 Aug 1975.
KERMIT (Staff)--Mrs. G. _ (Fern) Bodine, 68, of Kermit died Wednesday at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa following an extended illness. Services for her are scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday at the First Methodist Church in Kermit, with burial to be in Kermit Cemetery under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home. Mrs. Bodine was born in Hollis, Okla., Aug. 23, 1906 and was a lifetime member of the First Methodist Church. She was also a charter member of the United Methodist Women and of Builder's Sunday School Class. A resident of Kermit for 25 years, she married J. L. Bodine Aug. 16, 1925 in Canyon. He preceeded her in death Oct. 31, 1968. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Gene Paschall of Kermit, Mrs. Odis Joiner of Jal, N.M., and Mrs. Carroll Mitchell of Monahans; a brother, E. D. Abbott of Amarillo; two sisters, Mrs. Zillah Billingslea of Lamar, Colo. and Mrs. Mildred Salisbury of Lubbock; seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

See State of Texas Certificate of Death No. 1968-82044 for James Leon Bodine. Informant was Mrs. J. L. Bodine.
See State of Texas Certificate of Death No. 1975-66585 for Gladys Fern Bodine. Informant was Mrs. Gene Paschall.

Burials in Kermit Cemetery, Kermit, Winkler County, Texas.
(For Grave Marker Photo see Find A Grave Memorials No. 71341729 & 71341891)
BODINE James Leon Dec. 8, 1904 Oct. 31, 1968 Fern Aug. 23, 1906 Aug. 20, 1975