Class of 1953
1953 Maroon Spotlight
Kenneth Stoddard
F.T.A. 51-52, Band 51-53.
1953 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Following graduation, Kenneth Stoddard, 18, plans to enroll at Oklahoma A. & M. college and study music. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stoddard, 712 Elm street. Kenneth has received all his education in Perry. He was born Aug. 23, 1934, in Perry. His school activities include band, 1951-53; student council 1946-47; Perryscope staff, 1952-53; football, 1946-49; and basketball, 1947-50.
Kenneth Dean Stoddard
August 23, 1934 – February 11, 1997
Kenneth Dean Stoddard, 62, Oklahoma City, formerly of Perry, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 1997, in Oklahoma City.
Born at Perry on Aug. 23, 1934, he was the son of Leland L. and Lena E. Stoddard. He was a 1953 Perry high school graduate.
He served in the United States Army and worked as a television repairman.
Among survivors include two sisters, Betty Rudd, Tonkawa, and Lois Shaw, Buffalo Valley, OK; and two brothers, Allen Stoddard, Shawnee, and Don Stoddard, Perry.
Graveside rites are set for 2 p.m., Tuesday, at Grace Hill cemetery.