Extracts from Obituaries
Published in
 The Dillon Herald
 1969
The extracts for 1969 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:    Helen Marie Page
Parents:  Amorite Lambert Page and James L. Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Place of Birth: Marion
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery at Nichols
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 2, 1969, page 5, col. 1  


Name:   William Harrell    
Parents: William and Hilda Jones Harrell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth:  resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: arrangements will be announced by Bethea Funeral Home
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 2, 1969, page 5, col. 1   


Name:     Joseph M. Bass
Date of Death:  Wednesday
Place of Death: Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, service will be held Saturday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 2, 1969, page 5, col. 1


Name:    William E. Gore
Parents:  G. W. and Lizzie Hardee Gore
Spouse:  Kathleen Hasty Gore
Date of Birth/Age: age 57
Place of Birth:  Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Conway hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Park
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 2, 1969, page 1, col. 1   also see Tuesday December 21, page 1, col. 4


Name:    Katherine Hayes Talbert
Parents:  O. C. and Catherine Jackson Hayes
Spouse:  Leland C. Talbert
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth:  Dillon, McCormick resident
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Abbeville Hospital
Place of Burial: McCormick City Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 7, 1969, page 5, col. 3  


Name:    Mrs. R. E. Van Lear       
Was a sister of Mrs. R. C. Anderson of Dillon    
Place of Birth: of Colonial Beach, Va.
Date of Death: Friday, January 3
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 7, 1969, page 5, col. 3


Name:   Daniel Shaw Hayes    
Parents: John and Martha Ford Hayes
Spouse: Lama Lewis Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Conway hospital
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 7, 1969, page 5, col. 3     


Name:    Hugh Bliss Hayes
Parents: Hugh and Rebecca McLellan Hayes
Spouse:  Grace Scott Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Hayes Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 14, 1969, page 8, col. 2   


Name:   Myrtle McDaniel Porter
Parents:  James Wesley and Mattie Herring McDaniel
Spouse:  Edward Porter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth:  Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville nursing home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 14, 1969, page 8, col. 2 and 3  


Name:    Bruce Moody
Parents: A. C. Moody
Date of Birth/Age: age 52
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 16, 1969, page 4, col. 3  


Name:    John W. Fowler, Sr.
Parents: Major William and Mazura Snipes Fowler
Spouse: Mittie Pender Fowler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 16, 1969, page 8, col. 4 and 5


Name:    Walter Bethea
Place of Birth: of Florence
Place of Burial: Mt. Zion Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 16, 1969, page 8, col. 5  


Name:    James Monroe Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Arlington County, Va. (Auto accident)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 16, 1969, page 8, col. 5 and 6 


Name:     Brig. Gen. Barringer Fox Wingard
Parents:  Dr. James J. and Eunice Fox Wingard
Spouse:  Nellie Wasson Wingard, a native of Laurens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth:  native of Lexington County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Greenville hospital
Place of Burial: Rosemont Cemetery, Clinton, assistant adjutant general, SC National Guard, veteran 38 years
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 21, 1969, page 4, col. 7  


Name:    James L. Williamson  “ Jimmie”
Parents: M. B. and Anna Law Williamson of North Carolina
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth:  came to Dillon from Hamlet, N.C. 30 years ago
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Meadowbrook Cemetery at Lumberton, Veteran of WWI
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 21, 1969, page 4, col. 7 and 8   


Name:    Lillie Lane
Parents: Wiley and Nancy Jackson (Wiley and Nancy Jackson Hulon) HLW
Date of Death:  Sunday
Place of Death:  a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Bryant Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 21, 1969, page 4, col. 8  


Name:    Gladys Stackhouse Moore
Parents:  John Rogers and Ellen Dunbar Stackhouse
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth:  native of Little Rock, lived in Cheraw
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Durham, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: McLucas Cemetery at Clio
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 23, 1969, page 4, col. 5 


Name:    Corrie Grice Woodle
Parents: Henry and Fanny Clark Grice
Spouse: Boyd Edwin Woodle
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County, Fork home
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 23, 1969, page 4, col. 6  


Name:    Joseph R. Moody
Parents:  Robert F. and Annie S. Moody
Spouse:  Sadie Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: services held in Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 28, 1969, page 5, col. 4   


Name:    Elbert Hayes
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Rich Hayes
Spouse:  Beulah Brigman Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Dillon County, resident of Latta
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Port Charlotte, Fla.
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 28, 2005, page 5, col. 4  


Name:    Sam Hargrove
Parents: Ken and Ann McKenzie Hargrove
Spouse:  Lela Herring Hargrove
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth:  Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 28, 2005, page 5, col. 5   


Name:    Edgar Torrence Elliott Jr.
Parents:  Edgar T. and Lyda David Elliott
Spouse:  Daisy Belle Hodge Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth:  Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Ocean View Hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 28, 2005, page 5, col. 5 and 6  


Name:    Rachel Hyatt
Parents: Troy and Mary Ann Jackson Lee
Spouse:  Dan Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home in Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 28, 2005, page 5, col. 6 and 7  


Name:    A. D. Ellington
Parents:  S. O. and Hannah Overton Ellington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Henderson, N. C.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Latta home
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 30, 1969, page 9, col. 7  


FEBRUARY


Name:    Maggie Bass Bethea  (article was incorrectly headlined with Mrs. William K. Kelsey)
Parents: Addison and Ellen Watson Bass of Dillon County
Place of Birth: Latta resident
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: services held at Bethea Funeral Home in Latta
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 4, 1969, page 5, col. 7


Name:    Reese Edens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth:  Latta resident
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, veteran of World War I
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 4, 1969, page 5, col. 7 and 8   


Name:    Jack Harris
Parents:  Rudolph Harris and Martha Ann Slaughter Harris
Spouse:  Kathryne Dorsey Harris
Date of Birth: September 13, 1904
Place of Birth:  Person County, N. C., former native of Dillon
Date of Death: January 31
Place of Death: Granville (N. C.) Hospital
Place of Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Oxford, N. C.
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 4, 1969, page 5, col. 8 


Name:    Fannie Oliver Clardy
Parents:  Daniel W. and Mary Dewitt Oliver
Spouse:  Samuel O. Clardy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth:  Horry County, resident of Dillon County 33 years
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: McLeod Infirmary in Florence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 6, 1969, page 1, col. 2


Name:    Carrie Bethea
Parents:  Giles and Elizabeth Johnson Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Sunny Acres Rest Home
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery ( Huggins Cemetery ) HLW
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 6, 1969, page 8, col. 1 and 2   


Name:    Thomas C. (Tommy) McSwain
Parents:  Dr. Thomas C. and Mary McCallum McSwain
Spouse: Evelyn Vereen McSwain
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 11, 1969, page 8, col. 1  


Name:    Lula Hardee Sparks
Parents:  J. B. and Rosa Bell Cartratte Hardee
Spouse:  J. B. Sparks
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: 
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 11, 1969, page 8, col. 1 and 2   


Name:    Mary Flowers Edwards
Parents:  Dovie Hubbard Flowers and Joe Flowers of Bigham ( Bingham ) HLW
Spouse:  Norman Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Place of Birth: Marion County (HLW)
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion home on 510 Montgomery St.
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 11, 1969, page 8, col. 2 


Name:    Eugene Leroy Powell, Jr., former state senator
Parents:  E. L. and Estelle Bethea Powell
Spouse:  former Florence Townsend of Marlboro County
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Bethesda, Md. hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 11, 1969, page 8, col. 2  


Name:    Rosa McKenzie
Parents:  John and Elizabeth Rowell Allen
Spouse:  Whit McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital in Lumberton, N. C.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 13, 1969, page 4, col. 5


Name:    Roy McKenzie
Parents:  Fred and Fannie Herring
Spouse:  Mae Johnson McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth:  Dillon County, Oakland community resident
Date of Death: Tuesday, February 7 (found in obit of husband)
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial:  Beulah Baptist Church cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 13, 1969, page 4, col. 5 


Name:    James Burwell Sparks
Parents: James William Sparks and Lucie Hooten Sparks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth:  Kingston, N. C, live in Dillon 30 years
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Green Lawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 13, 1969, page 4, col. 5 and 6  


Name:    Mamie Hulon Smith : 
Spouse:  Hubert Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth:  resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Cooktown Cemetery near Lake View
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 13, 1969, page 4, col. 6  


Name:    Cornie Townsend Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: 
Date of Death: Wednesday, February 12
Place of Burial: service at Lake View Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 13, 1969, page 4, col. 6  


Name:    Dr. Thomas Carlyle Hankins
Parents: John Thomas and Roma McKenzie Hankins of Lake View
Spouse:  Mozelle Adams Hankins, formerly of Clio
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Tuesday  
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, U. S. Army Medical Corps. Major, European Theatre Headquarters
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 20, 1969, page 1, col. 7 and 8  


Name:    Floyd Calvin Lee
Parents:  Mae Etta Smith Lee and Charlie Jordan Lee
Spouse:  Dora Jackson Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth:  Robeson County, N. C., resident of Dillon 47 years
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: St. Eugene’s Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 25, 1969, page 4, col. 4  


Name:    Delilah Hamer Haddock
Parents:  Charles P. and Annie Berry Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: yesterday
Place of Death: Marion County Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: services were in Morris Funeral Home in Hemingway
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 25, 1969, page 4, col. 4    


Name:    Master Donald Ray Cox
Parents:  Margaret Louise Turner Cox and Harvey Floyd Cox of Thomasville, N. C.
Date of Death: February 23, 1969
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery 
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 25, 1969, page 4, col. 4     


Name:    John Marion Oliver, Sr.
Parents:  Joseph and Amanda Pittman Oliver
Spouse:  Hattie Edwards Oliver
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Pines Nursing Home
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 27, 1969, page 1, col. 6  


MARCH


Name:     James W. McCutcheon
Parents:  Eugene McCutcheon and Adelaide Watson McCutcheon
Spouse:  Margaret Ellen McCutcheon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth:  North Carolina
Date of Death: Monday, Latta resident
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 4, 1969, page 8, col. 1


Name:   Norma Sellers Page
Parents:  Benjamin and Norma Watson Sellers of Sellers
Spouse:  Edward Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age: 55
Place of Birth:  Latta resident
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Latta home
Place of Burial: Antioch Cemetery near Sellers
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 4, 1969, page 8, col. 1   


Name:    E. O. Foster
Place of Birth:  of Yanceyville, N. C. and father of James E. Foster, former Dillon resident
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: his home
Place of Burial: First Baptist Church in Yanceyville cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 4, 1969, page 8, col. 1 and 2  


Name:    Murman Oliver Price
Parents:  Andrew and Ellen Ford Price
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth:  Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 4, 1969, page 8, col. 2


Name:    Malinda Bradsher Harrelson
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. McCray Bradsher
Spouse: Jackie Hue Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Place of Birth: resident of Route No. 4, Clinton, N. C.
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: interment at the home at Route 4, Clinton 
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 4, 1969, page 8, col. 3  


Name:    Herbert Monroe Coward, Jr.
Parents:  Herbert M. Coward and Lillie Pratt Coward of Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 16
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Latta (Auto accident)
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 6, 1969, page 1, col. 4 and 5


Name:   John N. Hurley   
Place of Birth:  resident of Mass.
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Latta (Auto accident)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 6, 1969, page 1, col. 4 and 5  


Name:   George F. Dunphy
Place of Birth:  resident of West Springfield, Mass.
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Latta (Auto accident)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 6, 1969, page 1, col. 4 and 5   


Name: Mrs. George F. Dunphy    
Place of Birth:  resident of West Springfield, Mass.
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death:  Latta (Auto accident)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 6, 1969, page 1, col. 4 and 5


Name:    Bertha Leviner
Spouse:  Charlie Leviner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 6, 1969, page 5, col. 3


Name:    Marion Usher
Parents:  Sam and Pearl Pate Usher
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth:  Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 6, 1969, page 5, col. 3 and 4  


Name:   Maude Barnes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90 
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon (Auto accident)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 11, 1969, page 1, col. 7 and 8


Name:    Henry Hoyt Barnes 
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon (Auto accident)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 11, 1969, page 1, col. 7 and 8  


Name:    Dr. Edward Bryan Michaux
Parents:  Dr. D. M. and Carrie Raffield, Michaux
Spouse:  former Rachel E. Ball of Ashville, N. C.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death:  Friday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 11, 1969, page 1, col. 5 and 6


Name:    Arthur James Green
Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth:  resident of Rt. 2, Latta
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: near Nichols (Auto accident)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 11, 1969, page 1, col. 5   


Name:   Carolyn Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Place of Birth: resident of Rt. 1, Nichols
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: near Nichols (Auto accident)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 11, 1969, page 1, col. 5  


Name:    Mildred Ann Hamilton Coates
Parents: Martha Warner Hamilton and William Mark Hamilton
Spouse:  Lamar Walker Coates
Date of Birth: July 28, 1918
Place of Birth: Charlotte
Date of Death: Wednesday, February 26, 1969
Place of Death: a Charlotte hospital
Place of Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 11, 1969, page 5, col. 1 and 2


Name:    Luther Johnson
Spouse:  Carrie Lee Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Pate of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: residence of his daughter in Florence County
Place of Burial: Johnson Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 11, 1969, page 5, col. 2 and 3


Name:    James H. Ammons
Spouse:  Hattie Suggs Ammons
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth:  resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald,  Tuesday, March 11, 1969, page 5, col. 3 


Name:    Gladys D. Hurley
Spouse:  John N. Hurley*
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: this morning
Place of Death: Marion Memorial Hospital
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 11, 1969, page 1, col. 6
*Auto accident in which her husband died; see Thursday, March 6, 1969, page 1, col. 4 and 5  


Name:    Cora Rowell Muldrow
Parents:  Simeon Lawrence and Willie Blanche Fore Rowell
Spouse:  John Valera Muldrow
Date of Birth: May 27, 1890
Place of Birth:  Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 25, 1969, page 5, col. 3 and 4


Name:    Elma Powers Covington
Parents:  Nettie Hayes Powers and Robert Powers of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death: March 21
Place of Death: residence at Norfolk, Va.
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 25, 1969, page 5, col. 4 and 5  


Name:    Eliza Coates Stalvey
Parents: John and Julia Cook Coates
Spouse: Francis Marion Stalvey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth:  Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 25, 1969, page 5, col. 5 and 6 


Name:    James W. Miller
Parents:  William and Roberta McDonald Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Miller Cemetery in Dillon County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 25, 1969, page 5, col. 6, 7 and 8  


APRIL


Name:    Dr. Joe Hilliard Kirby
Parents:  James Henry and Janie Chamberlin Kirby
Spouse:  Madge Edwards Kirby
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth:  Woodruff, lived in Dillon from 1915 to 1919, 50 yrs in Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 1, 1969, page 4, col. 6 and 7


Name:    Alex McColl
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth:  resided in Dillon all of his life
Date of Death: March 23
Place of Death: Laurinburg Hospital
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 1, 1969, page 10, col. 5  


N ame:    Henry B. Ivey
Spouse: Muriel Moody Ivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, N. C. Veterans Hospital
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 1, 1969, page 10, col. 5   


Name:    Rufus Benjamin Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: services held at Sardis Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 3, 1969, page 8, col. 6  


Name:    Carro Brumble Powell
Parents: Bessie Tucker Brumble and W. H. Brumble
Spouse:  Buster Powell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 3, 1969, page 8, col. 6 and 7   


Name:    Nannie Berry Brumbles
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Berry
Spouse:  Staley Brumbles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 8, 1969, page 5, col. 5  


Name:    John (Jack) Hartley
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Hartley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery in Marlboro County, retired chief master sergeant, U.S. Army
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 8, 1969, page 5, col. 5 and 6   


Name:    Frank Fitzhugh Welbourne
Parents:  Frank Fitzhugh and Dr. Edith Winn Welbourne
Spouse:  Lela Curtis Welbourne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth:  Mer Rouge, La.
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Providence Hospital
Place of Burial: Elmwood Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 8, 1969, page 5, col. 6 and 7


Name:    Wilmer Harley Cox
Spouse:  Bessie Davis Cox
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home in Nichols
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 8, 1969, page 5, col. 7 


Name:    Mrs. Artie Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 8, 1969, page 8, col. 3 and 4


Name:     Oxendine Infant
Place of Burial: Dyal Cemetery at Bakers Mill (may be Dial) hlw
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 8, 1969, page 8, col. 4 


Name:    Theodore Jennings McKenzie
Parents:  Manning E. and Katie Brigman McKenzie
Spouse:  Annie Hooks McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth:  Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home in Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Nichols
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 10, 1969, page 4, col. 1   


Name:    Patricia D. Rivers
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. James Driggers
Spouse:  David Leon Driggers
Place of Birth:  formerly of Bennettsville, recently of Laurinburg
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Sunset Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 15, 1969, page 1, col. 2 and 3


Name:    Lowman Elliott
Parents:  Issac and Maggie McDaniels Elliott
Spouse:  Ruth Owens Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth:  Horry County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Cedar Creek Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 15, 1969, page 4, col. 4 


Name:      Roland Lee Douglas
Spouse:  Ruth Rowell Douglas
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, N. C. Veterans Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, World War I veteran
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 15, 1969, page 4, col. 4 and 5 


Name:    John B. Rowland
Parents: James B. and Littie Pate Rowland
Spouse:  Marguerite B. Rowland
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth:  Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 15, 1969, page 4, col. 5, 6 and 7  


Name:    Roland Weatherford III
Parents:  Roland and Katie Lee Weatherford of Latta
Date of Death: April 14
Place of Death: Medical College of Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Bethesda Methodist Church cemetery at Oak Grove
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 17, 1969, page 6, col. 4


Name:    Archie Boyd Sanderson
Spouse:  Earline Smith Sanderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: the veterans hospital in Fayetteville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 17, 1969, page 6, col. 4   


Name:    Thomas Dixon Herring
Parents:  Alex and Juliann Miller Herring
Spouse:  Mary Ellen Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Kentyre Presbyterian Church cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 22, 1969, page 5, col. 4 & 5 and Thursday, April 24, 1969, page 5, col. 5 


Name:    Julia Rowell Gasque
Spouse:  Samuel F. Gasque
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: 
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Myrtle Beach hospital
Place of Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery in Conway
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 22, 1969, page 5, col. 5 and 6   


Name:    Dudley Allen
Parents:  Samuel and Victoria Dudley Allen
Spouse:  Mrs. Dudley Allen
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: 
Place of Burial: Fork Baptist Church cemetery, retired army serviceman
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 22, 1969, page 5, col. 6 and 7 


Name:    Ellen Stackhouse Pipkin
Parents:  Maston and Mary Anne Rogers Stackhouse
Spouse:  Issac L. Pipkin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 101
Place of Birth:  recently of Bennettsville
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Oakridge Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 22, 1969, page 5, col. 7 and 8 


Name:    James Edward Sizemore
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Sizemore
Spouse:  Lillian Fore Sizemore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth:  McCormick, S. C.
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 22, 1969, page 8, col. 2   


Name:    Richard M. Mishoe
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Death:  Veterans Hospital
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 24, 1969, page 5, col. 4   


Name:    Edna Richardson Brigman
Parents: Emma Holt Peavy and Ira Peavy
Spouse:  William A. Brigman, Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth:  Horry County, recently of Conway
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 29, 1969, page 10, col. 4  


Name:    James Austin McCreight
Parents:  James Buchanan and Francis Thompson McCreight
Spouse:  Elizabeth Blizzard McCreight
Place of Birth:  Johnston
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Charleston Veterans Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside in Dillon, US Navy during World War II
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 29, 1969, page 10, col. 4, 5 and 6  


Name:    Paul Eugene Floyd
Parents:  F. L. Floyd and Betty Nettles Floyd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth:  Florence County, recently Manning resident
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Clarendon County hospital
Place of Burial: Manning Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 29, 1969, page 10, col. 6, 7 and 8  


MAY


Name:     Kathryn Roberts Edwards
Parents:  Ed B. Roberts, Sr. and Lucille Mills Roberts
Spouse:  Emory Edwards
Place of Birth:  Dillon County, recently of Latta
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death:  residence in Latta
Place of Burial:  Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 1, 1969, page 3, col. 5 


Name:    John Evans Maynor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth:  resident of McColl
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: auto collision near Kentyre Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 6, 1969, page 1, col. 4  


Name:    Monroe McDonald
Parents:  D. D. and Drada Edens McDonald
Spouse:  Ruby Hudler McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 6, 1969, page 5, col. 6   


Name:    George Baker
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Artemus Baker of the Hamer Community
Date of Birth/Age: Age 16
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Drowning accident 
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 8, 1969, page 1, col. 4 and 5


Name:    Mack Arnette
Parents:  Keithan and Ellen Lupo Arnette
Spouse:  Ballie Page Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: resident of the Lake View community
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, veteran of the First World War
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 8, 1969, page 14, col. 2 & 3


Name:    Vera Lois McDaniel
Spouse:  Bennett McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Dillon County, live in Jacksonville, Fla. 20 years
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Chapel Hill Memory Gardens
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 13, 1969, page 8, col. 1 


Name:    Edwin Milton Iseman
Parents: Meyer and Hattie Katz Iseman of Little Rock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth:  resident of the Bridges House
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: residence at the Bridges House
Place of Burial: arrangements will be announced later by Bethea Funeral Home
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 13, 1969, page 8, col. 1   


Name:    Leola W. Bryant
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. John Ward of Horry County
Spouse:  Furnie Bryant
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 13, 1969, page 8, col. 1 and 2  


Name:    Bobbie Jean Smith
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith of Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Date of Death: Friday, result of an auto accident
Place of Burial: Smith Cemetery in the Oak Grove community
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 13, 1969, page 8, col. 2 


Name:    Estelle B. Hayes
Parents:  John Madison and Cora Florence Hayes Berry (hlw)
Spouse:  Rembert E. Hayes
Date of Birth: January 26, 1899
Place of Birth:  Latta, made her home in Hampton, Va. since 1920
Date of Death: May 8
Place of Death: Riverside Hospital, Newport News, Va.
Place of Burial: Peninsula Memorial Park
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 16, 1969, page 8, col. 1  


Name:    Joseph Barren Chandler, Sr.
Parents: Rev. W. B. S. Chandler and Mrs. Chandler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56  
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Lumberton hospital
Place of Burial: Mayesville, S. C.
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 16, 1969, page 8, col. 1 and 2  


Name:    Opal Watson Johnson
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Watson of Rowland
Spouse:  “Red” Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: auto/train accident in Rowland, N. C.
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 22, 1969, page 1, col. 4 and 5


Name:  Emmalee McCallum  
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: auto/train accident in Rowland, N. C.
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 22, 1969, page 1, col. 4 and 5     


Name:    Eldora Watson
Date of Birth/Age: age 60
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: auto/train accident in Rowland, N. C.
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 22, 1969, page 1, col. 4 and 5     


Name:   James W. Cottingham, Jr.
Parents: James W. and Edna Tatum Cottingham 
Spouse: Teresa Garner Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Place of Birth:  Mullins
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: near Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 27, 1969, page 5, col. 3  


Name:    Willie Harper Hartley
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hartley of Dillon County
Spouse:  Henry Hartley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 27, 1969, page 5, col. 3 and 4  


Name:    Wallie Jones
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63  
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: services held at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 27, 1969, page 5, col. 4  


Name:    Rosa Lee Bass
Parents:  Mrs. Luke Watts
Spouse:  Joe Bass
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: services held in Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 27, 1969, page 5, col. 4  


JUNE


Name:    Miss Kittie C. Allen
Place of Birth:  native of Latta
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Darlington hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 3, 1969, page 4, col. 8


Name:    SP4 Walter C. Palmer
Parents:  James Frank Palmer and Ethel Palmer of 503 N. 5th Avenue, Dillon
Date of Death: May 17, 1969
Place of Death: Vietnam
Place of Burial: services held at Ebenezer Baptist Church of Clio with full military honors
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 5, 1969, page 1, col. 7   


Name:    Thomas Milton Brigman
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Brigman of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 16
Place of Birth:  resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 5, 1969, page 5, col. 1  


Name:    Bessie Berry
Parents: John and Della Brumbles Williamson
Spouse:  Don Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 12, 1969, page 4, col. 2  


Name:    J. C. Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, auto collision on U. S. 301
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 17,1969, page 1, col. 6, 7 and 8  


Name:   Bonita S. Zapata 
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: auto collision on U. S. 301
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 17, 1969, page 1, col. 6, 7 and 8    


Name:    John Henry Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: auto collision on U. S. 301
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 17, 1969, page 1, col. 6, 7 and 8    


Name:    Kathleen Hutsell Reid
Parents:  Ernest Hutsell and Ethel Mae Cass
Place of Birth:  Athens, Tenn., living in Washington, D. C.
Date of Death: June 12,
Place of Death: a Rochester, Minn. hospital
Place of Burial: Sheridan Memorial Park at Charlotte
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 17, 1969, page 5, col. 5.  Mrs. Reid and her late husband formerly operated the Tobaccoland Hotel here      


Name:    Neil Norton, Sr.
Spouse:  Carrie Lee Berry Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth:  retired farmer of the Oakland Community
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 17, 1969, page 5, col. 5 and 6  


Name:    Leroy Baker
Parents: Lona Baker 
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Veterans hospital in Fayetteville
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, World War II veteran
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 17, 1969, page 5, col. 6 


Name:    Cora C. Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Sumter hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 17, 1969, page 5, col. 6  


Name:    Jimmie Covington O’Brien
Parents: Archie Watson and Minnie Patterson Covington
Spouse:  Daniel C. O’Brien
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth:  native of Marlboro County, made her home April 9, 1960 at The Methodist Home in Orangeburg
Date of Death: this morning
Place of Death: The Methodist Home in Orangeburg
Place of Burial: Beaver Dam Cemetery at McColl
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 19, 1969, page 5, col. 6 


Name:    Walter C. Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: retired farmer of Hamer
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Mt. Zion Baptist Church cemetery, veteran of World War I
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 24, 1969, page 8, col. 4 


Name:    Cecil L. Dempsey
Parents: Mrs. Madison Dempsey and Mr. Dempsey of Winnsboro
Spouse:  Martha Bethea Dempsey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: of Charleston
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Woodbury, N. J. hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 24, 1969, page 8, col. 4  and Thursday, June 26, 1969, page 5, col. 5 and 6 


Name:     Mrs. G. M. Williams
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Marion, S. C. hospital
Place of Burial: arrangements will be announced later
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 26, 1969, page 5, col. 5 


Name:    Cleo Eugene Anderson
Parents: William Benjamin and Mamie Paslaigue Anderson
Spouse: Lena Parker Anderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Charleston
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: his residence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, veteran of World War I
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 26, 1969, page 5, col. 6, 7 and 8  


JULY


Name:   Herbert Terhune
Place of Birth: native of New Jersey, resident of Miami, Fla.
Date of Death: Monday, auto accident
Place of Death: Dillon County 
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 1, 1969, page 1, col. 3


Name:   James Lowry  
Place of Birth: resident of Port Orange, Fla.
Date of Death: Monday, auto accident
Place of Death: Dillon County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 1, 1969, page 1, col. 3 


Name:   Mrs. Herbert Terhune   
Spouse:  Herbert Terhune
Place of Birth: resident of Miami, Fla.
Date of Death: Monday, auto accident
Place of Death: Dillon County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 1, 1969, page 1, col. 3  


Name:    Lovic M. Gunby
Parents:  George and Margaret Bolen Gunby
Spouse:  Flora Beckum
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth:  native of Lincoln County, Ga., formerly of Greenville
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Woodlawn Memorial Park
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 1, 1969, page 8, col. 1  


Name:    Isabelle Lovin Turner 
Spouse:  Gussie Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth:  Robeson County, N. C. resident of Lake View
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Cook Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 1, 1969, page 8, col. 1     


Name:    Cornie W. Lupo
Spouse: Emma Thompson Lupo
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Baptist Church cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 1, 1969, page 8, col. 1 and 2  


Name:    Mary Holden McCracken
Parents:  Caffie and Katie Williams Holden
Spouse:  Willie B. McCracken
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth:  Aynor, resident of Conway
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: arrangements by Goldfinch Funeral Home
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 3, 1969, page 4, col. 4


Name:    John L. Lee
Parents: Robert and Rosanna Carter Lee
Spouse: Sallie Bryant Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: July 1
Place of Death: residence in Latta
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church cemetery in Marion County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 3, 1969, page 4, col. 4 and 5  


Name:    Levie Samuel Kale
Parents:  Sam and Lynn Kale
Spouse:  Doris Bass Kale
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth:  Florence County, resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: services in the Fork Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 3, 1969, page 4, col. 5   


Name:    Mark Page
Parents:  Curkland and Christian Mary Floyd Page
Spouse:  Isabelle Arnette Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth:  Robeson County, N. C., resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: St. Eugene’s Hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 10, 1969, page 8, col. 1   


Name:     Lawrence Whittington
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: near Little Rock, domestic accident
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 15, 1969, page 1, col. 3 and 4  


Name:    William Giles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Place of Birth: native of New Jersey
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon County, drowning accident
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 15, 1969, page 1, col. 4  


Name:    Harold Thompson
Parents:  W. W. Thompson of Rowland
Spouse:  former Maude Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: last week
Place of Death: Greensboro, N. C.
Place of Burial: services held in Greensboro, N. C.
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 15, 1969, page 5, col. 2  


Name:  Aubrey Yates Arnette   
Parents:  J. B. Arnette and Madge Redan Arnette
Spouse:  Geneva Rasp Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth:  Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon residence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 15, 1969, page 5, col. 2     


Name:    Hampton Willie Sellers
Parents: Willie and Ida Faircloth Sellers of Robeson County, N. C.
Spouse: Gladys Hinson Sellers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 15, 1969, page 5, col. 2 and Thursday, July 17, 1969, page 4, col. 5     


Name:    Bessie King Ammons
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John M. King of North Carolina
Place of Birth: resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: McLucas Cemetery in Marlboro County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 15, 1969, page 5, col. 2 and 3  


Name:    Dora Mae King
Spouse:  Frank King
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 15, 1969, page 5, col. 3    


Name:    Mrs. Charlie Morris
Parents: Malcolm and Martha Turner Wilkerson
Date of Death: last night
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 15, 1969, page 5, col. 3  


Name:    Billy Lewellen
Parents: James and Emma Bailey Lewellen
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 15, 1969, page 5, col. 3    


Name:    Herman Lee Cousar
Date of Birth/Age: Age 25
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Judson Community near Clio
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 22, 1969, page 1, col. 5 and 6  


Name:     Christine Berry
Parents:  Tom W. and Tommie Manning Berry
Date of Birth/Age: 
Place of Birth: Latta resident
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 22, 1969, page 5, col. 3  


Name:  Denny Hyatt  
Spouse: Edna Jackson Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 22, 1969, page 5, col. 3     


Name:    Mrs. Power Rogers 
Parents:  Joseph and Alice Clyburn Gregory of Lancaster
Spouse: Power Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: resident of Dothan community, lived in Jacksonville, Fla.
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Jacksonville Fla. hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 22, 1969, page 5, col. 3 and 4     


Name:    Nellie Fox
Parents: William Henry and Molly Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: this morning
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 22, 1969, page 5, col. 4  


Name:    Thomas Nichols
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: resident of Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: traveling from Fla. to New Jersey, pronounced dead at St. Eugene
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 24, 1969, page 5, col. 4  


Name:    Mary Ethel Dean
Parents: Stephen and Emma May Newton
Spouse: John D. Dean
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Granville County, N. C., lived most of her life in Little Rock, recently of Lancaster
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a nursing home in Darlington
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church cemetery (Huggins Cemetery) hlw
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 24, 1969, page 5, col. 4 and 5   


Name:    Pfc. Donald Lincoln Covington
Parents: Thomas L. and Aline McGee Covington  
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: 
Date of Death: July 8
Place of Death: Vietnam
Place of Burial: Tabernacle Cemetery, Ghio, N. C. military honors, 2nd Bn. 60th Inf., 9th Inf. Division
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 24, 1969, page 5, col. 5    


Name:    Paul Travis Ford
Parents: David Kemper and Helen Gorham Ford of Lake View
Spouse: Helen Vereen Ford 
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 29, 1969, page 1, col. 6  and T Thursday, July 31, 1969, page 1, col. 5    
 

Name:    Vernon Cogswell
Spouse:  Mary Sprunt Bethea
Place of Birth:  home in Charleston, former resident of Dillon,
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery near Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 29, 1969, page 1, col. 6 and
Thursday, July 31, 1969, page 1, col. 5 and 6      


Name:    Mack Caulder
Spouse:  Blanche Daniels Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: former resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: residence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 29, 1969, page 8, col. 4     


Name:  William Earl Cook   
Parents: Harvey and Rosell Demery Cook of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 29, 1969, page 8, col. 4         


Name:    Archie Cottingham Hasty
Parents: Henry H. and Katie Hasty of Dillon County
Spouse: Liswa Hasty
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital in Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 29, 1969, page 8, col. 4 and 5  


Name:    Mrs. R. C. Wells
Parents: William and Lee Smith of Williamsburg County
Spouse:  R. C. Wells
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 29, 1969, page 8, col. 5   


Name:    Neil Berry
Spouse:  Essie Mae Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death:  a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 29, 1969, page 8, col. 6  


Name:    Mrs. J. L. Black   
mother of Mrs. Dewey Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Eastover home
Place of Burial: in Columbia
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 29, 1969, page 8, col. 6  


Name:    Mildred L. Hubbard
Spouse: Harold C. Hubbard 
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Augusta, Ga. hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 29, 1969, page 8, col. 6 


Name:   Miss Carlotta Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Brevard Hospital in Brevard, N. C.
Place of Burial: Rogers Family Cemetery near Bristow
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 31, 1969, page 1, col. 5  


Name:   Julius Edward Rowe
Spouse:  Vadis Quattlebaum Rowe
Place of Birth:  of Saluda
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Lutheran Trinity Church in Saluda
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 31, 1969, page 1, col. 6  


AUGUST


Name:    Harold C. Hubbard
Parents: Mrs. Thomas Hubbard of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49 
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 5, 1969, page 1, col. 6


Name:    Mary Alice Knight
Parents: D. R. and Annie McQueen Martin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 5, 1969, page 1, col. 6  


Name:    D. E. Rippetoe
Date of Birth: 1897
Place of Birth: Augusta Springs, Virginia, resident of Dillon
Date of Death: August 2
Place of Death: V. A. Hospital, Fayetteville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, World War II veteran of the U.S. Marines, training instructor at Paris Island.
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 5, 1969, page 1, col. 6 and 7  


Name:    Thomas Clayton  
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 5, 1969, page 1, col. 7 


Name:    John W. Hodge
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: resident of Lake View
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 5, 1969, page 1, col. 7 and 8   


Name:    Woodrow Gardner
Spouse:  Kathleen Cox Gardner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth:  resident of Lake View
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Lake View residence
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 5, 1969, page 1, col. 8 


Name:    James Frank Porter Sr.
Parents: Mrs. W. J. Porter, stepmother
Spouse: Lillie Mae Turner Porter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: services in Bethel Methodist Church in Georgetown County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 5, 1969, page 1, col. 8


Name:    Robert Cullie Bethea   
Parents: Robert R. and Maggie Bethea
Date of Birth: December 19, 1900
Place of Birth: grew up in Latta, went to Tampa in 1929
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Tampa, Florida in the General Hospital
Place of Burial: services held in Weston Chapel A. M. E. Church  (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 5, 1969, page 5, col. 6  


Name:    Vincent Narine Love
Parents:  James M. and Eva Coates Love
Spouse:  Viola Jernigan Love
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Pleasant Hill road home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August 7, 1969, page 1, col. 3   


Name:    Hickman Smith
Spouse:  Ethel Cook Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: resident of Lake View
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August 7, 1969, page 1, col. 4


Name:    Ora Hill McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth:  resident of Lake View
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Lake View home
Place of Burial:  services in Bear Swamp Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 12, 1969, page 1, col. 2   


Name:    Ella Edwards
Parents: William J. and Nancy Owens Edwards  
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth:  Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Clinton
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 12, 1969, page 1, col. 2      


Name:    Viola Lybrand Kannaday
Parents:  Brooks and Pauline Leaphart Lybrand
Spouse:  Thomas G. Kannady, her son Raymond Kannady of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth:  Lexington County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a White Rock nursing home
Place of Burial: services in Thompson Funeral Home in West Columbia
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 12, 1969, page 1, col. 2 and 3


Name:  Charles G. Saleeby  
Parents: George and Haddah Saleeby
Spouse:  Laurice Saleeby
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Beirut, Lebanon, lived in Dillon 40 years
Date of Death: today
Place of Death: Dillon home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 12, 1969, page 1, col. 2 and Thursday, August 14, 1969, page 1, col. 6       


Name:    Charles Edward Stewart
Parents:  George W. and Martha Rogers Stewart of Temperance Hill section of Marion County
Spouse:  Grace Stewart
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 12, 1969, page 1, col. 2 and 3   


Name:    Arch Scott
Parents: Jim and Mary Ann Scott
Spouse:  Mary Thompson Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Hulon Cemetery near Latta
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 12, 1969, page 1, col. 3 


Name:    Rena Patterson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery 
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 12, 1969, page 1, col. 3   


Name:    Spc. 4 James D. Gibson
Parents:  Noah and Bertha Beck Gibson  
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Place of Birth:  Marion County
Date of Death: July 27
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, died from wounds received on combat mission in Vietnam
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 12, 1969, page 1, col. 3  


Name:    E. R. Lynn       
father of Gordon Lynn of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: of Greenville
Date of Death: Thursday, August 7
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Jackson Grove Methodist churchyard
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August 14, 1969, page 1, col. 6 and 7  


Name:    Mrs. Walter M. Arnette  
Parents: Van Arnette and Nanny Harrington Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Robeson County, N. C., lived in Dillon 60 years
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 19, 1969, page 1, col. 6 


Name:     Betty Robert Sweat
Spouse:  William Sweat
Date of Birth/Age: Age 25
Place of Birth:  resident of Latta
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 19, 1969, page 1, col. 6   


Name:    Carla Denise Taylor
Parents:  Horace Alexander and Vera Hayes Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 7
Place of Birth: of Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: St. Eugene’s Hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 19, 1969, page 1, col. 7  


Name:    Willie Turner
Parents:  Boyd and Tebie Graves Turner
Spouse: Louvenia Rowe Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth:  Marion County, resident of Nichols
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Georgetown hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery at Nichols
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 19, 1969, page 1, col. 7  


Name:    W. L. McMackin
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. R. G. McMackin
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death:  a Kings Mountain hospital
Place of Burial: Kings Mountain Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 26, 1969, page 4, col. 7


Name:    Ethel Mae Quick Spears
Parents: John C. and Mary Stewart Quick
Spouse:  Willie David Spears
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth:  of Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 26, 1969, page 4, col. 7 and 8


Name:     Miss Laura Elizabeth Stanton
Parents:  Henry H. and Laura McCormick Barnes
Place of Birth:  Roberson County, N. C.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 26, 1969, page 4, col.  8  


SEPTEMBER


Name:    Daisey McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth:  Dillon resident
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 2, 1969, page 8, col. 7  


Name:    Ollie Faircloth Brock
Parents: Brock and Hattie Baker Faircloth
Spouse: Loyd Brock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: live long resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 2, 1969, page 8, col.7


Name:    Harvey L. Bailey
Spouse:  Carnell Spivey Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: Age75
Place of Birth:  resident of Lake View
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Mullins rest home
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 2, 1969, page 8, col. 7  and 8


Name:     Nancy Cordie Nicholson Booth
Parents: Archie and Laura Martin Nicholson
Spouse: Robert Fulton Booth
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Lake View
Place of Burial: Hopewell Presbyterian Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 2, 1969, page 8, col. 8 


Name:    Herbert Williamson
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Williamson of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth:  resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, September 4, 1969, page 8, col. 1


Name:   Ann Ransom Elliott
Parents:  John and Amanda Floyd Ransom
Spouse:  Levi Elliott
Date of Birth/Age:  Age 85
Place of Birth:  Life long resident of the Floyd's community
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Nichols
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, September 4, 1969, page 8, col. 1 & 2.  


Name:    Liston S. Shelley
Parents:  William M. and Carolyn Smith Shelley of the Rains community
Spouse: Beulah Baxley Shelley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Marion resident
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: services in Reedy Creek Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 9, 1969, page 8, col. 6  


Name:  Mettie F. Turner 
Parents: Thomas and Betty Campbell Turner of Marion County
Spouse:  Boyd Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth:  Marion resident
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a local nursing home
Place of Burial: Aerials Baptist Church cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 9, 1969, page 8, col. 6      


Name:     Doris Sweat
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Junior Sweat
Date of Birth/Age: Age 15
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death:  home
Place of Burial: Hulon Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 9, 1969, page 8, col. 7 and 8  


Name:   Mrs. George A. Magruder
Maiden name: former Leslie Hamer
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. John B. Hamer
Spouse: George A. Magruder
Place of Birth: resided in Oakland, Calif. since 1920
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a hospital at Westminister, Calif.
Place of Burial: 
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, September 11, 1969, page 6, col. 5  


Name:    Rembert E. Hayes
Parents:  Fannie Berry and Thomas R. Hayes
Date of Birth: February 12, 1898
Place of Birth: Latta, resident of Hampton, Va. since 1919
Date of Death: September 3
Place of Death: Riverside Hospital at Newport News, Va.
Place of Burial: Peninsula Memorial Park
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 16, 1969, page 1, col. 4  


Name:    Marcella Wallace 
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home in Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 16, 1969, page 1, col. 4    


Name:    Major Myron T. Steele
Parents:  William B. and Lelia McKay Steele
Spouse:  Coleen Polk Steele
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: native of Bingham, S.C., resident of Virginia Beach
Date of Death: August 31
Place of Burial: Glendale National Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, World War II veteran and Korean War, retired, 1961 after 21years, retired in 1967 from the General Service Administration, former Hampton Roads Army Terminal
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 16, 1969, page 1, col. 4 and 5   


Name:     Arris Idyl Ferree
Parents: Arris M. and Sarah Harrelson Ferree, his mother a native of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Asheboro, N. C.
Place of Burial: old city cemetery in Ashboro
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 16, 1969, page 1, col. 5   


Name:     Mrs. E. L. Strange, Jr.
Maiden name: former Patricia Holt of Dillon County
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Holt of Florence
Spouse:  E. L. Strange, Jr. of Charleston
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Covington, Ky
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 16, 1969, page 1, col. 5  


Name:    William McKinley Bailey
Spouse:  Marie Daniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Marion County, lived in Dillon
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, September 19, 1969, page 6, col. 6  


Name:    John Shep Hulon
Spouse: Blanche Bryant Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Dillon resident
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 23, 1969, page 4, col. 6  


Name:     Dr. Benjamin Franklin Hardy
Parents:  John Hardy and Emily Shelton Hardy
Spouse:  Mary McLeod Bethea Hardy
Date of Birth: August 31, 1887
Place of Birth: Coneto, Edgecomb County, N. C.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon residence
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery in Dillon County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 23, 1969, page 4, col. 6 and 7     


Name:    McRae Liles
Parents:  Annie Miller of Gibson, N. C.
Spouse:  Lucy Bennett Liles
Date of Birth/Age: age 58
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: V. A. hospital in Johnson City, Tenn.
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church cemetery, (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 23, 1969, page 4, col. 7  


Name:    Mrs. Monnie Rich
Place of Birth: Latta resident
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Latta residence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 23, 1969, page 4, col. 7 and 8  


Name:  Miss Edna Elizabeth Ayers  
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Lake View resident
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Ayers family cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 23, 1969, page 4, col. 8  


Name:    William T. Taber
Parents:  Albert Rhett and Marybell Peterkin Tabor
Spouse:  Elizabeth Hane Taber
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth:  Fort Motte
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: services held in St. Mettews Episcopal Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 23, 1969, page 4, col. 8  


Name:    E. Carlton Carr
Spouse: Lucille Allen Carr
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: lifelong resident of Farmville, N. C.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Greenville Nursing and Convalescent Home
Place of Burial: Hollywood Cemetery in Farmville
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, September 30, 1969, page 8, col. 6 


Name:   Capt. Walter Vann Lemmond, III 
Spouse: former Jennifer Faircloth 
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Place of Birth: of Lumberton
Date of Death: last Saturday
Place of Death: jet plane crash Vietnam death near Chu Lai, Marine Corps.
Place of Burial:
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, September 30, 1969, page 8, col. 6 and 7  


Name:     Albert C. Watts
Spouse: Eva Mae Herring Watts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, September 30, 1969, page 8, col. 7


Name:    Vertie Townsend Rozier   
Date of Birth/Age: 
Place of Birth: Lake View resident
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, September 30, 1969, page 8, col. 7 and 8  

 
OCTOBER


Name:    Harriet Hamer Daniel
Parents:  Edwin Richardson and Julia Berry Hamer
Spouse:  Frank H. Daniel  
Place of Birth: Dillon, Columbia resident
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Columbia Hospital
Place of Burial: Methodist Church Cemetery in Little Rock
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October 2, 1969, page 8, col. 1 and 2


Name:    Lemuel Scott
Spouse:  former Dessie Stroud
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October 2, 1969, page 8, col. 2   


Name:    Sallie McIntyre Matthews
Parents: A. K. and Nannie McLaurin McIntyre
Spouse: D. E. Matthews
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: native of Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a rest home in Melbourne, Fla.
Place of Burial: Carolina Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October 7, 1969, page 4, col. 7


Name:    Ida Reason Berry
Spouse: Stafford Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: yesterday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Bethesda Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October 7, 1969, page 4, col. 7 and 8


Name:    Mack John  “Pa Mack” : 
Spouse:  Charlotte John
Date of Birth/Age: age 107
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: today
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: services will be held at New Zion Church in the Carolina Community on Sunday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October 9, 1969, page 8, col. 5  


Name:    James Foster Meares
Spouse:  Lula Moody Meares
Date of Birth/Age: age 79
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Meares Family cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October 9, 1969, page 8, col. 5 and 6  


Name:    Addie Clark Hamilton
Parents: Kenneth and Margaret Tyner Clark
Spouse:  W. R. Hamilton
Place of Birth:  Marlboro County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October 14, 1969, page5, col. 1   


Name:    Nan Floyd Mincey
Parents: Johnce and Helen Shelley Floyd
Spouse: Walter Dew Mincey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: home in Nichols
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery 
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October 14, 1969, page 5, col. 1     


Name:    Kenneth Mincey
Parents:  Jessie Gordon Mincey and stepmother Annie Lee Mincey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Whitten Village Hospital in Clinton
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October 14, 1969, page 5, col. 1         


Name:    Frances Nobles
Parents: Charles and Emily Cooper of Marion County
Date of Birth/Age: Age 100
Place of Birth: spent most of her live in Marion and Dillon counties
Date of Death: October 7
Place of Death: Dundee Nursing Home in Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery in McColl
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October 14, 1969, page 5, col. 1 and 2


Name:    Charlie Mack Lane
Parents:  Jack and Lou Webster Lane
Spouse: former Annie Webster Lane who died in 1955
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth:  Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday, October 2
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Lane family cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October 14, 1969, page 5, col. 2  


Name:    Mrs. Robert Cochrane Hamer
Parents: Dr. and Mrs. Theodore Marion DuBose
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Providence Hospital
Place of Burial: Hamer Cemetery at Little Rock
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October 14, 1969, page 5, col. 2 and 3 


Name:    Duncan Calhoun Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October 14, 1969, page 5, col. 3 


Name:    E. D. Clark
Parents: John D. Clark, Sr. of Florence
Spouse: former Hattie Jackson of Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens Cemetery between Marion and Mullins
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October 16, 1969, page 5, col. 1  


Name:    M. D. “Matt” Biggs
Parents:  Hester and Lillie Watson Biggs of Marion County
Place of Birth: lived early years near Latta, past 20 years in St. Petersburg
Date of Death:  Monday
Place of Death: St. Petersburg, Fla.
Place of Burial: services held at Beach Memorial Funeral Home in St. Petersburg
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October 16, 1969, page 5, col. 2  


Name:    Max Randolph Rouse
Parents: David and Eva Rouse, formerly of Dillon
Spouse:  Myrley Davis Rouse
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth:  native of Fairmont, N. C. moved to Clemson in 1968 from Camden
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death:  home in Clemson
Place of Burial: services in Clemson
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October 16, 1969, page 5, col. 2 and 3   


Name:    Charles Wellons Dunn
Spouse:  former Retha Price of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: native of Halifax, Va.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home in Greenville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Pinewood Memorial Park in Greenville
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October 21, 1969, page 9, col. 3  


Name:    Tracey Leon Woodle
Parents:  Colon M. and Karrie Moore Woodle of Dillon County
Spouse:  first to Alline Miller, died in 1957, second to former Christine Shelley of Marion County
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery in Latta
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October 28, 1969, page 4, col. 5 and 6  


Name:    James Joseph McDevitt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Port Glasgow, Scotland, lived in Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Springwood Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October 28, 1969, page 4, col. 6 and 7  


Name:    Naomi Davis Gray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home in Hamer
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October 28, 1969, page 4, col. 7 and 8 


Name:    Leonard Allen
Parents:  Thomas and Minnie Hamilton Allen of Dillon County
Spouse:  Alice Wethington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October 30, 1969, page 12, col. 6 


Name:  Mrs. Nymph Ford Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth:  resident of Nichols
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital
Place of Burial: Floyds Methodist Church cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October 30, 1969, page 12, col. 6    


Name:     Alice Berry Rogers
Parents: Neill A. and Mary Hamer Berry of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: resident of Latta
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: local nursing home
Place of Burial: Dudley Cemetery in Blenheim
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October 30, 1969, page 12, col. 6 and 7   


Name:    Vera McLemore Patterson
Place of Birth: former resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Whitten Village Hospital
Place of Burial: Whitten Village Cemetery, Clinton
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October 30, 1969, page 12, col. 7   


NOVEMBER


Name:    Lois Lester    
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: “Quarters” section of Sellers        fire accident
Place of Burial: (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November 4, 1969, page 1, col. 6 and 7


Name:     Robert Percy Hodges
Parents: Flossie Lawrimore Hodges and Gaston Hodges, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: his residence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November 4, 1969, page 4, col. 7


Name:    Marvin L. Jackson
Spouse:  Janie Taylor Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November 4, 1969, page 4, col. 7 and 8 


Name:     Charles Henry Ammons
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: services in Williams Funeral Home
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November 4, 1969, page 4, col. 8  


Name:    James F. Lockemy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: Hamer resident
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Little Pee Dee River near Blue’s landing
Place of Burial:  Cottingham Funeral Home will announce funeral services
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November 6, 1969, page 1, col. 5  


Name:     Dr. Duncan Alford
Parents:  Manton and Rena Curry Alford of Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home in Spartanburg
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery in Dillon 
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November 13, 1969, page 8, col. 1   


Name:    J. B. McRae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Wednesday, November 12
Place of Death: Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville
Place of Burial: services at Cottingham Chapel, retired Army Air Corps veteran
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November 13, 1969, page 8, col. 1      


Name:    Albert McLellan
Date of Birth/Age: Age about 50
Date of Death: Saturday    auto accident
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November 18, 1969, page 1, col. 4 and 5 


Name:   Johnny Wilson 
Date of Birth/Age: Age about 40  
Date of Death: Saturday    auto accident
Place of Death: Dillon County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November 18, 1969, page 1, col. 4 and 5    


Name:    Maxie Jones
Date of Death: Saturday    auto accident
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November 18, 1969, page 1, col. 4 and 5  


Name:    Earl Turbeville
Spouse: Normie Rogers Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth:  Dillon resident
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November 18, 1969, page 5, col. 7


Name:    Neill Herbert Alford, Sr.
Parents:  Eugenia Ellen Stackhouse and Neill Little Alford
Spouse:  Elizabeth Robertson of Orange, Va.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: November 14
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November 18, 1969, page 5, col. 7 and 8 


Name:     Joe H. Meadors
Parents:  Rev. W. P. and Janie Hutchinson Meadors of St. Matthews
Spouse:  Earl Bethea Meadors
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November 20, 1969, page 10, col. 1


Name:     Donna Ester McCormick
Parents:  George L. and Susan Turbeville McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 2 months old
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November 25, 1969, page 6, col. 7 


Name:    Willie C. Carter
Spouse:  Minnie Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November 25, 1969, page 6, col. 8 


Name:    Charles William Owens, Jr. 
Parents: Charles William and Jeanette Hyatt Owens
Date of Birth/Age: Age three-day-old
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November 25, 1969, page 7, col. 4  

 
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