Notes for: William ("Bill") Frank Bodine
The name on his birth certificate is "Billie."
From Ronny Bodine:
From Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Marriage Records:
Wm. F. Bodine, 25, of Cape Girardeau AND Jane Mehrle, 19, of Cape Girardeau were married 3 Sept 1949 at Jackson by Clyde Baugh, Magistrate.
From Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) of Wednesday, 7 Sept 1949.
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin F. Mehrle, 1510 Parkview drive, today announced the recent marriage of their daughter, Miss Jane, to William F. Bodine, son of Etta Bodine, 550 South Sprigg street.
Obituary, Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) of Monday, 30 Dec 1991.
William F. Bodine, 67, of 1500 Parkview, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born June 17, 1924 in St. Louis, son of Henry W. Bodine and Etta Unnerstall Bodine. On Sept. 3, 1949, at Jackson, he married Jane Mehrle. She survives of the home. Other survivors are three sons, Michael Bodine, Cape Girardeau, Mark Bodine, Clearwater, Fla. and Stephen Bodine, St. Louis; one daughter, Martha Polen, Cape Girardeau; and two granddaughters. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of Old St. Vincent's Catholic Church, VFW Post 3838 and American Legion Post 63. He was a bookkeeper for the Inman Freight Company, Harris Enterprises and the Southeast Missourian Printing and Stationary Company. He was a member of the Board of Directors of VIP Industries, Cape County ARC, Cape County Handicapped Facilities, Regency House, and Heartland Industries. Friends may call today after 5 p.m. at the Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel, where parish prayers will be held at 7:30 p.m. Mass will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Old St. Vincent's Catholic Church, Monsignor Richard Rolwing will officiate.
Obituary, Southeastern Missourian (Cape Girardeau, MO) of 3 Feb 2017.
Jane M. Bodine, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at her home at Chateau Girardeau. She was born Saturday, Jan. 18, 1930, in Cape Girardeau to Erwin Frederick and Neva Brandon Mehrle. She and William "Bill" Bodine were married Sept. 3, 1949, in Jackson. He preceded her in death Dec. 29, 1991. Jane was a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School and attended William Woods College in Fulton, Missouri. She owned and operated The Novelty Shop, which became Bodine's Gift Shop. She was a member of Evangelical United Church of Christ and the Order of the Eastern Star. She was a board member of VIP Industries and volunteered over 20 years at Saint Francis Medical Center, where she formerly had been acknowledged as Volunteer of the Year. Additionally, she volunteered with FISH Food Pantry. Survivors include three sons, Michael Bodine of Cape Girardeau, Mark (Marta) Bodine of Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, and Stephen Bodine of St. Louis; a daughter, Martha (Cord) Polen of Cape Girardeau; two granddaughters, Sarah Polen (Brad Main) of Chicago and Emily Polen of Cape Girardeau; and a great-grandson, James Alan Main. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. Friends may call from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Pastor Dan Johnson officiating. Interment will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau. Memorial contributions may be given to VIP Industries, 1330 Southern Expressway, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703. Online condolences may be made at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.