Leith - William H.
Source: Waveland Independent newspaper, Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana, Nov 1, 1945
William Harm LEITH, former
resident of Waveland community died Friday night at 12:15 o'clock
from burns suffered in a coal oil explosion that occurred at his
home in Chicago earlier in the day Friday. Following the
explosion, Mr. Leith was removed to a hospital. His death
followed a few hours later. He was employed with Kraft Cheese Co.
in Chicago. Mr. Leith was the son of Ed and Reca Leigh and was
born at Beatrice, Neb April 27, 1915. He came to Indiana with his
parents when 4. He attended Veedersburg HS. Mr. Leith's marriage
occurred in July 1941 to Grace St. Marie. The widow survives
together with their daughter, Barbara Reca Leigh, age 18 months,
his father, Ed Leith of Veedersburg, his mother Mrs. Claude scott
of Waveland and a brother, Roy Leigh also of Waveland. Services
were held in memory of Mr. Leigh 10 oclock Wed. morning at
Machledt funeral Home, burial at Maple Ridge.
NOTE: Although Leith and Leigh are intertwineable in this obituary, his NAME is LEATH
His Death Record in Chicago says he was born in Waveland, Indiana 27 April 1915 died in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 27 October 1945 - buried in Maple Ridge on 30 Oct 1945 -- there is no stone, but his brother, Roy has a stone there as well as 3 others LEATHs.