Memorial service for Ila Marie Bodenhamer, 84, Norman, Oklahoma, will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at First Baptist Church, Lawton, with the Rev. James Ehrlich officiating. There will be a reception at the church immediately following the memorial service. Mrs. Bodenhamer passed away on Friday, January 9, 2015. Private family burial will be at Waurika Cemetery, Waurika, Oklahoma, under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Ila was born on June 1, 1930 in Waurika, Oklahoma, to Mitchell and Virginia Smith. While in high school she met the love of her life, Robert C. (Bob) Bodenhamer and they were married in Waurika on June 17, 1949. They then embarked on a 65 ½ year journey filled with OU sports, high school football, raising two children and nurturing three grandchildren, travel, family gatherings, church activities and friends. Ila was the consummate homemaker. She was a great cook, displayed impeccable taste and possessed an affinity for details, exercise and cleanliness. Her three beautiful granddaughters were the light of her life. Planning for holidays and any family gathering gave her and those around her great joy. Ila is survived by her loving and devoted husband, Bob; two children, Jenny Mitchell and husband Bedford, Kerrville, Texas, and Dr. Mark Bodenhamer and wife Yumee, Edmond, Oklahoma; three granddaughters, Jennifer Farley and husband Lee, Wichita, Kansas, Lauren Loecker and husband Justin, Grapevine, Texas, and Rebecca English and husband Russell, Ft. Worth, Texas; a sister, June Ward and husband Sam, Conroe, Texas. Her parents and five of her six siblings preceded her in death. The family would like to thank her many caregivers, the staff at Rivermont Gardens memory care living facility and LifeSpring Hospice, all of Norman. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Alzheimer's Association or any charity of the donor's choice.