Notes for: Odessa ("Odes") Bodine
From: Thomas Bodine [tbbodine at otelco.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004
Subject: Re: Bodine update
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Odessa Bodine Powers is still living (91), Nan Bodine Brown still living. It's has been a little diffcult to get family information for some reason.
Sibling, William Tell Bodine, I was not aware of him.
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I hope this will help some.
Thomas
From Ronny Bodine:
1st marriage--1934--THURMAN WILLIAM JOHNSON.
From Etowah County, Alabama Marriage Records:
Thurmon Johnson, 21 AND Odessa Bodine, 21 were married 24 Feb 1934 in Gadsden by R. E. Wright, J.P.
1940 Crossroads, Marshall Co., AL: Thurman JOHNSON 25 TN sawyer-stave mill, Odessa 26 AL wife, Corina 5 AL dau, Rayburn 1 AL son.
From Social Security Records:
Thurmon William Johnson, born 14 Sept 1914 in Sparta, White Co., Tenn., died 22 Aug 1995, last residence was Clinton, Anderson Co., Tenn. SSN issued October 1939 in Alabama.
Burials in Tennessee Valley Memory Gardens, Powell, Anderson County, Tennessee
JOHNSON Thurmon W. 1913---1995 M. Loretta 1924---[no date]
2nd marriage--1953--FRANK ALDEN POWERS JR.
From Bedford County, Tennessee Marriage Records:
Frank Alden Powers Jr, 37, of Manchester, Tenn. AND Odessa Johnson, 39, of Summitville, Tenn, were married 8 Nov 1953 by Mitchell Sawyer, M.G. Mr. & Mrs. Elbert Bodine of Summitville are parents of the bride.
From Social Security Records:
Frank Powers was born 27 March 1916 and died in June 1984. His last residence was Manchester, Coffee Co., TN.
From Tennessee Death Records:
Frank A. Powers died 1 June 1984 in Coffee County, aged 68 years.
Funeral Home Obituary, Manchester Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Odessa Powers, age 100 of Manchester will be conducted at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, November 4 at the Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Josh Killen and Barry Phelps officiating. Burial will follow in the Summitville Cemetery. Visitation with Mrs. Power's family will be from 4pm until 8pm Monday, November 3 at Manchester Funeral Home. Mrs. Powers passed this life Sunday morning at the Manchester Healthcare Center. Mrs. Odessa was born December 7, 1913 in Guntersville, Alabama the daughter of the late Curtis Elbert Bodine and Annie Johnson Bodine. She was a homemaker and a member of the Summitville United Methodist Church. Mrs. Powers was also an honorary member of the Summitville Homemakers Club and was treasurer and Sunday School Teacher at the Summitville United Methodist Church for many years. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Powers was also preceded in death by her husband, Frank Powers, Jr., by 3 brothers, William Tell Bodine, Clarence Bodine and Grady Bodine, by 2 sisters, Nova Jean Moon and Annette Madden, and by a grandchild, Laura Roberts. She is survived by: Two Sons- Rayburn (Mitzi) Johnson, Frank (Amy) Powers III, One Daughter- Corina Bronson, One Sister- Nan (Dennie) Brown, Grandchildren- Susan (Mark) Minger, Jeff (Leah) McCall, Dan (Cindy) McCall, Cathy (Donnie) Veal, Emily (Gregg) Howes and Carly (Travis) O'Kelley, Sixteen great grandchildren, Eleven great great grandchildren and one great great great grandchild. FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO MAKE MEMORIAL DONATIONS THE FAMILY SUGGESTS: Avalon Hospice, 1802 N. Jackson Street, Tullahoma, TN 37388 MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE FAMILY OF MRS ODESSA POWERS.
Burials in Summitville Cemetery, Summitville, Coffee County, Tennessee.
(For grave marker photo see Find A Grave Memorial No. 39811501)
POWERS Odessa B. Dec. 7, 1913 Frank A. Jr. Mar. 27, 1916 June 1, 1984