Extracts from Obituaries
Published in
 The Dillon Herald
 1947


The extracts for 1947 are not in alphabetical order. They  are listed in the month they appeared in the Dillon Herald

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Index of Selected Obituary Transcriptions




JANUARY


Name:    Millie Hayes Barfield
Spouse: Will Barfield
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 2, 1947, page 1, col. 1


Name:    William Richard Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Residence in Brownsville
Place of Burial: Bethel Church Cemetery near Aynor, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 2, 1947, page 1, col. 5.


Name:    Willie Wilson Christenburg
Parents: Moses and Mary Jane Turrell (Ferrell)* Christenburg
Spouse:  Annie Edgerton Christenburg
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Kentyre Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 2, 1947, page 1, col. 2. *Source - Linda Christenburg Brown.


Name:    Neil C. Dove
Parents: John D. and Polly Lee Dove
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Pleasant Grove
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 2, 1947, page 3, col. 6 & 7


Name:    J. M. Duffy
Spouse:  Marguerite P. Duffy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death: December 31, 1946
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 2, 1947, page 1, col. 3 (report of auto accident)


Name:    Marion F. Wiggins
Parents:  John M. and Alice Butler Wiggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth:  Near Gaddy’s Mill, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death:  December 20, 1946
Place of Burial: Cross Creek Cemetery, Fayetteville, NC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 2, 1947, page 1, col. 4.


Name:    Tracy Turner
Parents:  Minnie Turner
Spouse: Daisy McDonald Turner
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 53
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death:  Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 2, 1947, page 1, col. 1


Name:    Mary Turbeville Snipes
Spouse: Grady Snipes
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 2, 1947, page 1, col. 2 (report of gun shot accident)


Name: Mabel Ward McKenzie*
Parents: John W. and Ella Burns Ward
Spouse: J. Rembert McKenzie (married October 23, 1917)
Date of Birth/Age: January 11, 1890*
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial:  Regan Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 2, 1947, page 4, col. 3.
*Source of first name and date of birth: Regan Cemetery surveyed by Sheila Berry, 5 Aug 2001 <http://sciway3.net/proctor/dillon/cem4.htm>


Name:    Wallace Duncan Sellers
Parents: John C. and Maggie Mace Sellers
Spouse: Nora Watson Sellers (married in 1904)
Date of Birth/Age:  Born November 7, 1881
Date of Death: January 4, 1947
Place of Death:  Residence in Latta, SC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 9, 1947, page 1, col. 5


Name:    Martha Ann Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death:  Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  January 9, 1947, page 1, col. 2


Name:    Shuler Hughes
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Shuler Hughes
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Wilmington, NC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 9, 1947, page 5, col. 3 (Latta News Section)


Name:    Ira Marco Hannon   
Spouse: Marguerite Neal of Randalman, NC
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Randalman, NC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 16, 1947, page 1, col. 3 (report of accident)


Name:    Laura Anderson
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 84
Date of Death:  Saturday
Place of Death:  Residence in Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Piney Grove
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 16, 1947, page 1, col. 6


Name:    Cora Isora Rogers
Parents:  Alexander Little and Elizabeth Alford MacCormac
Spouse:  Thomas I. Rogers
Date of Death: January 4, 1947
Place of Death: Birmingham, AL
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery, Brownsville
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 4, 1947, page 3, col. 4 & 5.


Name:    Ebb Rogers
Parents: Dewey and Martha Campbell Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death:  Residence in Fork
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  January 23, 1947, page 1, col. 3.


February


Name:    Albert Laney Blackmon
Parents: John and Minnie Creech Blackmon
Date of Death: Thursday (*see below)
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 6, 1947, page 1, col. 5.
*Mount Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery Survey by Sandra Brumbles 2001.
Albert Langley Blackman
S1 US NAVY WORLD WAR II
16 JUL 1919
30 JAN 1947
<Source: http://sciway3.net/proctor/dillon/cem4.html >


Name:    Clarence R. Rouse
Parents:  Helen Rouse
Spouse: Polly Rogers Rouse
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: January 25, 1947
Place of Death:  Mullins
Place of Burial: Watson Cemetery, Zion Community, Marion County, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 6, 1947, page 1, col. 7.


Name:    Ernest Biggs
Parents: James and Julia Ann Biggs
Spouse: Hazel Biggs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Mt. Holly Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 13, 1947, page1, col. 3


Name:   J. B. Ramsey
Spouse: Mennie Breeland
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Colleton County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 27, 1947, page 1, col. 3.


Name:    Mrs. Luther McDowell
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Corzier Steward
Spouse: Luther McDowell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 27, 1947, page 1, col. 7


March


Name:    Gately Jackson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Jackson
Spouse:  Cora Lee Campbell
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 28
Date of Death: February 16, 1947
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Washington DC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 6, 1947, page 4, col. 3.


Name:    Mrs. Walter H. Hubbard
Spouse: Walter H. Hubbard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death:  Funeral Service March 10, 1947
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC 29536
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 20, 1947, page 1, col. 4


Name:    John Monroe Taylor
Parents: Morgan and Mary Surles Taylor
Spouse:  Annie Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 27, 1947, page 1, col. 2


Name:    Otis L. Baughman
Spouse:  Pansy Cooper
Date of Death:  Tuesday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  March 27, 1947, page 1, col. 5 (report of auto accident)


Name:    Cecil and Carlton Collins
Spouse:  Gladys Cox Collins
Date of Birth/Age:  Cecil – Age 24, Carlton – Age 1
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death:  Died in house fire
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 27, 1947, page 1, col. 5.


Name:    John Ashley, Jr.
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ashley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  March 27, 1947, page 1, col. 7


APRIL 


Name:    Mrs. Watson McDonald
Spouse: Watson McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Family burying ground
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  April 3, 1947, page 1, col. 6


Name:    Rachel Morris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 3, 1947, page 2, col. 6 & 7
(note – there are two issues dated April 3 on the microfilm – this obituary is in the first issue)


Name:    Margaret Ann Byron
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: March 19, 1947
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 3, 1947, page 1, col. 1.
(note – there are two issues dated April 3 on the microfilm – this obituary is in the second issue)


Name:    Joan Hyatt
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Hampton Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age:  7 months
Date of Death: March 30, 1947
Place of Burial: Beulah Church Cemetery near Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  April 3, 1947, page 6, col. 6 & 7.
(note – there are two issues dated April 3 on the microfilm – this obituary is in the second issue)


Name:    Roy Parker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Place of Birth: Native of Pleasant Grove Section of Dillon County
Date of Death:  April 4, 1947
Place of Death: Evergreen, NC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 10, 1947, page 1, col. 5


Name:    Delphine Collins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: April 6, 1947
Place of Burial: Mt. Zion Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 17, 1947, page 1, col. 2


Name:    Curtis Monroe Proctor
Spouse:  Mable Rogers Proctor
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 60
Date of Death:  April 14, 1947
Place of Death: Residence in Little Rock
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 17, 1947, page 1, col. 2 and  April 24, 1947, page 7, col. 2


Name:    Virgie Norton
Parents: Maggie Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Date of Death: April 2, 1947
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 17, 1947, page 1, col. 2.


Name:    Henry Hyatt
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Clint Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 16
Date of Death: Last Friday
Place of Death:  Hope Mills, NC (visiting brother)
Place of Burial:  Mt. Calvary Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 17, 1947, page 1, col. 5.


Name:    Ethel Cooper
Parents: Dr. and Mrs. Frank Bethea
Spouse: John P. Cooper
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death:  Mullins
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 17, 1947, page 8, col. 1.


Name:    Mrs. Joe C. Wood
Parents:  James Archie and Emily Kay Moore
Spouse: Joe C. Wood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth:  Dillon County
Date of Death:  Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  April 24, 1947, page 1, col. 7


Name:    Isaac Thomas Wood
Parents:  Joseph Daniel and Ethel Linda  Holt Wood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth:  Halifax County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 24, 1947, page 1, col. 7


Name:    Lillie Miller
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gaddy
Spouse: Furman Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death:  Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC   
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  April 24, 1947, page 2, col. 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7.


Name:    John W. Amason
Spouse: Matilda Steel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Tennille, GA
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  April 24, 1947, page 4, col. 1


Name:    Eugene E. Kirvin
Spouse: Patty Sherwood Kirvin
Place of Birth: Native of Darlington, SC
Date of Death: April 15, 1947
Place of Death: Kiamath Falls, OR
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 24, 1947, page 7, col. 3


Name:    Belle Hayes
Spouse: H. H. Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 24, 1947, page 7, col. 2.


MAY


Name: Walter Small
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John C. and Elizabeth Caulder Coates
Spouse:  John A. Small
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 67
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Sardis Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 1, 1947, page 1, col. 2.


Name:    John S. Cottingham
Spouse: Ruth Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death:  Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence Judson Community
Place of Burial: McLucus Cemetery
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 1, 1947, page 1, col. 3


Name:    Edwin E. Barton
Spouse:  Mable Butler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death:  Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 1, 1947, page 1, col. 5


Name:    Bessie Bethea
Parents:  J. J. and Amanda Thornhill Rouse
Spouse: Walter Bethea
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 79
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Columbia
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  May 1, 1947, page 1, col. 6.


Name:    Duncan D. McRae
Parents:  John A. and Naomi Pate McRae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: McLucus Cemetery
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 8, 1947, page 1, col. 6


Name:    Vernon Steel
Spouse:  Stella S. Steele
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 42
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial:  Service at Mt. Elon Baptist Church, Pamplico, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  May 8, 1947, page 1, col. 7 (report of accident)


Name:    Erle Foster Walke
Spouse: Laura Brown Walker
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth:  Doveville, Indiana
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Lake City, SC
Place of Burial: Louisville, KY
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  May 15, 1947, page 1, col. 3


Name:    Lily (Lillian Jane) Dew
Maiden Name:  Moody
Spouse:  Willis W. Dew
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death:  Monday
Place of Burial: Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Marion County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  May 15, 1947, page 1, col. 1


Name:    Maston Nicholson
Parents:  Arch and Laura Nicholson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Residence near Mullins
Place of Burial: Miller Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 22, 1947, page 1, col. 6


Name:    Rachel Horne
Spouse:  Beaufort Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Roanoke Rapids, NC
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 22, 1947, page 1, col. 7.


Name:    Roberta Floyd Bethea
Spouse:  Lewis S. Bethea  (married 1894)
Date of Birth/Age:  Born October 19, 1858
Place of Birth:  Near Nichols, SC
Date of Death: May 15, 1947
Place of Burial:  Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 22, 1947, page 4, col. 3.


Name:    Virginia Whittington
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Whittington
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 24
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Latta, SC
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 22, 1947, page 4, col. 3 and page 5, col. 2.


Name:    George McDaniel
Parents: James A. and Martha Edwards McDaniel
Spouse: Minerva McKellar (died 1927)
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 94
Place of Birth:  Mt. Calvary Section, Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death:  Residence of Son, Thomas B. McDaniel
Place of Burial:  McDuffie Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  May 22, 1947, page 4, col. 1


Name:    Sara Herring
Parents: Moses and Olive Cook
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 80
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial:  Sardis Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  May 29, 1947, page 1, col. 1.


Name:    Mary Palmer Fitts
Spouse: O. D. Fitts (married 1893)
Date of Birth/Age:  Born 1870
Place of Birth: Warren County, NC
Date of Death:  May 22, 1947
Place of Death: Richmond, VA
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 29, 1947, page 8, col. 1.


JUNE


Name:    Joseph B. Bass
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 78
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery 
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 5, 1947, page 1, col. 4


Name:    Tommy Jane Owens
Parents:  T. B. and Anna Daniels Weatherford
Spouse:  Lester Owens
Date of Death: June 5, 1947
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery, Darlington, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  June 12, 1947, page 1, col. 2


Name:    Brantley B. Haselden
Spouse: Walker Procter Haselden
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence Little Rock, SC
Place of Burial: Zion Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 12, 1947, page 1, col. 1


Name:    Mrs. Thomas Moody
Date of Death: June 4, 1947
Place of Death: Bishopville, SC
Place of Burial: Society Hill, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 12, 1947, page 1, col. 2


Name:    Pfc. Clyde L. Daniels
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Daniels
Date of Death:  July 21, 1946
Place of Death:  Gaang Port, Luzon
Place of Burial:  Riverside
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 12, 1947, page 1, col. 5
(The article is for his burial.  See entry for September 26, 1946, page 2, col. 4)


Name:    Mrs. Benjamin Huger
Maiden Name: Shipp
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death:  Lexington, VA
Place of Burial:  Lexington, VA
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 19, 1947, page 1, col. 7


Name:    Pearl Campbell
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 40
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Service at Bethlehem Church
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  June 19, 1947, page 1, col. 7 (report of accident)


Name:    Janie McKay
Parents: Hector and Mary Jane Sheppard McKay
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 77
Place of Birth: Carolina Section, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death:  Friday
Place of Death:  Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 19, 1947, page 3, col. 2.


Name:    Rosa Fay Price
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Foch Price
Date of Birth/Age: Age 4
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Duke Hospital
Place of Burial: Little Rock
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 19, 1947, page 4, col. 3


Name:    Viola Mayner
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 65
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: June 10, 1947
Place of Death:  Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 26, 1947, page 1, col. 5


Name:    Dan Green
Spouse: Rosa Green
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 45
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 26, 1947, page 1, col. 6.


Name:    Lawson Allen
Parents: Howard Allen
Spouse: not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Service at Mt. Calvary Church
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 26, 1947, page 1, col. 4.


JULY


Name:    Effie J. Bethea
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Hamer, SC
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 3, 1947, page 1, col. 5


Name:    T. Linwood Fore
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 76
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial:  Bethesda Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  July 3, 1947, page 2, col. 6 & 7.


Name:    Gordon Byrd
Parents:  Raymond and Pearl Harper Byrd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 22
Date of Death: July 4, 1947
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 10, 1947, page 1, col. 4 (report of drowning)


Name:    J. A. Whitfield
Parents:  J. T. and Eva Whitfield
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 39
Date of Death: Services Friday
Place of Death:  Gastonia, NC
Place of Burial: Gastonia Memorial Park Cemetery
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 10, 1947, page 6, col. 3.


Name:    Sam McLaurin
Parents:  Milton and Caroline Legette McLaurin
Spouse: Sadie Bell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 17, 1947, page 1, col. 1


Name:    Susan Evans
Parents: Elihu and Jane Haselden Berry
Spouse: William B. Evans (married 1873)
Date of Birth/Age: September 2, 1854
Date of Death: July 12, 1947
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 17, 1947, page 1, col. 2.


Name:    Sally Gilbert Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 93
Date of Death:  Friday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC   
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 17, 1947, page 1, col. 6


AUGUST


Name:    Mary E. Squires
Parents: Colin and Elizabeth Ward
Spouse:  W. E. Squires
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death:  Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August 7, 1947, page 1, col. 5.


Name:    James. Alvin Freeman
Date of Birth/Age: Born 1874
Place of Birth:  Toomsboro, GA
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial:  Services in Savannah, GA
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  August 7, 1947, page 1, col. 7


Name:    Martha Rebecca McDuffie
Parents:  Neil and Mary Carmichael McDuffie
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 88