Notes for: William Ramsey Bodine
From Ronny Bodine:
William Bodine's birth was recorded as 3 Nov 1889 by the City of St. Louis. His widow, Mrs. Stella Bodine, reported the date as 4 Nov 1888 on his Missouri death certificate, no. 1934-27539.
From St. Louis, Missouri Marriage Records:
William R. Bodine AND Miss Stella L. Smith, both of St. Louis, were married 25 Nov 1909 in St. Louis by W. A. Galt, Ordained Minister, Presbyterian Church.
1910 St. Louis, MO: Henry SMITH 55 LA, Elizabeth 49 MO wife, Henry J. 9 AL son, William R. BODINE 21 MO son-in-law salesman, Stella L. 21 MO dau. William and Stella were married for 1 year.
1920 St. Louis, MO: William R. BODINE 27 MO, Stella 25 MO wife, Margaret 62 Ireland mother, widowed.
State of Missouri, Certificate of Death for William Bodine, married, salesman with Swift Packing Company, 2136 E. Grand Blvd., husband of Mrs. Stella Bodine, born 4 Nov 1888 in St. Louis, MO, son of J. H. Bodine; died 28 July 1934 in St. Louis of excessive heat; buried St. John's Cemetery. Informant was Mrs. Stella Bodine.
State of Missouri, Certificate of death for Stella Bodine, widowed, retired cashier, 4339 Olive Street, St. Louis, born 27 Jan 1889 in St. Louis, MO, daughter of Edgar H. Raeder & Eliza Sulz; died 14 Feb 1962 in St. Louis, buried in St. John's Cemetery. Informant was Miss Hilda Raeder. [Note: Per Missouri birth records, Stella Leona Smith was born in St. Louis on 27 Jan 1889 to Henry Smith & Elizabeth Hewell. The naming of Edgar and Eliza Raeder as her parents cannot be readily explained. The informant, Hilda Raeder, was the daughter of the couple.]
Obituary, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch of 16 Feb 1962.
BODINE, STELLA (nee Smith), Wed. Feb. 14, 1962, beloved wife of the late William Bodine, dear mother of the late Ruth and Newell, dear friend of Richard Russell and dear aunt. Funeral, Sat., Feb 17, 3:30 p.m., from Math Hermann & Son's Chapel, Fair and West Florissant aves. Interment at St. John's Cemetery. In parlors after 3:30 p.m., Fri.