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- Newspaper Obituary - September 28, 1944 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Dexter M. Lilley Dies in Hospital - Dexter M. Lilley, 78, a native and life long resident of this vicinity died early Saturday morning at Crouse-Irving hospital, Syracuse where he had been a patient since Wednesday. He had been in poor health for about a year. Mr. Lilley was born near Pulaski, September 28, 1865, to Alfred and Betsy Lilley. For several years he conducted a farm with his father and later by himself on the Centerville road. He served several terms as town superintendent of highways making his home in Pulaski. He then purchased the large Brown farm on Lake street road and was active until forced to retire about a year ago because of ill health. At that time he purchased the Pirnie house on Park street where he and Mrs. Lilly have been living since. He was active for many years in the Pulaski grange of which he was a past master. He was also prominent in work of Pulaski lodge 648, I.O.O.F. in which he had held many offices. He was also a member of the Methodist church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Lane Lilley, whom he married on October 10, 1894; one sister, Mrs. William VanPatten, California; two daughters, Mrs. Benjamin Frary, Homer and Mrs. Perry Hastings, Pulaski, three sons, Leon D. Lilley, Gonzales, Calif., Erwin Lilley, Pulaski, and Otto Lilley, Canton, and seven grandchildren. Funeral services were held at his late home at 2 p.m. Monday, Rev. W. A. Gardner officiated. Burial was in Pulaski cemetery.
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