Mrs.
G. J. McKiee dies
after short illness
Mother of
Simcoe's Mayor
was in 68th year
Father was Early Warden
NATIVE OF LYNEDOCH
Friends were
shocked yesterday to learn of the sudden passing at her home here of
Mrs. G. J. McKiee, mother of Simcoe's Mayor, in her 68th year, after a
very brief illness.
The late Mrs.
McKiee was formerly Jessie Reid, daughter of Archibald Reid and Jane
Holtby. She was born at Lynedoch in 1866 but had been almost a
lifelong resident of Simcoe, having made her home here following her
marriage to the late George J. McKiee. Her father was one of this
county's first wardens.
Her husband
predeceased her three years ago and she is survived by one son, George
J. McKiee, Mayor of Simcoe; two daughters, Mrs. W. D. Powell of
Brantford and
Mrs. Janet M. Jackson of Victoria, B.C.;
three sisters, Mrs. Robert Watson of Owen Sound,
Mrs. Hamilton Wood of Grant's Pass, Oregon, and
Mrs. W. A. Gray of Calgary Alta.; and one brother,
Milton Reid of Drayton Ontario.
The funeral is
being held this (Tuesday) afternoon from her late residence, Union
Street, with interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
