Seekonk Obituary: Edward Stoddard

From J.H. Williams Funeral Home:

Edward C. Stoddard, born July 11, 1922, son of the late Mildred Stoddard, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2013, at home surrounded by his family.   Red grew up in East Providence and was owner of Stoddard Plumbing and Heating in Riverside, RI for over forty years.

He was a World War II Army Veteran, serving as a sergeant in France and Germany for the entire campaign.  He was a driver for VIP military officials operating out of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces.

Red loved animals and was an active participant in the New England agricultural community.  He was president of the NE Sheep and Wool Growers Association and a lifelong member of Southdown Association of New England.  He was an avid Morgan Horseman and loved all breeds. 

Red loved to travel and enjoyed the mountains of Vermont as well as the Midwest where he attended many livestock exhibitions.   He and his wife settled in Tennessee, where they lived for eleven years.  He returned last year to live with family in Seekonk, MA. 

He is predeceased by his son Clay Ellis Stoddard, and leaves behind his wife of sixty six years Inez (Horton) Stoddard, a son Wayne M. Stoddard of Sunapee NH, a daughter Dru (Stoddard) Duell and son-in-law Thomas F. Duell, Jr. of Seekonk, MA.  He will be missed by his grandchildren Brooke Ellen Robinson and Justin E. Stoddard of Ohio, Benjamin and Derek Stoddard of NH, three great grandchildren, and many friends and relatives. Services arranged by the J.H. WILLIAMS & CO. Funeral Home will be held at the convenience of the family.