Notes for: Melvin Ray Bodine, Sr.
From Ronny Bodine:
1st marriage--1944--ALICE MAE METZ.
From St. Louis, Missouri Marriage Records:
Melvin R. Bodine of St. Louis, under age 21, AND Miss Alice Metz, over 18, with the consent of Mrs. Vada Bodine for her son, were married 30 June 1944 in St. Louis, by Robt. Walker, JP.
From Social Security Records:
Alice M. Bodine was born 20 May 1926 and died 12 Jan 2009. Her last residence was St. Louis, MO.
Obituary, St. Louis (MO) Post Dispatch of 15 Jan 2009.
Bodine, Alice M. (nee Metz) Monday, January 12, 2009. Beloved wife of the late Melvin R. Bodine, Sr.; Dear mother of Melvin, Jr., Gloria Rutherford (nee Bodine) and the late Richard Bodine; Our dear mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, sister, sister-in-law and friend to many.Services: Visitation will be held Friday, January 16, 2009 from 4-8 p.m. at COLONIAL MORTUARY HOFFMEISTER-KRIEGSHAUSER FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 6464 Chippewa at Watson. Service and burial will be private.
2nd marriage--about 1961--KATHERINE LEONA MEYER.
Obituary, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch of 29 Nov 2007.
Bodine, Katherine L. (nee Meyer), age 81, on Mon., Nov. 26, 2007. Beloved wife of the late Johnny Meyer; dear mother of Betty Jane Meyer-Smith and Michael Ray Bodine; dear sister of Edward L. (Gertrude), William L. and Ernest L. Meyer; dear grandmother of Matthew L., Brennan B. and Caitlin M. Smith; dear aunt of Peggy (John) Eaton, Edward L. (Donna) and James William Meyer; dear great-aunt, cousin and friend. Services: Service at ALEXANDER Funeral Home, 11101 St. Charles Rock Rd., Fri., 10 a.m. Interment Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Visitation Thurs., 3-8 p.m.
From Social Security Applications and Claims:
Katherine Leona Meyer applied for a SSN in March 1941 and reported she was born 20 Dec 1925 in Richmond Heights, MO, dau. of Edward L. & Betty J. (Elliff) Meyer. In March 1963 she reported her name as Katherine Bodine. She died 26 Nov 2007. Her last residence was O'Fallon, Missouri.
Obituary, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch of 2 Jan 1988.
BODINE, MELVIN R. SR. Fri. Jan. 1, 1988, beloved husband of Alice M. Bodine (nee Metz), dear father of Melvin Jr., Gloria Richardson (nee Bodine), Richard and Michael Bodine, our dear father-in-law, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, son-in-law, brother, brother-in-law and friend of many. Mr. Bodine was retired from Cupples Products and a member of VFW Post 2593. Mr. Bodine in state at Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary, 6464 Chippewa at Watson, Sun. after 3 P.M. Service and interment private. Should friends desire, donations may be made to Children's Hospital, 400 S. Kingshighway, 63110.
From Burials in Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens, Pagedale, St. Louis County, Missouri.
MELVIN R. BODINE 1926---1988