from the February 19,1997 issue of The Country Chronicle
Enfield, NH–Warren Douglas Proctor, 86, died Monday morning, Feb. 10, 1997 at the Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, NH. He was born in Freemont, NH April 26, 1910, the son of the late Percy and Jennie (Brooks) Proctor. He attended schools in Freemont, later graduated from Manchester, NH Central High School, and attended the University of New Hampshire. He had been employed by Cote Buick in Derry, NH from 1934-1942. Mr. Proctor was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII and served from 1942-1946. He was involved in various battle including the Battle of the Bulge, and received a Purple Heart. The Government of Belgium nominated Warren as a Fellow in the Court of Leopold II, and award him with the Croix de Guerre with Palm for bravery and wounds received in the liberation of Belgium. Following his discharge he worked as a salesman until 1950 when along with his wife Dorothy, operated the Proctor’s General Store in Enfield Center until it was sold to his son in 1979.
Mr. Proctor was a longtime member and had served as trustee at the Enfield Center Union Church. He was also a 32nd Degree Mason; and was a member of the V.F.W. in White River Jct.,VT.
There were no calling hours. Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. in the Enfield Center Union Church. Burial will be in the spring in the Mt. Calm Cemetery in Enfield Center.
Memorial contributions in memory of Mr. Proctor may be made to: The Enfield Center Union Church, P.O. Box 82, Enfield Center, NH 03749.
Survivors include: his wife, Dorothy Mae (Wilson) Proctor of Enfield Center; a daughter, Sandra Pregent of Lebanon; a son, James Proctor of Enfield Center; a sister, Eva Clark of Lynchburg, VA; a sister, Doris Oakes of Salisbury, NH; a sister, Carrie Magoon of Dover, NH; a grandson, Ethan Pregent of Lebanon, NH; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
The Ricker Funeral Home of Lebanon was in charge of arrangements.