INDIANAPOLIS
Dr. Stephen Robert Stouder, 80, of Indianapolis, passed away Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. Born in Martinsville on Dec. 4, 1938, Stephen was the son of the late Dr. Charles Edward and Mary Louise (Cox) Stouder.
He received his degree from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1962. He completed his medicine internship at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas in 1963, his internal medicine residency at I.U. in 1968 and his fellowship in gastroenterology in 1969, also at I.U. He was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society. Stephen served as a captain in the Air Force from 1966 to 1968.
He began his medical practice at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis in 1969 and served as the director of medical education from 1969 to ’76 and as chief of internal medicine from 1971 to ’76. He joined the medical staff at Columbus Regional Hospital in 1989 and retired from there in 2012.
Stephen is survived by his wife of 36 years, Donna (Baker) Stouder; and his daughter, Lisa Anne Thompson; his two sons; Stephen Christian (wife, Suzanne) Stouder and Eric Allen Stouder from his first marriage to Susan (Wampler) Stouder. He is also survived by three grandchildren; Jackson Kyle Stouder, Madeline Blake Stouder and Nina Louise Stouder.
Stephen was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Anne Winkler; two brothers, John William Stouder and Charles Conelly Stouder.
Stephen was a gifted writer of poetry and had just completed his first novel. He and Donna lived in Brown County for over 22 years where they were active members of the community and members of St. David’s Episcopal Church.
Visitation for Dr. Stouder will be from 11 am. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9 with a service to follow at 2 p.m. in Bond-Mitchell Funeral Home, 1682 State Road 135 North. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Brown County Humane Society.
