Linda Mae Goddard Stout
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.