On average, there are 280 sunny days per year in Avra Valley, Arizona. The July high is around 104 degrees. The January low is 38. Sperling's comfort index for Avra Valley is a 76 out of 100, where a higher score indicates a more comfortable year-around climate. The US average for the comfort index is 54.
He was buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Caroline Mary Cooke Whipple (no dates on stone), is buried with him. His son, Herbert Sydney Whipple (also no dates on the stone), Major, United States Army, is also buried in this site.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 2, at the World Harvest Center, 1024 North Butler, in Farmington. Pastor William Lee will officiate. Interment will follow at the Greenlawn Cemetery, 1606 N. Dustin Avenue, in Farmington, near his father.