Notes for: Virgil Wells Bodine
From Ronny Bodine:
From Jackson County, Missouri Marriage Records:
Virgil Wells Bodine, of Johnson County, Kansas, born 23 Oct 1925 AND Virginia Ellen Hellman, of Jackson County, Missouri, born 28 Aug 1929, were married 29 May 1950 by J. B. Gerald, Catholic Priest.
From Clark County, Nevada Marriage Records:
Virgil W. Bodine AND Margery Ann Rieger were married 1 May 1989. [Note: Margery was the dau. of William F. & Margaret M. Poe and is named as Marge Bodine of Overland Park, KS in the obituary of Margaret M. Poe, 90, of Overland Park, in The Kansas City (MO) Star of 3 June 2001.]
Obituary, The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Mo.) of 30 July 2000.
Virgil W. Bodine, 74, Overland Park, KS, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2000, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Monday, July 31, at the Court Yard of Memories, located inside D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf. Burial will be in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the chapel. The family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society, 6700 Antioch, Merriam, KS, 66204. Virgil was born on October 23, 1925 in Kansas City, MO, and graduated from Shawnee Mission High School. He received a degree in Landscape Architecture from Kansas State University where he was a member of the A.T.O. Fraternity. He was partners in business operating Bodine Ashner Construction Company since 1957, building many homes in the Johnson County area before he retired. He was a member of the H.B.A. and was a Merchant Marine during WWII. Survivors include his wife, Marge Bodine, of the home; brother, Robert E. Bodine and his wife, Arabella, Overland Park, KS; children, Kathy Tschoerner, Kula, HI, Robert Bodine, Big Sur, CA, Patti Bechtold and her husband, Dave, Colorado Springs, CO, Joseph Bodine and his wife, Laura, Overland Park, KS; stepmother, Rose Helen Bodine, Overland Park, KS; stepchildren, Allison Waggoner and her husband, Doug, Palos Verdes, CA, Robert Rieger and his wife, Kelli, San Diego, CA; and eight grandchildren. (Arrangements: D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel, (913) 451-1860)
Virginia (Hellman) Bodine is the daughter of Ralph William and Alice Margaret (Flatley) Hellman.