Notes for: Sue [Horn] Bodine
Sue was adopted.
From Ronny Bodine (May 16, 2020):
The 1936 obituary of Garrett Bodine reports that Sue Cathey was an adopted daughter. This adoption must have taken place after January 1920, as Sue was not living with the Bodine family at that time.
From Duval County, Florida Marriage Records:
J. Astor Cathey, 21, born in GA, clerk, of 126 B. Schoffield Street, Jacksonville AND Sue Bodine, 18, born in Louisiana, of 112 Atlantic Blvd., So. Jacksonville, were married 28 May 1930 in Jacksonville by Delsia E. Zelt, Notary Public. The marriage license noted neither party had ever been married and that Sue's parents were deceased. Mrs. F. H. McLain, sister of the bride, gave her consent. [Note: Mrs. F. H. McLain would be Ida Louise Horn (1912-1994) who married Fred Hudson McLain in 1932 in Jacksonville.]
1940 Savannah, Chatham Co., GA: John CATHEY 27 GA steam RR mechanic, Sue 26 TX wife, John 8 FL son, Richard 3 FL son. residence on 1 April 1935: Jacksonville, Fla.
On 16 Oct 1940, John Astor Cathey of Savannah, Georgia, registered for the World War II Draft. He reported he was born 15 July 1912 in Douglas, Georgia, worked for the Atlantic Coast Novelty Company, and named Sue Bodine Cathey, his wife, as his next of kin.
From Florida Death Records:
John Astor Cathey, born 15 July 1912, died 23 Dec 1972 in Columbia County.
Sue Bodine Cathey, born 10 Sept 1913, died 23 May 1984 in Duval Co., Fla.
From Social Security Death Records:
J. Cathey, born 15 July 1912, died Dec 1972. Last residence was Lake City, Columbia Co., Fla.
Sue Cathey, born 10 Sept 1913, died May 1984. Last residence was Jacksonville, Duval Co., Fla.
Burials in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Lake City, Columbia County, Florida.
(For grave marker photos see Find A Grave Memorial No. 34290342)
CATHEY JOHN A. July 15, 1912 Dec. 23, 1972 SUE B. Sept. 13, 1913 [no death date]
From Social Security Applications and Claims:
Richard Edward Cathey, born 13 Oct 1936 in Jacksonville, Fla., son of John J. & Sue (Bodine) Cathey. Died 25 Nov 2005.