The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-30
Is BURIED WITH
MILITARY H0NORS
Last Tribute Is Paid to
Lieut.. Leroy S. Hon.
sher Tuesday
WAS FRISCO OFFICIAL
uasons and American Legion
Have Charge Last Rite Over
Former Soldier

The sound Of guns and Of Taps
,,d friends to Lieutenant Leroy s.
uomsh,r yesterday afternoon when
s,ao last farewell OF his comrades
,,e b0dy. recently brought over from
rance. wen. to It's last resting place
/, tho city of the dead In Rosc Hi
,smetery Burial with fun military
honors followed services for which
4 yowbray chapel was filled yesterday
lAernoon at 2 o'clock.
The broad interests OF the young
,ffcer. who gave his life in France.
we're inumaicd at the funeral yes
,srday by the scores OF men from
ysrloJs walks OF life. who were
,bere 10 pay tribute 60 his memory.
Members uf the Masonic lodge. all
ey.servico men, were pallhearcrs;
ur Homsher was a knight Templar,
jgnd degree Mason, an Elk, and n
sbrner OF Akdar Temple. lie was
charter member OF Petroleum
iodge. A. L. & a. NJ, and one Of
he first officers. His death, coming
when he was only 80 years old, took
from Tulsa and the state one of
their most promising young business
mon. A color guard and firing
squad from Joe Carson post of the
American Legion, and Veterans Of
Foreign Wars. accompanied the body
10 the cemetery. and great part OF
me large number Of persons who at
tended the services was made up OF
O,servlce men in uniform. Chap
IN 1. G. Murray. OF Joe Carson
yd. American Legion, standing
! a5ove the flower-ladcn and flaE
draped caskot, conducted the flu
neral services at tho chapel and at
The cemetery Sergeant T.. NJ.
Gamble. buglar, sounded taps.
Enlistng IN August, 1917, Mr..
Uomshcr was commissioned first
lieutenant in the Infantry. and vol
unteering for detached service in the
signal corps was stationed at Camp
Macarthur Training for "a replace
nent officer at Camp Gordon, he
sailed for France in July, 1913, with
the 18Th automatic replacement
draft Immediately upon his ar
rival In France he was sent into
flanders with the ll7th infantry,
going over the top for the first time
at 81. Quentin. There he took the
place. OF his wounded captain, taking
charge OF the company and taking
them over the top five times.
After weeks Of continued service.
he was ordered back OF the lines foI
a rest, but was stricken with in
fuenza and taken to British Ease
hospital ~ at Amicns. November g.,
and died November Q. two days be-
fore the armistice was signed, lie
was buried, In the Hospice military
cemetery az Dury-les -Amlens, de-
parment of Somme. Franc. II was
his mothers earnest wish that his
body he returned TO the United
States for final rest, and that he be
buried In his own home, Tulsa. His
widow Mrs. Graca Turner Homsher.
whom he married Christmas day,
1911, lives In Dallas, Texas, and his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.. n. HON.
sher, and sister Miss Lelah HON
.sher, live In Pueblo, Colo. His
|molher and widow were both here
yesterday for the services.
For 10 years before going into tho
war Mr.. Homshcr was connected
with the Frisco railroad and served
\ various official capacities Al
the time Of his enlistment he was
general manager OF the Sapulpa q
OH Field railroad. with hcadquar-
iers in Tulsa.