Paul Everett Beecher ^{1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11}

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1930 in Wrightsville, York, PA. ⁴ The 1930 Census recorded at 329 Locust Street Jacob M. Bucher [index error], carpenter railroad, 55, living with wife Mary E., 55; and Willard Crouder, 35. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

Living next door at 327 Locust Street is Paul A. Bucher [index error], tripest railroad, 34, with wife Verna M., 29; Mary K., 8; Julia L., 6; Doris J., 4; and Everett, 1. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1940 in Wrightsville, York, PA. ³ The 1940 census recorded owning a home at 327 Locust Street in Wrightsville Paul Beecher, railroad clerk, 44, living with wife Verna, 39; Mary, 17; Julia, 16; Doris, 14; Everett, 11; and Audrey, 5. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

Next door is Mary Beecher, widow, 64, living alone.

3. Newspaper: Gazette and Daily: "The 54th annual commencement of the Wrightsville High school was held Wednesday, at which time diplomas were awarded to the following: Paul Everett Beecher, 3 Jun 1946, York, York, PA. ⁷

4. Newspaper: Gazette and Daily: graduation of Everett Beecher from Eckels College, 24 Feb 1948, York, York, PA. ¹⁴ Two young men from Wrightsville were among 110 students graduated Thursday at the annual commencement of the Eckels College of Mortuary Science, Philadelphia.
Excercises were held at Town Hall, with Dr. Alexander Stoddard, superintendent of the city schools as the speaker. John H. Eckels, head of the college, presented diplomas.
Local graduates were Robert W. McCune, husband of Jeanne Lebe McCune, Chestnut street, and P. Everett Beecher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beecher, Locust street.
McCune is a veteran of World War II, having served int he Navy for several years. Beecher is a graduate of the local high school class of 1946. Attending from here were Mrs. McCune and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beecher.

5. Census in 1950 in Wrightsville, York, PA. ¹⁵ The 1950 census recorded at 327 Locust Street: Paul Beecher, 44, railroad ticket clerk, living with wife Verna M., 49; daughter Mary K., stenographer for electrical supplies, 27; son P. Everette, mortician at funeral home, 21; and daughter Audrey E., 15. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

6. Occupation: assistant manager of Etzweiler Funeral Home on 23 Oct 1954 in Columbia, Lancaster, PA. ¹⁰

7. Residence: 1031 Grinnell Ave., Columbia, PA on 23 Oct 1954 in Columbia, Lancaster, PA. ¹⁰

8. Newspaper: Sunday News: Beecher-Harple, 24 Oct 1954, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ¹⁰ BEECHER-HARPLE
Miss Ruth Elizabeth Harple, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M Harple, 815 E. Walnut St., became the bride of Paul Everatt Beecher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Beecher, 327 Locust St., Wrightsville, in a ceremony at 3 p. m. yesterday in the living room of the couples new home, 1031 Grlnnell Ave., Columbia.
The Rev. Raymond Fetter, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, Elizabethtown, officiated. Mrs. Lloyd Eckman, city, and Thomas Scott, Wrightsville, were the attendants.
A reception was held at the home of the brides parents. The bride is a graduate of Lincoln Preparatory School, Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Institute of Science and until recently operated a barber shop in Lancaster. The bridegroom is a graduate of Eckels College of Mortuary Science in Philadelphia, and is assistant manager of the Etzweiler Funeral Home, Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. Beecher served four years in the U. S. Navy.

9. Residence: Brandon Lake Park neighborhood, Brandon, FL on 7 Dec 1962 in Brandon, Hillsborough, FL. ¹⁶

10. Newspaper: Lancaster New Era: Divorces: Paul E. Beecher, 42, 9 Spring House Road, against Ruth E. Beecher, 46, of 9 Spring House Road. They were married Oct. 23, 1954., 15 Dec 1970, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ²

11. Residence: 427 Nevin St., Lancaster, PA 17603 in 1974 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ¹²

12. Residence: on 25 Sep 1975 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ⁵

13. Residence: on 15 Apr 1988 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ^{6 8}

14. Residence: 7 Homestead Dr., Lancaster, PA 17602 in 1993 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ¹²

15. Obituary: on 18 May 2017 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ¹⁷ Paul E. Beecher, 88, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Quarryville Retirement Home. He was the loving husband of Lucille Beecher with whom he shared 44 years of marriage.
Born in Wrightsville, Paul was the son of Paul A. and Verna (Kraft) Beecher.
In addition to his wife, he will be lovingly missed by his son, Jason, married to Julie, of Fairfax, VA, and his granddaughter Mia.
He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict from 1950-1954 and was stationed aboard the USS Arcadia in Italy.
Paul enjoyed reading mysteries, cooking, and spending time with his family.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to his Memorial Service on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 11:00 am at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 750 Greenfield Rd., Lancaster, PA 17601. The family will greet at 10:30 am until the time of service. Interment will be in the church memorial garden.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church in memory of Paul E. Beecher.
Arrangements made by DeBord Snyder Funeral Home, 141 E. Orange St., Lancaster, PA 17602.

Paul married Ruth Elizabeth Harple, daughter of Charles Martin Harple and Mabel K. Nonnenmocher, on 23 Oct 1954 in , Lancaster, PA.^{1 2} The marriage ended in divorce in Dec 1970. (Ruth Elizabeth Harple was born on 11 Jun 1924 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA ¹⁸ and died on 20 Sep 2020 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA ¹⁹.)

Paul next married Lucille Schreiber in 1973. (Lucille Schreiber was born on 6 Dec 1943 in , , PA ²⁰.)