Extracts from Obituaries
Published in
 The Dillon Herald
 1945


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JANUARY


Name:    Madge Arnette
Maiden name:  Regan
Parents:  Dr. Regan
Spouse: J. B. Arnette (late)
Date of Birth/Age: age 67
Place of Birth: Gaddy’s Mill section
Date of Death:  Monday 
Place of Death: Dillon
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 25, 1945, page 1, col. 7.


Name:     Mrs. Mary Gray Brooks
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. John Gray
Date of Birth/Age:  age 34
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death:  Petersburg, Va.
Place of Burial:  Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  January 4, 1945, page 1, col. 6


Name:     Christine Caulder
Date of Death: December 25, 1944
Place of Death:  Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 4, 1945, page 1, col. 3    (accident report)


Name:     Craymond Cook
Parents:   Mr. and Mrs. David Cook
Date of Birth/Age:  age 25
Date of Death:  November 8, 1944
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 18, 1945, page 1, col. 5    (military death –killed in action) (rank not given)


Name:     Rev. John A. Hursey
Spouse: (1) Laura Surles (2) Miss Mattie Humphrey
Date of Birth/Age:  age 88
Place of Birth: native: Latta, SC
Date of Death:  Thursday
Place of Death:  Columbia Hospital, Columbia, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 25, 1945, page 1, col. 3


Name:     Robert L. Mathias
Date of Death:  December 23, 1944
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 11, 1945, page 1, col. 7    (accident report)


Name:     Edgar Gaines Smith
Spouse:  Fletcher Johnston
Date of Birth/Age:  age 74
Place of Birth: native: Amory, Miss.
Date of Death:  Friday
Place of Death:  Dillon, SC
Place of Burial:  Mississippi
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  January 18, 1945, page 4, col. 4


Name:     Mrs. Truss B. Thompson
Maiden name: Braddy
Parents:  L. C. and Annie E. Braddy
Spouse: Truss B. Thompson
Place of Birth: native of Dillon, SC
Date of Death:  Wednesday
Place of Death:   Johnson City, Tenn.
Place of Burial:  Jewish Cemetery, Florence, SC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 4, 1945, page 1, col. 6.


Name:     Mrs. Alice Tindall       
Date of Death:  Thursday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Union Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 18, 1945, page 1, col. 2


Name:     David Whitcover
Parents:  Hyman and Celia Whitcover
Place of Birth: native: Marion, SC
Place of Death:  Johnson City, Tenn.
Place of Burial:  Jewish Cemetery, Florence, SC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  January 4, 1945, page 1, col. 7


Name:  Pfc.  Milton Clair Wiggins
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Wiggins
Date of Birth/Age:  age 20
Date of Death:  January 9, 1945
Place of Death: Kerkade, Holland
Place of Burial: Ninth United States Army Cemetery, Holland
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 25, 1945, page 1, col. 5 – February 22, page 1, col. 7


FEBRUARY


Name:     Clarence A. Ammons
Spouse:   Daisey Martin
Date of Birth/Age:  age 58
Place of Birth:   native of Little Rock, SC
Date of Death:  January 22
Place of Death:   Little Rock, SC
Place of Burial:   Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery, Hamer, SC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  February 1, 1945, page 3, col. 3


Name:     Miss Margaret E. Bethea
Parents:   Sheriff W. E. Allen (stepfather)
Place of Birth:  Dillon, SC
Date of Death:  Wednesday
Place of Death:  Chapel Hill, NC
Place of Burial:  Latta, SC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  February 15, 1945, page 1, col. 2.


Name:     Mrs. Wilmer Farr Brown
Spouse:   Elbert Brown
Place of Birth:  native of Little Mountain, SC
Date of Death:  Tuesday
Place of Burial:   Family Cemetery, Little Mountain, SC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 15, 1945, page 7, col. 3


Name:     Alfred Calder
Date of Birth/Age:  age 65
Date of Death:  February 18
Place of Death:  Latta, SC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 22, 1945, page 5, col. 5
 
 
Name:     Douglas R. Covington
Parents:  W. K. Covington
Date of Birth/Age:  age about 48
Place of Birth:     native of Dillon, SC
Date of Death:  Wednesday
Place of Death:  Raleigh, NC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 15, 1945, page 5, col.2


Name:     Jimmie Dargan Daniels
Date of Birth/Age:  infant
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death:  February 13
Place of Death:  St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, SC
Place of Burial:  Riverside
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  February 22, 1945, page 5, col. 5


Name:     Ryan Hayes Edwards
Parents:  Rufus and Ina Hayes Edwards
Spouse:  Dorothy Sawyer
Date of Birth/Age:  age 37
Place of Birth:  native of Lake View, SC
Date of Death:  Saturday
Place of Death:  Veterans Hospital, Columbia, SC
Place of Burial:  Millers Church yard, Mullins, SC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 1, 1945, page 1, col. 6


Name:     Pvt. Forest Floyd
Parents:   Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Floyd
Place of Birth:  native of Nichols, SC
Date of Death:  December 25, 1944
Place of Death:  Belgium
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 8, 1945, page 1, col. 4


Name:     Clyde G. Hatch
Parents:   John R. and Mrs. F. M. Wall
Spouse:   Lula Reeves
Date of Birth/Age:  age 52
Place of Birth:  Onslow County, SC
Date of Death:  Saturday
Place of Death:  Veterans Hospital, Columbia, SC
Place of Burial:  Riverside
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  February 1, 1945, page 1, col. 6


Name:     Mrs. Ezzie Coward Jackson
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Coward
Spouse:  John W. Jackson
Date of Death: February 17
Place of Death:  Pleasant Grove section, Dillon, SC
Place of Burial:  Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 22, 1945, page 5, col. 5


Name:     W.W. Lipscomb
Date of Death:  Sunday
Place of Death:  Roper Hospital, Charleston, SC
Place of Burial:  Gaffney, SC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  February 1, 1945, page 1, col. 6   


Name:     Mrs. Edna McNeil
Date of Birth/Age:  age 70
Date of Death: February 7
Place of Death:  St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, SC
Place of Burial:  Reeves Cemetery, Floydale, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 15, 1945, page 2, col. 2


Name:     Infant Moody
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Bishop Moody
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital, Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Little Rock Cemetery
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 1, 1945, page 2, col. 1


Name:     Mrs. Betty Shaw
Parents:  Mrs. Lessie Morris
Date of Birth/Age:  age 43
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Place of Death:  McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial:  Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 8, 1945, page 1, col. 4.


Name:    Will Stackhouse
Parents:  Col. E. T. and Mrs. Annie Fore Stackhouse
Spouse:  Mary W. Davis
Date of Birth: 1867
Place of Birth:  Dillon, SC
Date of Death:  Tuesday
Place of Death:  Marion, SC
Place of Burial:  Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion, SC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 22, 1945, page 1, col. 4


Name:     Joseph Page Temple
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Temple
Spouse:  Carmelete Mercedes Pound
Date of Birth/Age:  age 54
Place of Birth: native: native of Lake View, SC
Date of Death:  Monday
Place of Death:  Lake View, SC
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Cemetery
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 8, 1945, page 1, col. 4.


Name:     Mrs. Carrie Williamson
Spouse: Larkin Williamson
Date of Birth/Age:   age 59
Place of Birth: native: native of Hamer, SC
Date of Death: January 23
Place of Death:  Mullins Hospital, Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 1, 1945, page 1, col. 6


MARCH


Name:    Mr. Joe Ammons    
Parents:  Allen and Julia Ann Jackson Ammons
Date of Birth/Age:  1860
Place of Birth: native: native of Marlboro County, SC
Date of Death: age 79
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 22, 1945, page 4, col. 3


Name:    Mrs. Lena Breeden Barlow
Parents:  James Franklin & Sarah Jane Breeden
Spouse: late G.D. Barlow
Date of Birth/Age:  68
Place of Birth: native of Marlboro County, SC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 22, 1945, page 1, col.3


Name:    Mrs. J. R. Bowen    
Maiden name: Cottingham
Parents:  Mr. & Mrs. T. H. Cottingham
Spouse: J. R. Bowen
Date of Birth/Age:  52
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Bermuda section
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 29, 1945, page 1, col. 2


Name:    Lonnie Jordan Coxe
Spouse: Margaret Moody
Date of Birth/Age:  49
Place of Birth: native: of Dillon
Date of Death: March 3
Place of Burial: Blenheim
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  March 8, 1945, page 1, col.2


Name:    Mr. J. C. Crowley
Date of Birth/Age:  82
Place of Birth: Marlboro County, SC
Place of Death: Oak Grove, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Tart Cemetery, near Oak Grove
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 1, 1945, page 1, col. 5


Name:    Mrs. Hiniard Rogers    
Parents:  Mr. & Mrs. Frank B. Elvington
Spouse: Hiniard Rogers
Date of Birth/Age:  67
Place of Birth: Lake View, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Lake View
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  March 29, 1945, page 1, col. 4


Name:    Pfc. Fitzhugh Freeman
Parents:  Mrs. Norma Freeman
Spouse: Exie Pigler
Date of Birth/Age: 24
Place of Birth: native: Dillon, SC
Date of Death: January 28
Place of Death: Germany
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 1, 1945, page 1, col. 2


Name:    Mrs. Elizabeth Hayes
Date of Birth/Age:  82
Date of service: Friday
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 29, 1945, page 1, col. 6


Name: Mrs. Janie Wise Hayes
Date of Birth/Age:  63
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: February 19
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  March 1, 1945, page 4, col. 3


Name:    John W. McKay
Parents:  Gilbert & Jeannie Baker McKay
Spouse: Annie Jane McLendon
Date of Birth/Age:  75
Place of Birth: Oakland section, Dillon Co.,SC
Place of Death: McLeod Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Ashpole Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 15, 1945, page 1, col. 2


For a complete listing of markers in  Ashpole Cemetery visit http://www.geocities.com/ncrobeson/cemeteries/Ashpole_cem1.html


Name:     Capt. James L. Manning   
Parents:  Mr. & Mrs. L. A. Manning
Place of Birth: native: Latta native
Place of Death: Germany
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  March 8, 1945, page 1, col. 5


Name:    John Rich
Spouse: Fanny Poston
Date of Birth/Age:  71
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Latta, SC
Place of Burial: Tatum Cemetery
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 29, 1945, page 1, col. 3


Name:    Frank Sanderson
Spouse: Alpha Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age:  69
Date of Death: March 4, 1945
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 8, 1945, page 1, col. 3


Name:    Pfc. Bennett Laneau Scott   
Parents:  Mr. & Mrs. W. E. Scott
Spouse: Helen McCormick
Date of Birth/Age:  22
Place of Birth: native: Lake View native
Date of Death: March 24
Place of Death: New York (military shrapnel wounds from November 10, 1944)
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 29, 1945, page 3, col. 2


Name:    William E. Spivey
Spouse: Mattie Baxley
Date of Birth/Age:  65
Place of Birth: native: Fork native
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Fork, SC
Place of Burial: Fork Cemetery
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 15, 1945, page 1, col. 2


Name:    Mrs. Martha L. Stanton
Parents:  Henry & Amanda Berry
Spouse: late Thaddeus Stanton
Date of Birth: February 6, 1876
Place of Birth: Mallory, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: March 17
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Laurinburg, NC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 29, 1945, page 1, col. 1


Name:    Perlie Stevens
Spouse: Bertie Squires
Date of Birth/Age:  47
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Fayetteville Hospital, Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 8, 1945, page 1, col. 2


Name: Patricia Turbeville
Parents:  Mr. & Mrs. Johnnie Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age:  two months
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital, Mullins, Marion County, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 15, 1945, page 1, col. 6


April


Name:     Mrs. Florence Moore Berry   
Spouse: Curtis Berry
Date of Birth/Age:  62
Place of Birth: native: Dillon native
Date of Death: April 5
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  April 12, 1945, page 1, col 3


Name:     P.V. C. James Garnette Elvington
Parents:  Mrs. Nora Barns Elvington & late William W. Elvington
Spouse: Gertilee Goodwin
Date of Birth/Age:  27
Place of Birth: Lake View native
Date of Death: March 6
Place of Death: Iwo Jima
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 12, 1945, page 1, col.4


Name:     Mr.& Mrs. Joe Fleishman
Place of Birth: Mullins natives
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Aynor, SC        auto accident
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 19, 1945, page 1, col. 1


Name:     P.F.C. Shelbourne L. Grantham
Parents:  Mr. & Mrs. William P. Grantham
Place of Birth: native:
Place of Death: LaSurieville, France –killed in action
Place of Burial: Plot Y, Row 1, Grave ll, American Military Cemetery, Blosville, France
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  April 12, 1945, page 1, col. 3


Name:    Sgt. Luther B. Harrington, Jr.
Parents:  Mr. & Mrs. Luther B. Harrington
Place of Birth: native:
Place of Death: March 31, 1945
Place of Burial: Germany    military-killed in action-notice
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  April 26, 1945, page 1, col. 5


Name:     Pfc. Paul C. Jones
Parents:  Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Jones
Date of Birth/Age:  20
Place of Birth: Lake View native
Date of Death: March 1, 1945
Place of Death: Philippines    killed in action
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 5, 1945, page 7, col. 2


Name:     Claude S. Lucas
Date of Birth/Age:  74
Place of Birth: native: Florence, SC native
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: McLeod Infirmary, Florence, SC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  April 26, 1945, page 1, col. 6


Name:     Mrs. Lillie Norton McDonald
Date of Birth/Age:  79
Date of Death: service on April 6
Place of Death: Clio, SC
Place of Burial: McLucas Cemetery
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 26, 1945, page 4, col.3


Name:     P.F.C. Albert E. Smoak
Parents:  Mr.& Mrs. Russell A. Smoak
Date of Birth/Age:  23
Place of Birth: NC
Date of Death: March 1, killed in action
Place of Death: Iwo Jima
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 26, 1945, page 4, col. 3.


MAY


Name:     Robert C. H. Berry
Parents:  Mrs. N. A. Berry & late Neil Berry
Date of Birth/Age:  54
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Rockingham, NC
Place of Burial: Methodist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  May 3, 1945, page 4, col. 3


Name:     Mrs. Annie Alley Braddy
Maiden name: Alley
Parents:  R. D. & Ella Reaves Alley
Spouse: late Lewton C. Braddy
Date of Birth/Age:  78
Place of Birth: Wilson, NC. native
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 3, 1945, page 1, col. 6


Name:     Paul S. Carpenter
Parents:  Mr. & Mrs. Lee Carpenter
Date of Birth/Age:  21
Place of Birth: Rockingham, NC
Date of Death: July 1942
Place of Death: Japanese prison camp   
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 31, 1945, page 1, col. 4


Name:     First Lieut. Edward H. Carmichael, Jr.
Parents:  Mr.& Mrs. Edward H. Carmichael, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: 
Place of Birth: native: Dillon native
Date of Death: April 20
Place of Death: Italy        (plane crash)
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  May 3, 1945, page 1, col. 4


Name:     Mrs. Josephine M. Coward
Spouse: A. C. Coward  (married 1928)
Date of Birth/Age:  May 18, 1906
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Columbia Hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 10, 1945, page 10, col. 2


Name:     Mrs. Duncan Dew, Sr.
Spouse: D. M. Dew, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: 
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Magnolia
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  May 17, 1945, page 1, col. 3


Name:    PFC Hartwell Dew
Parents:  Mrs. Eleanor Roddrick Dew & late Robert Julian Dew
Date of Birth/Age:  25
Date of Death: April 17, 1945
Place of Death: Luzon        (military)
Place of Burial:
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 17, 1945, page 1, col. 7


Name:     Miss Cornelia Hayes
Parents:  Madison Ghant & Ida Floyd Hayes
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital, Mullins, Marion County, SC
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 24, 1945, page 6, col. 2


Name:     Pfc. Lloyd E. Hayes
Parents:  Mrs. Virginia Ann Hayes
Date of Birth/Age:  25
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: April 4
Place of Death: Germany    (killed in action)
Place of Burial:
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  May 17, 1945, page 6, col. 1


Name:     George Hugh Henry
Spouse: Bessie Stalvey
Date of Birth/Age:  29
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Conway Hospital, Conway, Horry County, SC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 3, 1945, page 4, col. 6


Name:     Miss Loretta McIntyre
Parents:  John C. & Sara Carmichael McIntyre
Date of Birth/Age: 
Place of Birth: Kentyre
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  May 10, 1945, page 10, col. 2


Name:     PVT Mack Rich
Parents:  Mrs. John Rich & late John Rich, Sr.
Spouse:  Hester Carter
Date of Birth/Age:  26
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: April 5
Place of Death: Germany    (killed in action)
Place of Burial: memorial service
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  May 3, 1945, page 1, col. 6, May 10, page 1, col. 6

 
Name:     Miss Sallie Rogers
Parents:  David & Debie Pipkin Rogers
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: McLeods Infirmary
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 17, 1945, page 1, col. 7


Name:     Mrs. Madge Galloway Scott
Spouse: C. R. Scott
Place of Birth: native: Dillon native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Charlotte, NC
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,   May 17, 1945, page 1, col. 3


Name:     Ralph Hunter Smith
Parents:  Frank & Ada Hunter Smith
Spouse: Virginia Wilson
Date of Birth/Age:  58
Place of Birth: New Bern, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: New Bern Cemetery
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  May 17, 1945, page 1, col. 7


Name:     Mrs. F. S. Terry
Spouse: F. S. Terry
Place of Death: Columbia, SC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Cemetery
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 10, 1945, page 5, col. 5


Name:     Mrs. Alice Wilkes
Spouse: Frank Wilkes
Date of Birth/Age:  1886
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: May 3
Place of Death: Mallory, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Brownsville Cemetery
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday,   May 10, 1945, page 7, col. 2


Name:     Pfc. James E. Wise
Spouse: Gladys Snipes
Date of Death: April 11, 1945
Place of Death: Germany
Source and date of issue:    The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 31, 1945, page 3, col. 2

JUNE


Name:     Lamon Grimsley   
Parents:  Mrs. Carl Grimsley
Date of Birth/Age:  38
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: May 30
Place of Death: State Park, Columbia, SC
Place of Burial: Fairmont
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 7, 1945, page 4, col. 3


Name:    Robert  Cochrane Hamer
Parents:  late R. P. & Janie McCallum Hamer
Spouse: Jane Pocher DuBose Hamer
Date of Birth/Age:  July 13, 1890
Place of Birth: Hamer
Date of Death: June 20
Place of Death: McLeod Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Methodist Cemetery, Little Rock, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 28, 1945, page 2, col. 2   


Name:     CPL. Johnnie Hatchell
Parents:  Mrs. Hattie Hatchell & late C. M. Hatchell
Spouse: Mrs. Mildred S. Hatchell
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: April 18
Place of Death: Germany
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 7, 1945, page 1, col. 1


Name:     Sgt. James Huggins
Parents:  Mrs. Rachel Huggins
Spouse: Helen Etchison Huggins
Date of Birth/Age:  23
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC
Date of Death: May 3
Place of Death: Philippines        killed in action
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  June 28, 1945, page 1, col. 3


Name:     Pfc. Willie W. Hyatt
Parents:  Mrs. Lizzie Daniels & late Solomon Hyatt
Place of Birth: native of Dillon 
Place of Death: Japanese prison camp, Philippine Island
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  June 14, 1945, page 7, col. 4


Name:     Mr. H. P. (Tom) Jackson
Spouse: Eloise Hicks Jackson
Place of Birth: Laurinburg, NC native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 14, 1945, page 1, col. 2


Name:    Lepoleon Jackson
Parents:  Mr.& Mrs. Napoleon Jackson
Date of Birth/Age:  infant
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 14, 1945, page 1, col. 6


Name:    Mr. R. M. (Bob)  McLellan   
Spouse: Hattie Lee Carter McLellan
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC
Date of Death: June 1
Place of Death: McDonald, NC
Place of Burial: Kentyre Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hamer, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 14, 1945, page 4, col. 3


Name:     Willawise McNeil
Spouse: SM 1/C Charles McNeil
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: May 23
Place of Death: Jersey City         
Place of Burial: Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  June 7, 1945, page 8, col. 1


Name:     Mrs. Emily Kay Moore
Parents:  Wilbur Asbury & Louise Burts Kay
Spouse: late James A. Moore, died 1918
Place of Birth: Hones Path native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Kelly Memorial Hospital, Kingstree, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 7, 1945, page 1, col. 4


Name:     Mr. Z. O. Owens
Spouse: Mrs. Emma Owens
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Latta, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 7, 1945, page 4, col. 5