Clark County NV Archives Obituaries.....HARMON, Leona  October 14 1921
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Las Vegas Age - 10/22/1921
LAS VEGAS AGE

10/22/1921



WELL LOVED WOMAN IS LAID TO REST



MANY FRIENDS ATTENDED FUNERAL OF LEONA HARMON AT ST. MARY'S CHURCH, L. A.



    Saturday morning at eight o'clock Requiem High Mass was sung by Rev. 

Father SHEEHY at the Chapel of St. Joan of Arc for the repose of the soul of 

Mrs. Harley HARMON.  At the service at four o'clock on Saturday afternoon 

the chancel of the Chapel was filled with the beautiful floral offerings 

from sympathizing friends.  The hymns of the Catholic ritual were 

beautifully rendered by a large choir and during the service Mrs. Cyril 

WENGERT and Miss PRIDDY sang "Lead Kindly Light" after which "Holy God We 

Praise Thy Name" was rendered by Mr. KELLY on the violin.  Father SHEEHY 

delivered a very comforting sermon dwelling on the certainty of death and 

the uncertainty of life.  He spoke of the great need of charity and 

tolerance toward all men.  He said in part:

    "Mrs. HARMON had truly led a Christian life and had done her duty as a 

faithful wife, loving daughter and devoted mother.  She was the type of 

womanhood this great country needs for the future.  I beg of those upon whom 

shoulders God has placed this heavy cross not to languish in fruitless and 

unavailing tears like those who have no hope but to bear this sorrow with 

Christian fortitude and resignation consoled by the thought that she was 

prepared to meet her God."

    Judge W. E. ORR, W. E. HAWKINS, Ed. W. CLARK, F. A. STEVENS, A. N. DOAK, 

Francis DeVINNEY acted as pall bearers and twenty women, members of various 

organizations with which the deceased was connected walked by the side of 

the hearse to the depot.

    At St. Mary's Church on the Heights, Los Angeles, in the rpesence of 

many sorrowing friends and relatives, the last sad tribute of affection was 

paid to the memory of Leona HARMON Monday afternoon at three o'clock.

    A wealth of floral beauty surrounded the casket as the impressive and 

beautiful rites of the Church were performed by Rev. Fr. O'REGAN, on the 

spot where Leona McGOVERN, just passing from a beautiful girlhood to the 

summit of happiness was united in marriage to Harley A. HARMON September 11, 

1911.  As the tolling of the sweet voiced bell echoed in many hearts filled 

with grief at the closing of this useful and happy life, the fragrance of 

the incense wreathed the memories which will always live, of Leona's loving 

and happy life as a daughter, a wife, a mother and a kindly friend.

    In a spot of green on a rising knoll in Calvary Cemetery, surrounded by 

rolling hills and guarded by the majestic mountains, the body was laid for 

its long rest.  After Father O'REGAN had spoken the last rites of the 

Church, Rainbow Division No. 345, G. I. A. to B, of L. E., of Las Vegas, of 

which the deceased was an active member, peformed the beautiful burial rites 

of that order.  Mrs. NUNGESSER, Mrs. BYERS, Mrs. SHEPPARD, Mrs. OWEN and 

Mrs. BROCKMAN, all intimate friends and neighbors, carried out the services 

in an impressive manner, while the sorrowing throng stood near with bowed 

heads.  Then, covered with beautiful flowers, we left her to her sleep.

    Those who acted as pall bearers were:  W. A. ROGERS, formerly master 

mechanic at Las Vegas; Fred SEYMOUR, Harry BYERS, W. R. BRACKEN, Judge Wm. 

E. ORR and Chas. Lee HORSEY, formerly Judge of the district court at Las 

Vegas.  The attendance at the services were large, a great proporation of 

those present being residents of Las Vegas or former reisdents of this city.

    Mr. HARMON  and the children will remain for a week or more at the home 

of his mother, Mrs. W. A. STUDNICA.  Mr. and Mrs. McGOVERN reutrned to their 

home Friday morning.











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