Floyd Grady Stoddard

Born January 11, 1936 to William Jesse "Orval" Stoddard and Laudys Belle Braboy Stoddard of Bonham, TX, Floyd Grady "F. G." Stoddard, age 84, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020 at The Homestead of Denison, TX, a Senior Living Care Center.  He was there only one week after being transferred from Bonham's Texoma Medical Center, before succumbing to a very fast moving case of Alzheimer's and Prostate Cancer.

F. G. was Valedictorian of Bonham High School's Class of 1956. He attended The University of Texas at Austin where he received both BA and MA degrees. F. G. was an English Professor at Tyler Junior College for two years then returned to Austin as a Professor in the English Department.  His next position was at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA then leaving there after acceptance to prestigious Cornell University's Graduate School in Ithaca, NY to earn his PhD.  He remained at Cornell for several years where he was a Professor to Graduate Students of Poetry and Literature.  After leaving Cornell, F. G. returned to Bonham where he lived and helped care for his mother with Alzheimer's.  He began a second career commuting to Dallas from Bonham, where he was employed for 11 years as the Chief Editor of major emergency medical texts for the American Heart Association.

F. G. was a US Master Bridge Champion and lover of the Arts. He retired to the homeplace South of Bonham, where he sought solitude and enjoyment from his many interests, including helping and teaching his young protégé and family.

F. G. is survived by sister Mary Faith Stoddard Hatley of Longview, TX, three nephews, a great nephew, a great niece, several cousins, and a young man he called his son.

There were no services, but F. G. was cremated under the direction of Wise Funeral Home of Bonham, TX.  There is to be a private memorial service and then his ashes will be strewn at some of the places he most loved.