Notes for: Charles David Bodine, Sr.

This came from the Internet at the Bolivar Herald-Free Press Home Page for, I think, Polk County, Missouri.

Velma F. Bodine
Velma Faye Bodine, 81, Mission, Texas, died Saturday, April 22, 2000, at her home. She was born Oct. 22, 1918, in Hereford, Texas, to George and May Tevis Smith. The family moved to Neodesha, Kan., where she graduated from high school. She also graduated from Independence, Kan., Community College with an associate degree. On June 7, 1938, she married Charles D. Bodine in Independence, Kan. They later lived in Wichita, Kan., Bolivar and Mulvane, Kan. After their retirement they moved to Mission, Texas. She retired from real estate and was also a homemaker. Survivors include one son, C. David Bodine Jr. of Forsyth; two daughters, Lucinda Rather of Dallas, Texas, and Kathy Jones of Mountain Home, Idaho; one brother, Forrest Smith of Merriam, Kan.; two sisters, Pearl Nehls of Minneapolis, Minn., and Betty Plummer of Bloomington, Ill.; nine grandchildren and six great-grandsons. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Bodine, on March 27, 2000; two brothers and one sister. Graveside services were Saturday, April 29, at the Neodesha Cemetery, Neodesha, Kan., under the direction of the Loran Fawcett Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wilson County Hospital Cancer Fund or to the Kansas State Cancer Research Foundation.

From Ronny Bodine:

Obituary, The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas) of 30 March 2000
Bodine, Charles David, 83, retired insurance agent, died Monday, March 27, 2000. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Neodesha (Kan.) Cemetery. Survivors: son, C.David of Forsyth, Mo.; daughters, Lucinda Rather of Dallas, Kathy Jones of Mountain Home, Idaho; brothers, Don of Portland, Texas, Jack of Wichita; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Wilson County Hospital Cancer Fund. Loran Fawcett Funeral Home.

Obituary, Bolivar Herald-Free Press (Bolivar, Mo.) of April 2000.
Velma Faye Bodine, 81, Mission, Texas, died Saturday, April 22, 2000, at her home. She was born Oct. 22, 1918, in Hereford, Texas, to George and May Tevis Smith. The family moved to Neodesha, Kan., where she graduated from high school. She also graduated from Independence, Kan., Community College with an associate degree. On June 7, 1938, she married Charles D. Bodine in Independence, Kan. They later lived in Wichita, Kan., Bolivar and Mulvane, Kan. After their retirement they moved to Mission, Texas. She retired from real estate and was also a homemaker. Survivors include one son, C. David Bodine Jr. of Forsyth; two daughters, Lucinda Rather of Dallas, Texas, and Kathy Jones of Mountain Home, Idaho; one brother, Forrest Smith of Merriam, Kan.; two sisters, Pearl Nehls of Minneapolis, Minn., and Betty Plummer of Bloomington, Ill.; nine grandchildren and six great-grandsons. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Bodine, on March 27, 2000; two brothers and one sister. Graveside services were Saturday, April 29, at the Neodesha Cemetery, Neodesha, Kan., under the direction of the Loran Fawcett Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wilson County Hospital Cancer Fund or to the Kansas State Cancer Research Foundation.

Velma (Smith) Bodine was the daughter of George W. and Mary E. (Tevis) Smith.