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Newspaper Obituary - October 31, 1957 Sandy Creek News - Sandy Creek, New York - Raymond Dyer, 30, Dies of Burns Suffered in Fire - Raymond Dyer, 30, died Saturday afternoon, October 26, 1957 in the House of the Good Samaritan, Watertown. He was burned in a fire which destroyed his home in Richland October 13, resulting in the death of his five-year-old son, Paul Douglas Dyer, and his uncle, Charles F. Lowrey, 60. The latter for out of the house but went back in to find the little boy. Beverly Dyer, 8, whom her father rescued from the fire is in the same hospital recovering from second and third degree burns of the arms, face, hands and neck. Four other people escaped from the burning building: Mrs. Irene Tilkins Dyer, wife of Raymond Dyer, two other sons of Mr. and Mrs. Dyer, Bruce Dyer, 7 and Daryl Eugene Dyer, who was born last March 17; and a neighbor, Allan Wart, 10. The latter was spending the night in the Dyer home when fire evidently caused by a defective space burner, destroyed the home. Mr. Dyer was born September 26, 1927 at Rodman, the son of Floyd and Aurelia Lowrey Dyer. At the time of his death he was employed by the Winkelman Construction Company of Syracuse. Surviving are his wife and three children; his mother, Mrs. Aurelia Schmitz, and a brother, Stanley Dyer, both of Syracuse. The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Foster Funeral home in Pulaski. The Rev. Jay Wilcox, pastor of the Richland Methodist church, officiated. Burial was in Richland cemetery.
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