Notes for: Homer Hooker Bodine
The following obituary was found at the Snyder Daily News of Snyder, Texas:
Homer Bodine
1918-2003
COLORADO CITY -- Homer H. Bodine, co-founder of the Buford store, died Saturday, May 17, in the Mitchell County Hospital.
Funeral service for Mr. Bodine, 85, was set for 4 p.m. today in the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Monte Kries officiating. Burial was to follow in the Colorado City Cemetery under the direction of Kiker-Seale Funeral Home.
Born Feb. 21, 1918 in Mitchell County, he was a 1941 graduate of Texas A&M University.
A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Bodine served in the medical corps and was in one of the first divisions to occupy Japan.
He married Florence Stoeltje on Dec. 23, 1945 in Abilene. He and his brother ran the Buford store and then established the Bodine Brothers Drive Thru Dairy, retiring in 1977. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and Brush and Pallet Club.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lenn and Stella Bodine; and by a brother, Lenn Bodine Jr.
Survivors include his wife, Florence Bodine of Colorado City; a daughter, Lynda Stokes of Temple; a son, Michael Bodine of Sterling City; one sisters, Aleene Monroe of Raton, N.M.; two brothers, Ed Bodine and Truman Bodine, both of Colorado City; and four grandchildren.
From Ronny Bodine (Jan. 28, 2021):
Obituary, Abilene (Texas) Reporter-News of 18 May 2003.
COLORADO CITY - Mr. Homer H. Bodine, 85, of Colorado City died Saturday, May 17, 2003, in a local hospital. Funeral service will be at 4 p.m. Monday, May 19, at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Monte Kreis officiating. Burial will follow in the Colorado City Cemetery. Mr. Bodine was born in Mitchell County to Lenn L. and Stella Hooker Bodine on Feb. 21, 1918. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1941. He married Florence Stoeltje on Dec. 23, 1945, in Abilene. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, the Medical Corps, 33rd Division, and one of the first group of occupying forces in Japan. He and his brother established and ran the Buford Store. In 1950, he and his brothers co-founded the Bodine Brothers Drive Thru Dairy; he retired from the dairy in 1977. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church Men's Class and the Brush and Pallet Club. He was a lifelong resident of Mitchell County. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Florence Bodine of Colorado City; one daughter and son-in-law, Lynda and Bill Stokes of Temple; one son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Jaynell Bodine of Sterling City; four grandchildren, Brian Stokes of Atlanta, Ga., Melinda and husband, Josh Gaines, of Sterling City, Amanda Bodine of Sterling City and Kelly Stokes of Temple; one sister, Aleene Monroe of Raton, N.M.; and two brothers, Ed and wife, Jeanine Bodine, of Colorado City and Truman and wife, Margaret Bodine, of Colorado City. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Lenn Bodine Jr. In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to the First United Methodist Church Renovation Fund. The family received friends from 6:30-8 p.m. Sunday evening, May 18, at the funeral home.
Obituary, The Rosebud (TX) News of Wed., 13 Jan 2021.
Florence "Flo" Bodine , 98, passed away at the Sterling County Nursing Home on Jan. 1, 2021. She was born on July 20, 1922 in east Bell County to Dr. Edward C. and Helen Schneider Stoeltje. She graduated from Rosebud High and the University of Texas. She married Homer Hooker "Pete" Bodine in December, 1945 after he returned from World War II, and they moved to Colorado City where she resided until 2018. Florence taught school, first as an elementary teacher and later in high school teaching reading. Flo was a lifelong member of First Methodist Church of Colorado City. She stayed sharp to the end, always enjoying a good book, crossword puzzles and was a vicious Scrabble opponent. She always enjoyed coming back to attend the Schneider family reunions where she was usually the one who had traveled the farthest or, more recently, was the oldest. She also enjoyed traveling with Pete in their R.V., and bird watching which was made easy because she always kept the bird feeders full and binoculars within arm's reach. Florence served on the Mitchell County Hospital Board for 11 years, beginning at age 81. Florence was preceded in death by her husband, Pete; her brother, Dr. Joe Stoeltje; and her sister, Velma Sedberry. She is survived by a daughter, Lynda K. Stokes and husband Bill of Belton, their children Brian Stokes, Kelly Garcia, husband Andrew, and their children Gabriel and Maren, all of Temple; also by a son, Michael C. Bodine and wife Jaynell of Sterling City; and by grandchildren, Melinda Gaines husband Josh, their children Brooklyn and Brynlee all of Sterling City; also Amanda Louder and husband Jeremy and their children Aiden and Braxton of Stanton; as well as a special nephew, Jimmy Sedberry of Temple. A celebration of life for Florence will be postponed and held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Kiker Seale Funeral Home.