Eliza Ann Otis (pseudonym, Susan Sunshine;[1] August 16, 1833 – November 12, 1904), née Wetherby, was an American poet, journalist, and philanthropist.

[8] He was a native of Ohio, but, at the time, a temporary resident of Louisville, Kentucky, to which city Mr. and Mrs. Otis removed shortly after their marriage.

[4] After the war, they resided in Marietta, Ohio, the husband editing a small newspaper there, to which Mrs. Otis contributed.

In 1867, they removed to Washington, D.C.,[10][6] where Col. Otis was in the civil service of the government, and both he and his wife kept up their interest in literary and journalistic pursuits.

The main body of her writings, however, was in the form of regular contributions, through many years, to the columns of the Los Angeles Times.

The diversity of her writings ranged from nature, art and religion to patriotism, love, war, sociology, and juvenile topics.

[4] These were collected, compiled and edited by her husband in 1905, and published in one large volume under the title of California, Where Sets the Sun.

The volume contains an appendix entitled "Memorial Chimes," describing the bells erected by friends and admirers in Hollywood cemetery, in honor of his wife.