Notes for: Joseph Floyd Bodine, Sr.

From Ronny Bodine:

From The Sedalia Democrat (Sedalia, Mo.) of 20 June 1937:
Joseph Floyd Bodine, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bodine AND Miss Frances Stella Cramer, daughter of B. F. Cramer, were married 16 June at St. Patrick's rectory by Rev. F. F. Miskovic.

From Missouri Federal Census Records:
1940 St. Louis: Joseph BODINE 20 KS plumbing supplies helper, Frances MO wife, Bonnie Lee __ MO dau. [Ages are obscured for Frances & Bonnie.]

Obituary, The Belleville News-Democrat (Belleville, Ill.) of 16 Sept 2004.
Stella "Fran" Bodine, nee Cramer, 83, of Collinsville, Ill., born June 16, 1921, in Sedalia, Mo., died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004, at Rosewood Nursing Home, Edwardsville, Ill. Mrs. Bodine was a member of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Maryville, Ill. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Bodine, Sr.; her parents, Benjamin and Stella, nee Mitchell, Cramer; five brothers; and four sisters. Surviving are a son, Joseph (Terri) Bodine, Jr. of Collinsville, Ill.; two daughters, Judith (Wally) Dunlap and Bonnie (Martin) Smiley of Dansville, Mich.; eight grandchildren; many great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the Arthritis Foundation. Visitation: Friends may call from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17, 2004, at Herr Funeral Home, Collinsville, Ill. Funeral: Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17, 2004, at the Herr Funeral Home, Collinsville, Ill., with the Rev. Jack Quilligan officiating. Burial will be in Ss. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Collinsville, Ill. HERR FUNERAL HOME, Collinsville, Ill.

Burials in Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Collinsville, Madison County.
(Find A Grave Memorial # 96939887)
BODINE Stella F. June 16, 1921 Sept. 14, 2004 Joseph F. Sr. Apr. 27, 1918 Aug. 22, 1989

Joseph F. Bodine Sr. Cox US Navy World War II Apr. 27, 1918 Aug. 22, 1989