Dr. S. Scott Sudduth

Stratham - Dr. S. Scott Sudduth, 87, died peacefully on May 19, 2024 with Gail at his side. He was born September 23, 1936 in Georgetown, Kentucky. Scott(ie) was the son of Dorothea (Allphin) and Solon B. Sudduth. He spent his early years living in Alabama, Kentucky and Oklahoma before the family settled in Nashville, TN where his father was head of the Health and Physical Education School at Peabody College. Scott was the quintessential southern gentleman. He graduated from The Peabody Demonstration School (University School) in Nashville, Princeton University (1958) and Johns Hopkins Medical School (1962). He completed two years of a residency program in surgery at Boston City Hospital, before enlisting in the Navy. Scott served as the junior ship’s doctor on the USS Lexington, a training carrier, where he enjoyed “shooting the stars” with the officers on the bridge and then at the Groton Submarine Base hospital in CT. Upon leaving the Navy, he completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Boston Lying-In Hospital for Women. Scott moved his young family to Exeter in 1969 when he joined the staff of Exeter Hospital as the first OB/GYN specialist. He was joined by Winslow Brabson and Exeter-Hampton OB/GYN was born. The thriving and exhausting practice finally added more physicians and midwives, becoming Partners for Women’s Health. During his 40 years at Exeter Hospital Scott served as Chairman of the Credentials Committee for 15 years as well as serving on or chairing the Cancer, Quality and Executive Committees. He also served as Division Chief of Surgical Services and the Section Liaison for Obstetrics and Gynecology. Scott was pleased to be honored by the New Hampshire Medical Society for his 50 years of membership in 2019. Scott was passionate about many and diverse things, from history, to travel, to Princeton reunions, to the preservation of open spaces. However, there was nothing more important or precious to him than his children and grandchildren. He was a fixture at crew, bike and cross-country races, soccer, lacrosse, hockey and flag football games, equestrian eventing, skating, plays and concerts traveling the country and sometimes the world to watch his family compete or perform. On the sidelines and just about everywhere he went, he was quick to laugh and had an uncanny ability to engage in conversation with just about anyone on just about any subject. This gregariousness led to him buying dinners for whole teams, hosting strangers at his house and on at least one occasion buying kegs at a college (Middlebury) party to make sure everyone had a good time. He loved hiking in Waterville Valley, walking the beach in Sanibel and taking European River Cruises. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Gail Rogers Sudduth, his children; Robert and his wife Jean of Marion, MA; Jennifer Walsh and her husband Paul of Newton, MA; Matthew and his wife Anne of Brookline, MA, and his step-son Thomas Ostrander of Boston, MA. His grandchildren, Katie Sudduth, Charlotte Walsh, Zoe Sudduth, Ben Sudduth, Brin Walsh, Sophie Sudduth, Liam Walsh, Ella Sudduth, Claire Sudduth, Grace Green and Arianne Ostrander. A niece, Penn Dodson and her husband Christopher Anderson of Athen, GA. He was predeceased by his son Andrew Sudduth, his step-daughter Emily Ostrander Green, his sister Susan Dodson Hiller who felt her Big Bro "hung the moon" and the mother of his children, Charlotte Pratt Sudduth. Gail and Scott’s extended family would like to thank the entire staff at Cornerstone at Hampton Compass Memory Care who provided compassionate and loving care to him for more than two years. Visitation Hours are planned for Friday, June 21 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm at Remick and Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory in Hampton. A Celebration of Life is planned for Saturday, June 22nd, at 11:00 am at the Chapel at Phillips Exeter Academy. In lieu of flowers, donations in Scott’s memory may be made to the Seacoast Land Trust (SELT) by clicking here.

Dr. S. Scott Sudduth

September 23, 1936 - May 19, 2024