Notes for: John ("Jack") Kenneth Bodine

From Ronny Bodine:

From Jackson County, Missouri Marriage Records:
John Kenneth Bodine, 22, of Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas AND Betty Jean Ballard, 19, of Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas, were married 31 Jan 1942.

John K. and Betty J. Bodine are listed in the following Kansas city directories: 1947 Independence, 1948 McPherson, 1951 Wichita. Betty Bodine is no longer listed after 1951 and in 1956 John (aka Jack) lived with his mother, Mrs. Fay Bodine.

Death notice, The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kan.) of 16 April 2006.
Bodine, John, 86, retired painter, died Saturday, April 15, 2006. Private services. Arrangements with Culbertson-Smith Mortuary.

From Social Security Applications and Claims:
John Kenneth Bodine applied for a SSN in December 1938 and reported he was born 19 Nov 1919 in Neodesha, Kansas, son of John P. & Mamie F. (Ayars) Bodine. He died 15 April 2006.

Betty Jean Bodine applied for a SSN in February 1947 and reported she was born 1 Aug 1922 in Fredonia, Kansas, dau. of Altis & Mary E. (Ritchey) Ballard. In Sept 1949 she reported her name as Betty Jean Ballard, in Aug 1951 as Betty Jean Munger, and in June 1983 as Betty Jean Papon. She died in June 1986.

Obituary, The Chanute Tribune (Chanute, KS) of 16 June 1986.
FREDONIA, KS - Betty Jean Papon, 63, Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, June 14, 1986, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born Aug. 1, 1922 at Fredonia, Kansas, the daughter of Altis and Mary Esther (Ritchey) Ballard. She was married to Guy Papon on May 29, 1963 in rural LaFontaine, Kansas. She was a retired secretary/clerk with the Union Gas System. Memberships include the First Christian Church of Fredonia, and Christian Women's Fellowship. Survivors include her husband, of the home; two sons, Gale Monger, of Fort Worth, TX, and Bruce Papon, of Hardtner, KS; four daughters, Vicki Schultz, of Chanute, KS, Peggy Welch, of Elk City, KS, Jo Fowler, of Emporia, KS, and Pat Spillman, of Denver, CO; one brother, Byrl Ballard, of Fredonia, KS; and 11 grandchildren. Graveside service is scheduled for Tuesday at Fredonia City Cemetery, with the Rev. Carl A. Heien officiating. Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association. Timmons Funeral Home of Fredonia, KS, is in charge of arrangements.