Roy Daniel Bodkins

Roy Daniel Bodkins



Roy Daniel Bodkins, age 74, of Culpeper died Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He was born December 6, 1933 in Dayton, Va. to the late Jacob Samuel and Florrie VanPelt Bodkins.

Mr. Bodkins served his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict where he was stationed in Japan. He was a life member of the Culpeper V.F.W. Post # 2524, American Legion Post # 330 and a past member of the Culpeper Lions Club. He was a great fisherman and poker player.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Norine Marie St. Pierre Bodkins; his children, Debra Bodkins Smith and her husband, Steven, of Richmond, R. Daniel Bodkins and his wife, Susan, of Salem, and Samuel Joseph Bodkins and his wife, Rita, of Gordonsville.

Additional survivors include two sisters, Mary Lee Armentrout, of Lakeland, Florida, Jo Ellen Dickenson, of Harrisonburg; two brothers, Charles Bodkins, of Dayton, Va., James Bodkins, of Harrisonburg and two grandchildren, Taylor Bodkin Smith and Shannon Leigh Bodkins.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Johnny and Harry Bodkins; three half-brothers, Paul Bodkins, Claude Bodkins, Elbert VanPelt; one half-sister, Reba Hevener and two brother-in-laws, Ernest Armentrout and Eugene Dickenson.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 7 p.m. at Found and Sons Funeral Chapel, 850 Sperryville Pike, Culpeper with the Rev. Sandy Martin officiating. Military honors will be provided by Culpeper V.F.W. Post # 2524 and Culpeper American Legion Post # 330. A one hour visitation will be held prior to the service.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, December 5, 2008 at 11 a.m. at Dayton Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Culpeper V.F.W. Post # 2524 and American Legion Post # 330, P.O. Box 122, Culpeper, VA 22701 and/or Culpeper County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 731, Culpeper, VA 22701.

An online guestbook is available at www.foundandsons.com Found and Sons Funeral Chapel of Culpeper is handling the arrangements.


This obituary was originally published in the Culpeper StarExponent.