Notes for: Milton Woodruff Bodine
There is a Milton Bodine listed as Eli's son in the 1930 Census of Chemung, NY. He was 16 years old. He also has seven other siblings mentioned in that Census. However, Maynard and Earl are not listed since they were born, I think, after 1930. That makes ten children. However, Eli and Edith Bodine are listed in Edith's obituary as having had nine children. Milton is not listed.
There is a Milton W. (Woodruff) Bodine (1913-1965) and his wife, Dorothy H. Bodine (1916 - ____) listed as buried in the Chemung Cemetery in Chemung, NY. This must be the Milton Bodine listed as Eli's son. A note at the online cemetery listing says Milton was cremated in Florida and buried in Chemung on June 28, 1965 at the age of 51.
For now, I am listing this Milton as Eli and Edith Bodine's son, but it does make for a bit of a mystery.
From Ronny Bodine:
The Elmira Star Gazette of Wednesday, 27 Sept 1939 reported the marriage on the previous Sunday (24 Sept) and that of Saturday, 30 Sept 1939 reported the "recent" marriage of Milton W. Bodine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eli J. Bodine of Chemung AND Miss Dorothy H. Breese, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Breese of Breesport at the Methodist Church in Penn Yan. Attendants included Eli J. Bodine Jr., brother of the bridegroom.
In April 1940, Milton and Dorothy Bodine lived with Milton's parents and siblings in Chemung, Chemung County, New York where Milton worked as an agent selling retail farm machinery. In 1957-1959, Milton and Dorothy lived in Orlando, Florida where they are listed in that city's directory for those years.
Milton Bodine was buried in Chemung Village Cemetery, Chemung County, New York. The cemetery records note he died in Florida, was cremated there and was buried 28 June 1965.
From Florida Death Records:
Milton Woodruff Bodine died June 1965 in Orange County.
Obituary, The Evening Times (Sayre, Penn.) of Thursday, 24 June 1965.
Milton W. Bodine, 51, of 1070 Kenwood Ave., Winter Park, Fla., formerly of Chemung, died Tuesday of injuries received in a car-train collision in Florida. Born in Chemung, he lived there until he moved to Florida in 1958 where he owned and operated the Aqua Heating and Air Conditioning business. He was a lifelong member of Chemung Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, the former Dorothy Breese of Breeseport, N.Y.; one son, Ronald C. Bodine with the U.S. Navy at Davisville, R.I.; three daughters, Mrs. Sandra Atkins of Auburn, N.Y., Babbette E. Bodine of Auburn and Martha M. Bodine of Winter Park; three grandchildren; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Bodine of Chemung; four brothers, James, Eli, Jr., Maynard and Earl, all of Chemung; five sisters, Mrs. Marion Piper, Jeanette Bodine, Mrs. Lucille Ellis and Mrs. Lois Kilmer, all of Florida, and Mrs. Sara Monell of Cato, N.Y. Memorial services will be held Monday at 2 o'clock at the Chemung Methodist Church with Rev. Ellroy VanDyke of Penn Yan, N.Y., officiating and Rev. Nelson Morton, pastor of the Chemung Church, assisting.
Dorothy Breese Bodine married 2ndly Henry R. Saunders (1915-1979) before Jan 1973.
Newspaper Obituary, Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, NY) of Thursday, 31 Dec 1992.
Dorothy Breese Bodine Saunders, 76, of 372 Owasco Road died Tuesday at Auburn Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Saunders lived in Florida, North Carolina and Auburn and was a member of the Baptist Church in the communities where she lived. Surviving are a son, Ronald of Bainbridge, Ohio; and three daughters, Sandra Atkins of Auburn, Babette Defendorf of Skaneateles and Martha "Marty" Bodine of Harrisburg, N.C.; and a stepdaughter, Sandra Lee Wheelock of Bradford, Pa. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. today at Robert D. Gray Funeral Home, 49 Jordan St., Skaneateles.
There will be no calling hours. Contributions may be made to Owasco Ambulance Co. 2, Owasco.