Notes for: Gladys Bodine
From Ronny Bodine:
On 5 June 1917, Clarence Diehl registered for the World War I Draft in Illiopolis, Illinois stating he was born 6 June 1893 in Yellow Springs, Ohio and was employed as a farmer.
1940 Illiopolis, Sangamon Co., IL: Clarance DIEHL 48 OH cement mixer, Gladys 45 IL wife, Betty Lou 21 IL dau book keeper-Motor Co., Marvin Lee 13 IL son.
From Social Security Records:
Clarence Diehl, born 6 June 1894, died May 1967, last residence was Xenia, Greene County, Ohio.
From Ohio Death Records:
Clarence Diehl died 27 May 1967 in Xenia, Greene County, aged 73 years.
Obituary, Decatur (Ill.) Herald of 24 April 1961.
Leonard H. Vaughn, 55, of 1352 N. 20th St., died at 6 a.m. yesterday in Decatur and Macon County Hospital. He came here from Warrensburg 20 years ago, and was a retired employee of the Houdaille-Hershey Corp. He was born in Chicago Sept. 26, 1905, a son of John Fuller and Edith Zumwalt Vaughn. Mr. Vaughn married Gladys Diehl Feb. 8, 1952 in Decatur. He leaves his wife; two sons, John F., Lake Charles, La.; William L., Decatur; and five grandchildren. Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home. Burial will be n North Fork Cemetery. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Obituary, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette of 29 May 1967.
Clarence Diehl, 73, of 93 Hillcrest Ave., died at his home at 2:25 p.m. Saturday. Firemen were called, but death has occurred when they arrived. A retired roofing contractor, Mr. Diehl was born in Greene County June 6, 1893, the son of Jacob and Louise Geis Diehl. His wife, Lillian Diehl, died Dec. 24, 1965. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Betty L. Kunz of Lebanon, Ill.; a son, Marvin L. Diehl of Urbana, Ill.; a stepson, Philip Burke, of Xenia; two sisters, Mrs. Josephine O'Brien of Xenia and Mrs. Marguerite Luster of Springfield; two grandchildren, Cindy and Mark Clayton of Lebanon, Ill., and two step-grandchildren, Robin and Christy Burke of Xenia. Also preceding him in death were two sisters, Clara Fawley and Eva Graham, and two brothers, Philip and Jacob Diehl. Isaac Flora, pastor of the Northside Christian Church, will conduct services Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Neeld Funeral Home, 106 W. Market St., where friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Sabina Cemetery.
Obituary, Decatur (Ill.) Herald of 5 Nov 1979.
Mrs. Leonard (Gladys Bodine) Vaughn, 83, of 252 E. Stuart St. died 11:48 a.m. Saturday (Nov. 3, 1979) in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday in Edgar Cemetery, Paris. Sutton & Son Funeral Home, Paris, is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Vaughn was born in Paris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bodine. She was a member of the Decatur VFW and was a visiting nurse in the Decatur area. She married Leonard Vaughn, who preceded her in death. Surviving are son, Melvin Diehl of St. Joseph; daughter, Betty Kunz of Highland; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.