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For Mary L. Hildreth

Thu, 08/24/2023 - 10:02

A celebration of the life of Mary Roberta Lewis Hildreth will be held at the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church on Sunday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Adrian J. Pratt officiating. Mrs. Hildreth, who ran the Sagaponack General Store and Post Office with her husband, Merrall Topping Hildreth, died on July 26 at East End Hospice’s Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue. She was 94.

Her family has suggested donations to East End Hospice and the Kanas Center for Hospice Care, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach 11978, or the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 3038, Bridgehampton 11932.

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