29 June 1918
DIED -- At her home 1451 Duke street, yesterday morning, June 28, 1918, Mrs. Susan Cannon Trunnell, widow of the late Samuel Trunnell, and daughter of the late C. Granderson and Mary Cannon, sister of the late Dr. William Cannon, of Washington. Mrs. Trunnell was born in Prince William county, Va., 84 years ago, she having reached her 84th milestone June 15. She was of English parentage and moved to this city at the close of the Civil War, where she made a wide circle of friends. She was liked and respected by all who knew her. M. Trunnell is survived by three children, Mrs. A. M. Henry, of this city, Mrs. M. E. Whalen and Mrs. W. H. King, of Washington. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence of her grand-daughter, Mrs. John Humphries, 320 Commerce street. Friends of the family are invited to attend.
Farewell, dear Mother,
till we meet again
In that happy land
Where there will be no farewell said,
And all our tears will be wiped away.
(Prince William county and Washington papers please copy)
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[Susan Cannon Trunnell is buried at Trinity United Methodist Church cemetery in Alexandria, VA.]
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