Notes for: Monte Ross Bodine
From Ronny Bodine:
Obituary. Southwestern Union Record.
Bodine, Monte Ross, born September 1, 1934 in Oklahoma City, Okla., and died December 12, 2013 in Wylie, Tex. He was a member of the Grand Prairie church. Monte graduated from Capitol Hill High School and worked as a carpenter, wielder, and mechanic at various time in his career, retiring from the family trade of carpentry in approximately 2000. Monte was married to Marion "Joan" Smith-Bodine on May 26th, 1955; they were married 58 years. In Monte's early years he enjoyed sports (football namely), drag racing, motorcycles, and camping out with his family and church groups. He was active in church, participating as a deacon for many years, was a pathfinder leader, and was involved in church socials for teens and parents in the 70s and 80s in Oklahoma. Survivors: wife, Marion "Joan" Bodine: daughters, Vivian Winrow and Lynita Bodine; son and daughter-in-law, Monte Joe and Mary Bodine; five grandchildren; and four great-children.
Obituary. Southwestern Union Record.
Bodine, Marion Joan "Jo" Smith, born March 24, 1938 in Van Buren, Ark., and died April 10, 2014 in Garland, Tex. She was a member of the Grand Prairie church. She worked as housewife, beautician and dietician, retiring from cosmetology in 2009. Joan, as she was called, enjoyed sewing and made most all of her daughters and her own clothes. She even made suits for her husband, Monte, and son, Monte Joe, and won first prize at the county fair. She was preceded in death by her husband Monte by four months, as well as two older sisters, Dorothy Stockton, of Okla., and Stella Howell, of Ark. Survivors: brothers, Bill Smith, of Okla., Willard Smith, of Okla., James Smith, of Mo., Gary Smith, of Okla., and Carl Smith, of Okla.; sisters, Bernice Bornstein, of Calif., Birdie Stremlow, of Okla., Pam McFarland, of Okla., and Debbie Schmidt, of Okla.; daughters, Vivian Bodine-Winrow and Lynita Bodine; and son and daughter-in-law, Monte Joe and Mary Glen-Bodine; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.