Title	Mr.
Last Name	Pulcipher
First Name	Leonard
Middle Name	Carver
Maiden Name
Nick Name
Place of Birth	Shirley, ME
Date of Birth	1869-08-10
Place of Death	Dexter, ME
Date of Death	1939-02-15
Publication	The Eastern Gazette 2/16+2/23-1939,pp8,5
Obituary	Leonard C. Pulcipher Leonard C. Phlcipher, 69, passed away at his home on Liberty street February 15, after a long illness. He was born in Shirley August 10, 1869, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jabez Pulcipher, but came to Dexter with his parents when but a few months old and has lived his lifetime here, where he has been a woolen mill employee since a young man. He was much interested in Odd Fellowship and was a member of all branches of the order, having been a past grand of Plymouth Lodge, a past chief patriarch of Dexter Encampment and had received the degrees of the Grand Encampment. Funeral services will be held at the home Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Mr. Huntress of the Christian Church of Corinna, officiating. Interment will be at Mt. Pleasant and the bearers will be A. L. Davis, N. C. Bucknam, Walter Nelson and John Flagg. Surviving are his wife, Lizzie Knox Pulcipher, two half sisters, Mrs. Della Abbott, Wilkesbarre, Pa., and Mrs. F. W. Beane of East Corinth; a half brother, Abram Champeon, of Old Orchard, also several nieces and nephews. The Eastern Gazette 2-16-1939, p.8 Leonard C. Pulcipher Leonard Carver Pulcipher, who died at his home in Dexter, Tuesday evening, February 14th, after several years' illness, at the age of 69, was born in Shirley; the son of Jabez and Elizabeth Rowell Pulcipher. His father died when he was but three days old and the family soon moved to Dexter, where nearly his entire life was spent. He was a weaver in the woolen mill and worked in the Dumbarton mill for nearly thirty-five years. He married Miss Lizzie Knox of Corinna forty-three years ago, and they bought a home at 135 Liberty street, where they have since resided and where his death occurred. He was a member of Plymouth Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., Silver Lake Encampment, Dexter Canton, Grand Encampment of Maine and Martha Washington Rebekah lodge and as long as health permitted always took an active interest in his Lodge and its welfare. Mr. Pulcipher was a good citizen, husband, brother, friend and neighbor, and was esteemed and respected by all who knew him. Very fond of children, there are many who will remember him for his kindness to them. Besides his wife, Mr. Pulcipher leaves a brother, Abram L. Champeon of Old Orchard; two sisters, Mrs. Della Abbott of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and Mrs. Elbert W. Bean of East Corinth; two nephews, and six nieces, several more distant relatives and a large circle of friends. Funeral services were held at his late home Friday at 2 o'clock, Rev. C. Robert Huntress of the Christian church in Corinna officiating. The bearers were A. L. Davis, Nathan Bucknam, Ira Merrill and Walter Nelson. Many beautiful flowers from relatives and friends were silent tokens of love and respect. The remains were placed in the receiving vault in Mt. Pleasant cemetery for interment in the spring in the family lot. The Eastern Gazette 2-23-1939, p.5