William Louis Bode

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

William Louis Bode, 76, of Greenwood, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022 at his home.

He was born Aug. 9, 1945, in Enid, Okla., to the late Henry and Ethel Bode.

Bill was married to the love of his life, Janet Nichols, on Feb. 4, 1967. He was employed as a project manager Asc. at Lockheed Martin for 20 years, retiring in 2012. Prior to that he worked for IBM for more than 25 years.

Bill enjoyed traveling, square dancing and especially spending time with family.

Bill is survived by his wife, Janet Bode; daughter Kimberly Edwards (Toney); grandson William Edwards; brothers Deryle Bode (Marnell) and Phillip Bode (Glynden); and several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in passed by his parents, Henry and Ethel Bode, and brother Leslie Bode.

Services for Bill will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 12 at Swartz Family Community Mortuary in Franklin. The family will receive friends from noon until the hour of service. A celebration of life gathering will be held from 4-8 p.m. at the Sycamore at Mallow Run in Bargersville, with a time of sharing at 7 pm.

Online condolences may be extended to the family by visiting www.singletonmortuary.com.