Eustace Clifton Fletcher was born on June 28, 1875, in Dalton, Georgia, to Samuel P. Fletcher, and Fannie (Martin) Fletcher. He married Mary M Ludlow on November 25, 1897, in Walker, Georgia. They moved to Chattanooga and there 2 of their 4 children were born. Their oldest child Hazel and their second child Daisy, Daisy died of pneumonia when she was just 9 months old. In September of 1903 the newspaper in Chattanooga reported that the family was moving to Cincinnati however there is no record of them living there and in March of 1904 a daughter, Helen was born in Mounds, IL. The 1910 census for Mounds lists him as a copper smith working at the Roundhouse, which was operated by the Illinois Central Railroad

In April of 1908, He was elected to the Mounds city council on the people's ticket. Then in April of 1911 he was elected mayor, the biggest issue of concern for the town at the time was the installation of a water works, and Eustace was a plumber. During his term as mayor he was able to bring both a water system and a sewer system to Mounds. In addition to these issues, in 1912 a major flood occurred and there were reported to be 1200 destitute people in Mounds as a result, Mayor Fletcher requested assistance from the state. In 1914 the was a large fire in the town. In the Sept. 24, 1914 edition of the Cairo, IL newspaper it is mentioned that he went on a small trip in his automobile.

By 1915 the town had water, and the townspeople were concerned about other things. The issue at that time was whether to allow bars to open on Sundays. Eustace Fletcher was opposed to this, but his opponent in the 1915 mayors race was in favor of it. The townspeople apparently were in favor as well and Eustace lost his bid for reelection. Soon after however to insure there would no issue with the water service, he was appointed superintendent of the water works. The 1920 census lists him as plumber working for the water works. He would remain in Mounds until his death in 1927