Notes for: William Beekman Bodine, Sr.
From Ronny Bodine:
From Plainfield (NJ) Courier-News of 14 Feb 1942:
Miss Alice Rogers Flanders, daughter of Mrs. H. Irons Flanders of Watchung Ave. and Lieut. Comm. William David Flanders of New York and William Beekman Bodine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Priestley Bodine of Cranford took place this afternoon at the Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church with the pastor, Rev. Dr. John James Moment officiating.
From Virginia Divorce Records:
William Beekman Bodine, of Pisa, Italy, born 27 Dec 1915 in Cranford, NJ AND Alice Rogers (Flanders) Bodine, of Charlottesville, VA, who had married 14 Feb 1942 in Plainfield, NJ, were divorced 21 April 1967 in Charlottesville. [Note: Alice Bodine married John Amory Jeffries 1970 in Milton, Mass.]
From Bexar County, Texas Marriage Records:
William B. Bodine, 63 AND Pauline W. Richards, 57, were married 19 Jan 1979.
From Social Security Records:
Olive Pauline Warnock applied for a SSN in April 1941 and reported she was born 28 July 1921 in Greenup, Greenup County, Kentucky, dau. of Paul & Olive E. (Thompson) Warnock. In Dec 1963 she reported her name as Pauline W. Bodine and subsequently as Pauline Warnock Richards and Pauline Warnock Williamson. She died 18 July 2005.
From Texas Death Records:
Pauline Bodine died 18 July 2005 in Bexar County.
Obituary, South Coast Today of 11 March 2006.
Alice Flanders Jeffries, 85, of Padanaram Village, South Dartmouth, died Friday, March 10, 2006, at home after a 10-year battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was the widow of John Amory Jeffries of Milton and former wife of William Beekman Bodine. Born and raised in Plainfield, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Helen Irons and William David Flanders, who also maintained a home at Salters Point, South Dartmouth, where the family summered for 50 years. She co-authored "A Brief History of Salters Point" with childhood friend Rita E. Steele, late librarian of Millicent Library in Fairhaven, that was republished in 1990 by the Navigator Book Shop of Padanaram Village. Resident of Padanaram since 1982, she was an active volunteer and supporter of her community. She was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in the Padanaram, where she served as Deacon, chairman of the Christmas Fair, Sunday School teacher, and on the Women's Committee. She received a citation from then New Bedford Mayor John Bullard for her years as president and promoter of the Walking Tour Guides of historic New Bedford and as a docent of the Whaling Museum, where she excelled in children's tours. Mrs. Jeffries was expert at needlepoint and petitpoint, and enjoyed traveling with her family. She also enjoyed her devoted Maltese, Curly. She was a generous and loyal friend to many. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara B. Reideler and her husband, Terrence, of South Dartmouth; a son, William Beekman Bodine Jr., of Pittsburgh, Pa.; a sister, Nancy F. Sharples of Tiverton, R.I.; numerous nieces and nephews; and several members of the Jeffries family. She was the sister of the late Helen F. Holmes of South Dartmouth, Elizabeth F. Mercer, formerly of Fairhaven, and Hannah F. Doran of San Diego. She was cremated and burial is private in Milton Cemetery, Milton. Arrangements are by Wilson Chapel, 479 County St., New Bedford.
Burials in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
(For grave marker photos see Find A Grave Memorials Nos. 70893422 & 70893370)
WILLIAM B. BODINE LTC US Army World War II Korea Dec 27 1915 Jan 2 2004 BSM & 1 OLC
PAULINE W. BODINE Jul 28 1921 Jul 18 2005 Beloved Wife