Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-01-06
WHITNEY LAID TO REST AT
 HIS FORMER HOME

R. s. Adams returned this week from Downers Grove, Illinois, the for mer home of Leonard Whitney, who lost his life recently in an accident in the engine room of the Katherine Mine. MT. Adams went east as rep resentative of the Katherine Gold Mining Company and the Swaskegame Post of the American Legion, and at tended the funeral, Saturday, Decem- Der "A.
 The people of Downers Grove had known Leonard Whitney since child hood and many questions were asked MT. Adams as to how he met his death. There was no malice expressed by any of MT. Whitney's relatives and gratitude to Superintendent R. L. Dimmick was in evidence for the care ful manner in which he handled all details following the young mans death.
 Following is an account of the fun eral at Downers Grove:
 "When six fellow-o officers carried the body of Leonard Whitney to the grave in the West Side cemetery, last Saturday afternoon, it marked the continuation of funeral services, which closely paralleled the kind of life he had led, simple, raightforward, with out ostentation, were the last rites of Lieut.. Whitney.
 The local Post of the American Legion had entire charge of these ser vices which were unique.
 Held in the M. E. church and at tended by many ex-service men both uniformed and in civilian dress, the Methodist choir under the leadership of Mrs. Ralph Rassweiler, sang two beautiful numbers. The Rev. Gilbert Newland, pastor of the church and chaplain of the Legion post, read the obituary and prayer.
 The actual funeral service was in three parts. In the first Dan Diener, commander of the local post, told of "Love" Whitney as young man, as a student in the local schools, Lieut.. Glenn Craigmile, of La Grange, told of "Whit" as a soldier, Craigmile was his "buddy" and room mate for twen- ty-two months during the world war. Ray S. Adams, Commander of the Kingman, Arizona post of the Legion who accompanied the body to Downers Grove paid the final tribute, when he spoke of "Whit" as an engineer. Be- ing assistant Superintendent of one of the largest mines in Arizona speaks for his technical ability. MT. Adams brought word of how well liked he was both those over him and under him. His good qualifications, his kindness and his all around manliness in the face of any phase of life, were em- phasized by each speaker.
 Services at the cemetery were con- cluded in very few moments. Mili- tary honors, ending with the firing of the required number of volleys by a firing squad from the second in fantry at Ft. Sheridan and the blow ing of taps by Bugler Al Johnson, of the local post concluded one of the most simple, yet most impressive fun eral services ever seen here.
 Leonard H. Whitney was killed at Kingman, Arizona, Saturday, Decem- Der 17th, when large, new gas en- zine exploded, fragment of which hit him on the head
 This was in the engine room of the Katherine Gold Mine, one of the larg- est in the country.
 He leaves to mourn his loss, his father and mother, MT. and Mrs. G. H. Whitney; three brothers, Geo. H.; Horace and Elmer, and three sisters, Mrs. Fannie Fjord, of Reddick, H.; Mrs. Mildred Pearson and Miss Gla- dys Whitney, of the Grove"