Extracts from Obituaries
Published in
 The Dillon Herald
 1948


The extracts for 1948 are not in alphabetical order.  They are listed in the month as they appeared in the Dillon Herald

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Index of Selected Obituary Transcriptions



JANUARY


Name:    Robert Hamer
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Brown Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 9
Date of Death:  Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 1, 1948, page 1, col. 6


Name:    John O. Prince
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death:  Dillon
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 8, 1948, page 1, col. 6


Name:    Katie S. Hamer
Spouse:  J. B. Hamer
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 91
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Catfish Baptist Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  January 15, 1948, page 1, col. 3


Name:    J. Frank Watson
Parents: James R. and Flora Lane Watson
Spouse:  Irene Blair Watson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death:  Not given
Place of Death:  Sumter
Place of Burial: Salem Cross Roads Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fairfield County
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  January 15, 1948, page 1, col. 1.


Name:    Jack Watson
Parents: George G. and Mary Lynn Watson
Spouse:  Maxine McLaurin Watson
Date of Birth/Age:  Born October 7, 1878
Place of Birth:  Chester, SC
Date of Death:  Tuesday
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  January 22, 1948, page 1, col. 4.


Name:    Randolph Wayne Herring
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Charles Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 3
Date of Death:  Tuesday
Place of Death:  House fire (see Patricia Ann Herring)
Place of Burial:  Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 22, 1948, page 1, col. 1


Name:    Patricia Ann Herring
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Charles Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 14 months
Date of Death:  Tuesday
Place of Death:  House fire (see Randolph Wayne Herring)
Place of Burial:  Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 22, 1948, page 1, col. 1


Name:    Hattie Wilson
Parents:  S. B. and Mary Basset Martin
Spouse: Fred Wilson
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 71
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death:  Dillon
Place of Burial:  Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  January 22, 1948, page 1, col. 7


Name:    Lawrence Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death:  Residence near Floydale
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  January 22, 1948, page 1, col. 6.


Name:    Verlie Mae Driggers
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Vernie Driggers
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 8 Months
Date of Death:  Tuesday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  January 22, 1948, page 1, col. 6.


Name:    R. E. Stone
Foster Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hayes
Spouse: Donnie McKenzie Stone
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 29
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death:  Andrews, SC (train wreck)
Place of Burial:  Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 22, 1948, page 1, col. 5


Name:    Murray Campell
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 105
Place of Birth:  McColl, SC
Date of Death:  January 13, 1948
Place of Burial: Afro-American Section of Hamilton Cemetery, Dillon County
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  January 22, 1948, page 5, col. 3.


Name:    Kitty Proctor
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Proctor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: Service held Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  January 29, 1948, page 1, col. 4


Name:    Bessie Calhoun
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Bethea Bryant
Spouse:  Hugh L. Calhoun
Date of Death: Services held Saturday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial:  Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 29, 1948, page 1, col. 7


FEBRUARY


Name:    Mrs. William Diel
Date of Death:  Sunday
Place of Death:  (of Raleigh)
Place of Burial:  Edmund Cemetery, Charlotte, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  February 5, 1948, page 1, col. 3.


Name:    Thad Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death:  Found on Highway
Place of Death:  Tenant on D. W. Bethea farm
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  February 12, 1948, page 1, col. 2


Name:    Mary Bryant
Spouse:  John Bryant
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 90
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial:  Mt. Calvary Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  February 12, 1948, page 1, col. 1


Name:    Clayton Smith
Parents: Angus and Hattie Alford Smith
Spouse:  Ruth Sellers
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 49
Date of Death:  Sunday
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 12, 1948, page 1, col. 6


Name:    Ida Dunbar
Parents:  Maston and  Mary Ann Rogers Stackhouse
Spouse: James C. Dunbar
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 19, 1948, page 1, col. 1


Name:    2nd. Lieut. J. Treadway Dixon
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John H. Dixon
Date of Death:  July 27, 1944
Place of Death:  Killed in Action (remains brought home for burial)
Place of Burial:  Services Scot Funeral Home, Chatham, Virginia
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 19, 1948, page 8, col. 2.


Name:    Harriett Hicks
Parents: John Thomas and Sarah Ann Moody
Spouse:  David S. Hicks
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 73
Place of Birth:  Dillon county
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 26, 1948, page 1, col. 3. Additional information available. <hbmoody@bellsouth.net>


Name:    Douglas McLaurin
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Dan McLaurin
Date of Death:  February 19, 1948
Place of Burial: McLucus Cemetery
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 26, 1948, page 1, col. 5


Name:    Mattie Turner
Spouse: Forest Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Service February 21, 1948
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  February 21, 1948, page 1, col. 1


Name:    William H. Clark
Brother:  Howard Clark
Date of Death: February 19, 1948
Place of Death: Durham, NC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 21, 1948, page 1, col. 6


MARCH


Name:    Lila Cottingham
Parents:  John C. and Mary LeGette Cottingham
Spouse:  Jennie McCutcheon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 4, 1948, page 1, col. 4


Name:    Doris Whittington
Parents: Mother – Stella Brewer
Spouse:  Jeston Whittington
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 22
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: McColl, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 4, 1948, page 1, col. 4


Name:    Eddie Lee McKellar
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Baker Cemetery
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 4, 1948, page 1, col. 3


Name:    Carrie Bass
Parents:  J. Rich and Ella F. Hayes
Spouse: J. M. Bass, Sr. (married 1911)
Date of Birth/Age:  Born January 20, 1892
Date of Death:  March 1, 1948
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 4, 1948, page 1, col. 2


Name:    Mrs. James Snead
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Baxley
Spouse:  James Snead
Date of Birth/Age: Age 19
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death:  Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 4, 1948, page 1, col. 3


Name:    Charlie Lee
Spouse:  Mary Etta Smith Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  March 4, 1948, page 1, col. 5


Name:    J. H. Reaves
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 83
Date of Death:  Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 4, 1948, page 1, col. 5.


Name:    Mattie Huggins Hargrove
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 60
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Beulah Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 4, 1948, page 1, col. 5


Name:    Sarah Bullock
Parents: James and Martha McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 93
Date of Death: February 24, 1948
Place of Death: McColl, SC
Place of Burial:  Beaver Dam Cemetery near McColl
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 4, 1948, page 5, col. 6


Name:    Neil McCaskell
Parents: L. W. and Ellen Thomas McCaskell
Spouse: Jennie Bell Gillis McCaskell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death:  Saturday
Place of Death: Duke Hospital, Raleigh, NC
Place of Burial:  Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 11, 1948, page 1, col. 2


Name:    Mrs. Ray Johnson
Spouse:  Ray Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death:  Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 11, 1948, page 6, col. 4


Name:    James R. Turner
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 55
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 18, 1948, page 1, col. 2


Name:    L. Crayton Moody
Parents:  Tapley T. and Aginora S. Moody
Spouse:  Tempe Lane
Date of Birth/Age:  age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Residence in Marion, SC
Place of Burial: Services at Nebo Baptist Church
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 18, 1948, page 1, col. 4.


Name:    Earl Mercer
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mercer
Spouse:  Mabel Mercer
Date of Death:  Saturday
Place of Death: Drowned in Lumber River near Nichols, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  March 18, 1948, page 1, col. 1 and April 8, 1948, page 1, col. 5


Name:    Mary  McQueen
Parents:  James C. and Sarah Welch McRae
Spouse:  Dan McQueen
Date of Death:  Monday
Place of Burial: McLucus Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 18, 1948, page 1, col. 2


Name:    Hattie David
Parents: James W. and Sallie McLaurin Dillon
Spouse:  Frank B. David
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Little Rock, SC
Date of Death:  Sunday
Place of Burial: Old Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 25, 1948, page 1, col. 2


Name:    Reedy Herring
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Norfolk, VA
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 25, 1948, page 1, col. 6


Name:    Quince C. Rogers
Parents:  Marion and Victoria Shuler Proctor
Date of Death:  March 20, 1948
Place of Death: Charleston, SC
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 25, 1948, page 1, col. 1


APRIL


Name:    Mrs. W. C. Fore
Parents: James H. and Mary Stackhouse Berry
Spouse: William Clarence Fore
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 65
Date of Death:  Thursday
Place of Death: (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 1, 1948, page 1, col. 4


Name:    Annie Hughes
Parents: James Edwin and Henrietta Simmons Berry
Spouse:  Fred Shuler Hughes
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Branchville, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 1, 1948, page 1, col. 4


Name:    Martha Allen
Parents: Calvin and Sarah J. Stewart Phillips
Spouse: H. W. Allen
Date of Birth/Age:  January 6, 1870
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death:  Wednesday
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 1, 1948, page 1, col. 3


Name:    John W. Norton
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Norton
Spouse: Mattie Mae Clark Norton
Date of Birth/Age:  Born October 15, 1899
Place of Birth: Marlboro County, SC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: St. Augustine, Florida
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 8, 1948, page 1, col. 4


Name:    Carl Smith
Parents: Angus and Hattie Alford Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Carolina Cemetery
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 8, 1948, page 1, col. 6


Name:    Mrs. Peter Caulder
Parents:  James Coates
Spouse: Peter Caulder 
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Sweat Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 8, 1948, page 2, col. 5


Name:    Dr. Rupert Blue
Date of Birth/Age: May 30, 1867
Place of Birth: Richmond County, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Marion, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 15, 1948, page 1, col. 6


Name:    Willie Baxley
Spouse: Lizzie Richardson Baxely
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 70
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 15, 1948, page 1, col. 4


Name:    Walter Jackson
Parents:   Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Wednesday of last week
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  April 15, 1948, page 1, col. 2


Name:    Essie Jackson
Parents: Joshua and Mary Blanton
Spouse: Teen Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 22, 1948, page 1, col. 5


Name:  Walter Belk
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. R. Larkin Belk
Spouse: Elise Gasque Belk
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 29
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: (auto accident)
Place of Burial:  Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  April 22, 1948, page 1. Col. 7


Name:    Shellbourn Grantham
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Willie C. Grantham
Date of Birth/Age:  Born July 31, 1918
Place of Birth: 
Date of Death:  July 13, 1944 (*see note)
Place of Death: Killed in France (memorial service)
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 29, 1948, page 1, col. 5 and May 13, 1948, page 1, col. 6  (also see April 12, 1945)
*The article in the May 13th issue reported his death as July 13, 1944, however the article in the April 12,  1945 issue stated that the parents had been informed that military funeral services were conducted  overseas. No date of death was given.


Name:    Dr. Leila Sellers
Parents:  John C. and Maggie Mace Sellers
Date of Birth/Age: Born January 4, 1885
Place of Birth:  Sellers, SC
Date of Death:  April 22, 1948
Place of Death: Washington DC
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 29. 1948, page 4, col. 3


Name:    Lois Bass
Parents: W. B. and Hernietta Gaddy Atkinson
Spouse:  Thomas J. Bass (married 1917)
Date of Death:  April 20, 1948
Place of Burial:  Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 29, 1948, page 5, col. 2


MAY


Name:    Nolie Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 6, 1948, page 1, col. 3


Name:    J. A. Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: April 28, 1948
Place of Death: Springfield, NC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 6, 1948, page 1, col. 6


Name:    Curtis Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC   
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 13, 1948, page 1, col. 4


Name:    A. D. Ingram
Date of Death: Last Wednesday
Place of Death:  Little Rock, SC
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 13, 1948, page 1, col. 2.


Name:    Henry Calhoun Hayes
Parents:  John C. and Mary Ann Stubbs Hayes
Spouse: # 1 – Martha LeGette Hayes.  # 2 – Lula H. Lewis Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: December 6, 1850
Date of Death: Services May 15, 1948
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Cemetery
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 20, 1948, page 1, col. 2


Name:    Lauchlin McLaurin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86 
Date of Death:  Heading said Monday, article said Sunday
Place of Burial: Carolina Cemetery
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 27, 1948, page 1, col. 7


Name:    Mary Purvis
Parents:  Mrs. Kate Weatherford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Salt Lake City, Utah
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 27, 1948, page 1, col. 7


JUNE


Name:    S. D. Graham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Nichols, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 3, 1948, page 1, col. 7


Name:    Thelma Humphrey McDaniel
Spouse: Alex McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: 1881
Date of Death:  Wednesday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 3, 1948, page 1, col. 7


Name:  Wattie Hyatt
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age27
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Drowned at Gallavant’s Ferry
Place of Burial: Brownsville Cemetery
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 3, 1948, page 1, col. 3


Name:    Marion David Wiggins
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Myrtie Wiggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 5
Date of Death: Services Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 3, 1948, page 1, col. 6


Name:    Mrs. Robert Miller McCormick
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Miller Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 3, 1948, page 7, col. 2


Name:    Henry D. Hayes
Spouse: Eula Rogers Hayes
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 73
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence in Lake View, SC
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  June 3, 1948, page 7, col. 2


Name:    F. M. Ivey
Spouse: Fannie Block Ivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 10, 1948, page 1, col. 1


Name:    J. H. House
Date of Death:  June 9, 1948
Place of Death: Residence in Oakland Section
Place of Burial: Thornton Cemetery, Godwin, NC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 17, 1948, page 1, col. 4


Name:    Alice Brewer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Wednesday, June 9, 1948
Place of Death:  Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Hayestown Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 17, 1948, page 1, col. 2 and June 24, 1948, page 1, col. 4


Name:    James Edwin Jones
Parents:  William Henry and Evelyn Batton Jones
Spouse:  Ada Aycock Jones
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 62
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death:  Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 17, 1948, page 1, col. 7


Name:    James Usher
Parents:  Sam and Pearl Pate Usher
Date of Birth/Age: September 2, 1914
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  June 24, 1948, page 1, col. 1


Name:    Margaret McLaurin
Parents:  J. W. and Sallie McInnis McLaurin
Date of Death:  June 19, 1948
Place of Death: Residence in Carolina Section
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,  June 24, 1948, page 1, col. 7


JULY


Name:   2/c Raymond Lanier Martin
Date of Death: September 12, 1944
Place of Death:  Killed in action
Place of Burial: Memorial service in Darlington, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 1, 1948, page 2, col. 6 (also October 5, 1944)


Name:    Gus Huggins, Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Gus Huggins
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 21
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 8, 1948, page 1, col. 5


Name:    Ernest Clark
Parents:  John David and Nettie Powers Clark,
Spouse:   Miriam Moore Clark
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 22
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Brownsville Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 8, 1948, page 1, col. 4


Name:    Jimmie Malcolm Miles
Parents: Carl and Evelyn Smith Miles
Date of Birth/Age: October 30, 1946
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 8, 1948, page 1, col. 7


Name:    Augustus B. Watson
Parents: James H. and Flora Lane Watson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 8, 1948, page 1, col. 7


Name:    Thurston Hicks
Spouse: Lola Hicks
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 37
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue:  The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 8, 1948, page 1, col. 4


Name:    Mrs. John Deibler
Parents:  William and Nancy Smith Graffens