Wayne Cecil Fletcher 4700,4705
- Born: 3 November 1881, Eustis, Franklin County, Maine 4705,4706
- Marriage: Ellen Thompson Knapp 19 June 1912 in Stratton, Franklin County, Maine 4700
- Died: 29 March 1961, Eustis, Franklin County, Maine at age 79 4705,4707
- Buried: After 29 March 1961, Eustis, Franklin County, Maine at Stratton "Upper" Cemetery 4708
Lewiston Evening Journal
Lewiston, Maine
March 30, 1961
p. 2
Eustis Man Dies At Wheel of Jeep
STRATTON -- Wayne Cecil Fletcher, 79, a life time resident of Eustis, died suddenly Wednesday in his car here.
The occupants of a passing car, headed towards Canada, reported seeing Fletcher's jeep veer off the road. The Canadians notified the police in Eustis. Fletcher's jeep left the road, ran down the embankment, but stopped short of Dead River.
Born Nov. 3, 1881, at Eustis, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albion Fletcher. He was a guide for about 25 years at Eustis. He scaled lumber in the winter and was owner of the Kibby Kamps on Kibby Stream, Franklin County.
Survivors include his widow, the former Nellie Knapp; two daughters, Mrs. Olive Blanchard, Merrimac, Mass.; and Mrs. Florence Ricker, Stratton; two sons, Burton and Dwight, both of Stratton; a sister, Mrs. Lillian Caldwell, Eustis; seven grandchildren; several great grandchildren.
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Note: Three children were of a previous marriage to Violetta M. Taylor. The couple divorced.
Events
• He worked as a scaler at lumber yard.
• He appeared on the census in 1920 in Eustis, Franklin County, Maine. He was head of household and property owner.
Wayne married Ellen Thompson Knapp, daughter of Alvin Omer Knapp and Susie M. Smith, 19 June 1912 in Stratton, Franklin County, Maine.4700 (Ellen Thompson Knapp was born 13 November 1892 in Flagstaff, Somerset County, Maine,4692,4701,4702 died 15 October 1961 in Eustis, Franklin County, Maine 4702,4703 and was buried after 15 October 1961 in Eustis, Franklin County, Maine at Stratton "Upper" Cemetery 4704.)
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