Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-09-24
Homer NJ. Leonard.

On Wednesday, Sept 10, tele-
gram was received, telling of the
death of Homer III. Leonard at Uno,
Manitoba, from broncho-pneumonia,
the result of German gas
Homer Maurice Leonard was born
in Barton. July IL, 1887, the second
son Of Elmer l. and Leona (Leland)
Leonard, one of a family of eight
children and this was the first break
IN the family circle, the youngest be-
, ing Is years of age. He was edu-
Gated IN the public school and took
up farming as an occupation. In
| September, 1909, when quite young,
he went to Missouri, and a year later
/ he went with his brothers, Ralph and
Reid, to the Canadian northwest for
the harvest season From there he
went to Pasadena, Calf, where he
spent the winter, returning by the
way of the Northwest, where he
spent the second harvest season be-
fore coming home. In 1912 he went
to Westmore where he made his home
for nearly four years While there
he made many friends and united
with the Congregational church and
was superintendent of the Sunday
school
! When the call came for men to go
to the front, he left his work and
went TO Fort Ethan Allen, where he
enlisted June 80, 1917, staying there
until September. He was then trans
erred TO Westheld, Mass, where he
was IN training until Oct 3, when he
sailed for France on the R. NJ. S.
Aurania, with the 26th Division, be-
ing q WAGNER IN the ammunition
train until the armistice was signed.
He was made corporal June 2, 1918,
and was always found ready to TO
do his duty, no matter how near the
front his train was called He ar
rived IN Boston April ., and partici-
pated IN the parade OF the famous
26th Division In Boston April 25th.
He received his discharge April 29th
and arrived home April 30th- Again
when the government called for men
TO go TO the Northwest for the har-
vest season, he left his work and
with his brother, Harvey, left August
u and worked IN the wheat fields IN
I'll the 9Th of September. On that
/ day he was sent 70 gravel pit for 2
load of sand and not returning as
soon as expected friends went TO look
for him. He was found IN an uncon-
scious condition and taken 10 hos
pital where everything was done for
. him that could be, but he died at 40
o'clock the next morning On Thurs
day morning the brother, Harvey,
: who was with him, started On the
long trip home with the remains, q
distance OF 100 miles, arriving here
! on the 1-20 train, Sunday. Sept Il.
Il Prayer was held at the house Mon
, day, and the funeral service was al
the church at Bloomington Center
and was largely attended Many OF
his soldier friends from his company
were present The Rev. Kent, a pro-
fessor at Yale college, who has spent
several summers at Willoughby lake
and who was q personal friend of the
deceased, spoke words of comfort TO
!, the relatives and friends, and he was
laid to rest in the family lot al
Bloomington Center, the five broth
; ers acting as bearers.
Homer leaves to mourn his loss his
parents, five brothers and two sisters
loughby, Reid of Derby Center, and
) Ruth, Harvey, Roy and Grace
who are at home, besides many rela-
tives and host of friends, as he al
ways won friends wherever he went
Card of Thanks-We wish to ex.
tend our heartfelt thanks TO all who
were so kind In rendering aid and
{ comfort IN our great bereavement, fol
) the beautiful flowers and letters sent
In love for the departed, the singers
. from the Westmore church, the
l Bloomington Center friends for the
work at the church and grave, also tc
the people In the Far West who con-
! tributed so much to the comfort OF
e the sorrow stricken brother for his
trip home.
Mr.. and Mrs E L. Leonard,
and family