- The Mobile Daily Register
Wednesday, August 28, 1901
Page 8 column 4
SUDDEN DEATH OF G. W. TUNSTALL
Mr. George Washington Tunstall, a well-known citizen, died suddenly at 11:25 o'clock last night at his home, No. 256 St. Louis street. Apparently in the very best of health, he had not made any complaint so far as is known of feeling unwell. Last night he sat on the front porch as usual with the members of his family, and chatted as was his wont. Death came just after he had retired. Dr. Claude Mastin was summoned, but Mr. Tunstall was already dead when the physician reached the house.
Deceased was best known as "Wash" Tunstall. A native of Monroe county, this state, he was sixty-three years of age, having been born February 22, 1839. He had been a resident of this city for very many years, coming to Mobile a short wile after the war. During his residence in this city he occupied a number of positions, which brought him in contact with a large number of people, and he made numerous friends. For some time he was clerk to the board of health, when the late Dr. T. S. Scales was city health officer. He was later in the employ of the Ettel Brewing Company, and at the time of his death and for some two or three years immediately preceding was employed by D. R. Burgess & Co., as a cotton weigher and sampler. Deceased was married in this city some years ago and leaves a wife and two young sons to mourn his death. He also leaves two brothers, T. T. and P. R. Tunstall, and one sister, Mrs. R. B. Hobbs, all of Mobile.
Although Mr. Tunstall died at a late hour, the news of his death was learned by many of his friends and was received with sorrow and regret. The funeral arrangements have not yet been completed.
The Mobile Daily Register
Friday, August 30, 1901
Page 8 column 5
FUNERAL OF GEORGE W. TUNSTALL
The funeral of George W. Tunstall took place from No. 256 St. Louis street at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Rev. D. A. Planck conducting the services which were largely attended. The interment was in Magnolia cemetery, where many handsome floral tributes were placed upon the grave. The pallbearers were Samuel J. Marston, E. O. Fowlkes, R. A Sadler, F. P. Davis, Hugh Rolston and H. R. Crichton.
Originally posted at Findagrave by Michelle Woodham.
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