Notes for: Jay Fain Bodine, Sr.
From Ronny Bodine (July 9, 2023):
Obituary, The Mexia (TX) News of 7 Jan 2016.
Funeral services for Mr. Jay Fain Bodine will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at 11:00a.m. at First Baptist Church in Teague. Rev. Bob Sullivan and Rev. Paul Ransburger will officiate. Interment will follow the services at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday with the family present from 6:00p.m. until 8:00p.m. at Bowers Funeral Home. Mr. Bodine passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2016, at East Texas Medical Center in Fairfield. He was born in Coolidge on March 13, 1931, to Samuel Perry and Lena B. (Aldridge) Bodine. His mother passed away when he was only three weeks old and he was raised by his father and older siblings. He moved to Teague at age six and attended Teague Schools, graduating with the THS Class of 1949 at the age of sixteen. Bodine, as he was often called, went to work delivering mail for a brief time and then began a thirty-five year career with the Burlington-Rock Island Railroad working as a yard clerk. He married Shirley on February 27, 1954 and shared over sixty-one years together. During his railroad days, he also operated a feed mill and a moving service. The moving service led to his fondness for buying and selling second hand antiques, collectibles, and “junk”, and he opened his own re-sale business, Bodine's Place, on South Fifth Street in Teague in 1961. In the mid-1970s, he closed the feed mill, retired from the railroad, and went into re-sale full time. He also raised hogs and cattle. Bodine helped many people through his years in numerous ways. He was well known for visiting the area nursing homes on Sundays for many years and passing out chewing gum and candy to the residents. He loved his family dearly. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Bodine of Teague; three daughters, Zelinda Rochelle Bodine Davis of Irving, Lena Beth Erwin & husband Bob of Teague; and Brenda Kay Bodine of Teague; one son, Jay Fain (Sandy) Bodine, Jr. & wife Brenda of Kilgore; fourteen grandchildren, Justin Dwain Williams, Dustin Ray Williams, Jay Fain Bodine III, Christopher Henry Bodine, Jessica Nicole Bodine Orbin, Justin Davis, Amanda Cohorst, Michelle Bodine, Christal Smith, Amy Hall, Heath Pickett, Jamie Fesperman, Megan Barnes, and Sinjin Wadlington; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Dorothy Sturn & husband Leo of California; one brother, Sammie Bolen Bodine of Pasadena; one step-sister, Evaughn Cox of Teague; a special nephew, Terry Wayne Harrison; numerous nieces & nephews, other relatives including multiple members of the Isham family, and many friends. Mr. Bodine was preceded in death by one son, Steven Mark Bodine; his parents; three brothers, Durwood Bodine, Woodrow Bodine & wife Lillian, and Joe Paul Bodine & wife Ruby; one sister, Jannelle Harrison & husband Lyndell; and his brother-in-law, Abe Cox. The family requests that memorials be made to any senior care facility or to the charity of your choice.
Obituary, The Teague (TX) Chronicle of 29 June 2023.
Funeral services for Shirley Ray Isham Bodine, 88, will be held on Sunday, July 2. 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Bowers Funeral Home in Teague. Bro. Bob Sullivan will officiate. Interment will follow the services at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Saturday with the family present from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Bodine passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at the Teague Nursing Home. She was born at home in Mexia on March 9, 1935. Shirley married Jay Fain Bodine on February 27, 1954, and shared over sixty-one years of marriage together until being separated by his death on January 2, 2016. She worked at Boles' Café, Inderman's and Barger's Grocery stores and was the bookkeeper for Bodine's Place for many years. She was an accomplished quilter and created numerous quilting projects for First Assembly of God Church in Teague for many years. Mrs. Bodine was an excellent cook and baker and made numerous wedding cakes including for all four of her children's weddings. First and foremost, she was a dedicated housewife and homemaker for her husband and family. Mrs. Bodine was a member of Peace Ministries Church in Teague. She is survived by four children, Zelinda Rochelle Davis of Irving, Jay Fain (Sandy) Bodine, Jr.& wife Brenda of Kilgore, Lena Beth Erwin & husband Bob of Teague, and Brenda Kay Bodine of Teague; fourteen grandchildren, Justin Williams, Dustin Ray Williams, Jay Fain Bodine, III, Christopher Henry Bodine, Jessica Nicole Orbin, Justin Davis, Mandy Cohorst, Michelle Reneau, Christal Jay Smith, Amy Jo Erwin, Jeremy (Heath) Pickett, Jamie Fesperman, Megan Wadlington, and Sinjin Wadlington; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Geneva Martin and Carol Lynn Compton & husband Graham all of Mexia; one brother, David Isham & wife Nancy of Teague; numerous other relatives and friends. Mrs. Bodine was preceded in death by her husband, Jay Fain Bodine; an infant son, Steven Mark Bodine; one infant great-grandson, Skyler Williams; six brothers and one sister. The family requests memorials be made to Peace International Foundation, P.O. Box 37, Teague, TX 75860, or to the charity of your choice. Please visit our website at www.bowersfuneralhome.net to sign the online guestbook or to leave a message for the family.