He was born in Mabel Lake, British Columbia, where he learned at an early age how to drive horses and haul wood.
He joined the Canadian Army in 1916, went to England as a member of the 172nd Rocky Mountain Rangers Infantry and was put to work cutting timber for use on the front lines in France because, at 16, he was considered too young for active duty.
After his discharge, he returned to Mabel Lake, where he continued to work at logging, and later settled on a farm.
Procter held the record as being the oldest person ever to compete in the Canadian Horseshoe Championships, participating in 1997 and 1998, and celebrated his 100th birthday by skydiving.
He died at Oakside Manor residential care facility in Enderby, British Columbia at the age of 106.