Notes for: Willard Franklin Bodine
From Ronny Bodine:
From Tulsa County, Oklahoma Marriage Records:
1--Willard F. Bodine, 20, of Tulsa AND Stella Jane Lighthill, 18, of Tulsa were married, with permission of the groom's father Leslie D. Bodine, on 14 Feb 1948 in Tulsa by J. W. Storer, Pastor, First Baptist Church of Tulsa.
2--Willard F. Bodine AND Opal Marie Allen, both of Tulsa, were married 22 July 1955 in Tulsa by E. O. Crabaugh, JP.
Willard Bodine was buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Osage County, Oklahoma.
From Social Security Records:
Opal Marie Lynch, dau. of Jacob W. & Marrie E. (Ward) Lynch, was born 20 May 1921 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In Sept 1942 she applied for a SSN as Opal Marie Bankston. In Nov 1955 she reported her name as Opal Marie Bodine, in May 1966 as Opal Marie Carter, and in June 1970 as Opal Marie Gantt. She died 16 April 1991.
Burials in Sperry Rest Haven Cemetery, Sperry, Osage County, Oklahoma.
(For grave marker photo see Find A Grave Memorial No. 17036727)
Opal Marie Gantt May 20, 1921 Apr. 16, 1991
Obituary, The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle of Monday, 4 Feb 2013.
Wichita. Lipps, Stella Jane, 83, retired oil secretary, went to meet her beloved savior Saturday, February 2, 2013. Viewing Tuesday, 9am to 9pm. Graveside service 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 5, 2013 at Baptist Cemetery, 5 miles west of Durham, KS. Preceded in death by parents, Louis and Nita Lighthill; sisters, Florence Lighthill, Alice Ward, Elsie McNemee, Mary Ann Harder; former husband, Willard Bodine; husband, Eugene Lipps and one grandson. Survived by daughter, Sherry (Roger) Alexander of Rapid City, SD; sisters, Ruth Lighthill of Albuquerque, NM and Lillie Whiteman of Lyons, KS; 3 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Downing & Lahey Mortuary East. Share tributes online at: www.dlwichita.com