Title
Mrs.
Last Name
Rees
First Name
Myrtle
Middle Name
D.
Maiden Name
Broad
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Mars Hill, ME
Date of Birth
1881-03-19
Place of Death
Dexter, ME
Date of Death
1967-12-19
Publication
The Eastern Gazette 12-28-1967, p.2
Obituary
MRS. MYRTLE REES Mrs. Myrtle D. Rees, 86, widow of Leslie Rees, died Dec. 19 in the Plummer Hospital following a short illness. She was born at Mars Hill, March 19, 1881, the daughter of George and Evelyn (Tompkins) Broad. In her earlier years, she was a teacher at Mars Hill. Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Hazel Downing of Ripley, Mrs. Beulah Nelson of Stoney Point, N. Y., Mrs. Amy Rotell of Haverstraw, N. Y., Mrs. Elizabeth Smith of Kennebunk, Mrs. Bernice Dailey of Old Orcbard, Mrs. Corris Haskell of Dover-Foxcroft; two sons, William of Stoney Point, N. Y., and Harold of Sangerville; grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Friday in the First Baptist Church of Dexter with the Rev. Philip Mather officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter, next spring.