Notice regarding Coronavirus...Read More

Plan Ahead

Woodbury, Fern Stoddard

April 21, 1929 –
 May 7, 2020

Obituary

Fern Stoddard Woodbury of Dallas, Texas died early Thursday morning, May 7th, 2020 in Parker, Colorado. She celebrated her 91st birthday two weeks prior. Funeral services are scheduled for June 6th at 11:00 AM at 900 S. Bowser Road in Richardson, Texas, with interment at the Restland Cemetery in Dallas, Texas. Fern was born April 21, 1929 in Bancroft, Idaho, the youngest child of Ira (Bud) Stoddard and Opal Coumerilh Stoddard. She grew up on the family ranch where she learned to work hard. She excelled at both horseback riding and scholarship and graduated as the valedictorian of her class at North Gem High School. She received an Associates degree from Weber College in Ogden, Utah and a Bachelors Degree from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. She taught elementary school for a brief period before she met Frank Woodbury. They were married in the Salt Lake City Temple in 1952, and shortly thereafter made their way east, settling near Cleveland, Ohio for nearly 20 years. In 1972 Fern and Frank relocated their family to Dallas, Texas, where she continued to raise her family and serve in the community for the next 45 years. Fern was a loving and committed mother and experienced great joy in rearing her seven children. Her devotion to her husband, Frank, was evident to all who observed their interactions, and they enjoyed an exceptional partnership of love, service, and music. Fern was an accomplished pianist and teacher, instilling in her children and grandchildren a love for music and an interest in developing and sharing their musical talents. Fern was a committed disciple of Jesus Christ and served faithfully in many capacities in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, including missionary service with her husband Frank in England and in Connecticut, and three decades of service in the Dallas, Texas Temple. Though grieved at the loss of her sweetheart in 2001 and her oldest daughter in 2003, she continued her life of service to her growing posterity for the next 18 years, and continued to increase her circle of friends to love and care for. As her health began to decline in 2017, she left her home in Texas to be with her children in Kentucky, North Carolina, and Colorado. She spent her final year in Colorado where many of her posterity had the privilege of visiting and being with her. Fern was preceded in death by her parents; her step-mother Martha Rickman; her brothers and sisters – Barbara Rose, Donna Wartena, Hugh (or Jack), Robert, and Betty; her step-brothers Raleigh and Robert Scott; her husband Frank; and her daughter Cosette (Charles) Andrews. She is survived by six children – Matthew Woodbury of Dallas, TX; Paul (Katy) Woodbury of Parker, CO; Michael (Sandy) Woodbury of Aubrey, TX; David (Roxanne) Woodbury of Crestwood, KY; Mark (Rebecca) Woodbury of Morrisville, NC; and Barbara (Rick) Putnam of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), 35 grandchildren, 60 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild.

If you are unable to attend, you may view a Live Stream of the service by clicking one of the following links:

YouTube Streaming Church Streaming (lds.org account required)

    Laurie (Humphries) Whitworth
    29 May 2020
    1:27pm

    I was so sorry to hear of Fern’s passing, but I know her reunion with her husband and daughter was a joyous one! I will always remember her as my VERY patient piano teacher…always smiling, happy, kind, and serving others. Much love, The Whitworth Family

    Jason Scott
    31 May 2020
    6:23am

    Fern has one of the warmest, genuine smiles you will ever see, and always made me smile and feel loved whenever I saw her. I am well pleased to be part of her extended family, and will always look up to, and admire her. I’m thankful for her inspiring example, and hopeful to see her and Frank; along with Cosette someday.

    Donna Wright
    6 Jun 2020
    12:43pm

    We pay our respects to the Woodburys. We have lived here about the same years that they have, except that we were here two years before they arrived. Our children had such great love and respect for all of them. Gratefuly to be able to be here to hear the funeral services.

    Rebecca Hansgen
    6 Jun 2020
    9:03pm

    My sympathies to the family at the loss of this beautiful and sweet woman. She will always be remembered.
    Rebecca Hansgen
    Kentucky Shawnee Branch

    Alison Thorsen
    9 Jun 2020
    8:20pm

    Fern and frank served my daughter in the nursery at church. They used music to teach the gospel to those little children. Later Fern taught Sunday school to my other daughter. What a blessing to have such a devoted instructor. I joined Fern at water aerobics. When we carpooled together we had time to discuss current events and rearing children. One of my highlights with Fern was attending a concert in Fort Worth of Amanda Woodbury. Fern was so proud of her family. “It’s so nice to see you,” and “I’m so happy to be acquainted with you and your family,” were compliments from Fern given often. Gregg and I feel blessed to have known Fern.

    Annette Stroud
    15 Jun 2020
    9:04am

    I loved Fern! I was blessed with the opportunity to help care for her the last time she lived with Rebecca and Mark in Morrisville, NC. She was a determined woman who endured to the end! She made me want to be a better person. She was truly an inspiration! We read
    the scriptures daily and other uplifting books. She loved looking at her family albums and studying her list of family members as she realized it was hard to remember everyone’s names.
    She liked to exercise! She loved to walk and when she got started, she could walk better than around the block. If the weather didn’t permit her walk around the block, she would walk the second floor or we would do chair yoga! She would say she didn’t watch tv but if she ever sat down in front of it, she enjoyed When Calls the Heart.
    When Rebecca and Mark we’re out, she loved when they returned and came to her room and shared what they had done that evening and had prayer. She really enjoyed it when Mark would sing to her. She loved to listen to him sing.
    I kept a journal of our daily activities. She enjoyed our outings! Often it was to the Chiropractoic but the highlight was a hamburger for lunch! Often she would remark how much she enjoyed Mark taking her to get a hamburger!
    She loved her family and looked forward to their calls! Frank was never to far from her thoughts. She missed him so much! When I heard she had passed away, my first thought was now she’s with Frank! She was such a beautiful person inside and out! I’m so grateful I can call her my friend! I am a better person having known her!

Leave A Condolence

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Testimonials

R. Driver
Read More
"Excellent customer service, they made you feel like you were their only customer. Very helpful and explained what we should expect during the process. They basically took care of our needs during this time. They contacted DFW National Cemetery for us which made it a smooth experience. Definitely will use them again."
K. Barker
Read More
"I was amazed how professional the team at Aria Funeral Preston Dallas Texas are. They guided me through the process and my options of their services that they offered for my mother. They are compassionate, caring, calm, good listener, efficient and did an excellent job! Thank you!"
R. Woll
Read More
"If I could give 6 stars I would. Aria made a difficult easier to deal with by basically taking care of everything in an efficient but very empathetic manner. I can speak highly enough of Dusty Martin, who helped us with all of the planning and logistics. He was incredibly understanding and helpful."
Angel M.
Read More
"Nothing prepares you for the grief you go through when losing a child. I called this funeral home at 2:00 am broken and could barely talk. The amount of compassion and empathy they showed me immediately let me know I found the right place to cremate my son. I cannot thank them enough for their professionalism, SINCERE concern, and commitment to making sure my son was honored in the most respectful way. I hope this Funeral home values her as much as my family and I do."
McGee Family
Read More
"Wayne and Staff, thank you for taking care of the arrangements for our mom, Exter McGee and our dad, Philip McGee. You have been great to work with during such a difficult time."
Elledge Family
Elledge Family
Read More
"On behalf of my family, I wanted you to know how much we appreciate your handling of my husband's final arrangements. Wayne Baxter assisted & guided us through the entire process with such care & compassion. Don't know what we would have done without him! Sincerely, Colleen Elledge"
The Peterson Family
The Peterson FamilyYelp! Review - Northwest Highway 5-Stars
Read More
"I can’t say enough about how helpful and professional Dusty Martin, the funeral director at the Aria Cremation location on NW Highway has been. From my initial call, he was kind and informative. My friend died at home while on hospice and she was picked up in about an hour after receiving the call from the hospice nurse. The person who arrived to pick her up was also very professional/respectful and allowed us to take as much time with her as we wished. When I met with Dusty the next day about arrangements, he explained the process and options available without being pushy or trying to “sell” extras. Throughout the process, he kept me informed and, for example, was careful to be certain I understood the cost of the obituary I wanted and offered some options for reducing that cost if I wished. When I stopped by for another reason and started talking about some of the problems I was having with the pictures and media I hoped to use at a memorial lunch I was planning, he not only listened patiently but offered technology advice and let me use his personal media player. I have had experience arranging cremations for four others using two other local companies, and this experience with Dusty at Aria has been by far the best one I have had."
Paula Barnes
Paula BarnesGoogle Review
Read More
"My Daddy’s service and our family experience at Aria Northwest Highway was truly blessed. Funeral Director Dustin Martin is the kind of person that you would like to see on a more regular basis – but in his industry – you hope to not see him that often. That being said – THANK YOU DUSTIN for your unending kindness, compassion and friendship through the process. Meeting you and discussing Dallas History, Find A Grave and my Dad’s lifelong contributions to the great City of Dallas was simply wonderful! In memory of my dad James A. Dodd, Sr. – I want to personally thank you and let you know that you made everything better in that moment. Your calling to “Be There” is spot on. Aria has a one in a million guy in you! Bling Blinky of TEXAS Shout Out: God Bless You!!"
Previous
Next

Get In Touch

Locations

Immediate Attention

Contact Us

Preston Road

“George Bush at Preston”

Aria - Northwest Highway

“5 Miles East of Hillcrest Memorial Park / Lake Highlands”

Funeral Homes Irving Tx: Aria Cremation

“Belt Line Road at 183”

Fannin Memorial Gardens

Veterans Funeral Services

Darst Funeral Home

Search Obituaries

Search

Important Information

  1. If death has occurred and or is imminent, please call the Aria location nearest you.

    PRESTON ROAD
    214.306.6700

    NORTHWEST HIGHWAY
    214.340.8008

    BELTLINE ROAD
    972.607.4400

  2. Click here to Download the Cremation Forms.
  3. Have the cremation authorization form notarized
  4. Fax the forms back to us at:
    • NW Highway
      214-340-8009
    • Preston Rd.
      972-526-7410
    • Belt Line Rd.
      972-573-1008
 

Additional Information