Accidents, 1950s - Roy Haney and LeRoy Haney - Heritage Collections Elgin-St. Thomas

Scope and Content: Black and white photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 4, 1957 concerning the death by drowning of Margaret Leckie, 40, 32 Wilson Avenue, St. Thomas, her husband Gordon Virtue (Slim) Leckie, 42, and daughter Barbara Leckie, 16, Stanley Reginald Haney, 25, 24 Oak Street, St. Thomas, and John D. Couse, 36, 9 Burrows Avenue, St. Thomas when their boat capsized in Lake Erie off Port Stanley, Ontario. Published with caption: "Haney's Boat Returned - In the yard behind the house at 24 Oak Street [St. Thomas] of Roy Haney, left above, stands the ill-fated outboard motorboat owned by his son, Stanley Reginald, which figured in the tragic accident on Lake Erie off Port Stanley Saturday night. The boat had been taken to London shortly after being brought to harbor by 'Hap" Lamble, of London, but was toted back to Port Stanley late Monday afternoon and turned over to Mr. Haney by a Customs officer. Seen examining the extensively damaged boat is LeRoy Haney, another son of Mr. Haney."

Name Access: St. Thomas (Ont.); St. Thomas Times-Journal; Port Stanley (Ont.)