Notes for: Thomas ("Tom") Vaughn Bodine

Thomas was widely known in Missouri as the editor-owner of "The Paris Mercury."

From Ronny Bodine:

In 1910, Thomas Bodine, Thomas Bodine lived in Paris, Monroe County with his 2 spinster sisters, Glendora and Martha. He was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Paris, Monroe County. See his Missouri death certificate no. 1937-28174.

Obituary, Capital Daily News (Jefferson County, Mo.) of 30 July 1937.
MOBERLY, Mo., July 29--(AP)--Tom Bodine, editor of the Paris Mo., Mercury, died in a hospital here tonight. He was 67 years old. Bodine had been a patient at the hospital several days. He was unmarried and no immediate family survives. Bodine was born at Paris and started his newspaper career there at the age of 17. He purchased the paper 12 years ago. He was a Democrat and had been an active worker in many campaigns.