Doris Safern Bodenhamer

Doris Safern Reinhardt Bodenhamer, 91, of Dayton passed away Friday, February 15, 2013 in Baytown. She was born September 4, 1921 in New Caney, Texas to parents Conrad Lee and Lilllie Bell Reinhardt. Mrs. Bodenhamer attended New Caney High School graduating in 1940. She was a longtime resident of Dayton where she was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. Doris was also an honorary member of Paws-4-Love. Mrs. Bodenhamer worked as a teller for Dayton State Bank before her retirement. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, quilting, travel, and working in her yard. Service for Mrs. Bodenhamer will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 18, 2013 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dale Hill officiating, interment will follow at White Oak Cemetery in New Caney. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday evening at the funeral home. Mrs. Bodenhamer was preceded in death by her parents and her husband: Frank B. Bodenhamer in 1993, and her brother Horace Reinhardt. She is survived by her daughter: Janice M. Bodenhamer of Dayton and her son: Frank M. Bodenhamer of Deer Park; her grandchildren: Beverly Bodenhamer and Dean Bodenhamer; her great-grandchildren: Emma Bodenhamer, Steven Bodenhamer, and Dylan Bodenhamer; her sister: Ailene Ewald and husband Vernon of Pasadena; her brother: Erwin Reinhardt and wife Wilma of Denton; also numerous other relatives and friends.