David Churchman Trimble ’24

The Rev. Canon David C. Trimble died Oct. 14, 1998, in Boonsboro, Md. He was 96. David prepared at the Gilman School in Baltimore and, after Princeton, graduated in 1930 from the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Va. He served in the ministry of the Episcopal Church for 52 years in Oakland, Md. (St. Matthew's Parish), Glyndon, Md. (St. John's Parish), Prescott, Ariz. (St. Luke's Parish), and Sharpsburg and Lappans, Md. (St. Mark's). Following retirement, he assisted on the staff at St. John's Episcopal Church in Hagerstown, Md. He held the rank of captain, chaplain in the Maryland State Guard from 1941-43.

David enjoyed gardening, woodworking, and writing, and he contributed to secular and religious journals. He published three books on church history and a book on Christian ethics. He formerly edited the Arizona Church Record and the Maryland Church News.

He is survived by his wife, Anne G., two daughters, one son, and seven grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Sharpsburg, Md., St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Lappans, Md., and St. John's Episcopal Church in Hagerstown, Md.

The Class of 1924