1897
Helen
2005
Helen Grace Leckemby
October 24, 1897 — January 18, 2005
Helen Grace Bartlett Leckemby knew what it was like to be a suffragette and what it was like to suffer. She was a proponet of women's voting rights during the early 20th century. She cast her first ballot in 1920 after women were granted the right to vote by the 19th Amendment and never missed voting in an election. She voted for the final time last November for Democratic presidental candidate John Kerry.
A native of New England, she was a die-hard Boston red Sox fan. After watching the Red Sox beat St. Louis in the World Series, she simply said: "Now, I've seen history".
She is survived by three daughters, Betty Jean Mace of Pahrump,Mary Edge Vonhemert of Friendship Maine, and Helen Ann Miles of Denver.
14 Grandchildre and 16 Great Grandchildren and 16 Great-Great Grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Marion Ruth Moore.
She will be buried in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver Colorado next to her late husband Rev.Joseph Clarence Leckemby.
A native of New England, she was a die-hard Boston red Sox fan. After watching the Red Sox beat St. Louis in the World Series, she simply said: "Now, I've seen history".
She is survived by three daughters, Betty Jean Mace of Pahrump,Mary Edge Vonhemert of Friendship Maine, and Helen Ann Miles of Denver.
14 Grandchildre and 16 Great Grandchildren and 16 Great-Great Grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Marion Ruth Moore.
She will be buried in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver Colorado next to her late husband Rev.Joseph Clarence Leckemby.
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