Obituary - Mintie Taylor Bodwell was born in Tennessee
March 21, 1871, to Mr. and Mrs.
Elijah Taylor; and passed away June 7,
1945, at the home of her youngest sister, Mrs. G.F. Morris, of Longvale,
Calif.
She was married to A.G. Bodwell in 1896. The happy couple attended
school together
and were graduated from Keene Academy in 1901. In the same year they
were
sent as missionaries to Mexico, where they remained in service for four
years.
On returning to the
States they engaged in evangelistic work in various places. Her husband
was an
ordained minister and was actively engaged in work when he was
accidentally
drowned in 1907. After the passing of her husband Sister Bodwell acted
as
matron of the school in Keene, Texas, and taught Spanish. She taught
school in
various places in Tennessee, Texas, and Arizona. She had a thirst for
knowledge
and a keen mind, and at the age of fifty she received her A.B. degree
from the
University of Arizona. In 1923 she came to California. She is survived
by four sisters: Artie Taylor, Mrs. G.L. Jones, Mrs. E.E. Backus, and Mrs. G.F.
Morris.
The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald
1945
