Boyd Waid Bodden passed away Monday, July 17, 2006 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
He was born November 24, 1927 in Georgetown, Grand Cayman Island to Aldyth and Waid stead Bodden. He came to Port Arthur in 1938, arriving just prior to one of Port Arthur’s rare snow storms. At the end of his senior year at Thomas Jefferson High School, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, serving in the Philippines. Later, he was called up as a reservist and fought in Korea. He retired from gulf Oil, and was a member of St. John Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Emma Bodden; daughter Belen Bodden of Arlington, Texas; daughter and son-in-law, Aleta and Fred Goenne of Port Arthur, daughter and son-in-law Marla and Dennis Williams of Houston; son and daughter-in-law David and Terry Bodden of Colorado Springs, Colorado; daughter and son-in-law Andrea and Steve Giovinazzo of Allen, Texas.
He is also survived by his sister and brother-in-law Ellouise and Paul Hopkins of Houston, Brother and sister-in-law Walter and Fran Bodden of Webster; and grandchildren Corby & Ashley Williams, Amy and Tony Murray, Amanda Sims, Krystin Bodden, Alex, Brianna, and Nathan Giovinazzo, and seven great grandchildren.
Boyd loved gardening and sharing his vegetables and fruit with family and friends. He enjoyed working at his church, making repairs, replacing light bulbs, and getting the sanctuary ready for Sunday morning worship. He was a loving and giving father to his children and grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at St. John Lutheran Church, 4600 Jimmy Johnson Blvd. in Port Arthur with Rev Buddy Blake officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches under the direction of Broussard’s in Nederland. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 to 8 PM Tuesday at the mortuary.
Memorial contributions can be made to St. John Lutheran Church, 4600 Jimmy Johnson Blvd. Port Arthur, Texas 77642.
