Notes for: James Arthur Bodine

From Ronny Bodine:

From Harris County, Texas Marriage Records:
Arthur J. Bodine, 68 AND Doris Sheffield, 55, were married 15 March 1985. [Note: Doris Mae Sheffield was 1st married to John Charles Ashe (1919-1982). In 1983, she married Berton N. Burke (1922-1987) from whom she was divorced in 1984.]

From Social Security Records:
Arthur James Bodine applied for a SSN in Dec 1936 and reported he was born 26 Oct 1916 in Taylor, Texas to Edgar & Mae (Berry) Bodine. He died 27 May 1994. His last residence was Houston, Harris Co., Texas.

Obituary, the Longview News-Journal (Longview, Texas) of 20 July 2005.
Doris Mae Ashe Bodine.
HOUSTON -- Entered into rest on July 17, 2005, at her home in Longview, Texas. Doris was born on July 5, 1929, in Slocum, Texas. She is preceded in death by her husband of 36 years, John C. Ashe. She was a long-time resident of Houston, and most recently a resident of Henderson, until her illness progressed. Doris was a member of Faith Memorial Baptist Church in Houston, and then a member of Main Street Baptist Church in Henderson. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Rosewyn Chapter No. 927 at Gus A. Brandt Lodge No. 1296. She is survived by three daughters, Patti Stansbury and husband, Lawrence, from Cleveland, Lynda Gore and husband, Dale, of Whitehouse, and Susan Crumpton and husband, Kenneth, from Longview; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Judy Goedicke and Mildred Jester; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. To our extended family and many, many friends, including: Dr. Richards and the Tyler Cancer Center; Hospice of East Texas and K. Stansbery; and our dearest friends, Colleen and Peg, who have given selflessly, tirelessly, and abundantly of themselves, "Thank you for your continued prayers and thoughtfulness; she loved you all." The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M. Wednesday, July 20, 2005, at Woodlawn Funeral Home in Houston. Services will be held 2:00 P.M. Thursday, July 21, 2005, in the Chapel of Woodlawn Funeral Home, with the Rev. Robert Brantley officiating. Interment to follow in Woodlawn Garden of Memories.

From Texas Death Records:
James Arthur Bodine died 27 May 1994 in Harris County.
Doris Mae Bodine died in Harrison County. [Note: Longview lies both in Gregg and Harrison Counties.]