Mr. Lilley
Character Key Number:
2908
Display Name:
Mr. Lilley
Sort Name:
Lilley, Mr.
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
Yes
Biography:
A "countryman" who only moved to Jefferson within the year, Mr. Lilley owns "a small shabby side street grocery whose customers were mostly Negroes" (46). In Intruder in the Dust he tells Gavin that if a lynch party needs any help, to let him know.