BODEY, Dorothy A^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]}

1926 - 2015  (88 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	BODEY, Dorothy A  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	16 August 1926	Ohio   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 July 2015	Urbana, Ohio, USA   [1, 8, 10]
  Burial	Fletcher, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America   [8]
  Notes	PIQUA - Dorothy A. Purk, age 88, of Piqua, OH, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at 7:43 p.m. at Mercy McAuley Center, Urbana, OH. She was born in Champaign County, OH, on August 16, 1926, to the late Albert Laurel and Margaret (Locker) Bodey. On March 13, 1948, in St. Paris, OH, she married Paul E. Purk. He preceded her in death on January 13, 1981. Dorothy is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, William and Keri Purk, Urbana, OH; two grandchildren, Ali Purk and Caitlin Purk both of Urbana, OH; two sisters-in-law, Shirley Bodey, Urbana, OH, and Ruth Bryan, Piqua, OH; three brothers-in-law, Don Swartz, Pleasant Hill, OH, Richard (Marilyn) Purk, Sebring, FL; a special niece, Pat Smith, Piqua, OH; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters. Dorothy attended Madison Avenue Church of God, Piqua. She also attended Springcreek Baptist Church, Piqua, OH. Dorothy was a member of Orange Township Homemakers of Shelby Co., OH, and High Point String Players of Bellefontaine, OH. She was a former member of the musical groups Easy Country and High Country. Dorothy was also an active volunteer for the Lockington Fire Department, Lockington, OH, for many years. She was a homemaker and an excellent seamstress. Dorothy also taught rug making, quilting and made 487 sets of Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 13, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at MELCHER-SOWERS FUNERAL HOME, Piqua, with Rev. Nancy Hardin officiating. Burial will follow at Fletcher Cemetery, Fletcher. Friends may call Sunday, July 12, 2015, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the funeral home. A memorial service in memory of Dorothy will be held Sunday, August 16, 2015, at 2 p.m. at the Mercy McAuley Center, Urbana, OH. Memorial contributions may be made to Lockington Fire Department, 10363 Museum Trail, Piqua, OH 45356. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.melcher-sowers.com.
  Person ID	I422137702488	Ancestry dot com tree
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	BODEY, Albert Laurel,   b. 15 April 1898, Champaign County, Ohio, United States of America d. 12 June 1952, Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio, United States of America (Age 54 years)
  Mother	LOCKER, Margret M,   b. Abt 1899, Ohio d. 29 Jul 1946, Ohio, United States of America (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F6621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PURK, Paul Edgel,   b. 5 Mar 1923, Fletcher Mia, Ohio d. 13 Jan 1981, Piqua, Miami, Ohio, USA (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	13 Mar 1948	Miami, Ohio, USA   [1, 9]
  Children	+ 1. PURK, W.P.
  Family ID	F6617	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

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