Notes for: William ("Willie") Henry Franklin Bodine

He was a farmer who raised vegetables along with corn and cotton. He used this to finance his children's education. He had an operation that cooked, canned and sealed tomatoes on his farm. Local labor was used for this operation. He sold the produce and Fort McClellan and other places throughout Alabama. Labor cost about a dollar a day per person. He raised his plants in a hot bed that was fueld by wood. They started in February of each year. They also had to draw water from a well to water the plants.

From Ronny Bodine (Sep. 24, 2021):

From Marshall County, Alabama Marriage Records:
Willie Bodine AND Polly E. Pate were married 11 Jan 1914 at "my Residence" by Eld. M. Sparks.

William Bodine lived all of his life in Marshall County engaged in farming. He also owned an operation that cooked, canned and sealed tomatoes on his farm which was sold throughout Alabama.

On 5 June 1917, William Henry Bodine of Arab, Alabama registered for the World War I Draft. He reported he was born 22 May 1892 in Arab, was engaged in farming and was married with two children.

1930 Grassy, Marshall Co., AL: William BODINE 37 AL farmer, Polly E. 36 GA wife, Cliston V. 15 AL son, Henry A. 14 AL son, Willie E. 10 AL son, Felton O. 4 AL son.

1940 Grassy, Marshall Co., AL: William Henry BODINE 47 AL farming, Pallie 46 GA wife, Cliston 25 AL son, Ardell 24 AL son, Earlene 20 AL dau, Feton 14 AL son.

Obituary, The Advertiser-Gleam (Guntersville, AL) of Wed., 15 Aug 1962.
William Henry Franklin Bodine of Arab died suddenly Saturday Aug. 11 as he sat in a chair at his home. Funeral services were held Monday at the First Baptist Church in Arab by the Rev. M. T. Absher. Burial was in the Arab Memorial Cemetery directed by Gober Funeral Home. Mr. Bodine was born at Grassy 70 years ago and lived there and in Arab all of his life. He was a son of the late Henry and Mollie Street Bodine. His wife was the former Polly Pate and they have been married 50 years. He was a farmer, a carpenter and a member of the Shoal Creek Baptist Church. Mr. Bodine is survived by his wife; three sons, Clifton Bodine of Caldwell, Ohio, Ardell Bodine of Gainesville, Ga., and Felton Bodine of Huntsville; a daughter, Mrs. Erlene Gilbert of Kingsport, Tenn.; a brother, E. E. Bodine of Arab; a sister, Mrs. Ila Ashburn of Jacksonville, Ala.; and six grandchildren. Pallbearers were Thomas Bodine, H. L. Ogletree, Harley Hyde, Nelson Bodine, Kenneth Bodine and Bill Ridgeway.

Obituary, The Advertiser-Gleam (Guntersville, AL) of Sat. 11 Feb 1984.
The day after her 90th birthday, Mrs. Willie Bodine of 2301 Lu James Lane in Guntersville, died Monday night in the Holy Name of Jesus Hospital in Gadsden. She had been in the hospital most of the last month with a sugar imbalance and heart trouble. She moved to Marshall County in 1901, when she was 7, with her parents, William M. and Medora Creel Pate. She lived in Marshall County from then on except for a few years in Tennessee. Her husband, Willie Bodine, died in 1962. Mrs. Bodine and her daughter Miss Erline Bodine have lived together since then, first at Arab and the last 5 years in Guntersville. She was a Baptist. She is survived by 2 sons, Clifton Bodine of Chattanooga and Felton of Arizona; her daughter, 6 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Rev. Forrest Hicks conducted the funeral Thursday at the Gober Funeral Chapel in Arab. Burial was in Arab Memorial Cemetery. The pallbearers were Thomas Bodine, Bill Ridgeway, Hundley Ogletree, Doug Bodine and Mike Bodine.

Burials in Arab Memorial Cemetery, Arab, Marshall County, Alabama.
(For grave marker photo see Find A Grave Memorial No. 62110993 & 62110991)
WILLIAM HENRY FRANKLIN "WILLIE" BODINE May 22, 1892 Aug. 11, 1962
POLLIE PATE BODINE Feb. 5, 1894 Feb. 6, 1984