in the garden outside his office at the Truman Library in Independence. One of the first arrivals for the funeral was Missouri Senator Stuart Symington. He had just flown from Washington, DC, where he attended the funeral of his wife.

Harry S. Truman

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Death



Wreath by Truman's casket, December 27, 1972

On December 5, 1972, Truman was admitted to Kansas City's Research Hospital and Medical Center with pneumonia. He developed multiple organ failure, fell into a coma, and died at 7:50 a.m. on December 26, at the age of 88.

Bess Truman opted for a simple private service at the library rather than a state funeral in Washington. A week after the funeral, foreign dignitaries and Washington officials attended a memorial service at Washington National Cathedral.

Bess Truman died in 1982 and was buried next to her husband at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri.

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