Carlton Dunlap Stoddard

Carlton Dunlap Stoddard, 97, of Tequesta died Tuesday, May 31 in the Hospice Unit of Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. He was born in Jesup, Iowa. He was president and editor of FarmCom Inc., an agricultural publisher, in Milwaukee and Tequesta, from 1973 to 1983. He was vice president and agricultural director at Cramer-Krasselt Inc., in Milwaukee from 1963 to 1973. He was senior vice president, executive chairman and agricultural director of Gittins Associates Inc. advertising agency in Milwaukee, from 1937 to 1963. He was mayor of Tequesta from 1983 to 1988 and vice mayor from 1980 to 1983. He also served as a member of the Village Council from 1980 to 1988. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from Iowa State College â€Â" now Iowa State University â€Â" in 1935. While in college, he was editor of the Iowa Agriculturist, the college agricultural magazine, received the Sigma Delta Chi gold watch award as "best campus editor," served as business manager for the Iowa State Student, the college newspaper, was awarded the Danforth Fellowship as "outstanding Junior student of agriculture with highest grade point average," and received the Cardinal Key award for college leadership. He also served as summer editor of the Citizens Herald, Jesup, Iowa. In Tequesta, he served as chairman of the Tequesta Downtown Development Task Force, was a member of both the Executive Board for the Palm Beach County Municipal League and the Tequesta Community Appearance Board. In addition, he was a Tequesta representative to the Loxahatchee Council of Governments and the Palm Beach County Beaches & Shores Council. He organized a public campaign for the Tequesta Village Green fountain and park landscaping, and originated the annual Christmas Carol Chorale and the community Christmas tree at the Village Park Green. He served as administrative board member for the First United Methodist Church of Jupiter-Tequesta and was president, chaplain, and program director of the church Open Fellowship. He was a member of the Jupiter-Tequesta Kiwanis Club, where he originated the "Motor Aid" transportation program for the Jupiter Medical Center, to which the Kiwanis Club donated a motor coach. He served as Community Services chairman from 1985 to 1988 and twice received the Kiwanian of the Year award. He also organized the Wisconsin advertising and public relations campaign for President Dwight Eisenhower. In addition, he was the author of the biographical book, "Turning Back the Old Farm Clock â€Â" The Stoddard Story," which was adopted as a reference for journalism students at Iowa State University in 1996. He introduced the first soil implant inoculation of soybeans and peanuts, enabling legumes to draw nitrogen from the air for Nitragin Co. Inc. in 1974. He was involved in many philanthropic activities in earlier years. He was the Southeastern Wisconsin chairman of the March of Dimes in the 1970s. The organization awarded him the Gold Hypodermic Needle Plaque for his leadership in the Wisconsin rubella vaccination campaign against birth defects. As a result of this campaign 600,000 children were vaccinated. This work was done under the direction of Dr. Jonas Salk. Survivors include three sons, Allan Michael Stoddard and wife Marylou of Williamsburg, Va., Steven Carlton Stoddard and wife Sally Dahir of Highland, Wis., and Randall Roger Stoddard and wife Sarah of Hawi, Hawaii; a daughter, Sheralyn Millang and husband Larry of Ankeny, Iowa; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alberta Hoppe Stoddard, whom he married Sept. 5, 1936, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 4 at the First United Methodist Church of Jupiter/Tequesta, 815 Indiantown Road, Jupiter. Inurnment will be in Cedar Crest Memorial Park Cemetery in Jesup. Memorial donations may be made to the First Methodist Church or the March of Dimes. For directions and online condolences, visit www.taylorandmodeen.com.