Home Search Login  
Print Bookmark

Ralph Stanley Leeper

Male 1921 - 2007  (85 years)


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Ralph Stanley Leeper  [1] 
    Birth 24 May 1921  Ringgold, Montague, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Cemetery Apr 2007  Sheepscot Cemetery, Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Headstone Apr 2007  Sheepscot Cemetery, Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Address:
    59 The Kings Highway
    Newcastle, Maine 04553
    United States 
    Death 11 Apr 2007  Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Age 85 years 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Carlton Walker Leeper   (Father) 
    Jennie Mariah Sanders  (Mother) 
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo 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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1993, , , Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage Yes, date unknown 
    Children 1 son and 2 daughters 
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2014 
    Family ID F877  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 May 1921 - Ringgold, Montague, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCemetery - Apr 2007 - Sheepscot Cemetery, Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHeadstone - Apr 2007 - Sheepscot Cemetery, Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    59 The Kings Highway
    Newcastle, Maine 04553
    United States - Apr 2007 - Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Apr 2007 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [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

      Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?]

      Created by: West207
      Record added: Aug 27, 2011
      Find A Grave Memorial# 75580075


error: Content is protected !!