Merritt Eugene Hilton
1913 - 1997 (83 years)-
Name Merritt Eugene Hilton Birth 12 Jun 1913 Pulaski, Oswego, New York 
Gender Male Death 20 Mar 1997 Watertown, Jefferson County, New York Person ID I15688 Stewartsny Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
Father Leonard James Hilton, b. 17 Jul 1890, Orwell, Oswego County, New York d. 25 Nov 1975, Oswego, Oswego, New York (Age 85 years) Relationship natural Mother Cecil May Smith, b. 19 Feb 1894, Sandy Creek Twp., Oswego County, New York d. 27 Jan 1969, Camden, Oneida County, New York (Age 74 years) Relationship natural Marriage 12 Oct 1912 Richland Twp., Oswego County, New York, USA Family ID F24498 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Bessie Rosemond Barker Children 1. Leslie J. Hilton [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. Gary E. Hilton, b. 31 Mar 1942 d. Dec 1992 (Age 50 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. Clifton Earl Hilton 4. Wayne Eugene Hilton, b. 21 Oct 1944, Pulaski, Oswego, New York d. 24 Dec 1966, Pulaski, Oswego, New York (Age 22 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. Ronald Merritt Hilton, b. 27 Oct 1945 d. 21 Oct 2016 (Age 70 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 6. Maxine Elaine Hilton Family ID F4688 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
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Notes - MERRITT E. HILTON PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEE
Watertown Daily Times (NY) - March 21, 1997Browse Issues
Merritt E. Hilton, 83, of 116 Lewis St., died Thursday at Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown.
Mr. Hilton worked for the Pulaski Village Department of Public Works for 20 years, retiring in 1979. Previously, he was employed by the Pulaski Police Department and worked with Leslie Price Contracting for many years.
Born June 12, 1913, in Pulaski, son of Leonard J. and Cecile E. Smith Hilton, he attended Pulaski schools and was a lifelong resident of Pulaski.
He married Bessie R. Barker on Jan. 25, 1941, in Mexico with the Rev. Harold Barnard officiating.
Surviving besides his wife are two sons, Clifton E. and Ronald M., both of Pulaski; two daughters, Maxine E. Hilton, Pulaski, and Leslie J. Goodway, Richland; a brother, Kenneth, Pulaski; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
A son, Wayne, died in 1966, and a son, Gary, died in 1992.
The funeral will be at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Foster-Hax Funeral Home with the Rev. Elizabeth Mowry officiating. Burial will be in Pulaski Cemetery later this spring.
Calling hours will be 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
- MERRITT E. HILTON PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEE