Notes for: James Earl Bodine
From Ronny Bodine:
He was Earl Bodine, age 8 in 1920 and 18 in 1930, living with his parents in Tulsa, Oklahoma and working in 1930 as a carpenter for a realty company. His death as James Bodine was reported in the Tulsa Tribune of 20 Nov 1973. James E. Bodine was buried in Forest Park Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas where his two brothers had been buried and Mary Bodine was buried in Park Grove Cemetery, Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. Earl Bodine was named James Earl Bodine in the obituary of his son.
1st wife--1931--FRANCES FERN DIXON.
From Washington County, Arkansas Marriage Records:
Earl Bodine, 19, of Tulsa, Okla. AND Fern Dixon, 18, of Fayetteville, Ark. were married 9 June 1931. [Note: Earl and Fern divorced and on 3 Aug 1949 in Benton Co., Arkansas, Frances Bodine, 36, married Clarence Callaway, 49.]
From Kentucky Federal Census Records:
1940 Wolfe Co.: Earl BODINE 27 AR minister-Kentucky Mountain Mission, Fern 26 KY wife, Joyce 6 OK dau. Residence on 1 April 1935: Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
From Social Security Applications and Claims:
Frances Fern Bodine applied for a SSN in February 1943 and reported she was born 31 July 1913 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, dau. of James W. & Ella J. (Cornett) Dixon. In Sept 1965 she reported her name as Frances Fern Callaway. She died 10 June 1998.
From Ohio Death Records:
Frances F. Callaway, widow, born 31 July 1913 in Arkansas, died 10 June 1998 in Xenia, Greene County. Father's surname was Dixon, mother's was Cornett
Death Notice, Dayton (Ohio) Daily News of 12 June 1998.
CALLAWAY, Frances, 84, of Xenia, Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. today. (Tobias, Far Hills Avenue)
2nd wife--MARY ANN JELICH.
See 5th wife, below.
3rd wife--1960--JUANITA MARGARET RADCLIFFE.
From Jasper County, Missouri Marriage Records:
James E. Bodine, 48, of Tulsa, Okla. AND Juanita M. Thomas, 36, of Tulsa, were married 27 Jan 1960 at Joplin by William Kelley, Minister. [Note: From Tulsa County, Oklahoma Marriage Records: James Earl Bodine, 48 AND Juanita Margaret Thomas, 36, both of Tulsa, were married 3 March 1960 at Tulsa by Howard S. Kolb, Minister, Eastwood Baptist Church.]
In 1930, Juanita, aged 6, lived with her parents in Rock, Ellis County, Oklahoma.
From Social Security Records:
In November 1941, Juanita Margaret Radcliffe applied for a SSN and reported she was born 23 Dec 1923 in Gage, Ellis Co., Oklahoma, daughter of Archie E. & Margaret C. (Smith) Radcliffe. In Jan 1942 she reported her name as Juanita Radcliffe Thomas and in May 1986 as Juanita Margaret Gloyn. She died 7 Feb 2000.
Obituary, Statesman Journal (Salem, OR) of 11 Feb 2000.
TURNER---Juanita Gloyn, 76, died Monday. She was born in Gage, Okla., and was a riveter during World War II. She was a homemaker and enjoyed bowling, knitting, jigsaw puzzles and reading. Her husband, Lloyd, died in 1996. Survivors include her daughter, Kathleen Thomas of Turner; sons, Terry Thomas of Dallas, Michael Thomas of Portland and Kevin Thomas of Turner; father, Archie Radcliffe of Centralia, Wash.; sisters, Leona Francis of Centralia, and Chloe Lust of Turner; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday in Calvary Chapel in Salem where she was a member. Contributions: Calvary Chapel Ministries, 4660 Portland Road NE, Salem, OR 97305.
4th wife--abt 1961--HELEN LUCILLE.
James and Helen Bodine divorced and on 31 Dec 1963 in Mayes County, Oklahoma Helen Lucile Bodine married Robert Ivan McKim. Helen L. McKim was buried in Oak Hill Memorial Cemetery, Booneville, Logan County, Arkansas. From the Southwest Times-Record (Fort Smith, Arkansas) of Wednesday, 12 Sept 2001:
Robert Ivan McKim, 74, of Booneville, passed away Sunday, Sept. 9, 2001 in a Fort Smith hospital. He was a retired builder for Desoto Furniture. A memorial will be at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 20, at 1822 Happy Lane in Booneville. The body was cremated under the direction of Fentress Mortuary of Fort Smith. He is survived by two daughters, Mary McLamore of Muskogee, Okla., and Helen Welch of McAlester, Okla.; two sons, John McDonald of Minnesota and PAUL BODINE of Casselberry, Fla.; one sister, Lois Robertson of Baker City, Ore.; three brothers, Martin McKim of Halfway, Ore., and Joseph McKim and David McKim, both of Locust Grove, Okla.; 20 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
5th wife--1964--MARY ANN JELICH.
From Wayne County, Indiana Marriage Records:
James E. Bodine, 52, born in Arkansas AND Mary Ann Bodine, 38, born in Michigan, were married 26 Sept 1964 in Richmond, Wayne County, by John R. Longstreet, J.P. His 4th marriage, her 3rd marriage. [Note: Mary was the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Mardich) Jelich.]
Death Notice, Tulsa World of 12 March 1998.
Bodine, Mary Ann, 72, Tulsa Public Schools employee, died Tuesday. Rosary 7 p.m. Thursday and funeral Mass 10 a.m. Friday, Christ the King Catholic Church. Hayhurst, Broken Arrow.
Death Notice, The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City,Okla.) of Thursday, 22 Nov 1973.
Tulsa--Bodine, James E., 62, retired building contractor. Services were Wednesday.
From Oklahoma Death Records:
James E. Bodine died 19 Nov 1973 in Tulsa County.
Mary A. Bodine died 10 March 1998 in Tulsa County.