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- Newspaper Article - Wednesday, August 19, 1896 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Richland - A large body of Odd Fellows from here attended the funeral of Devere Meade at Centerville, last Monday.
Newspaper Obituary - Wednesday, August 19, 1896 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - New Centerville - Devere Meade died Friday, August 1896, the residence of Albert Mattison, aged 43 years. Mr. Meade had been sick over a year and the past few months he suffered severely. His mother, the well-known nurse, was constantly with him and did all in her power to make him comfortable. Mr. Meade was a life-long resident of this place and Richland but had traveled the past few years selling groceries. A postmortem examination revealed a disordered liver and an enlarged heart. The heart weighed 24 ounces. The funeral was held Monday, August 10th. It was one of the largest funerals ever held in this place. The I.O.O.F. lodges from about here were represented and the beautiful burial ceremony at that order was used. Rev. W. H. Jago, of Orwell, and Rev. Janeway Gordon, of Syracuse, attended the funeral and the conducted the services.
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1853 - 1896 (42 years)
d. 1910 (Age 81 years)