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The Klickitat County Agriculturist, Goldendale, WA., November 4, 1921, page 4

FUNERAL OF PRIVATE WM. CHANEY

The funeral of Private Wm. Chaney, an overseas veteran of the late war, was held on Sun-day afternoon, October 30th, 1921, under the direction of Lou-is Leidl Post, at the Chapman funeral parlors, Rev. O.S. Barnum conducting the service. Mrs. Partridge and Mrs. E.C. Ward sang three appropriate songs. The Chaneys were old time Klickitat residents, but after the death of the old folks the younger mem-bers of the family removed to various places.
Private Chaney was killed in action in the Argonne battle, October 1st, 1918. He enlisted from Condon, Oregon, but on the arrival of the remains in New York, a request was made to have them forwarded to Goldendale, in order that the burial might be in the Spring Creek cemetary, where the old folks are buried.
The funeral was military in character. Several legion members were in uniform, two uniformed men with service rifles stood at attention while the service was read, while at the grave the firing squad stood at parade rest while the committal service was read and then fired three volleys. The bugler sounded taps.

The Hood River News, Hood River, OR., November 11, 1921, page 10
"White Salmon And District News"

The body of W.L. Chaney, Pvt. Pvt., Company A, 308, U.S. Infantry, an overseas veteran of the world war, who was killed in action in the Argonne forest, Oct. 1, 1917, was buried Sunday by the Louis Leidl Post of Goldendale. Interment was made in the Spring Creek cemetery, where his mother is buried. He was born in Klickitat county October 11, 1888, near Block House.

The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., November 10, 1921, page 6
"Local Gleanings"

The American flag, which draped the casket of William L. Chaney, an overseas veteran, who was killed in action, Oct. 1st, 1917, in the Argonne Forest, and whose funeral was held in this city on Sunday, October 22nd, under the auspices of the local American Legion Post, was presented to the Post by the relatives of the deceased soldier, as a mark of appreciation for the efforts put forth by the Legioneers at the funeral services and interment of the dead veteran. The Flag will decorate the walls of the Legion hall.