Loretha Bodkin

SUGAR GROVE, WV Loretha "Faye" Bodkin, 85, of Sugar Grove, WV passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013 at her home. She was born February 24, 1928 in Moyers, WV a daughter of the late George Hiram and Mertie Myrl (Puffenbarger) Rexrode. On December 17, 1946, she married Raymond Sebastian Bodkin, who preceded her in death on October 3, 1985. She was also predeceased by two sons, Charles Allen Bodkin and George Everett Bodkin, two brothers, (infant) Everett Rexrode and William H. Rexrode and two sisters, Sadie Frye and Leora Ruth Breece. Mrs. Bodkin was a homemaker and farmer. She was a member of Crummett Run Church of the Brethren, where she served many years as treasurer. She is survived by two sons, Raymond Bodkin, Jr. and Dennis Ray Bodkin, both of Sugar Grove, WV; grandson, James Allen Bodkin and wife, Vicky of Dayton; sister, Thelma L. Watson of Charles Town, WV; brother, Charles E. Rexrode of Sugar Grove, WV and two daughters-in-law, Betty Lam of Florida and Geneva Bodkin of Harrisonburg. A funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m., Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at the Crummett Run Church of the Brethren with the Pastor Patrick Godfrey officiating. Burial will follow at Crummett Run Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Nelson Simmons, Ralph Simmons, Ronnie Lambert, Mike Lambert, Wayne McDorman and Josh Auville. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the church. Friends may call at Obaugh Funeral Home and one hour before the service at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Crummett Run Church of the Brethren, c/o Gerald Rexrode, 942 Crummett Run Rd, Sugar Grove, WV 26815.

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