Notes for: Oliver 'King' Bodine
Info at WorldConnect says he was born in "Mont Belview, Chambers, Texas."
From Ronny Bodine (April 30, 2023):
Oliver Bodine was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
1st marriage--1955--MARY HELEN RATTIKIN.
From Tarrant County, Texas Marriage Records:
Oliver King Bodine AND Mary Helen Rattikin were married 18 Mat 1955.
From the Texas Death Certificate of Mary Helen Bodine, born 23 Nov 1926 in Texas, dau. of Andrew Jackson & Effie (McEachern) Rattikin, died 1 April 1979 in Houston, Harris County, buried in Mansfield Cemetery. Oliver King Bodine, informant.
From Social Security Records:
Mary Helen Rattikin applied for a SSN in Oct 1942 and reported she was born 23 Nov 1925 in Barleson, Johnson Co., Texas to Andrew & Effie (McKitchen) Rattikin. In April 1956 she reported her name as Mary Helen Bodine. She died April 1979.
Obituary, Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram of Wednesday, 4 April 1979.
MARY HELEN BODINE, 52, Stavanger, Norway, passed away Sunday. Survivors: Husband, O. K. Bodine; daughter, Mary Lynn Bodine; sons, Bradley Drew and Richard King Bodine, all of Stavanger, Norway. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday, Blessing-McInnis Chapel. Rev. Charles Rice officiating. Interment Mansfield Cemetery. Arrangements Blessing-McInnis Funeral Home, Mansfield.
Burials in Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Tarrant County, Texas.
(For grave marker photo see Find A Grave Memorial No. 41724485)
MARY HELEN BODINE Nov. 23, 1926 Apr. 1, 1979
2nd marriage--1980--BARBARA MAE WALTER.
From Montgomery County, Texas Marriage Records:
Oliver K. Bodine, 53 AND Barbara M. Walter, 61, were married 20 Jan 1980.
Obituary, Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas) of 14 June 2004.
BARBARA BODINE died June 12, 2004, at the age of 86. She was born June 5, 1918, to Fred and Evelyn Walter in Denver. A gracious lady, caring wife and mother and compassionate individual with a love of animals and nature, Barbara enjoyed an active life of gardening, horseback riding and skiing. She valued education and, in her seventies, earned as associate's degree from Arapahoe Junior College in Colorado. She was raised in California and Connecticut. As an adult, Barbara lived in Aberdeen, London, Denver and, at the time of her death, The Woodlands. A longtime member of Trinity Episcopal Church in The Woodlands, she was a member of the choir and of St. Anne's Guild. She is survived by King Bodine, her loving and devoted husband of 24 years; her daughter Leslie Gerber and husband Eric; sons Fred Sowers and wife Tisna Veldhuyzen Van Zanten, Bob Sowers and wife Liz, and John Sowers; stepdaughter Lindy Madill and husband Eddy; stepsons Richard Bodine and wife Mary, and Brad Bodine; grandchildren Lindsay Gerber, Philip Sowers, Victor Sowers, Janelle Sowers, Nicholas Sowers, Jenny Sowers, Joy Sahadi, Clint Madill and Hank Madill; and great grandson Cyprian A. Sahadi. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 15, 2004, at Trinity Episcopal Church in The Woodlands. Internment will follow at Forest Park/The Woodlands.
3rd marriage--2007--GALE CLARA PRATER.
From Montgomery County, Texas Marriage Records:
Oliver K. Bodine, 81 AND Gale (Prater) Calelly, 85, were married 29 Dec 2007.
Obituary, Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas) of 22 Aug 2010.
GALE CALELLY BODINE passed away on Friday August 20, 2010, to cancer. Gale was preceded in death by her parents Neil and Lila Prater and her first husband of 59 years, Joseph Calelly. She is survived by her husband King Bodine after 3 happy years of marriage, sister Phyllis Fleming of Ingram, TX, sons Patrick Calelly and wife Patty, Steven Calelly and wife Denice, daughter Linda Heggood and husband Stephan. Gale is survived by grandchildren Christopher Smith, Laura Zimmerman, Jerry Smith, Kevin Calelly, Susan Meeks, Mike Calelly and numerous great grandchildren. Gale's stepchildren include Brad Bodine, Lindy Madill, Richard Bodine, Leslie Gerber, Fred, Bob, and John Sower. She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Neil and Lila Prater and came to Texas in 1945. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Houston, with a B. A. and M. A. in English Literature while raising three children. She loved to paint, play her Wurlitzer organ, Scrabble, garden, teach and learn. Her main passion was reading anything and everything she could get her hands on. She taught at Northshore High School in the Galena Park ISD for many years and later worked for the Coldspring-Oakhurst ISD. Special thanks are bestowed to Juanda Meeks who cared for our wife, mother, and grandmother with such tenderness and humor. A memorial service will be held at the Windsor Hills Club House, 1 Windsor Hills Circle, The Woodlands, TX, at 11 A.M. on Saturday August 28, 2010. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Gale's name to the Houston Outdoor Learning Academy in Houston Texas, 2731 Houston Avenue, Houston, TX, 77009.
Obituary, Clarlie Marshall Funeral Home and Crematory, Rockport, TX of 21 April 2023.
Longtime Rockport resident Oliver King Bodine - usually called King, passed away April 17, 2023, at age 96, his adventurous spirit and zest for life undiminished even when age slowed him down a bit. King is predeceased by his mother, Mary Emelia King Bodine and his father Sidney James Bodine as well as his sister Mary Temple Durdin. King was a widower three times after loving relationships with his first wife Mary Helen Rattikin Bodine, his second wife Barbara Mae Walter Bodine and his third wife Gail Clara Prater Bodine. King is survived by his brother, Sidney Bodine as well as his three children, four stepchildren, ten grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren. His children are Bradley D. Bodine, Richard Bodine and wife Mary Love, and Lindy Madill and husband Clint Edward Madill. His stepchildren are Leslie Sowers Gerber and husband Eric, Fred Walter Sowers and wife Tisna VanZanten, Robert Sowers and John Sowers, Patrick Calelly, Steven Calelly and Linda Hedgegood. His grandchildren are Clint King Madill, Joy Lynn Dolezal, Hank Madill, Leanna Forney Madill, Lindsay Gerber Gonzales, Janelle Sowers, Nicholas Sowers, Victor Sowers, and Philip Sowers, Christopher Smith, Laura Zimmerman, Jerry Smith, Kevin Calelly, Susan Meeks, Mike Calelly and numerous great-grandchildren. King was born and spent his early years on his grandfather's farm in San Augustine County, Texas. There he learned how to put a calf in a yoke and plow and all the other chores that he deemed very hard work. His father died when he was 9 and, being the oldest, he worked hard to help shoulder the family responsibilities. As a young man, he was called to active duty in the Army during World War II, where his military duties included transport on the island of Leyte in the South Pacific where he was stationed. After the war, he left for Baylor University where he graduated with a degree in chemistry. After graduation, he began his professional career in the oil and gas industry, working for more than 30 years with Phillips Petroleum. He found his work challenging and the associated worldwide travel fit well with his openness to new experiences, from the Amazon basin jungle to the deserts of the Middle East. One of his last stops was in Aberdeen and London while supervising the drilling operations in the North Sea. He had a wealth of stories about life in the "oil patch". In retirement, he continued to draw on his talent for making the most of life. He enjoyed camping trips in the Rockies, gardening, reading poetry, singing karaoke, and playing dominos when forced by the girls. He wasn't one to pass up any activity proposed by his daughter Lindy or caregivers Amber, Terisa and Jodi. King was shooting for his 100th birthday and those who have loved him give him an A-plus for his 96 %. He loved to sing the old favorites from the past and it is highly probable you can now find him "sailing along on Moonlight Bay". King's military memorial service will be held on May 10th at 11 a.m. Coastal Bend State Veterans Cemetary in Corpus Christi. Online condolences may be left at www.charliemarshallfuneralhomes.com
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