By Les Proctor on July 27, 2011
On April 28, 2011, Betty Rea Proctor, 96, passed away every bit as gracefully as she lived. In loving memory of Betty Rea Proctor By Shirley Bynum Smith, Saint Louis, Missouri I. Of Betty Rea Proctor (199?) Woman of perspicacity and poetry. Keeper of lost art of letter writing, whose list of correspondents reaches far. Sender of postcards [...]
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By Les Proctor on April 29, 2011
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and affection of children; to learn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a little bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, [...]
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By Les Proctor on September 17, 2009
One of my ancestors, Geoffery Proctor of Nether Bordley, was the Treasurer for Henry Algernon Percy, the 6th Earl of Northumberland. Geneologically speaking, before that the trail went cold. [...] Until recently [...]
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By Les Proctor on September 17, 2009
John Graye Proctor was the first Proctor in the New World [...] and arrived [...] in Jamestown in 1610. Tracing John Graye’s line back a few generations, his great-grandfather was Geoffery Proctor, of Nether Bordley, North Yorkshire.
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