Notes for: Lewis Woodrow Bodine, Jr.
If I remember correctly, Ronny Bodine confirmed that this Lewis is the son of Lewis Jackson Bodine.
From Ronny Bodine:
From Butte County, California Marriage Records:
Lewis W. Bodine, 20 AND Peggy N. Woelfel, 18, were married 2 June 1957.
Obituary, The Gridley Herald (Gridley, Calif.) of 30 Oct 2014.
Lewis Woodrow Bodine passed away on Saturday October 25, 2014 at age 78. Made in Oklahoma, born in Arizona on the way to California on June 23, 1936. Lewis was always a hard working man. In his early years he worked in dairy, until 1963 when he began working at Bills Mobil in Gridley. Five years later he managed the Texaco across the street. In 1972 he went on to Bill's Toilets before moving to Lodi and beginning his career as a truck driver for the Lodi Nut Company. From there he went to Nelson Brothers where he remained until he retired in 1994. Lewis and his wife moved to Groveland in 1996, where he served as the caretaker of Didone Ranch up until the day he passed away. When not working, or out camping and fishing, Lewis was cheering on his favorite teams: The Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos. Lewis was the loving husband of Peggy Bodine for more than 57 years. He is preceded in passing by his son, Lewis D. Bodine. Lewis will be remembered by his devoted step-brother Frank Cushman; caring sister, Twila Qualls; beloved children, Linda Rowe, Jimmy Bodine, Polly Molina, Dennis Bodine, Elizabeth Harvey; treasured grandchildren, Marian Bodine, Anna Bodine, Pamela Bodine, Misty Rowe, Heidi Ludwig, Shelbi Green, Breanna Bodine, Tim Molina, Sarah Hegarty, Joseph Molina, Bradley Harvey II, Emily Harvey; and adored great-grandchildren, SerinaElmore, Gene Bardeman, Olivia Bardeman, Uriah Pinbell, Jacob Pinbell, Lillian Pinbell, Cierra Bodine, Anthony Bodine, Kaitlin Bodine, Juda Bodine, Sophia Bodine, Selina Velasquez, Jose Villanueva, Andres Villanueva, Joshua Williams, Madilynn Ludwig, Jaxon Ludwig, Karalynn Ludwig, Paje Green, Jaycie Green, Jordyn Hegarty, Braden Hegarty and Brylee Harvey. Services will be held at the Gridley Biggs Cemetary, on Monday, November 3, at 1 p.m. and in keeping with Lewis' spirit, dress will be casual. Lewis loved his pets, and animals of all kind. If you wish to send an expression of sympathy, in lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Humane Society, of Tuolumne County.