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Linda Mae Goddard Stout, of New Martinsville, WV, passed away on July 22, 2026, at Wetzel County Hospital. She was 76 years old. She was born on November 2, 1949, in New Martinsville, WV, a daughter of the late Roy Junior Goddard and the late Dorothy Ellen Ebert Goddard. Raised on a farm in Proctor, WV, Linda loved gardening, flowers, birds, butterflies, and the bees. She created and maintained beautiful flower gardens at her home all her life and loved sharing her knowledge of flowers with her children and grandchildren. Linda was passionate about learning her family’s history and spent many years running a genealogical research business where she also helped countless families throughout the country discover more about their ancestry through her genealogical research. Linda was a member of Antioch Christian Church. She loved history and music. She loved rainy days and reading. She loved traveling and everything to do with Ireland, where she visited with her sister and son and made so many happy memories. She loved hot tea and baking cookies with her grandchildren, and if WVU sports were on, she was watching. But most important of all, Linda loved her family, especially her seven grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant sister, Tracy Goddard. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 56 years, Donald Stout; one son, Joseph (Heather) Stout of Williamstown, WV; one daughter, Katherine (Brian) Anderson of Pittsburgh, PA; seven grandchildren, Ryan, Abigail, Dylan, Madeline, Emma, Lillian, and Owen; four siblings, Mike Goddard of Proctor, WV, Mark (Darlene) Goddard of New Martinsville, WV, Denise Goddard of Columbus, OH, and Patrick (Kathy) Goddard of New Martinsville, WV, and several nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends on Sunday, July 26, 2026, from 5pm until 8pm at Grisell Funeral Home, 751 3rd Street, New Martinsville, WV, where funeral services will be held on Monday, July 27, 2026, at 1pm with Reverend Lemoyne Horner officiating. Burial will follow at Northview Cemetery in New Martinsville, WV. Memorial contributions may be made in Linda’s honor to the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016, or to the American Heart Association, 162 Court St., Charleston, WV 25302. Sympathy expressions may be made at grisellfuneralhomes.com.

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Linda Mae Goddard Stout

November 2, 1949 - July 22, 2026