Notes for: Dorothia Fay (Peggy Jean) Bodine
From: Ronny Bodine
Sent: Sunday, April 7, 2024
Subject: Re: Darlene + Dorothia + Freda + John + Porter
Hey Dave,
An unusual situation. Her grave marker says 5 April. The actual birth certificate says 5 March, but was filed on 7 April. I think the birthdate was typed incorrectly. So lets go with 5 April.
Ronny
From Ronny Bodine:
The Texas birth records record her as Dorathy Fay Bedine, born 5 March 1925 in Jones County. Family members relate that she later changed her name to Peggie Jean.
From Clark County, Nevada Marriage Records:
Woodie Sparks AND Dorothia Bodine were married 27 Nov 1954.
From Social Security Records:
Woodie Woods Sparks applied for a SSN in May 1940. He reported he was born 28 Jan 1918 in Sallisaw, Sequoyah Co., Oklahoma to Noah W. & Effie A. (Slater) Sparks. He died11 March 2000. His last residence was Muldrow, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.
Dorothia Faye Bodine applied for a SSN in Feb 1942. She reported she was born 5 April 1925 in Lueders, Jones Co., Texas to Paul James & Sarah Elizabeth (Thompson) Bodine. She died 16 Jan 2001. Her last residence was Muldrow, Sequoyah Co., Oklahoma.
From Oklahoma Death Records:
Woodie W. Sparks died 11 March 2000 in Sequoyah County.
Note: There is no Oklahoma death record for Dorothia Sparks.
Obituary, Fort Smith Times Record of 16 Jan 2001.
MULDROW - Dorothia Peggy Sparks, 75, of Muldrow died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2001. She was a retired business owner and a member of Muldrow Church of Christ. She was the widow of Woody Sparks. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday in Muldrow Church of Christ with burial at Sallisaw City Cemetery under the direction of Westbrook Funeral Home in Beebe. She is survived by one son, Steven Dale of Muldrow. Visitation will be from noon to funeral time at the Muldrow Church of Christ.
Obituary, Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe, Arkansas.
Dorothia Peggy Sparks, 75, of Muldrow, Oklahoma, a business owner until her retirement, died on Tuesday, January 16, 2001. Visitation is scheduled for Saturday, January 20, 2001, noon to 3 p.m., at Muldrow Church of Christ. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, January 20, 2001, 3 p.m., at the funeral home. Burial will be at Salisaw City Cemetery, Salisaw, Oklahoma. Arrangements entrusted to Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe, Arkansas.
Woody and Peggy Sparks were buried in Sallisaw City Cemetery, Sallisaw, Sequoyah County.