Notes for: Alfred Wells Bodine
From Ronny Bodine:
Alfred Bodine registered for the World War I draft on 13 Sept 1918 in Lewisburg, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. In 1930, Alfred and Louisa Bodine were living in Wayne Township, Mifflin County. Alfred was employed as a company superintendent. The couple had no children. Alfred and Louise Bodine were buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin County.
Obituary, the Huntingdon Daily News of 30 Oct 1940 and the Wellsboro Agitator of 6 Nov 1940.
Alfred Wells Bodine, prominent Huntingdon citizen, county surveyor and former borough engineer, died at his home, 221 Washington street, Tuesday night, October 29, 1940, at 9:30 o'clock. Mr. Bodine had been in ill health since he suffered a heart attack on October 4. Two weeks ago he had another and more severe attack from which he never recovered. He was bom in Tioga county on April 10, 1883, a son of William T. and Etta (Wilkins) Bodine, being aged at the time of death 57 years, six months and nineteen days. On October 5, 1910, at Chambersburg, he was united in marriage with Louise Mickey, of that place. On the maternal side Mr. Bociine was a descendant of Welsh ancestors. His father's antecedents were French, having emigrated to America from Normandy more than two hundred years ago. Mr. Bodine grew to young manhood in Tioga county and was graduated from the Wellsboro high school. He also graduated from the Mont Alto Forestry School and took some advanced work at the Pennsylvania State College. Immediately after graduation he was elected supervisor of the Rothrock forestry reservation in Mifflin county. He later accepted a position at the Pennsylvania Industrial Reformatory having established the furniture factory in that institution for the Department of Welfare. For the past six years he was engaged in the private engineering business with offices located at 316 Washington street. Mr. Bodine had served two terms as borough engineer andat the time of his death was serving his third term as county surveyor. He was an ardent follower of the Republican party and always took an active interest in affairs of a political nature. Over thirty years ago he joined the Episcopal church, and since coming to Huntingdon twenty years ago had served as a vestryman and senior warden at St. John's Episcopal church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Louise Mickey Bodine, at home; his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. William Bodine; two sisters, Madgel, Mrs. Lewis Boyce; Selena, Mrs. Cecil Cleveland; and a niece, Mrs. Frank Brooks, all of Tioga county. Funeral services will be held at Brown's funeral home on Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock, with the Rev. William T. Sherwood officiating. Burial will be made at Chambersburg, directed by Brown's funeral service.
Obituary, the Huntingdon Daily News of 3 Feb 1959.
Louise M. Bodine of 614 Church Street, Huntingdon, died at 6:20 a.m., Monday, February 2, 1959, at her late home. She had been in her usual health and her death was unexpected. She was born December 3, 1883, at Chambersburg, a daughter of Harry D. and Mary (Cupfender) Mickey. She was married to Alfred W. Bodine, who preceded her in death in 1940. The deceased is the last surviving member of her immediate family having been preceded in death by one brother and one sister. She is survived by one nephew, Irving B. Mickey of Schenectady, N.Y., and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Bruce D. Mickey of Schenectady, N. Y. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church of Huntingdon. Mrs. Bodine was also a member of the J. C. Blair Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. The deceased had been a resident of Huntingdon for the past 40 years. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 5, from Brown's in Huntingdon. The Rev. Edward A. Pedrette, pastor of her church, will officiate. Interment will be made in the Cedar Grove Cemetery, Chambersburg. Friends will be received at the funeral home, after 7 p.m. Wednesday.