Obituary of Mrs. Opal Stoddard resident of Richland Parish Louisiana
as published in the Monroe News Star, September 14,2005
Submitted by for the USGenWeb Archives by Dot Golliher, 09/15/2005



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Mrs. Opal Stoddard

Services for Ms. Opal Stoddard, 96, of Rayville, La will be 2:00 PM 
Wednesday September 14, 2005 at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel Rayville, 
LA with Rev. Allen Miller officiating. Internment will be in Mulhearn 
Memorial Park Cemetery Monroe, LA. 

Ms. Opal was born Dec. 8,1908 in Linden, TX and lived most of her life 
in Rayville and Graduated from Rayville High School in 1927. and passed 
away September 11, 2005, She was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church in 
Rayville and loved the Triple " L " . 

Opal was a dedicated wife to Bill and a wonderful homemaker. Her greatest 
love and joy were her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her therapy 
was to plant flowers, work in her yard, and sew for those she loved. Her 
greatest gift that she gave to those around her was her simplicity of life 
and knowing that it was the riches God had bestowed upon her. Ms. Opal was 
preceded in death by her husband of fifty-nine years W. B. "Bill" Stoddard,
Her parents Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Lane, three brothers Alvin Lane, Sr., Jodie 
Lane, Loyd Lane and a sister Beatrice Auntley. 

She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Mary Lou and Bobby Bryant of 
Monroe, LA; a son and daughter-in-law, Don and Nan Stoddard of Shreveport, LA; 
three granddaughters, Peggy Scogin and her husband Robert, Michele Letson and 
her husband Jeff and Cheryle Magouirk Ledbetter; seven great grandchildren, 
Magen Letson, Bryant Letson, Preston Magouirk, Lee Magouirk, Jenny Ledbetter, 
Harrison Ledbetter and Sara Scogin. 

Special thanks to the Oaks Resident Home and all the wonderful staff that gave 
so much, especially Cindy Spencer, Hospice of LA and her hospice nurse Amy 
Robinson, and the care of Dr. Charles Morgan. 

Pallbearers for the service will be Alivn Lane, Jr., Mac McConathy, 
Jeff Letson, Marion Stoddard, Robert Scogin and Herman Stoddard. Honorary 
pallbearers will be her great grandchildren. 

Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until service time Wednesday at the funeral home.