Notes for: Roy Bodine
Roy was in the military. His gravestone reads, "CPL PW Barracks Guard CO WWI." They are both buried at Otterbein Cemetery in Mt. Victory, Ohio. Their marriage info can be found at the Hardin County, Ohio Courthouse in Kenton, Ohio (v. 18, p. 66).
From Ronny Bodine:
Roy Bodine served in the U.S. Army from 4 Oct 1917 to 14 April 1919 and was discharged as a Corporal. In 1930, the Roy Bodine family lived in Dudley Township, Hardin County where Roy operated a farm. In 11 years of marriage the couple's only child was their 9-year old son Wilmer. Wavie (Duff) Bodine was named as a sister of Horton G. Duff in his newspaper obituary of 1 June 1960 in The Lima News.
1940 Mount Victory, Hardin Co., OH: Roy BODINE 44 OH farm laborer, Wavie G. 42 OH wife, Wilmer A. 19 OH son.
From Ohio Death Records:
Roy Bodine, married, of Hardin, died 22 Feb 1967 in Kenton, Hardin County, aged 72.
Wavie G. Bodine, widow, of Hardin, died 6 Feb 1980 in Kenton, Hardin County, aged 83.
Obituary, The Marion (OH) Star of Thursday, 23 Feb 1967.
Mount Victory---Roy Bodine, 72, of Wheeler St., died at 2:25 p.m. Wednesday in Hardin Memorial Hospital, Kenton, after being seriously ill four days. He was born to Albert and Anna Hile Bodine on Jan. 1, 1895, in Hardin County. On June 4, 1919, he married Wavie Duff Bodine, who survives. He was a retired New York Central Railroad employe and lived all his life in Mount Victory. In addition to his widow, he leaves one son, Wilmer of Mount Victory; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one brother, George Bodine of Marion, and one sister, Mrs. Anna Dubbs of West Liberty. One sister and a brother are deceased. The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Mackey Funeral Home with Rev. Floyd Bosher officiating. Burial will be in Otterbein Cemetery in Hardin County. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Friday.
Obituary, The Marion (OH) Star of Wednesday, 6 Feb 1980.
Mount Victory---Wavie Bodine, 83, of Wheeler Street, Mount Victory, died at 5:45 a.m. today in Hardin Memorial Hospital, Kenton. She was born Dec. 21, 1896, in Hepburn, and June 4, 1919, was married to Roy Bodine, who died Feb. 22, 1967. Her memberships included Mount Victory Church of Christ, its Ladies Aid Society and American Legion Auxiliary Post 198, Kenton. Surviving are a son, Wilmer Bodine of Mount Victory; 2 grandchildren, and 6 greatgrandchildren. She was the last of a family of six. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in Mackey Funeral Home, Mount Victory, by the Rev. Winston Florence. Burial will be in Otterbein Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home where the family will receive 7-9 p.m. Thursday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday.
Burials in Otterbein Cemetery, Mount Victory, Hardin County, Ohio.
(For grave marker photo see Find A Grave Memorial No. 113560992)
WAVIE BODINE Dec. 21, 1896 Feb. 6, 1980
ROY BODINE Ohio CPL PW Barracks Guard World War I Jan 1 1895 Feb 22 1967