Edith Marlynne Stoddard

Marlynne was born in Los Angeles and lived most of her life in Newport Beach. She began attending the University of California Irvine as part of its original, founding class in 1965. When she was just a few units short of her Masters Degree in Spanish Literature, Air California offered her a position as a flight attendant. A few years later, in 1972, she became a flight attendant, and later a purser, for Trans World Airlines and flew all over the world for over 28 years. She spoke three languages and loved her career. She was an artist and painted several oil paintings in our home and she loved to study the Bible. She, and Douglas ‘Kent’ Stoddard, were married for nearly forty-one years. Marlynne was selfless, and was often called on by her family to help them. She had a beautiful, warm smile and beautiful blue eyes. She was the sweetest, kindest person you would ever hope to meet.

She is preceded by her mother, Charlie Edith Humpert, in 2007, her aunt, Mary Hayes, in 2008, and her brother, James Lewis Humpert (Jr.), in 2010. She is survived by her husband, Douglas Kent Stoddard, and by her cousins, Marilyn Fetters, Tricia Fetters and David Fetters.