James Boddiger

JAMES F. BODDIGER, AGE 75, PASSED AWAY ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2008 AT THE KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER IN ANDOVER, KANSAS. JAMES WAS BORN JANUARY 11, 1932 AT POLO, ILLINOIS, THE SON OF JOSEPH M. & GRACE A. HAMMOND BODDIGER. HE HAD BEEN A RESIDENT OF GARDEN CITY, KANSAS SINCE 1969 MOVING FROM MILLEDGEVILLE, ILLINOIS. HE WAS A FARMER AND A 1955 GRADUATE OF KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY AS WELL AS A U.S. ARMY VETERAN. JAMES'S MEMBERSHIPS INCLUDE- ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH- GARDEN CITY, KANSAS THE EAGLES LODGE- " TYRIAN MASONIC LODGE # 246- " FINNEY COUNTY RED CROSS- MEDIAN SHRINE- WICHITA, KANSAS WHEATBELT SAMS CLUB KANSAS CHAPTER ON JULY 5, 1958 HE MARRIED MARY BARBARA LUENSMAN AT WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. SHE SURVIVES. OTHER SURVIVORS INCLUDE- TWO SONS- JEFFREY ALAN BODDIGER- WICHITA, KANSAS DAVID JON BODDIGER- LONGMONT, COLORADO JULIE LINN MORRIS- GARDEN CITY, KANSAS DIANA IRENE SCHMIDT- ELLIS, KANSAS ONE SISTER- PHYLLIS LINN- ROSLYN, PA SIX GRANDCHILDREN FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 2:00 P.M. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2008 AT ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH IN GARDEN CITY, KANSAS WITH THE REVEREND ANTHONY J. STRIFFLER OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE IN VALLEY VIEW CEMETERY IN GARDEN CITY WITH MASONIC GRAVESIDE RITES PERFORMED BY THE TYRIAN MASONIC LODGE # 246 OF GARDEN CITY, KANSAS AND FULL MILITARY HONORS PROVIDED BY THE GARDEN CITY AREA VETERANS HONOR GUARD. FRIENDS MAY CALL FROM NOON TO 8:00 P.M. THURSDAY AND FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. FRIDAY AT PRICE & SONS FUNERAL HOME IN GARDEN CITY, KANSAS. MEMORIALS MAY BE GIVEN TO ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH IN CARE OF THE FUNERAL HOME.