Mary Dilley

MOUNT VERNON , After more than 30 years in Mount Vernon, John "Pete" and Mary Dilley are stepping away from the full-time operation of Dilley Funeral Homes.
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"I just want to travel with Mary and see more of our grandchildren in Pennsylvania and Kentucky."
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Dilley graduated from the Cincinnati College of Embalming in 1960 and married Mary, a graduate of the University of Kentucky, the same year.
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In 1961, Dilley received his license as a funeral director, and purchased Harris Funeral Home in Bladensburg from Lawrence and Edna Harris in 1975.
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Dilley has been involved in many things while in Knox County, including being a founding member of Hospice of Knox County.He has received the Golden Deeds Award, been president of Exchange Club and Baldwin Shrine Club, and a member of the Rotary Club, Knox County Board of Health and Masonic Lodge in Bladensburg.

Mary Dilley, who received her funeral directors license in 1978, has been active in Soroptomist International, the Mount Vernon Questers Club and the Order of the Eastern Star.
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There's been a lot of changes to the funeral industry since Dilley started more than 50 years ago.The funeral homes don't run ambulance service like they once did, but the biggest change has been technology.

There are now online memoriams, videos and many other things involved in the funeral service that weren't available when Dilley started the business.

"The fact we don't run ambulances freed up a lot of time," Dilley said.