Susan Bonnell Stone
1864 - 1946
Susan Bonnell was born in Macon where she lived until she was 12 years of age. At that time, she and her widowed mother moved to Oxford where Susan attended the Palmer Institute. In 1880, she entered Wesleyan College, where her father had been president at the time of her birth. While at Wesleyan, she roomed with Addie Singleton, who later married Walter R. Branham, and began a friendship that would last the rest of their lives. After graduation, Susan taught piano at Andrew College.
In 1885, Susan Bonnell married her cousin, Harry Harlan Stone, a professor of mathematics at Emory College. They had six children, four of whom lived to adulthood. The Stone family was very active in Allen Memorial Church. Susan was the church organist, she taught Sunday school and served as president of the Missionary Society for 20 years, from 1919 to 1939. A woman’s circle was named in her honor.
The Stones lived in a grand Victorian home on Wesley Street that was lost to fire in 1937. A new house was built on the same site and is still the home of their descendants.
In 1885, Susan Bonnell married her cousin, Harry Harlan Stone, a professor of mathematics at Emory College. They had six children, four of whom lived to adulthood. The Stone family was very active in Allen Memorial Church. Susan was the church organist, she taught Sunday school and served as president of the Missionary Society for 20 years, from 1919 to 1939. A woman’s circle was named in her honor.
The Stones lived in a grand Victorian home on Wesley Street that was lost to fire in 1937. A new house was built on the same site and is still the home of their descendants.