Coshocton-Tuscarawas County OhArchives Obituaries.....Kees, Lydia Jane, Mrs. Daniel (Gross) July 25, 1950
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Coshocton Tribune

Believed to have been despondent over a 2 yr illness, Mrs. Daniel Kees, 69, of
Bernice, south of Newcomerstown, today had ended her life by drowning in nearby
Dunlap creek. Between 8 and 8:30 this morning, Mrs. Kees was seen walking from
her home toward the barn. At 9 o'clock a son, Clyde, who lives nearby and his
son, Vernon, started to hunt for the former's mother. They found her lying in
water in bushes at the edge of a swimming hold in Dunlap creek about 175 yards
from her house. Foot prints showed she had walked into the water. Dr. Henry
Kistler of Newcomerstown, deputy coroner of Tuscarawas cy, pronounced death due
to suicide by drowning. Lydia Jane Gross was born May 26, 1881, near
Newcomerstown, a daughter of Jacob and Ellen Johns Gross. On July 4, 1899, she
was married to Daniel Kees. She was a member of the Hartwood Methodist church
and the Tabitha club of Washington township. Surviving are the husband, Daniel
Kees; a daughter, Mrs. Floyd Kinsey of the home, a son, Clyde, Newcomerstown
Route 3; a step-son John, Newcomerstown Route 2; three sisters, Mrs. Charles
Lane and Mrs. John Fogarty, both of Akron; Mrs. Carrie Brown, Cleveland; a
brother, Ray Gross, San Ysidro, Calif. 11 grandchildren and 3
great-grandchildren. Services will be held Thursday at the Hartwood Methodist
church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Coshocton Tribune July 25, 1950


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