Obituary: Stephanie Dawn Decker

July 10, 1973 – August 18, 2023

Stephanie Dawn Decker, 50, of Bedford, passed away Friday, August 18, 2023, at Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital.

Born July 10, 1973, in Bloomington, she was the daughter of James Elliott and Pamela (Heaton) Mitchell.

Stephanie worked as a caretaker for Comfort Keepers in-home care and loved her job.  She attended the First Pentecostal Church of Spencer.  Stephanie enjoyed playing video games and going to Starbucks.  She was a “Bougie Nana” and loved spending time with her children and grandchildren.

Surviving are her children, Joshua (Christy) Gardner of Bloomington, Caleb (Kasey) Gardner of Bloomington, and Wendi (R.J. Bell) Elliott of Solsberry; grandchildren, Candice, Davinee, Isaac, Hadley, Jakob, Karleigh, Bentley, Rebekah, Brody, Scottlyn, and Nate; sister, April (Erin) Rosenberger of Bedford; mother and pops, Pamela and Terry Mitchell of Springville; and husband, Chris Decker of Dell City, Oklahoma.

Her father and brother, Scott Elliott, preceded her in death.

The family will receive friends from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 23rd, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center.  A Celebration of Life will immediately follow at the Mitchell Presbyterian Church.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.chastainfuneralhome.com,