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Dudley Harbin Boddie
22 Dec 1916 – 16 May 2013
| Birth | 22 Dec 1916 |
| Death | 16 May 2013 |
| Cemetery | Forest Park Cemetery West Shreveport , Caddo Parish , Louisiana , USA |
| Added by | Bonnie Sisson Manning on 16 Feb 2022 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236808443 |
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The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana) Sunday - 19 May 2013 pgA14 SHREVEPORT, LA - Services celebrating the life of Dudley Harbin Boddie, 96, will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 2 pm at Brown Chapel on the campus of Centenary College, Shreveport, Louisiana. Officiating will be Rev. William Peeples of Noel Memorial United Methodist Church, assisted by Rev. Mimi McDowell. Other clergy will include Re. Linda Boodie Clark of Natchitoches, Louisiana, and Mickie Cowan, Chaplain of Like Oak. Interment will follow at Forest Park West. The family will receive friends on Monday, May 20, 2013 at Rose-Neath Marshall Street, Shreveport, Louisiana. D. Harbin Boodie was born on December 22, 1916 and went to be with our Heavenly Father on May 16, 2013 following a brief illness. Harbin Boddie was born in Waller, Texas, to Rev. David Baker and Ella Kegler Boddie. Harbin moved often during his childhood, as to Methodist ministers' families. This afforded him a basis for many stories that he loved sharing with friends and family. After graduating from Bolton High School, he attended Centenary College. His college was interrupted in order to service in the United States Army for four years during World War II. He returned to Centenary College after the war and graduated in 1946. He was one of the earliest members of the Centenary College Choir. Harbin remained connected to Centenary College in many areas. In 2011, he was awarded the Alumni Loyalty Award, one of his most cherished honors. Mr. Boddie was a long time educator in Caddo Parish. He served as teacher at Cotton Valley High School, Fair Park High School and Lakeshore Junior High School before becoming a counselor at Broadmoor Junior High School. He then became Attendance Supervisor for Caddo Parish School Board, and when he retired in 1973, he was the Principal of Queensborough Elementary School. He remained active in the Caddo Retired Teachers' Association and the Louisiana Retired Teachers' Association Mr. Boddie was a faithful member of the Noel Memorial United Methodist Church and a member of Freeman Fellowship Sunday School Class. His greatest joy was serving his Lord through music as a member of the Chancel Choir, retiring after 64 years of loyal service. While living at Live Oak, Harbin enjoyed the many activities offered, especially being a part of the Astros Bean Bag Baseball Team. They competed in the Senior Olympics many times and he earned many Gold medals. In May 2009, Harbin was able to continue his allegiance to his country by traveling with Louisiana Honor Air to Washington, D. C. to view the recently completed World War II Memorial. Mr. Boddie was preceded in death by his parents: His wife: Thomasine Armstrong Boddie His brother: Rev. Wyatt David (WD) Boddie Sisters-in-law: Margaret Boddie and Agnes "Sing" Boddie He is survived by his daughter; Harriett Ellen Boddie His son: Thomas Harbin Boddie His grandchildren
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