Notes for: Thurston Blazel Bodine, Jr.

From Ronny Bodine:

THURSTON BLAZEL BODINE, JR of Long Branch, New Jersey, registered for the World War II Draft on 30 June 1942. He reported he was born 20 Aug 1922 in Trenton, New Jersey and named Mrs. Thurston B. Bodine as his next of kin.

Thurston Bodine was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a police reserve officer in Ocean Township when, on 31 May 1965, he shot and killed his wife, Florence, shot and critically wounded his two sons, then committed suicide. See the Asbury Park Press of 26 Dec 1999 for a recent account of this tragedy.

From New Jersey Marriage Records:
Thurston B. Bodine Jr AND Florence Olsen were married in 1946. (Exact date and location not specified.)

Florence Olsen was the daughter of Julius and Leah M. Olsen.

Burials in Glenwood Cemetery, West Long Branch, Monmouth County.
(Find A Grave Memorials # 14356974 & 94659339)
Thurston B. Bodine Jr. 1922-1965 Wayne T. Bodine 1952-1969
Florence C. Bodine 1931-1965