Notes for: Frank Edward Bodine

He was a farmer. He had the habit of calling just about everyone "Son."

From Ronny Bodine:

Obituary, The Huntsville Times (Huntsville, Ala.) of 28 May 1996.
ALBERTVILLE - Frank Edward Bodine, 65, of 570 Hunter Gap Road, Albertville, died Sunday at his residence. The funeral was today at 10 a.m. at the Guntersville Memorial Chapel Funeral Home. Burial was in the Bodine Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Nettie Faye Bodine; a daughter, Glenese Williamson of Albertville; two sons, Robert Bodine of Guntersville and Randy Bodine of Auburn; a sister, Louise Sewell of Atlanta; two brothers, David Bodine of Georgia and Wayne Bodine of Owens Crossroads; and five grandchildren.

Obituary, The Advertiser-Gleam (Guntersville, Ala.) of 13 Jan 2016.
Nettie Faye Bodine. Her legacy was working hard, and she taught her children to do the same. Faye Bodine of Alder Springs died at Marshall Medical Center North Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. She was 80. She was the daughter of Howard and Pearl Guffey LaFevor. She grew up in the Mill Village in Guntersville, where her father worked for the cotton mill. She married Frank Bodine in 1950, and in 1953 they bought the farm at Alder Springs. Mrs. Bodine helped her husband on the farm. At one time they were among the largest cotton farmers in Marshall County. Mr. Bodine died 20 years ago. Later in life Mrs. Bodine worked for the Arrow Shirt Factory. After it closed, she retired. Her retirement was spent traveling and participating in her family's adventures. She was known for her cooking and had made her sour cream pound cake for country music stars, her family said. During the tornadoes in April 2011 her 100-year-old farmhouse was destroyed. Mrs. Bodine took refuge beside the double chimney and survived without a scratch, her family said. The community, along with her family and groups such as Carpenters for Christ, rebuilt her home. In 2013 she developed lung cancer. Doctors removed the upper lobe of one lung, and Mrs. Bodine went through chemotherapy and rehab. In 2015 she had a heart attack and underwent quadruple bypass surgery. Mrs. Bodine is survived by a daughter, Glenese Williamson (Randall); 2 sons, Robert Bodine (Mary) and Randy Bodine (Jana); 6 grandchildren, Brad Bodine (Jessica), Chad Bodine, Amanda Williamson, Laura Williamson, Kasey Bodine and Matt Bodine; 2 great-grandchildren; a sister, Elizabeth "Liz" Morris; and 2 brothers, Charles LaFevor and Howard Earle LaFevor. Mrs. Bodine was preceded in death by her husband Frank Bodine; and an infant son, William Arnold Bodine. The funeral was Saturday at Guntersville Memorial Chapel.