- Date Of Birth: October 29, 1951
- Date Of Death: December 15, 2006
- State: Indiana
Samuel R. “Sonny” Stout, 55, of 59188 Park Shore Drive, died at 11:56 p.m. Friday (Dec. 15, 2006) in Elkhart General Hospital after apparently suffering a heart attack while working at Jimtown Junior High School.
He was born Oct. 29, 1951, in Hughes, Ark., to Andrew N. and Samella (Harris) Stout Sr. On Aug. 10, 1972, in Berrien Springs, Mich., he married Shirley A. Jacobs.
She survives, along with his father, Andrew of Collierville, Tenn.; one daughter, Shemiko (John) Warren of Elkhart; two sons, Samuel D. “Junior” (Jada) Stout Jr. of Elkhart and Steven M. (Kari) Stout of Indianapolis; six grandchildren; four sisters, Dorothy (Cleo) Sheppard, Pearlie Stevens and Olivia Steward, all of Elkhart, and Verlether Vaughn of Collierville; and two brothers, Johnnie (Claretha) Crenshaw of Cassopolis, Mich., and Andrew N. (Ella) Stout Jr. of Elkhart.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Rossie Stout and Ula Jean Hill; and his mother, Samella.
Stout had worked for Baugo Community Schools for more than two years, but had also served as maintenance supervisor at Concord Mall for 17 years. Prior to that, he was shipping and receiving supervisor at Vincent Bach 17 years. His interests included fishing and watching John Wayne westerns and karate movies. He also liked to work on small engines, spend time in his garden, cook and barbecue. He was an avid Notre Dame and Jimtown fan, but “secretly” rooted for Concord, too. His best times were spent fishing with his grandchildren.
