Ralph Stanley Leeper
1921 - 2007 (85 years)-
Name Ralph Stanley Leeper [1] Birth 24 May 1921 Ringgold, Montague, Texas, United States 
[1] Gender Male Cemetery Apr 2007 Sheepscot Cemetery, Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, United States [1] Headstone Apr 2007 Sheepscot Cemetery, Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, United States [1] FACT WW II [1] _HASHTAG Military: World War I (U.S.) - Served in World War I for the United States
Burial Apr 2007 Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, United States [1] Address:
59 The Kings Highway
Newcastle, Maine 04553
United StatesDeath 11 Apr 2007 Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States [1] Age 85 years Patriarch & Matriarch 
Headstones 
Submit Headstone Photo Person ID I2534 My Genealogy Last Modified 27 Jul 2022
Father Carlton Walker Leeper Mother Jennie Mariah Sanders Marriage Yes, date unknown Family ID F13801 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Regina Mae Wehrwein, b. 21 Jan 1923, , , New Jersey, United States d. 5 Oct 1993, , , Maine, United States (Age 70 years)
Marriage Yes, date unknown 
Children1 son and 2 daughters Last Modified 3 Nov 2014 Family ID F877 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Birth - 24 May 1921 - Ringgold, Montague, Texas, United States 
Cemetery - Apr 2007 - Sheepscot Cemetery, Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, United States Headstone - Apr 2007 - Sheepscot Cemetery, Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, United States 
Burial - Address:
59 The Kings Highway
Newcastle, Maine 04553
United States - Apr 2007 - Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, United States
Death - 11 Apr 2007 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S14] John Tipton, Find A Grave, (www.findagrave.com, 2012), 24 Oct 2016, 24 Oct 2016, Ralph Stanley LEEPER, Memorial #75580075 (Reliability: 3).
Birth: May 24, 1921
Ringgold
Montague County
Texas, USA
Death: Apr. 11, 2007
Portland
Cumberland County
Maine, USA
Ralph S. Leeper, 85, of Alna, was born in Ringgold, TX and moved to the Lower Rio Grande Valley, where he graduated from Los Fresnos High School, class of 1939. He entered the U.S. Navy and was sent to the South Pacific. He served on the USS Arizona and the USS Vickson. He saw action in New Hebrides, Guadalcanal, Efate in the Solomon Islands, and Bougainville. First Class Petty Officer Leeper retired from the U.S. Navy in 1961 and settled in Rhode Island, working at the North Kingstown Police Department in Rhode Island. He was one of the founding members of the Wickford (Rhode Island) Yacht Club and a driving force behind its sailing instruction program. He was married to Regina Wehrwein for 49 years, who predeceased him.
Partial obituary: Lincoln County News - April 2007.
Family links:
Parents:
Carlton Walker Leeper (1888 - 1966)
Ralph Stanley Leeper (1921 - 2007)
Spouse:
Regina Mae Wehrwein Leeper (1923 - 1993)
Siblings:
Robert J Leeper (1912 - 1920)**
Thelma Jane Leeper Cotten (1917 - 2009)**
Ralph Stanley Leeper (1921 - 2007)**
Ralph Stanley Leeper (1921 - 2007)
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Inscription:
1st. Class Petty Officer, World War II. South Pacific
Burial:
Sheepscot Cemetery
Newcastle
Lincoln County
Maine, USA
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Created by: West207
Record added: Aug 27, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 75580075
- [S14] John Tipton, Find A Grave, (www.findagrave.com, 2012), 24 Oct 2016, 24 Oct 2016, Ralph Stanley LEEPER, Memorial #75580075 (Reliability: 3).
