Notes for: Loyd Edward Bodine
People referred to him as "Irish" because he looked like an Irishman. He may have died in Delano, California which is near Bakersfield. He had two children. Don King says he was called "Uncle Arsh" for Irish.
From: Donald King [don123king at onemain.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004
Subject: Mary Edna Bodine
Dear Dave,
I ran across your website by accident and found you.
Mary Edna Bodine was my mother and Richard Samuel King was my father.
I remember grandpa James Louis Bodine but never remember seeing grandma Mary.
James Louis lived with aunt Dorothy Bodine Bearden in the 40's.After he broke his hip, he began to go down hill.
Aunt Elsie and uncle Jim Hopkins lived in Pond, CA for years in the 40's and moved to Wasco, Ca until her death from Cancer.Her daughter Wanda Jo Riddle lives near me in Bakersfield I remember uncle LLoyd Bodine and went to his funeral. Uncle Frank lived in Hunnington Park with aunt Margie. Uncle John died of a heart attack in Arvin, CA.Uncle John came to visit ever so often with wife, Allyne.
They had no children.
I've had some correspondence with cousin Pat Drummond and Pat Bodine.
I would like ro keep in touch. I do have a few old pictures.
I will try to find the picture box and if you are interested can send you pix.
Your cousin,
Donald King
[don123king at usa.net]
Note: The Old Delano-McFarland Cemetery District which was formed in 1938. The name was changed March 7, 1972 to North Kern Cemetery District. The North Kern Cemetery is the only public cemetery for Delano, McFarland and the surrounding areas.
From Ronny Bodine:
Ruby Spaulding is the daughter of Sedose Thornston and Alice J. (Cloud) Spaulding. Not being mentioned in his obituary as a survivor, Loyd and Ruby Bodine apparently divorced and Ruby married Orin V. Varner (1923-1991).
Obituary, The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, Calif.) of 19 June 1961.
Lloyd E. Bodine, 48, died Saturday in the Springville Sanitarium. Funeral services will be conducted at the Delano Mortuary chapel Tuesday at 2 p.m. followed by burial at the Delano- Mc-Farland District Cemetery. Bodine had lived 12 years in McFarland and worked as a farm laborer. He was born in Oklahoma March 1, 1913. Surviving are three children, Mary Alice, Patricia and Edward Lee; four sisters, Elsie Hopkins of Wasco, Mattie Shea of Oklahoma, Edna King and Dorothy Bearden of McFarland; and three brothers, Louis of Texas, John of Arvln and Frank of Lynwood.
Death Notice, The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, Calif.) of 30 Nov 2004.
Ruby J. Varner, 84, Bakersfield, Nov. 27. Graveside service 2 p.m. Dec. 1, North Kern Cemetery, Delano. Delano Mortuary.
Delano- Mc-Farland District Cemetery was renamed North Kern Cemetery District in1972.