Franklin Kipilii

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Franklin Kipilii, 83, of Hilo, died March 26, 2013, at the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Kurtistown, he was a retired bailiff for the state and a Army veteran who served during World War II.

Franklin Kipilii, 83, of Hilo, died March 26, 2013, at the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Kurtistown, he was a retired bailiff for the state and a Army veteran who served during World War II.

Private services were held.

He is survived by sisters, Elizabeth Ann Dunn of California, Lorna Kipilii of Oahu; numerous nieces and nephews.

Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.