Raymond Wesley Bodine

Raymond Wesley Bodine, of Lakeside, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019 in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona.  He would have been 90 in May.  Raymond was born on May 29, 1929 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas to the late Roland Rutherford and Lois Bernice Bodine.  He was a treasure to all who knew him his whole life. 

Raymond met Jean Williams in 1946, on March 7, 1947 the pair went to Yuma Courthouse where they obtained their marriage certificate at 5 minutes before midnight and at 5 minutes after midnight on March 8th they were married.  They were known to celebrate both days for the past 71 years.  Raymond enjoyed serving people his entire life as a missionary on the Papago and Pima Reservations and later as an Automotive Educator in California.

Raymond was a loving husband, father, sibling, uncle and grandpa. We rejoice in his joining our Lord but already miss his humor, jokes, kindness and patience, also his bald head was cute along with his newly grown mustache and beard.

Raymond is survived by his daughter, Marsha Bodine; grandson, Zackary Middleton; sisters, Norma Watts and Wanda (Darrel) Baggett.  He was recently preceded in death by his beautiful wife, Ethelyn "Jean" on July 21, 2018 and by his daughter Kathy Middleton in 2006.

Graveside Services with Military Honors will be held at 1:00 P.M. Friday, March 1, 2019 at the Show Low City Cemetery.