Notes for: William ("Bill") Ferguson Bodine
From Ronny Bodine:
From Cook County, Illinois Marriage Records:
William F. Bodine AND Margie Stanford Medlin were married 25 March 1948.
From Social Security Applications and Claims:
Margie Stanford Medlin applied for a SSN in October 1938 and reported she was born 28 July 1914 in Hamlet, North Carolina, dau. of Lorenzo & Annie L. (Oates) Medlin. She died 15 Jan 1989. Her last residence was Newfane, Windham County, Vermont.
From Windham County, Vermont Marriage Records:
William Ferguson Bodine, of Newfane, VT, born 26 Feb 1919 in Pennsylvania, son of Cornelius Bodine & Dorothy Buckman Ferguson AND Dorothy Reddall Morrow of West Brattleboro, VT, born 26 Dec 1911 in New York, dau. of Walter F. Reddall & Annie Ashton, were married 29 June 1989 at West Brattleboro by William John Murphey, Presbyterian Minister.
William Ferguson Bodine, of Newfane, VT, born 26 Feb 1919 in Pennsylvania, son of Cornelius Bodine & Dorothy Buckman Ferguson AND Sylvia Myrtle (La Rock) Kingsley of Whittingham, VT, born 7 April 1919 in Vermont, dau. of Henry Napoleon La Rock & Amanda Theresa Bouvier, were married 4 Jan 2001 in Brattleboro by Pastor Robert Hanson Jr.
Obituary, Greenwich Time (Old Greenwich, Conn.) of 4 July 2010
WILLIAM F. BODINE, a resident of Ginny Morse Road in Whitingham, passed away peacefully June 27, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family. Bill was born in Philadelphia, Pa., the son of Cornelius and Dorothy Beckman (Ferguson) Bodine, he attended Chestnut Hill Academy, a local country day school in Philadelphia, where upon graduation he served as valedictorian and was awarded the Alumni Gold Medal for being the senior who best exemplified the characteristics of leadership, academic excellence, character and service to the school. He attended Amherst College four years, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa Society and graduated cum laude, after which he taught English at The Peddie School, Hightstown, N.J. and housemaster at The Principia, St. Louis, Mo., spending summers at Northwestern University to receive a Masters degree in Education. For nine years he was employed by The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company to sell Wear-Ever products door-to-door and as district manager to recruit and train people to sell Cutco Cutlery in rural Wisconsin and Syracuse, N.Y. The remainder of his life was devoted mainly to teaching English and Mathematics to junior high students in Greenwich, supplementing his income by work at summer camps and selling Pitney Bowes mailing products and World Book Encyclopedias direct to the consumer. He and his wife, Margie Medlin, adopted three boys, who attended schools mainly in Syracuse, N.Y., Chapman Falls, Ohio and Darien and Greenwich. After retirement in 1979, he and his wife moved from Greenwich to Lake Placid, Fla., spending six months of each year in their home in Newfane, Vt. until Margie's death in 1988. He later married private piano teacher. Dorothy Morrow, living year round for ten years in Newfane, Vt. After Dorothy's death in 1999 he married Sylvia (Goldie) Kingsley of Whitingham, Vt., and resided in Whitingham until his death. The major thrust of his life was his religious conviction, his service in many posts in various local churches, and the spiritual healing made possible by prayer alone, based upon the understanding of the true nature of God as revealed through Christian Science. When he was a young child, his mother was healed by Christian Science treatment of a goiter condition that seriously affected her ability to breathe. As a result of this healing, he and his three siblings were given the opportunity to attend a Christian Science Sunday School, where he as a teenager became inspired to study and follow its teachings. This teaching immediately became the leading light of his life and led him consistently to believe he was one of the happiest people in the world. Bill is survived by his wife, Sylvia Bodine of Whitingham; three sons, Roger Bodine of Merrillville, Ind., Timothy Bodine of Billings, Minn., and James and his wife, Karen Bodine of Bridgeport; two stepdaughters, Sandra Kingsley and Connie Burton; two step-sons, Lee Kingsley and his wife, Deb and Warren Kingsley and his wife, Tina; his brother-in-law, Ken Werner of Langhorne, Pa.; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Barbara and Eleanor; his brother, Cornelius; his stepson, Cleon Kingsley; and his stepdaughter, Nancy K. Smith. Memorial services for Bill will be held at a future date. There are no visiting hours. If friends desire, memorial gifts in Bill's memory may be made to First Church of Christ, Scientist, Brattleboro or Chestnut Hill Academy, c/o Covey and Allen Funeral Home P.O. Box 215 Wilmington, Vermont 05363. To send the family personal email condolences please visit www.sheafuneralhomes.com. The family has entrusted arrangements to the care of Covey and Allen Funeral Home 44 East Main Street Wilmington, Vermont.
Sylvia (La Rock) Bodine was the daughter of Henry Napoleon and Amanda Theresa (Bouvier) La Rock.
Obituary, Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, Vt.) of 26 June 2012.
Sylvia "Goldie" Kingsley Bodine 1919- 2012 WHITINGHAM, VT Sylvia "Goldie" Myrtle Kingsley Bodine, 93, of Ginny Morse Road passed away peacefully Friday morning, June 22, 2012, at her home with family by her side. Sylvia, known more widely as "Goldie," was born at home in West Halifax on April 7, 1919, the youngest daughter of Henry and Amanda "Maude" (Bouvier) LaRock. She was raised in Halifax and often spoke of her family as being "as poor as crows." As a child, she only had one book, a collection of short stories, which she read over and over because she loved to read. She was a star speller and often tells of a district-wide spelling bee for which she won a $5 bill. After finishing elementary school in Halifax, she attended Whitingham High School, but did not graduate due to pressure from her dad who did not think that girls needed an education. On July 16, 1936, in Hoosac Falls, N.Y., Goldie was married to Arnold W. Kingsley. Together, Goldie and Arnold owned a dairy farm in Whitingham. Arnold predeceased her in 1999. During her earlier years, Goldie was busy raising six children on their dairy farm in Whitingham, endlessly cooking and cleaning, canning and freezing fresh produce of all kinds, making butter, many batches of bread and doughnuts, jars and jars of pickles, jellies and preserves, sewing or altering clothes for the children and herself, patching dungarees, regularly painting and wallpapering various rooms in the house, all creating a wonderfully rich and stable home life for her family despite limited means. Goldie enjoyed cake decorating, quilting, sewing, gardening, feeding the birds and caring for her flowers, both indoors and out of doors in the summer. Family was her biggest focus all her adult life. After the children were grown and on their own, she held many a big family gatherings at the farm home, with everyone enjoying great camaraderie along with a table laden with her delicious home cooked foods. Farm and family obligations kept her pretty close to home, but she once took advantage of the opportunity to go to England with a teaching colleague and afterward she spoke with gratitude many times of this trip. Although she was not able to complete her high school education as a teenager, Goldie was very proud to have earned a GED much later in life, following which she was able to serve many years as a teacher's aide at Whitingham Central School. She found the work very rewarding and was well respected by students, parents, and staff. Before that she had worked seasonally at Coomb's Candy Kitchen in Jacksonville. Goldie was a member of the Brattleboro Christian Science Church and previously had attended the Christian Science branch churches in Greenfield and North Adams, Mass. She selflessly served as First Reader for many years in the North Adams church. She also held membership in the Whitingham /Jacksonville Homemaker's Club where she was president for a couple of years. She and her husband, Arnold, enjoyed being part of a square dance club for a number of years and also bowled with senior groups in both Wilmington and Brattleboro. She served one term on the Whitingham School Board. On Jan. 4, 2001, Goldie married William "Bill" Bodine, also a member of the Brattleboro Christian Science Church. In their brief but wonderful marriage, Goldie and Bill took frequent trips. She particularly appreciated these adventures because they fulfilled a lifelong desire to travel. Bill passed away on June 27, 2010. Mrs. Kingsley Bodine was also predeceased by one son, Cleon Kingsley, and a daughter, Nancy Smith. Survivors include two sons, Lee Kingsley and his wife Deborah of Whitingham and Warren Kingsley and his wife Tina of Chateaugay, N.Y., two daughters, Connie Burton of Guilford and Sandra Kingsley of Wilmington. Additionally, she leaves 17 grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren, and seven great-great grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews. FUNERAL NOTICE: Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1 P.M. at the Municipal Center in Jacksonville. Burial will follow in Sadawga Cemetery. A reception will take place after the committal services back at the Jacksonville Muncipal Center. Friends and family are invited to call at the ATAMANIUK FUNERAL HOME on Thursday from 7 to 9 P.M. Memorial contributions in Mrs. Kingsley-Bodine's name may be made to First Church of Christ, Scientist, 57 Putney Rd, Brattleboro, VT 05301 or the Humane Society of the US-Whitingham Animal Care and Control Fund, PO Box 619, Jacksonville, VT 05342. To sign an online register book or send messages of e-condolence please visit www.atamaniuk.com. Arrangements are under the direction of the Atamaniuk Funeral Home.