Notes for: Richard ("Dick") Lee Bodine
From Ronny Bodine:
Obituary, Decatur Herald & Review (Decatur, Ill.) of 21 Aug 1995.
DECATUR -Richard L. "Dick" Bodine, 60, of Decatur died 2:36 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 19, 1995) at home in his sleep. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Brintlinger Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Brintlinger Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Gilead Cemetery. Mr. Bodine was born in Decatur on Nov. 17, 1934, the son of Jessee J. & Cleo Curtis Bodine . He was a long-time employee of George S. Walker Plumbing and Heating and most recently worked for Burdick Plumbing and Heating. He was a member of Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 65 since 1952. He also was an avid fisherman. He married Barbara Hunt on Oct. 30, 1954, in Decatur. Surviving are his wife, Barbara of Decatur; son, Randy and and wife Janette (Edgecombe) of Lisle; Mike and wife Lisa (Metheney) of Albuquerque, N.M.; Kevin and wife Sherri (Mosholder) of Billings, Mont.; daughter, Janette Williams and husband Steve of Mount Zion; brother, Larry and wife Mary of Windsor; sisters, Carole Goff and husband Darrell of Decatur; Sharon Skowronski and husband Fred of LaPlace; ten grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Obituary, Decatur Herald & Review (Decatur, Ill.) of 21 Feb 2007.
DECATUR - Barbara Elaine (Hunt) Bodine, 72, Homemaker & Master Gardener, of Decatur, IL, died 11:39 A.M., Monday, February 19, 2007, at St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur, IL, from complications due to a form of leukemia. Visitation will be 4 to 8 P.M., Thursday, February 22, at New Beginnings Church of God, 2606 Route 121 N.W. in Decatur, IL. Services celebrating Barb's life will be 10:30 A.M., Friday, February 23, also at New Beginnings Church of God, with graveside services immediately following at Mt. Gilead Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to Richland Community College Foundation Horticulture Program or Macon County Extension Master Gardeners. Barbara was born December 8, 1934, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of James E. and Beulah (Parr) Hunt. She married Richard Lee Bodine on October 30, 1954 in Decatur, IL. He preceded her in death, as did her parents, sister Doris Jean and brother Richard Hunt. She is survived by her son Randy Bodine and wife Janette (Edgecombe) of Decatur, IL and her grandchildren Lindsey, Ryan, and Taylor; her daughter Janette Hays and husband Chris of Mt. Zion, IL and her grandchildren Eric and Sean Williams; her son Mike Bodine and wife Lisa (Metheney) of Henderson, NV and her grandchildren Nick and wife Laura, Drew, Jake and Amber; her son Kevin Bodine of Chicago, IL and her granddaughter Jordan; her sister Shirley Johnson of Henderson, NV; her brother Gary Hunt and wife Ginger of Licking, MO. Barbara lived her life with a strong devotion to her husband, family and friends. Her love touched them all and her homemade chicken noodles, cream pies and cakes touched a few waistlines as well. She was active for years in many Mt. Zion School clubs and functions. Retirement didn't slow her down either, as she developed a passion for horticulture by becoming a U of I Master Gardener and a Richland Community College Horticulture student. She tended to the Decatur Public Library garden beds, helped grow flowers for the Million Flower Project and assisted in the Master Gardener's annual Garden Walk. She will be remembered and missed by those whose lives she touched. Obituary written by family members. Online guest book at www.legacy.com/herald-review/Obituaries.asp
From: Annie Isaac [grannyannie at cox.net]
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011
Subject: Barbara Hunt Bodine and Richard Lee Bodine
I was playing around on the computer, looking for old classmates when I found an obituary for Barbara Hunt Bodine. We were friends in 1953 and graduated high school together in Decatur, IL. I was also friends also with her sister, Shirley, and with her husband, Dick Bodine. I moved away the next year and lost touch with everyone.
I was so sorry to see that both Barbara and Dick have passed. We used to have so much fun together . . . . hard to believe I am now such an old lady with so many old friends lost :(
If you happen to see this and there is some way for you to get a message to Shirley, please give her my love and tell her I still remember our good times together, having fun and listening to jazz! On your Barbara's obituary it appears that Shirley is living in Henderson, NV as is Mike Bodine. Her name is now Shirley Johnson. I now live in Scottsdale, AZ - - so we are all 3 out in the desert!.
What a wonderful genealogy web site you have, you should be so proud. I have only dabbled in it a bit and have stray scraps of paper and printouts but nothing that even makes much sense. Hopefully someday I will get a bit more done while I am still able.
My name back in Decatur (in case you can contact Shirley or even Mike Bodine) was Ann Taylor. Now I am known as Annie Isaac.
Thanks so very much for any help you are able to provide :)
Annie Isaac