ABINGDON KODAK (ABINGDON, IL) - TUES., DEC. 16, 1941

SAMUEL A. TROUT RITES ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON

The funeral services for Samuel A. Trout were held from the Methodist Church at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon in charge of the pastor, Rev. Robert C. Calderwood.

Organ music was played by Mrs. Frank J. Graves and favorite hymns were sung by a quartet composed of A. B. Cable, Ed Cline, John Dickinson and George W. Lucas. The flowers were in charge of Miss Foy Stephens, Mrs. Russell Smith, Mrs. Wm. Thurman, Mrs. Rena Underwood, and Mrs. N. W. Toohey.

The casket bearers were J. A. Shafer, Harold Smith, F. H. Mead, Unie A. Ritchey, R. M. Steele and Wm. Thurman. Interment was made in the Abingdon Cemetery.

Samuel Alexander Trout passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. M. Wells, Friday noon, December 12. He had been confined to the house for nearly two years.

Mr. Trout was one of fifteen children, the son of David and Frances (Edwards) Trout. He was born at Salem, Virginia, on February 25, 1853. From Salem the family moved to Knoxville, Tenn., where they lived until their coming to Abingdon in 1869.

Seven years later, on May 18, 1876, he was married to Virginia B. Lutz. Three children were born to this marriage: Fred R. Trout and Mrs. R. M. Wells, of Abingdon, and G. Trout, of Eagle Grove, Iowa. His wife passed away on November 1, 1932.

Among the near relatives who survive are his three children, one sister, Mrs. Rose Wilson, of Kewanee, six grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

Early in life Mr. Trout made his confession of Christ and united with the Abingdon Christian Church. In later life he became an attendant at the local Methodist Church, having served this church as its efficient janitor for twenty-one years.