Notes for: Elma Fae ("Sally") Bodine
From: Carlosmessi [man1030go at gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2022
Subject: Elma Fae Bodine
Wow this amazing! My Grandmother was Elma Fae Bodine, daughter of Melvin Bodine Sr.
My mom Sheryl Marie Swingle was Elma's (Sally's) only child and married Manuel Gomez.
I'm one of their 4 kids now 47 years old :).
Manuel (Buddy) Gomez
336-602-5158
From Ronny Bodine:
From The Geneva (N.Y.) Daily Times of Monday, 2 July 1951.
Miss Elma Bodine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Bodine of Naples and Charles M. Swingle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Swingle of Naples, were married in the Presbyterian manse at Penn Yan Sunday afternoon, July 1, 1951, by Rev. John F. McCloy. Miss Marjorie Bodine of Naples attended her sister.
From: The Phelps County Editor of 1 July 1966: On 28 June 1966, Charles M. Swingle was elected Mayor of the Village of Naples, running unopposed and received 29 out of 32 votes cast.
From Social Security Records:
Charles M. Swingle, born 12 Dec 1931, died 28 April 2011, last residence was Winston Salem, NC. SSN issued before 1951 in New York.
Obituary, High Point Enterprise (NC) of 12 Sept 2016.
HIGH POINT - Elma Bodine Swingle, 88, of Jade Court, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016 at her home. Born January 24, 1928 in Dundee, NY, she was a daughter of the late Melvin Bodine, Sr. and the late Beatrice Chase Bodine. Mrs. Swingle was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. She is survived by her daughter, Sheryl Gomez of the home; brother, Melvin Bodine, Jr. of New York; sisters, Dorothy Smith and Marjorie Rudd both of New York; grandchildren, Manuel Gomez and wife Lidia Maria, Lisa Gomez, Tina Perez and husband Fernando and John Paul Gomez; great-grandchildren, Manuel Gomez, III, Carlos Gomez, Gabriel Gomez, Santiago Gomez, Sara Perez and Diego Perez. Services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2016 in the Gathering Room of Wright Cremation & Funeral Service with Rev. Mr. Walter J. Haarsgard officiating. Condolences may be expressed online at www.wrightcremationandfuneral.com. Wright Cremation & Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.