Notes for: William Byron Bodine, Sr.
From Ronny Bodine (March 4, 2021):
From New York City Birth Records:
William B. Bodine was born 16 Sept 1915 in Manhattan, New York County.
On 16 Oct 1940, William Byron Bodine of Douglaston, Long Island, New York registered for the World War II Draft. He reported he was born 16 Sept 1916 in New York City, worked for the New York State Police, and named his mother, Mrs. Alma Emma Bodine as his next of kin.
From New York Marriage Records:
William B. Bodine AND Helen E. Gast were married 2 Aug 1952 in Hempstead, Nassau County.
William and Helen Bodine were buried in Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, Suffolk County, New York.
From Florida Death Records:
William Byron Bodine, born 16 Sept 1915, died 8 April 1991 in Duval County.
Helen Elizabeth Bodine was born 5 Nov 1921 and died 15 May 1991 in Duval County.
From Social Security Applications and Claims:
Helen Elizabeth Gast applied for a SSN in July 1941 and reported she was born 5 Nov 1921 in Brooklyn, NY, dau. of Charles E. & Ellen Gast. In Sept 1952 she reported her name as Helen G. Bodine. She died May 1991.
Obituary.
BODINE--William Byron Sr., of Jacksonville, Fla., on April 8, 1991. Beloved husband of Helen. Devoted father of Byron, Edmund, Michael, Helen Fitzgerald, Maryann Rebidas, Jeanne Cain and Barbara Bodine. Dear brother of Edmund, Vivian Miller, Gwen Bodine and Claire Madden. Also survived by ten grandchildren. Reposing at the Massapequa Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 Park Blvd. (at Clark), Massapequa Park. Funeral Mass, Friday 11 AM, St. Rose of Lima R.C. Church. Interment Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, LI. Visiting 2-4:30 and 7-9:30 PM. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Northeast Hospice, 1 Prudential Plaza, 841 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32207-8331, would be greatly appreciated.