| Obit For | Ross Casey |
|---|---|
| Headline | Ross Casey a Suicide |
| Text | Ross Casey of near Shell Knob, a Stone county registrant who was well known in Cassville, committed suicide by shooting himself through the head with a revolver Saturday evening near the Casey home east of Shell Knob. Young Casey was at home on a furlough from Camp Funston. He returned Friday and started back to camp. At Monett that evening he decided he would not return to camp and hired a car to take him back home that night. He left the Casey home after eating his breakfast Saturday morning not saying where he was going. Later his father and mother found out that he had taken a revolver with him. He did not return to the house again. During the day they heard some shooting not far from the house but upon investigation found that it was someone hunting. Late Saturday evening they heard another shot but did not investigate thinking it was also someone shooting. Sunday morning Ross' body was found about 200 yards from the Casey home where he had taken his life. A jury of men was summoned and an inquest held. The verdict was suicide. Ross was a fine looking young fellow and when in Cassville he appeared to be cheerful. His family and friends are at a loss to know why he should have committed the deed. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Cassville Republican |
| Date | May 9, 1918, Thursday |
| Death Cert Link | - |
| Resource | State Historical Society of MO Microfilm |
| Submitted by | Donna Cooper |
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