Notes for: William ("Bill") Lawrence Bodine

I had his wife's name as Marlene Teresa Mellor until I got the following message:

-----Original Message-----
From: Rhonda Moore
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011
Subject: Marlene Bodine

My mother is Marlene Bodine. She is married to William Lawrence Bodine. Her birthday is March 15, 1931. She doesn't have a middle name.

From: Rhonda Moore
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2017
Subject: Incorrect info

My name is Rhonda Bodine Moore...

Corrections from top to bottom:

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Marlene Mellor has no middle name

William G Bodine and Jerry Bodine are the same person, not two different people. Jerry was his nickname. Dates are correct otherwise.

Thanks...

Rhonda Bodine Moore


From Ronny Bodine (Sept. 12, 2020):

From Monroe County, Missouri Marriage Records:
William Laurence Bodine, 24, of Booneville, Cooper County AND Marlene Teresa Mellor, 19, of Booneville, were married at Indian Creek on 12 Aug 1950 by P. J. Gannon, Resident Catholic Priest.

Obituary, Boonville Daily News (Boonville, Mo.) of 10 Dec 2012.
William L. Bodine, 86, of Blackwater, passed away December 5, 2012 at his home. He was born April 24, 1926, in King City to Clement Eli Bodine and Ethel Sophie Parsons. On August 12, 1950, he married Marlene Mellor at Indian Creek, MO, who survives of the home. He was a member of the St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Boonville. He was a Navy Veteran serving during WW II. He was a member of the American Legion Post #178 of Slater. He worked as an electrician and plumber in the Blackwater area. Survivors include his wife of the home, two daughters-Rhonda Moore of Columbia, and Kim Landry (Jerry) of Youngsville, LA; five grandchildren-Tyler Moore, Kelley Burns, Morgan Landry, Connor Landry, and Brady Landry; three great-grandchildren-Emma, Andrew, and Reece Burns; one brother-Fred Bodine of Illinois; one sister-Betty Allison of Kansas. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Jerry; six brothers and four sisters. Funeral services for Mr. Bodine will be at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pilot Grove with Fr. Phil Kane officiating. Burial will be in the Old Lamine Cemetery. Memorials to the Blackwater Senior Center. Funeral services under the direction of the Meisenheimer Funeral Home of Pilot Grove.