Notes for: Lawrence ("Larry") Emanuel Bodine
From Ronny Bodine (Oct. 2, 2022):
1st marriage--1953--ANNA B. WOODS.
Wichita, Kansas City Directories list Lawrence E. Bodine alone in 1952 and Lawrence E. and Ann W. Bodine as residents in 1958 to 1963, the latter year employed as a policeman.
Anna and Lawrence were divorced. Anna married 2ndly, Donnie G. Cousins (1927-2020). At the death of her husband on 2 Sept 2020, Anna lived in Topeka, Kansas, aged 85.
2nd marriage--1978--DOLORES A. SCHONTHALER.
Dolores is the daughter of Edna Maria (Trarback) Schonthaler.
Obituary, The Hays (KS) Daily News of 7 Nov 2014
Lawrence "Larry" Emanuel Bodine, 82, Hays, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, at Hays Medical Center. He was born Sept. 19, 1932, in Enid, Okla., to Harold Wesley and Margery Olivia (Schafnitt) Bodine. He married Anna B. Woods in January 1953. He later married Dolores "Dee" Schonthaler on Feb. 18, 1978, at St. John Lutheran Church. He started his career with the Derby Kansas Police Department and then became a Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper. He also served as a pilot during his 23-year career, retiring in 1988. He was a U.S. Marine veteran, serving during the Korean War and retired from the Army National Guard after 20 years of service. He was a 60-year member of the Hays Masonic Lodge No. 195, where he has served as master. He was a past grand high priest of Kansas, most illustrious grand master of Kansas and grand commander of Kansas. He was a past patron of Eastern Star Hays Chapter No. 228 and served many other appendant Masonic bodies. He was a member and past president of the Hays Lions Club. He was a past district governor for the state of Kansas. He attended St. John Lutheran Church, Ellis. Survivors include his wife, of the home; two daughters, Paula K. Tajchman and husband, Lloyd, Topeka, and Rebecca L. Cole, St. James City, Fla.; two grandchildren, Wade A. Tajchman and wife, Kris, and Rebecca A. Drews and husband, Mike, all of Topeka; and three great-grandchildren, Logan and Dylan Tajchman and Kaylee Beth Drews, all of Topeka. He was preceded in death by his parents. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at St. John Lutheran Church, located 7 miles north of Ellis; burial in the church cemetery, with military honors courtesy of the Legion Riders of Hays and the Kansas Army National Guard. A Masonic service will take place, led by Tim Miller. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Brock's Keithley Funeral Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays, KS 67601, and from 12:30 p.m. until time of service Monday at the church. A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, followed by an Eastern Star service, both at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Knight Templar Eye Foundation or Masonic Foundation Cancer Research Endowment Foundation in care of the funeral home. Condolences can be left by guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or emailed to keithleyfuneralhomes@gmail.com.