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Name:
Robert Lee Oats
Parents: W. J. and Margaret Brady
Spouse: Eva Beaver Oats
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Mount Andrew Methodist Church Cemetery, Floyd
Dale
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 4, 1977,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Shelton
(Shep) Williams
Parents: Bill and Christann Williams
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 4, 1977,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Furman
Jackson
Parents: Lunn and Bertha Rouse Jackson
Spouse: Levie Carter Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Carter Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 4, 1977,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Mrs.
Jeannie Perritt Lane
Parents: Thomas Robert and Mary Frances Johnson Perritt
Spouse: Jessie C. Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Old Ebenezer Southern Methodist Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 4, 1977,
page 9, col. 2
Name: Julian
Oliver McArthur
Parents: Julian Oliver McArthur Sr. and Mrs. Estelle Smith
McArthur
Spouse: Aline Britt McArthur
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: North Carolina
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: services held in the Centenary Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 4, 1977,
page 9, col. 2
Name: Miss
Wessie Pittman
Parents: Jerry Wade and Annah R. Hatchell Pittman
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 4, 1977,
page 9, col. 3
Name: Rufus Charles
Williams
Date of Birth/Age: 31
Place of Birth: of near Orrum, NC
Date of Death: last week (auto accident)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday January 6, 1977,
page 11, col.1
Name: Lacey
Eugene Johnson
Parents: Joe and Claudia Johnson
Spouse: Claudia Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Methodist Rehoboth Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday January 6, 1977,
page 11, col.1
Name: Maggie Mason
Lewis
Parents: Bill and Lula Roberts Mason
Spouse: Rubin Lewis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday January 6, 1977,
page 11, col.1
Name: Peter
Caulder
Parents: Solon and Druzilla Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 99
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Sweat Cemetery in Dillon County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday January 6, 1977,
page 11, col.1
Name: Olin Bryan
Cooper
Parents: Belle Cottingham Cooper and Tillman Cooper
Spouse: Jo Ann Lovett Cooper
Date of Birth/Age: Age 32
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: an Asheboro, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, US Navy veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 11, 1977,
page 6, col. 1
Name: A. Rufus Adams,
Sr.
Parents: Edward and Luna Von Adams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 11, 1977,
page 6, col. 1
Name: Robert
Lewis Peele
Parents: Frank and Annie Jane Peele
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Laurinburg
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, World War II veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 11, 1977,
page 6, col. 1 & 2
Name: Van Norton
Benson Sr.
Parents: James Leonard and Sally Elizabeth Johnson Benson
Spouse: Alma Deas Benson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 11, 1977,
page 6, col. 2
Name: Margaret Elizabeth
Gaddy
Parents: Finn and Adeline Miller Gaddy
Spouse: W. D. Gaddy
Date of Birth/Age: 85
Place of Birth: Gaddy’s Mill, Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: at home
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 11, 1977,
page 6, col. 2
Name: Jack Lavern
Shelley
Parents: Austin and Johnnie Shelley
Spouse: Shelby Jean Stroud Shelley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Pleasant View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 11, 1977,
page 6, col. 2
Name: L. D.
Jacobs
Parents: Dora Caulder Jacobs and Lewis Jacobs
Spouse: Magdalene Sweet Jacobs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Columbus County, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 11, 1977,
page 6, col. 3
Name: Lula Bell Scott
Parents: John and Fannie Polston Rich
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 11, 1977,
page 6, col. 3
Name: Robert
Jackson Keith
Spouse: Thelma Margaret Pate Keith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Lumberton, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Floyd Memorial Cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 11, 1977,
page 6, col. 3
Name: Mrs.
Lonnie Crawford
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. West Townsend
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a nursing home here
Place of Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 11, 1977,
page 8, col. 1
Name: Louis
Ambrosio
Spouse: Judy Scarborough Ambrosio
Date of Birth/Age: about 30
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: near Raleigh, NC (auto
accident)
Place of Burial: services Friday by Gray Funeral Home, Raleigh
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday January 13, 1977,
page 6, col. 3
Name: Donald (Bob) Wayne
Wiggins
Parents: Willie Earl and Mary Edna Wiggins
Spouse: Nina Jean Springs Wiggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: services at Piney Grove Freewill Baptist Church
near Latta
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday January 13, 1977,
page 1, col.1 & 2
Name: B. W.
(Doug) Wiggins
Parents: B. W. and Bertie Powers Wiggins Sr.
Spouse: Maggie Strickland Wiggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: near Sellers
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday January 13, 1977,
page 1, col. 1, 2 & 3
Name: Norwood
Gerald
Spouse: Katrina Gerald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Monday fire death
Place of Death: Dillon County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 18, 1977,
page 1, col. 5, 6 and 7
Name: Albert
Arthur Clark
Parents: George Allen and Frances Morgan Clark
Spouse: Alice M. Hargrove Clark
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marlboro County
Place of Burial: services held in Pee Dee Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 18, 1977,
page 1, col. 1 and 2
Name: Robert
Edward Lee
Parents: Robert E. and Rose Anna Stafford Lee
Spouse: Louise Johnson Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 18, 1977,
page 6, col. 1
Name: Truss
Walker Hayes
Parents: Andrew Philip and Annie Jane Daniels Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 18, 1977,
page 6, col. 1
Name: James G. Emanuel
Parents: Rev. Bennett and Nancy M. Emanuel
Spouse: Nancy Jane Locklear Emanuel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: hospital here
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 18, 1977,
page 6, col. 1
Name: Joseph
Benjamin Bullock Jr.
Parents: J. B. and Maggie Hayes Bullock
Spouse: Carmen Pruitt Bullock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: native of Lake View, resident of Black Mountain,
NC
Date of Death: January 8
Place of Death: an Ashville, NC hospital
Place of Burial: full military rites at Mountain View Memorial Park,
retired Army Officer
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 18, 1977,
page 6, col. 1 and 2
Name: Judson
Barfield
Spouse: Essie B. Barfield
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a hospital in Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 18, 1977,
page 6, col. 2
Name: Dr. Frank
F. Welbourne
Parents: Lelia Curtis Welbourne and Frank F. Welbourne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Place of Birth: Columbia
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: services held in Florence
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 18, 1977,
page 6, col. 2
Name: Bertha C.
Carter
Spouse: Mike Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 18, 1977,
page 6, col. 2
Name: John
Curtis Bryan
Parents: Brooks and Elizabeth Crouch Bryan
Spouse: Alma Strickland
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Saluda
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 18, 1977,
page 6, col. 2
Name: Julia
Sweat Ray
Parents: Mitch and Mary Sweat
Spouse: Frank Ray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 18, 1977,
page 8, col. 3
Name: Mary Alice
Blue
Parents: Gilbert and Cora McNeil Blue
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 20,
1977, page 6, col. 6
Name:
Phyllis Bowman Collison
Parents: Shirley and John Collison
Date of Birth/Age: Age 16
Place of Birth: Baltimore, resided in Dillon, New Bern
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: New Bern, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 25, 1977,
page 1, col. 4
Name: Nelson
Webb Ivey
Parents: Henry and Sarah Kenlaw Ivey
Spouse: Lizer Ivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 25, 1977,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Ulyous (U.
L.) Turbeville
Parents: William Kelly and Addie Jackson Turbeville
Spouse: Virginia Cox Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: South Carolina
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: service in the Oakland United Methodist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 25, 1977,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Howard
McRae
Parents: Jim and Lottie McCoy McRae
Spouse: Blanche McRae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Marion nursing home
Place of Burial: St. Luke United Methodist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 25, 1977,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Stanley
Herring
Parents: Addison and Annie Herring
Spouse: Jane Phillips Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: State Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 25, 1977,
page 9, col. 1 and 2
Name: Infant son
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. James Presley Hooks
Date of Birth/Age: Age infant
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Hooks Family Cemetery, Nichols
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 25, 1977,
page 9, col. 2
Name: Elise Gray
Richards
Parents: William and Minnie Ballentine Gray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Cope
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: nursing home
Place of Burial: Oakland Cemetery near Cope
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 25, 1977,
page 9, col. 2 and 3
Name: Annie L.
Darsey
Parents: N. P. and Amanda Cobb Lazarus
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Adams County, Miss.
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: services held in Natchez, Mississippi
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 25, 1977,
page 9, col. 3
Name: James W.
Bundy Sr.
Parents: James W. and Alice Stubbs Bundy
Spouse: Evelyn Howell Bundy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: McColl
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Roselawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 27,
1977, page 9, col. 4
FEBRUARY
Name: Sherrie
Dale Mitchell
Parents: James Edward and Aubrey Odell Gainer Mitchell who
presently reside in Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 16
Place of Birth: Dalton, Ga.
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Community Hospital
Place of Burial: West View Cemetery, services in Dalton, Ga.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 1, 1977,
page 1, col. 3 and Tuesday, February 1, 1977, page 5, col. 2
Name: Sidney
Ernest (Pete) McMillan
Parents: S. A. and Sue Rogers McMillan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Navy Supply Corps, retired
Lieutenant commander
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 1, 1977,
page 5, col. 1
Name: Charlie
Floyd Hayes
Parents: M. G. and Ida Floyd Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 94
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a nursing home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 1, 1977,
page 5, col. 1
Name: Robert
Allen Jackson
Parents: Jasper Kenneth and Brenda Page Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: 2
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Charlotte hospital
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 1, 1977,
page 5, col. 3
Name: Rubin Reese
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: of Lake View
Date of Death: disappeared last summer
Place of Death: found dead in Gaddysville, NC in an abandoned
house
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 3,
1977, page 3
Name: Janet Magee
Haselden
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Place of Birth: of Florence
Date of Death: found Tuesday
Place of Death: found in pond near Bishopville
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 3,
1977, page 3
Name: Mayo Bass
Date of Death: January 2
Place of Death: St. Eugene Community Hospital
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 8,
1977, page 1, col. 4
Name: Ray
Charles Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 14
Place of Birth: of Blenheim
Date of Death: Saturday bicycle accident
Place of Death: Highway 38
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 8,
1977, page 1, col. 4
Name: Miss
Maggie Wingate
Parents: Helen and Calvin Crawford
Date of Birth: August 6, 1908
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Place of Burial: services Wednesday at St. Stephens United
Methodist Church (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 8, 1977,
page 8, col. 1
Name: Georgia
Johnson Cooper
Parents: Jasper and Maggie Turbeville Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 8, 1977,
page 8, col. 2
Name: Daniel
Stevens
Parents: Larry Dan and Barbara K. Jackson Stevens
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Old Zion Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 8, 1977,
page 8, col. 3
Name: Worth
Hensley McLellan
Parents: John and Emma Page McLellan
Spouse: Estella McLellan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Monday of last week
Place of death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 8, 1977,
page 8, col. 3 and Tuesday, February 15, 1977, page 9, col.
2
Name: Paul James
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Robert James, Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 8
Place of Birth: of Lake View
Date of Death: Wednesday truck
accident
Place of Death: near Floyd Dale
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 10,
1977, page 1, col. 6 and 7
Name: Roy Austin
Rogers
Parents: Harold Austin and Eunice Rogers Rogers
Spouse: Kay Stevenson Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 23
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Tranquil Methodist Church Cemetery, Mullins
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 10,
1977, page 8, col. 5
Name: Durwood
Dean Hulon
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Durwood Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 17
Place of birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Lumberton NC hospital
auto accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 15,
1977, page 1, col. 5, 6 and 7 and Tuesday, February 15, 1977, page 9,
col. 1
Name: Mark
Steven Cranford
Parents: Eulalia Cranford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 16
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: south of Lumberton
auto accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 15,
1977, page 1, col. 5, 6 and 7
Name: Robert
Irey Cook
Parents: Charlie and Lenora H. Cook
Spouse: Maggie Edwards Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Cook Cemetery near Lake View
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 15,
1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: John
Watson Wallace
Parents: John Henry and Virgie McDaniel Wallace
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 15,
1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Morgan J.
Rogers
Parents: Leonard J. and Mattie Perritt Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 93
Place of Birth: native of Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 15,
1977, page 9, col. 2
Name: Paul James
Parents: Robert and Minnie Bass James
Date of Birth/Age: 9
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday auto accident
Place of Burial: Fairmont N. C. Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 15,
1977, page 9, col. 2
Name: Willie W.
Ward
Parents: Ace S. and Bertie McLamb Ward
Spouse: Evelyn C. Ward
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Columbus County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 15,
1977, page 9, col. 2
Name: Gerald
Jones
Date of Birth/Age: Age 32
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: near Rowland
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 17,
1977, page 2, col. 7 and 8
Name: Elbert
Paul Prince
Parents: William P. and Essie Prince
Spouse: Elizabeth Poole Prince, Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville hospital
Place of Burial: arrangements by Jackson Funeral Home
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 17,
1977, page 2, col. 7 and 8
Name: Arcella
Grey Herring
Parents: John R. and Minnie Miller Grey
Spouse: Arthur T. Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 22,
1977, page 7, col. 1
Name: Lila Hayes
Fore
Parents: James Rich and Ella Hayes Hayes
Spouse: Tracey Dudley Fore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Winston-Salem, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 22,
1977, page 7, col. 1
MARCH
Name: Minnie
Richardson Edwards
Parents: Charlie and Lydia Cook Richardson
Spouse: William T. Edwards Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Wilmington, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Reedy Creek Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 1, 1977,
page 8, col. 4
Name: Annie
Edwards Richardson
Parents: Thomas and Renzie Thompkins Edwards
Spouse: D. R. Richardson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Reedy Creek Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 1, 1977,
page 8, col. 4
Name: Harvey
Edward Chandler
Parents: Zack E. and Mary Jane Chandler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Surry County, NC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: local hospital
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 1, 1977,
page 8, col. 5
Name: Benjamin
Harrison Sapp
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Winston-Salem, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a nursing home here
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 1, 1977,
page 8, col. 5
Name: Leroy
Funchess
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Place of Burial: service at Andrew Chapel Baptist Church,
Orangeburg, United States Naval Reserves
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 1, 1977,
page 8, col. 6
Name: Marguerite
Galloway Ward
Parents: Samuel T. and Johnnie Carmichael Galloway
Spouse: Herbert T. Ward
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Little Rock
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: nursing home here
Place of Burial: Spring Branch Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 3, 1977,
page 11, col. 1
Name: Evelyn W.
Hutchinson
Parents: John H. and Amanda Gilbert Weatherly
Spouse: W. O. Hutchinson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: McColl
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: nursing home here
Place of Burial: Beaver Dam Cemetery near McColl
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 3, 1977,
page 11, col. 1
Name: Arthur K.
Flowers Sr.
Spouse: Rebecca M. Flowers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: nursing home here
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 3, 1977,
page 11, col. 1
Name: Harry C.
Carter
Parents: Mike and Bertha C. Carter
Spouse: Juanita Johnson Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: hospital here
Place of Burial: Palmetto Garden Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 3, 1977,
page 11, col. 2
Name: Herbert Marvin
Stackhouse
Parents: Marcus Marvin and Annie Lee Alford Stackhouse
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: an Orangeburg hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 8, 1977,
page 3, col.1
Name: Leon
Douglas Truax
Parents: Leon Dexter and Rossie Schufelt Truax
Spouse: Viola Register Truax
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Quebec, Canada
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Fayetteville NC Veterans Hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, WW II veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 8, 1977,
page 3, col.1 & 2
Name: Liza Ivey
Parents: Addison and Lizzie Hayes Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, NC nursing home
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Church Cemetery, Dillon
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 8, 1977,
page 3, col. 2
Name: Leander Hunt
Parents: Martha Revels and Lathaniel Hunt
Spouse: Beulah Mae Lovette Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Place of Birth: Robeson County, SC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: services: Leland Grove Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 8, 1977,
page 3, col. 3
Name: Minnie Sealey
Brumbles
Parents: French Troy and Margaret M. Sealey
Spouse: Tracy Brumbles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 8, 1977,
page 3, col. 3 & 4
Name: Emerson
Hayes
Parents: General Hayes and Magnolia Ford Hayes
Spouse: Lula Mae Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: services: Spring Hill AME Church, burial in
Centenary Cemetery, WW II (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 8, 1977,
page 3, col. 5
Name: Wiley
Moreland
Braziel
Parents: Wesley M. and Alice Bowen Braziel
Spouse: Mrs. Claudia Breazeale Braziel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Florida
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Columbia, SC
Place of Burial: services: Greenlawn Memorial Park, Columbia
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 8, 1977,
page 3, col. 5
Name: Mrs. Ollie
Byrd Ward
Parents: Alex and Martilla Morgan Byrd
Spouse: John Byrd
Date of Birth/Age: age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 8, 1977,
page 3, col. 5 & 6
Name: Harry A.
Townsend
Parents: Light and Essie Kinney Townsend
Spouse: Ruth S. Townsend
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Smyrna
Place of Burial: Gregg Cemetery, Blenheim
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 8, 1977,
page 3, col.6
Name: Pierce
Watson
Parents: William and Betty Lane Watson
Spouse: Eva Turbeville Watson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Greenwood Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday March 10, 1977,
page 3, col. 2 and Tuesday, March 22, 1977, page 8, col. 2 and 3
Name: Richard D.
Rogers
Parents: Rhoda Smith Rogers and Calvin Rogers
Spouse: Mary Legette Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: age 61
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Fair Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday March 10, 1977,
page 3, col. 3
Name: Lucy Ellen
Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Lumberton, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday March 10, 1977,
page 3, col. 3 & 4
Name: Mitchell
Wade
Harper
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Harper, Lumberton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday March 10, 1977,
page 3, col. 4
Name: Jeffrey
Evans Turbeville
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Earl Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: hospital here
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 15, 1977,
page 9, col. 2
Name: John D.
Bethea
Parents: Herbert and Margaret Ellen Bass Bethea
Spouse: Alma Ivey Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: hospital here
Place of Burial: Coopers Baptist Church Cemetery, WW II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 15, 1977,
page 9, col.1 & 2
Name: Debbie
Joyce Rowell
Parents: Danny Lavern and Hilda Joyce Rowell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 5
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 22, 1977,
page 8, col. 1
Name: Pierce
Hamilton
Parents: Steven and Lennie Huggins Hamilton
Spouse: Ressie Taylor Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 22, 1977,
page 8, col. 1
Name: Narcissus
Cicero Herring
Parents: Samuel and Emaline Taylor Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 22, 1977,
page 8, col. 1 & 2
Name: Bessie
Elneta
Tyler
Parents: Bernie and Sarah Brown Mincey
Spouse: John Tyler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Horry County,
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Norris Cemetery, Tabor City
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 22, 1977,
page 8, col. 2
Name: infant
daughter
Parents: Leo and Mary Moore Clark
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 22, 1977,
page 8, col. 3
Name: Richard
Elliott
Parents: Edgar Torrence and Lyda David Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Army veteran of World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 22, 1977,
page 6, col. 2
Name: Robert N.
(Bud) Spivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Place of Birth: formerly of Fairmont, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: hospital here
Place of Burial: Ford Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 22, 1977,
page 6, col. 2
Name: Jack
Kermit Lassiter
Parents: Charles and Neil Odom Lassiter
Spouse: Mozelle Scott Lassiter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Army veteran of World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday March 24, 1977,
page 10, col. 5
Name: Amos Kin
Hill
Parents: Thomas Allen and Luella Owens Hill
Spouse: Margaret Idell Stalvey Hill
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Withers Memorial Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday March 24, 1977,
page 10, col. 6
Name: Ruth
Stuart
Atkinson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Fayetteville, former resident of Fairmont, NC
Date of Death: Saturday auto accident
Place of Death: Dillon County
Place of Burial: services at Reborn Baptist Church in Fayetteville
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 29, 1977,
page 1, col. 4
Name: Lacy
Thomas Ratley Sr.
Parents: Fulton and Lula Graham Ratley
Spouse: Bertha Mae Ratley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 29, 1977,
page 6, col. 1
Name: Flora Hamer
Hooker
Parents: Robert Pickett and Janie Brown McCallum of Hamer
Spouse: Dr. J. T. Hooker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Hamer Cemetery in Little Rock
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 29, 1977,
page 6, col. 1
Name: Margaret
Sellers
Edwards
Parents: Ben B. and Mary Norma Watson Sellers
Spouse: Otto R. Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 29, 1977,
page 6, col. 1 & 2
Name: Thelma Clara
Hargrove
Parents: W. L. and Thelma Taylor Hargrove
Date of Birth/Age: Age 32
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 29, 1977,
page 6, col. 2
Name: Josephine B.
Roberts
Parents: Gus and Hester Wall Brown
Spouse: Alonzo Roberts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 29, 1977,
page 6, col. 2
Name: Zynetta
Gressette Carmichael
Parents: Lawrence William and Leila Howell Gressette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Orangeburg County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville nursing home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 29, 1977,
page 6, col. 3
Name: Azlee
Grace Webster
Parents: Gordon and Florrie Taylor Ivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 29, 1977,
page 6, col. 3 & 4
Name: Mary
Wright
Parents: John and Edith Lidge McLain
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Brooklyn, NY hospital
Place of Burial: New Zion AME Church Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday March 29, 1977,
page 6, col. 4
Name: John
Douglas Tyndall Jr.
Parents: John Douglas and Debbie Pate Tyndall
Date of Birth/Age: infant son
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday March 31, 1977,
page 9, col. 1
Name: John
Major
Dew
Parents: John Berry and Julia Rogers Dew
Spouse: Sarah W. Dew
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday March 31, 1977,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Fred
Griffin
Parents: Albert and Flora Waters Griffin
Spouse: Rosa Willoughby Griffin
Date of Birth/Age: 71
Place of Birth: Marlboro County, SC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Charleston, SC hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday March 31, 1977,
page 9, col. 2
Name: Robert
Singleton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 22
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday March 31, 1977,
page 1, col. 4, 5, 6, & 7
APRIL
Name: Patricia Louise
Grice Hood
Parents: Louise Hubbard Grice and John A. Grice
Date of Birth/Age: Age 23
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday April 5, 1977,
page 1, col. 4
Name: Flora
Janie Hamer Hooker
Parents: Robert Pickett Hamer and Janie Brown McCallum Hamer
Spouse: Dr. J. T. Hooker
Date of Death: March 26
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: R. P. Hamer Sr. Cemetery, Little Rock
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday April 5, 1977,
page 7, col. 1
Name: Arthur K.
Flowers
Spouse: Rebecca Herring Flowers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: February 22
Place of Death: at home in Wilmington, Del.
Place of Burial: Gracelawn Cemetery, Wilmington
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday April 5, 1977,
page 7, col. 1 & 2
Name: Alma
Murchison Rouse
Spouse: George Heyward Rouse
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Pickett Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday April 5, 1977,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Tracy
Jackson Jr.
Parents: Tracy Jackson Sr. and Viola Johnson Jackson
Spouse: Hazel Love Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: March 26
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday April 5, 1977,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Miss
Sallye Walker Hamilton
Parents: Dayton and Sallye Smith Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday April 5, 1977,
page 7, col. 2 & 3
Name: Louin E.
Richardson
Parents: Ben F. and Della Poston Richardson
Spouse: Loraine Cox Richardson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Orangeburg nursing home
Place of Burial: Garden of Devotion Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday April 5, 1977,
page 7, col. 3
Name: Ace Miles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion County nursing home
Place of Burial: Magnolia Methodist Church Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday April 5, 1977,
page 7, col. 3
Name: Estelle
Perry Beckham
Parents: Lewis J. and Mary Patterson Perry
Spouse: Rev. William Ariail Beckhman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Lancaster County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 7, 1977,
page 11, col. 1
Name: Nettie
Idle H. Hardee
Parents: Andrew and Georgia Holmes Hardee
Spouse: J. Tillman Hardee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Conway nursing home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 7, 1977,
page 11, col. 1
Name: Trayce D.
Rogers
Parents: Hiniard G. and Lilly Elvington Rogers
Spouse: Jimmie R. Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 7, 1977,
page 11, col. 1
Name: J. Isom
Ford
Parents: Alvie and Lennie Gardner Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Ford Cemetery in Robeson County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 7, 1977,
page 11, col. 2
Name: Eva
Brogdon White
Parents: David Shep and Iola Bane Brogdon
Spouse: James White
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 7, 1977,
page 11, col. 2
Name: Joseph
Alexander Tillinghast
Parents: Joseph and Claudia Stinson Tillinghast
Spouse: Lila Snow Tillinghast
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Spartanburg native
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Oakwood Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday April 12, 1977,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Willis Hyman
Parents: Willis L. and Lexie Keith Hyman
Spouse: Sarah Hyman
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC native
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Florence Memorial Gardens
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday April 12, 1977,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Katie W.
Anderson
Parents: Henry W. and Catherine Hampton Weatherford
Spouse: Evander M. Anderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Newberry hospital
Place of Burial: Darlington Memorial Gardens, Darlington, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday April 12, 1977,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Mae Carter
Pace
Parents: Neal and Mary Carter
Spouse: John Henry Pace
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday April 12, 1977,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Millard M.
Bailey
Parents: William M. and Monnie Sue Hood Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Latta, Dillon County, SC native, New York
resident 20 years
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Long Island, NY hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, WW II veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday April 12, 1977,
page 1, col. 3
Name: Willie
Kinlaw Fore
Parents: Willis K. and Sara Berry Fore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 97
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 14, 1977,
page 10, col. 1
Name: Florence
Herring McCormick
Parents: Thomas and Mary Ellen Herring
Spouse: Willie McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 14, 1977,
page 10, col. 2
Name: Thomas
Elwood Love
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Lumberton NC hospital
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 19, 1977,
page 1, col. 3
Name: Gregory
Allen Jordan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Place of Birth: of Freemont, Nebr.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon County accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 26, 1977,
page 1, col. 6 and 7
Name: William S.
Nestle Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Place of Birth: of Detroit, Michigan
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon County accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 26, 1977,
page 1, col. 6 and 7
Name: Hoyt
Harrington
Parents: Abner W. and Sarah Rogers Harrington
Spouse: Lutie Hayes Harrington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Olivet Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 26, 1977,
page 7, col. 4 and 5
Name: Sister
Athanasia Brune
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: near O’Fallon, Mo.
Date of Death: Friday, April 8
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 26, 1977,
page 7, col. 6, 7, 8 and 9
Name: H. Kermit
Fogle
Parents: Lurlene Sanford Fogle and John R. Fogle
Spouse: Irene N. Fogle
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Orangeburg County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Nichols
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 26, 1977,
page 7, col. 1
Name: Julia W.
Cribb
Parents: Rufus and Hannah Burr Weatherford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 26, 1977,
page 7, col. 1
Name: Amos Berry
Parents: Sidney and Abby Berry
Spouse: Isla Mae Rouse Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Tart Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 26, 1977,
page 7, col. 1 and 2
Name: Lamar
Dingle
Parents: Millard Dingle and Maggie Lee Gibson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Date of Death: Tuesday lighting
death
Place of Burial: New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 26, 1977,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Estelle
McKenzie Stroud
Parents: Manning E. and Catherine Brigman McKenzie
Spouse: Archie T. Stroud Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 26, 1977,
page 7, col. 2 and 3
MAY
Name: Thomas
Colon Bowen
Parents: Alex and Nettie L. Bowen
Spouse: Etta Oxendien Bowen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Scotland County, NC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Priest Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 3, 1977, page
10, col. 1
Name: Sally
George Jackson
Parents: Jessie and Sally George
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 3, 1977, page
10, col. 1
Name: Thelma
Allen Walker Hardin
Parents: William J. and Mary Alice Ivey Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Elmwood Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 5, 1977,
page 10, col. 1
Name: Flonnie
Cole Gaddy
Parents: Rufus and Martha Jane G. Cole
Spouse: Eros
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Hamlet, NC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Centernary Methodist Church Cemetery near
Fairmont
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 10, 1977,
page 7, col. 1
Name: Miss Ethel
Epstein
Parents: Sam and Bessie Horowitz Epstein
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: New York, N.Y.
Date of Death: recently
Place of Death: Washington, DC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 10, 1977,
page 7, col. 1
Name: Miss
Lucile McKiever
Parents: Lucile Baker McKiever and Daniel Joseph McKiever
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Sumter
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Sumter Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 10, 1977,
page 7, col. 1
Name: Grady
Shelley Sr.
Parents: Ford and Iris Coleman Shelley
Spouse: Silvia Rice Shelley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: native of Marion
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: services at Reedy Creek Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 10, 1977,
page 7, col. 1
Name: Tommy
Brown
Parents: Archie and Annie McCoy Brown
Spouse: Beatrice C. Brown
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: McCoy’s Chapel United Methodist Church (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 10, 1977,
page 7, col. 2
Name: George
Carmichael
Parents: Roland and Maggie Carmichael McLellan
Spouse: Dora Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Community Hospital
Place of Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 10, 1977,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Jessie
Owens
Parents: William and Mandy Cook Owens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: services at Pyerian Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 10, 1977,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Robert
Carson Bullock
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bullock
Spouse: Clarice Lewter Bullock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 12, 1977,
page 9, col. 1
Name: English
Sam Johnson
Parents: David and Evie Johnson
Spouse: Nancy Strickland Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 97
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Darlington hospital
Place of Burial: Swift Creek Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 12, 1977,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Hilton
Leggett
Parents: Lizzie Leggett
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: St. Luke Methodist Church cemetery, Hamer
(AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 12, 1977,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Jackie
Levern Jackson
Parents: Corine Britt Jackson and George B. Jackson
Spouse: Ida Mae Alford Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon County
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 17, 1977,
page 1, col. 3, 4 and 5 & Tuesday, May 17, 1977, page , col.
3 and 4
Name: Dewey
Brewer
Parents: Ben and Rittie Moore Brewer
Spouse: Helen Thompson Brewer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Old Johnsonville Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 17, 1977,
page 8, col. 1 and 2
Name: Lillian H.
Fladger
Parents: Lonnie and Maggie Foxworth
Date of Death: May 9
Place of Burial: services Sunday at Union AME Church, Lake
View (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 17, 1977,
page 8, col. 4
Name: J. C.
Collins
Parents: David Leroy and Martha Jane Johnson Collins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Johnson Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 19, 1977,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Larry
Eugene Dillon
Spouse: William Lacy and Bertha Bryant Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 19, 1977,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Joe Fred
Oliver
Parents: Joe Fred and Dora Smith Oliver
Spouse: Anne Dessert Oliver
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: May 16
Place of Death: La Jolla, California
Place of Burial: memorial and military services in Marysville, World
War II retired Army colonel
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, May 19, 1977,
page 9, col. 1 & Tuesday, May 24, 1977, page 2, col.
1
Name: Marvin
Carmichael
Parents: Gaddy L. and Blanche McKenzie Carmichael
Spouse: Beatrice Butler Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 24, 1977,
page 1, col. 7 and 8
Name: Joseph L.
Morris
Parents: Charlie Monroe and Roxie Wilkerson
Spouse: Louise Grant Morris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Lumberton, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (Veteran)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 24, 1977,
page 2, col. 3 and 4
Name: Ralph
Porter Jackson Sr.
Spouse: Pauline McKinnon Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Community Hospital
Place of Burial: McCormick Cemetery, Laurinburg
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 24, 1977,
page 2, col. 4
Name: Virginia
McTeer Houraney
Parents: Mortimer and Lyna Newlin Murdaugh
Spouse: George Houraney
Place of Birth: Varnville, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 24, 1977,
page 2, col. 4 and 5
Name: James
Robert Lane
Parents: Mildred Jackson and George Ellis Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 32
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Army veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 24, 1977,
page 2, col. 5
Name: Claudia
Brown White
Parents: Albert and Amelia Atkinson Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Palmer Cemetery near Marion
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 24, 1977,
page 2, col. 6
Name: Pauline
Webster Gaskin
Parents: Joseph Drewry and Mary Ammons Webster
Spouse: George Gaskin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Whiteville, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 31, 1977,
page 6, col. 1
Name: Edna Cox
Clark
Parents: Ed Cox and Eutha Miller Cox
Spouse: Lee Clark
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 31, 1977,
page 6, col. 1
Name: Carrie
Herring
Parents: Clara Gee
Spouse: Derrick M. Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Richmond County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 31, 1977,
page 6, col. 2
Name: Joesph
Glenn Braswell
Parents: Elvin and Lena Webster Braswell
Spouse: Jerith Wilson Braswell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Jarvisburg, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, May 31, 1977,
page 6, col. 3
JUNE
Name: Mrs. Lundy A.
Ervin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Smith Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 2, 1977,
page 8, col. 3
Name: Ruth Ellen
Slaydon
Sister: Mrs. Doyle (Evelyn ) Beanblossom of Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: of Eden, NC
Date of Death: May 18
Place of Death: an Eden hospital
Place of Burial: Slaydon Cemetery in Leatherwood, Virginia
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 2, 1977,
page 8, col. 3
Name: Robert L.
Knight
Parents: Sylvester and Thelma Horne Knight
Spouse: Irene Taylor Knight
Brother: Danny Knight of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Unity Cemetery, Fort Mill, Korean War veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 2, 1977,
page 8, col. 4
Name: Sam Grady
Rogers
Parents: Thurman and Rosa Bell Abbott Rogers
Spouse: Eva Scott Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: native of Lake View
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Garden of Devotion Cemetery, Hemingway, World
War II veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 7, 1977, page
6, col. 1
Name: Cynthia
(Cindy) Empey
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Squires Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Place of Birth: Dillon County, and of Charlotte, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Sunset Memory Gardens, Charlotte, NC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 7, 1977, page
6, col. 2
Name: John M.
McInnis
Parents: Will and Mary McDonald McInnis
Spouse: Margurite Cottingham McInnis
Date of Birth/Age: 73
Place of Birth: Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: services: Carolina Presbyterian Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 7, 1977, page
6, col. 2 & 3
Name: Mrs.
Nettie Jane Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 7, 1977, page
6, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Kyle
Ayres Renfrow
Parents: Pendleton and Alice McMillan Ayres
Spouse: Richard T. Renfrow Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Ayres Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 7, 1977, page
6, col. 4
Name: Leslie
Nicole Cooke
Parents: Lester Bryan and Mary Watts Cooke
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 7, 1977, page
6, col. 5
Name: Ruth Bell
Hooks Hayes
Parents: Emory Lee and Sally Henderson Hooks
Spouse: Ernest Martin Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Bayboro Baptist Church Cemetery near Conway
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 7, 1977, page
6, col. 5 & 6
Name: Welk B.
Brigman
Parents: John and Mary Hamilton Brigman
Spouse: Golda Brass Brigman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 7, 1977, page
6, col. 6
Name: Jess
Willard Page
Parents: Barney L. and Minnie Strickland Page
Spouse: Olee Britt Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 9, 1977,
page 12, col. 1
Name: Allen
Ammons
Parents: Lonnie J. and Annie Turbeville Ammons
Spouse: Mildred Cook Ammons
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery, Mullins
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 9, 1977,
page 12, col. 1 and 2
Name: Lillie
Elizabeth Grainger
Parents: Andrew Berry and Sophie Edwards Brumble
Spouse: Burnie Grainger
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Myrtle Beach hospital
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 9, 1977,
page 12, col. 2
Name: Frank
Mitchell McRae
Parents: Victor H. and Estelle Johnson McRae
Spouse: Gail Brown McRae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Red Hill Memorial Gardens
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 9, 1977,
page 12, col. 3
Name: Margaret
Anderson Thomas
Parents: E. C. and Lena Parker Anderson
Spouse: Tommy Thomas III
Brother: W. B. Anderson of Dillon
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 9, 1977,
page 12, col. 3
Name: Miss Addie
Mae Cooke
Sister: Mrs. Alex McCall, Carolina community
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Ahoskie native
Date of Death: June 6
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Carolina Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 14, 1977,
page 7, col. 1
Name: Paul
Wheeler
Spouse: married former Mary Czap May 14, 1913
Son: Dr. William Wheeler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Date of Death: May 27
Place of Death: a Farrell, Pa. hospital
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 14, 1977,
page 7, col. 1
Name: Evander
Lloyd Jackson
Parents: OscarL and Minnie Brumble Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: June 8
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 14, 1977,
page 7, col. 2
Name: William
Henry Hayes
Parents: Wilbur Daniel and Carolina Allen Hayes
Spouse: Mollie Hamilton Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 14, 1977,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Furman T.
(Doc) Brown
Parents: William Kelly and Georgianna Barnhill Brown
Spouse: Edith Gasque Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Gapway Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 14, 1977,
page 7, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Leah
Hardie Moore
Parents: George Oliver and Flora Nobles Hardie
Spouse: Charlie Moore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Columbus County, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: services: Spears Creek Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday June 16, 1977,
page 10, col. 4
Name: Oscar C.
Lemmon
Parents: J. W. and Janice Lemmon
Spouse: Dorothy Rogers Lemmon
Daughter: Helen Lemmon, Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Fairfield County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 21, 1977,
page 8, col. 1 & 2
Name: Albert
Franklin McGirt Sr.
Spouse: Elgah Smith McGirt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Ashpole Presbyterian Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 21, 1977,
page 8, col. 2
Name: Pauline
Johnson Stone
Daughter: Mrs. Charles Norton of Little Rock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 21, 1977,
page 8, col. 3
Name: Zelma
Edith Orr
Parents: George and Elizabeth Lowe Lautenschleger
Spouse: Dr. William J. Orr
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Ohio
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home of son
Place of Burial: Canaan Cemetery, Creston
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 21, 1977,
page 8, col. 3
Name: Leah Witcover
Rudnick
Parents: Adolph and Rosa Lesinsky Witcover
Spouse: Julius Rudnick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Marion
Date of Death: Sundayl
Place of Burial: Jewish Cemetery in Florence
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 21, 1977,
page 8, col. 3
Name: Joseph B.
Arnette
Parents: Joseph and Blanche Harrelson Arnette
Spouse: Mina Bryant Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: services at Piney Grove Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 23, 1977,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Ruth
Graham
Parents: John Paige and Florence Gaddy
Spouse: Evans Grahm
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 28, 1977,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Evelyn Keasler
Gaddy
Parents: Daisy Perry Keasler
Spouse: Dr. George D. Gaddy
Place of Birth: Gaffney native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Alamance Memorial Park
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 28, 1977,
page 9, col. 2
Name: Mrs. Janie
Huggins Baker
Parents: Mitchell D. and Beady Harrelson Baker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: at home
Place of Burial: Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 28, 1977,
page 9, col. 2 & 3
Name: Kassie Blackmon
Polley
Parents: Cranford and Madge Hayes Blackmon
Spouse: Charles R. Polley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Rock Hill hospital
Place of Burial: Garden of Memories Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday June 28, 1977,
page 9, col. 3
Name: Lieut.
Col. Robert L. Brown
Parents: Mattie Burney Brown and Robert L. Brown
Spouse: Margaret McElveen Brown
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Elmwood Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday June 30, 1977,
page 6, col. 2
Name: Harvey
Isreal
Daughter: Aquelee Isreal of Dillon
Place of Birth: Whiteville, NC
Date of Death: June 23
Place of Burial: Whiteville, NC and services June 23:
Peacock Funeral Home, Whiteville, NC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday June 30, 1977,
page 6, col. 2
Name: Tullie Godbold
Parents: Hughie Sumpter and Angie Wise Godbold
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Dillon County rest home
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday June 30, 1977,
page 6, col. 2
JULY
Name: Mary Currin Carter
Parents: Robert Eugene and Claude DeCherigny Ashby Currin
Spouse: Martin Leon Carter
Mother of Mrs. Jackie Parrott of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lamar, SC
Place of Burial: Lamar Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 5,
1977, page 8, col. 3
Name: Dewey Levi Whittington
Parents: L. M. and Addie W. Whittington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 5,
1977, page 8, col. 3
Name: Sara Deitz Parker
Parents: Robert Odus and Noi Alexander Dietz
Spouse: Fred W. Parker
Mother of Mrs. Sidney Parker Sowers of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72, Born June 4, 1906
Place of Birth: Statesville, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Statesville, NC
Place of Burial: Oakwood Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 7,
1977, page 1, col. 3
Name: Robert Maye
Parents: Johnnie and May Williamson Maye
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Columbia, SC
Place of Burial: Services at Mutual Funeral Home, Dillon (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 7,
1977, page 1, col. 3
Name: Lonnie Edward Tart
Parents: J. M. and Alberta Gilbert Tart
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Residence
Place of Burial: Tart Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 12,
1977, page 6, col. 1
Name: Beddie B. Haynes
Parents: John A. and Lency H. Bass
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Bass Family Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 12,
1977, page 6, col. 1 & 2
Name: Gerald J. Keisler
Parents: Emerson R. and Lorene C. Keisler
Sister: Mrs. Gene (Betty) Varn of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Services at Cedar Grove Lutheran Church (Article
headlined Columbia.
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 12,
1977, page 6, col. 2
Name: Ester Scott Peele
Parents: Wade Hampton and Maggie Scott
Spouse: S. Luther Peele
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death Laurinburg, NC
Place of Burial: Hillside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 12,
1977, page 6, col. 2 & 3
Name: Roy Taylor
Parents: James David and Ora Ransom Taylor
Spouse: Gladys Goodwin Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death Bennettsville, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 12,
1977, page 6, col. 3
Name: Teresa B. Barwick
Parents: C. P. and Lena Swintz Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Belin Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 12,
1977, page 6, col. 3
Name: Myrtle Goodson Freeman
Parents: John and Harriett Brenner Goodson
Place of Birth: Ashville, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Mount Andrew Methodist Church Cemetery, Floyd Dale
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 12,
1977, page 6, col. 4
Name: Daniel Hugh Campbell
Parents: John Harley and Helen Sanderson Campbell
Spouse: Ellen David Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at Beulah Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 14,
1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Henry Jackson Norton
Parents: John A. and Victoria Russ Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Wilmington, NC
Place of Burial: Old Methodist Church Cemetery in Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 14,
1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Edward Bethea
Parents: George and Frances R. Bethea
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Service held Wednesday
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 14,
1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Norman Hatchell
Parents: Hollyway and Tessie Hatchell
Spouse: Bertha Hatchell
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Services at Marshall Bibleway Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 19,
1977, page 5, col. 1
Name: Joel Carmichael Butler
Parents: Alford and Maude Carmichael Butler
Spouse: Johnnie Hodges Butler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (US Army Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 19,
1977, page 6, col. 1
Name: Edith Ruth (Penny)
Stanton
Parents: Earl G. and Lena L. Medlin Carter
Spouse: Wayne Stanton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 19,
1977, page 6, col. 1
Name: Samuel Ralph Atkinson
Parents: William Sellers and Annie Page Atkinson
Spouse: Bobbie Page Atkinson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Olivet Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 19,
1977, page 6, col. 1 & 2
Name: Christina Karen Poston
Parents: Archie Thomas and Linda Kay Moore Poston
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Prosser Cemetery, Pamplico
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 19,
1977, page 6, col. 2
Name: Ada Williams Alford
Parents: Alexander Bernard and Ella Halyburton Williams
Spouse: 1. Sion Walter Alford 2. Julius Bonell Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Morganton, NC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Ashpole Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 19,
1977, page 6, col. 2
Name: Cole Blease Harris
Parents: Thomas and Mary Kate Dees Harris
Spouse: Ruth Stephens Harris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 19,
1977, page 6, col. 2 & 3
Name: J. D. Miller
Parents: A. H. and Maggie Harrelson Miller
Spouse: Bessie M. Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Formerly of Norfolk, Virginia and Dillon
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 19,
1977, page 6, col. 3
Name: Phillip Cook, Jr.
Parents: Phillip and Martha Powers Cook
Spouse: Mattie Turbeville Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 19,
1977, page 6, col. 3 & 4
Name: Levey Hinderson, Jr.
Parents: Levey V. and Lorean Rogers Hinderson
Spouse: Shirley Cook Hinderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Nichols
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 19,
1977, page 6, col. 5 & 6
Name: Howard R. Hayes
Parents: Henry Calhoun and Martha LeGette Hayes
Spouse: Sue Davis Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Hayes plantation , Freestate Section near Latta,
SC
Date of Death: July 9, 1977
Place of Death: Monroe, Louisiana
Place of Burial: Memorial Park Mausoleum, Monroe, Louisiana
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,
July 21, 1977, page 8, col. 1
Name: Cleve Bethea
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Barney Bethea
Spouse: Corine G. Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63, Born May 2, 1914
Place of Birth: Williamsburg County
Date of Death: July 12, 1977
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Okay Point Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,
July 21, 1977, page 8, col. 1 & 2
Name: Alton Emanuel Johnson
Parents: Carl and Bertha Bryant Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charleston, SC
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,
July 21, 1977, page 8, col. 2
Name: Mattie McRae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: North Carolina
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: New Zion Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,
July 21, 1977, page 8, col. 2
Name: Grace Allen Killman
Parents: David and Betty Bethea Allen
Spouse: W. L. Killman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 94
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: McColl Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,
July 21, 1977, page 8, col. 2
Name: Clarence Edward Rogers
Parents: Edward Theron and Fannie Britton Rogers
Spouse: Marsha Moody Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Place of Birth: Hemingway, SC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Near Effingham, SC (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Old Johnsonville Cemetery (Masonic Rites)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 28,
1977, page 1, col. 6 & 7
Name: Christopher Glen Rogers
Parents: Clarence Edward and Marsha Moody Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 4
Place of Birth: Florence, SC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence, SC (from injuries in auto
accident)
Place of Burial: Old Johnsonville Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 28,
1977, page 1, col. 6 & 7
AUGUST
Name: Billy Wayne Causey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Bergerstown, PA (Auto accident)
Place of Burial: Bergerstown Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 2,
1977, page 1, col. 3
Name: Preston Locklear
Parents: Elisha and Eva Mae Locklear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Harpers Ferry Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 2,
1977, page 8, col. 1
Name: John Robert Daves
Parents: Frank C. and Josephine Blanton Daves
Spouse: Georgia Shytle Daves
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Dysortville, NC County, NC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 2,
1977, page 8, col. 1
Name: Edna Wallace Fort
Parents: Rev. William Clark and Mollie Gaitly Wallace
Spouse: Lattie Boyd Fort
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, near Fork
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August
4, 1977, page 9, col. 1 & 2
Name: Lancey Linwood McCollun
Parents: Reid and Odessa McCollum
Spouse: Sallie Mae Manning McCollum
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Rowland, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August
4, 1977, page 9, col. 2 & 3
Name: Bonnie Mae Jones
Crowley
Parents: Wade and Bessie Jones
Spouse: Herman Crowley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Place of Birth: North Carolina
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Bethesda Southern Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August
4, 1977, page 9, col. 4, 5 & 6
Name: Linda Woodell Brown
Parents: Weldon and Mary Ethel Freeman Woodell
Spouse: Listed as a survivor by not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 19
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Auto Accident north of Marion
Place of Burial: Services at Bethesda Southern Methodist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 9,
1977, page 1, col. 3
Name: Alice Fay Bass
Parents: H. C. and Viola Jackson Bass
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Auto Accident Pee Dee Church Road
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 9,
1977, page 1, col. 1, 2. 3. & 4
Name: Sybil Gaddy Ard
Parents: John W. and Annie Grace Sellers Gaddy
Spouse: Jerry Fore Ard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia, SC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 9,
1977, page 6, col. 1
Name: Gordon Carl Cole, Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: (former coach at Dillon High School)
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Charlotte, NC
Place of Burial: Bluffton Cemetery, Bluffton
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 9,
1977, page 6, col. 1
Name: Howard G. Young
Parents: A. B. and Ruby Kennedy Young, Sr.
Spouse: Anne Hendrix Young
Brother: Arthur Young of Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Savannah, Georgia
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lake City
Place of Burial: Not given (WW II Navy Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 9,
1977, page 6, col. 2
Name: Frank Huggins
Parents: Edward J. and Verdie Cain Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 9,
1977, page 6, col. 2
Name: Frances S. Adams
Parents: John and Lily Lewis Stephens
Spouse: John C. Adams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Fairmont, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 9,
1977, page 6, col. 2
Name: Victor Blue McCallum
Parents: James Campbell and Lucia Blue McCallum
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Rowland, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Rowland
Place of Burial: Ashpole Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 9,
1977, page 6, col. 3
Name: Loco Mae Edge Lee
Parents: Daniel E. and Sarah S. Patrick Edge
Spouse: Bernie Gaston Lee
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Fork
Place of Burial: Services at Bethel Baptist Church, Olanta, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 9,
1977, page 6, col. 3
Name: Brig. Gen. John E.
Pitts, Jr., USAAF ret.
Spouse: Barbara Barnes Pitts
Place of Birth: Formerly of Auburn, Alabama
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence in Greenville, SC
Place of Burial: Services in Auburn, Alabama
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August
11, 1977, page 11, col. 1
Name: A. B. Barfield
Parents: Heyward and Eunice Goodyear Barfield
Spouse: Elizabeth Flowers Barfield
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Ford Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August
11, 1977, page 11, col. 1
Name: Gilbert Lewis Powell
Parents: Mrs. Effie McLean Powell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery (article headlined
Maxton, NC)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August
11, 1977, page 11, col. 1
Name: Reuben Earl Moody
Parents: Richard J. and Sarah Jackson
Spouse: Annie Fulton Moody
Date of Birth/Age: August 12, 1889
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: July 29, 1977
Place of Death: Staunton, Virginia
Place of Burial: Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, VA
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 16,
1977, page 8, col. 1.
Name: Azalee Harpe Farmer
Parents: Stanley and Aubrey Page Harpe Morris
Spouse: W. S. Farmer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Richmond, Virginia
Place of Burial: Services at River Oak Methodist church in
Richmond
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 16,
1977, page 1, col. 1
Name: Thomas Joseph Ford
Spouse: Alice Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: August 9, 1977
Place of Death: Columbia, SC
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (US Army Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 16,
1977, page 8, col. 1.
Name: William McKinley Arnette
Parents: Daniel Crayton and Sallie Grainger Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Article headlined Fairmont, NC
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 16,
1977, page 8, col. 1.
Name: Robert Belton Peele
Parents: Robert Louis and Maggie Scott Peele
Spouse: Callie Bailey Peele
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Scotland County, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August 18,
1977, page 9, col. 3
Name: Sgt. Jerry Rogers
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Rogers
Spouse: Ruth Hargis Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 22
Place of Birth: Former Lake View Resident
Date of Death: Tuesday of last week
Place of Death: Ft. Campbell, Kentucky (Service connected accident)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 23,
1977, Page 1, col. 1, 2, & 3.
Name: Kirby Lawton Stephens
Parents: Leland and Maggie Gerald Stephens
Spouse: Ethel Willoughby Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Conway
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 23,
1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Sadie Scott
Parents: Joe and Bessie Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Ford Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August
23, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Alma Louise Wiggins
Parents: John P. and Idella Cribb Campell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: August 17, 1977
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August
23, 1977, page 9, col. 2
Name: Douglas L. Singleton
Parents: Dock and Addie Singleton Singleton
Spouse: Mary Jane Singleton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Services at Beulah Baptist church (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August
23, 1977, page 9, col. 3
Name: Elwood Hunt
Parents: Mrs. Hattie Hunt
Spouse: Ella Fay Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: formerly of Fairmont, NC
Date of Death: August 16, 1977
Place of Death: Tulsa Oklahoma (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Church of God Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August
23, 1977, page 9, col. 3
Name: Nellie Long Taylor
Parents: Alexander and Elizabeth O’Brian Jones Long
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August
25, 1977, page 11, col. 1
Name: Albert R. Crump
Parents: Daniel B. and Nancy Lou Gregg Crump
Spouse: Julie Powell Crump (dec)
Place of Birth: Formerly of Hickory
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Hickory, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August
25, 1977, page 11, col. 1
Name: John Carl Ellis
Parents: Cleve and Anna Collins Ellis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August
30, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Infant Daughter Lane
Parents: Michael Ervin and Carol Griffith Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Kingstree, SC
Place of Burial: Mount Vernon Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August
30, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Josephine Hunter
Parents: James Hughie and Carrie Louise Charles
Brother: James McCall
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August
30, 1977, page 9, col. 1
SEPTEMBER
Name: Carolyn M. Brannon
Parents: Elizabeth S. Lamb and Braska J. Melton
Spouse: Hershel Brannon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Residence at Norcross, Georgia
Place of Burial: Wesley Chapel Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,
September 8, 1977, page 8, col. 5
Name: Rev. Clyde C. Cox
Parents: Rev. William Elisha and Mary Streetman Cox
Spouse: Claudia Coulson Cox
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Linsdale, Georgia
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Easley, SC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Park, Easley, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday,
September 6, 1977, page 7, col. 1
Name: Albert Rhett Taber, III
Parents: Albert Rhett Taber II and Mary Belle Peterkin Taber
Spouse: Maxine Fore Taber
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Peterkin Cemetery, Fort Motte, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday,
September 6, 1977, page 7, col. 2
Name: Olive Ann Craighton
Oliver
Parents: Crandall M. and Viola Tanner Craighton
Spouse: Harry Michael Oliver
Place of Birth: Fort Eustis, Virginia
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September
6, 1977, page 7, col. 2
Name: John Marcel Robich
Parents: Robert and Erna Herzer Robich
Spouse: Zedenka Robich
Place of Birth: Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Services at Main Street United Methodist Church,
Dillon (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September
6, 1977, page 7, col. 2
Name: Raymond Lee Stone
Parents: Zingle and Amanda Nettles Stone
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,
September 8, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: H. A. Fairfax
Parents: Jack and Addie Hayes Fairfax
Spouse: Edith P. Fairfax
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Fair Bluff, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Article headlined Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September
13, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: W. Franklin Johnson
Parents: William Leneau and Luvenia Gasque Johnson
Spouse: Fostine Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: McAlester, Oklahoma (truck wreck)
Place of Burial: Services at Little Bethel Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September
13, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Shelvia Jean McRae
Parents: Richard and Mary Birch McRae
Foster mother – Mrs. Alice C. Tart
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Smithboro Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September
13, 1977, page 9, col. 1 & 2
Name: Henry McLean
Parents: Archie and Hattie Jane McNair McLean
Spouse: Ruth McLean
Age: 67
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday of last week
Place of Burial: Mount Tabor Baptist Church in Clio Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September
13, 1977, page 9, col. 1 & 2
Name: B. J. Page
Parents: H. Paul and Orilla Pittman Page
Spouse: Flora Cook Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Residence, Lake View
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery (US Air Force Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September
13, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Dalton Harold Sumrell
Spouse: Kathleen Shaw Sumrell
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Newcastle, VA
Place of Burial: Greenville, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday,
September 20, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Rosa Williams Lynch
Parents: Clarence and Mary Hyatt Williams
Spouse: Roland Clarence Lynch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September
20, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Rev. Jack Ward Page
Spouse: Frances Foster Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Article headline Rowland, NC
Place of Burial: Raleigh Memorial Park
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September
20, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: William Archie Hyatt
Parents: Walter David and Vincie Miller Hyatt
Spouse: Daisey S. Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Dillon, County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September
20, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Albert J. Tyndall
Parents: Robert and Alice Tyndall
Spouse: Nolie Tyndall
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Residence (article headlined Marion)
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September
22, 1977, page 8, col. 1
Name: Forest William Smith
Parents: Ben and Mabel Cauffman Smith
Spouse: Alla Mae Ivey Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Lone Oak, Arkansas
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC (WW II
Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September
22, 1977, page 8, col. 1
Name: Ruth Amelia
Mathews Black
Parents: Dr. T. B. and Sudie Jeanette Grigsby Mathews Black
Spouse: Dr. H. Cooper Black
Place of Birth: Saluda
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Lexington, SC
Place of Burial: Santee Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,
September 29, 1977, page 8, col. 1
Name: Hobson Miles Grainger
Parents: William Cross and Lillie Anderson Grainger
Spouse: Rena Powell Grainger
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Conway
Place of Burial: Spring Branch Cemetery, Nichols, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,
September 29, 1977, page 8, col. 2
Name: Cleveland Carter
Parents: Owen and Fronie Carter
Spouse: Ruby Miller Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,
September 29, 1977, page 8, col. 3
OCTOBER
Name: Gerald M. Arnette
Parents: Mack K. And Vallie Page Arnette
Spouse: Virginia T. Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
4, 1977, page 7, col. 2
Name: John D. Thomas
Parents: Alec and Emma Thomas
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Little Rock, SC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October
6, 1977, page 11, col. 1.
Name: Shelby Harry Williamson
Parents: William M. and Mary Burchutt Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Services at Little Rock Baptist Chruch (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
11, 1977, page 6, col. 5
Name: Mary C. Carter
Parents: William J. and Mary Cottingham Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Lifelong resident of Dillon Community
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
11, 1977, page 6, col. 5
Name: D. J. Herring
Parents: James Curtis and Annie Bell Smith Herring
Spouse: Shirley Ann Sports Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October
13, 1977, page 11, col. 1
Name: W. W. (Randy) Bowers
Parents: Burney Birchmore and Stella Shaw Bowers
Spouse: Bishop Rogers Bowers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Kershaw County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October
13, 1977, page 11, col. 2
Name: Joseph King Martin
Parents: Garnett M. and Rosa King Martin
Spouse: Lenora Monroe Martin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Place of Burial: Rosehill Cemetery, Marion, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
18, 1977, page 1, col. 4
Name: Ethel Ivey Lock
Parents: Hayes and Neppie Morris Ivey
Spouse: William Lock
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Thursday of last week
Place of Death: Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
18, 1977, page 7, col. 1
Name: Janie Herring
Parents: Jack and Elizabeth Causey Watts
Spouse: Victor Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
18, 1977, page 7, col. 1
Name: Pauline Rogers Herring
Parents: Lewis and Minnie Huggins Rogers
Spouse: James Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
18, 1977, page 7, col. 2
Name: John Patterson Smith
Parents: Elliott Devine and Mary Jane Patterson Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Born May 23, 1939
Place of Birth: Pee Dee
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Darlington
Place of Burial: Meadowbrook Cemetery, Lumberton, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
18, 1977, page 7, col. 1
Name: Ruby Gist Jackson
Parents: Bud and Martha Ann Gist Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
18, 1977, page 7, col. 2
Name: Johnson Wood Cox
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Dennis L. Cox, Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Place of Birth: Native of Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October
20, 1977, page 3, col. 6
Name: Jim Lane
Parents: Franklin and Ida Lane
Spouse: Etta Caulder Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Services at Piney Grove Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October
20, 1977, page 3, col. 5
Name: W. W. (Randy) Bowers
Parents: Burney Bichmore and Stella Shaw Bowers
Spouse: Bishop Bowers
Place of Birth: Kershaw
Date of Death: Wednesday of last week
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemtery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October
20, 1977, page 3, col. 6 & 7
Name: John Phillip Bethea
Parents: Julius Neverly and Carrie Sessions Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Latta, SC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Elmwood Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
25, 1977, page 6, col. 1
Name: Emma H. Bass
Parents: Addison J. and Ellen Elizabeth Watson Bass
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence in Latta
Place of Burial: Antioch Church Cemetery, Marion County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,
October 27, 1977, page 10, col. 1
NOVEMBER
Name: Amelia Aretha Delaine
Parents: George and Margaret E. Bartell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday of last week
Place of Death: Cheraw
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
1, 1977, page 8, col. 4
Name: Laura Sawyer Brown
Parents: Jasper and Molie Sineath Sawyer
Spouse: Willie Clifton Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday,
November 1, 1977, page 8, col. 5
Name: Robert A. (Steve)
Stephenson
Parents: H. F. and Nancy Elston Smith Stephenson
Spouse: Grace Ammons Stephenson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: York
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday,
November 1, 1977, page 8, col. 6
Name: Dr. John Daniel
Henderson
Parents: Hugh Archibald and Christian McIver Henderson
Spouse: Martha Logan Henderson
Place of Birth: Carolina Section of Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Holy Cross Cemetery, Charleston
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday,
November 1, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Pearl Adams
Parents: Robert Thomas and Annie Elkins Adams
Spouse: Flora Bell King Adams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Durham, NC
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery (Army Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday,
November 1, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Ruth Fladger Grayson
Date of Death: Services were held October 12 Weston Chapel AME
Church, Latta
Place of Death: Resident of Philadelphia. PA
Place of Burial: Oakey Point Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday,
November 1, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Teresa Faye Odom
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Odom
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Wednesday of last week
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
1, 1977, page 9, col. 2
Name: Penn T. Watson
Spouse: Lela Coleman Watson
Date of Death: October 27, 1977
Place of Death: Wilson, NC
Place of Burial: Maplewood Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
1, 1977, page 9, col. 2
Name: Henry Thomas
Richardson
Parents: Allen and Ranzie Tanner Richardson
Spouse: Odessa Price Richardson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Old Zion Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
1, 1977, page 9, col. 2
Name: James E. MacQueen
Parents: Col. Donald and Molly McCrae MacQueen
Spouse: Kleist M. MacQueen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Native of Marlboro County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Article headlined Durham, NC
Place of Burial: McLucas Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
1, 1977, page 9, col. 3
Name: Victor Ronald
DuBose, Sr.
Parents: Charles B. and Mattie Parnell DuBose
Spouse: Elma Lee Laffoday DuBose
Place of Birth: Lee Bounty County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Cypress Cemetery in Lee County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
1, 1977, page 9, col. 3
Name: James Adrian
Carter
Parents: Walter and Helen Gaddy Carter
Spouse: Brenda Sims Carter
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Charlotte, NC
Place of Burial: Westside Cemetery (Article headlined
Lancaster) Korean Veteran
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
1, 1977, page 9, col. 3
Name: G. Worth Norman
Parents: George F. and Ethel Lovin Norman
Spouse: Sarah Elliott Norman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
1, 1977, page 9, col. 3
Name: Lonnie Page
Parents: Lonnie and Queenie Page
Spouse: Lilly Mae Page
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (article headlined Nichols)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November
3, 1977, page 10, col. 1 & 2
Name: James Graham Baker, Jr.
Parents: James C. Sr. and Annie Monroe Baker
Spouse: Ruth Ragland Baker
Place of Birth: Native of Latta
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Residence (Article headlined Columbia)
Place of Burial: Celestial memorial Gardens
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
8, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Rev. Arnie Richardson
Parents: John Hardee and Frances Lambert Richardson
Spouse: Pearl Howard Richardson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Georgetown County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Charleston, SC
Place of Burial: Andrews Memorial Cemetery, Andrews, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
8, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Dawson Bracey
Parents: Kelleth and Katherine Bracey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Sumter
Date of Death: Tuesday of last week
Place of Burial: Services at Magnolia AME church with burial in
Bracey’s Cemetery (AA) (article headlined Bingham)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
8, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Harrison Benjamin
Blackwell, Sr.
Parents: Ann Blackwell
Spouse: Lurline Thomas Balackwell
Place of Birth: Little Rock
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Article headlined Decatur, GA
Place of Burial: Services at Little Rock United Methodist Church
with burial in Hamilton Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
8, 1977, page 9, col. 2
Name: Carson Tolar
Parents: W. C. and Susan Tolar
Spouse: Celia Newton Tolar
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Asheville, NC
Place of Burial: Services at Mountain View Baptist Church
(article headlined Black Mountain, NC)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
8, 1977, page 9, col. 2
Name: Vera Smith Graham
Parents: James R. and Charity Porter Graham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Dillon County Native
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Lexington County
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
8, 1977, page 9, col. 2
Name: James Robert (Bob)
Turbeville
Parents: James Dawson and Lillie Herring Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County Native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Florence National Cemetery, Florence SC (WW II
Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
8, 1977, page 9, col. 2
Name: H. W. (Snow) McRae
Parents: John B. and Annie Belle Graham McRae
Spouse: Ann Warren McRae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
15, 1977, page 7, col. 2
Name: John Belton Eleazar
Parents: Robert W. M. and Alma Shealy Eleazar
Spouse: Miraim Rhoads Eleazer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Chapin
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Services at Estill United Methodist Church with burial
in Lawtonville Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
15, 1977, page 7, col. 2 & 3
Name: Vencie Miller Hyatt
Parents: William and Roxie Ann Surles Miller
Spouse: Walter D. Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November
17, 1977, page 1, col. 1
Name: Mamie Turbeville
Roberts
Parents: Marian and Mattie Dillon Turbeville
Spouse: Ernest Roberts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Lake Swamp Baptist Cherish Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November
17, 1977, page 1, col. 1
Name: Purlie James Prince
Parents: John Olin and Myrtle Mae Prince
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Flint, Michigan
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November
17, 1977, page 1, col. 1
Name: Samuel C. Thomas
Parents: Nathaniel J. and Emma Floyd Thomas
Spouse: Elizabeth Parker Thomas
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November
17, 1977, page 1, col. 2
Name: Mattie Tucker
Parents: Mattie Douglas Lewellen and the late William Porter
Spouse: Sebe Elbert Tucker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Laurinburg, NC
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November
17, 1977, page 1, col. 2
Name: Rosa Collins Rogers
Parents: William and Sara Jane Brown Collins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
22, 1977, page 8, col. 4
Name: Callie Norton Bailey
Peele
Parents: Neil L. and Mary Russell Norton
Spouse: Robert B. Peele
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Scotland County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
22, 1977, page 8, col. 5
Name: Ira (Tooney) Miller
Parents: James and Nancy Page Miller
Spouse: Betty Ivey Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
29, 1977, page 7, col. 1
Name: Rebekah Culbreth
Anderson
Parents: Neil Monroe and Nancy Memory Culbreth
Spouse: H. H. Anderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
29, 1977, page 7, col. 1
Name: Lewis Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
29, 1977, page 7, col. 1
Name: Ruby Johnson
Parents: Jesse Arthur and Janie Wise Hayes
Spouse: Gary Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Latta Southern Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
29, 1977, page 7, col. 1 & 2
Name: Tom Caulder
Parents: Willis and Aris Christmas Caulder
Spouse: Janie Cook Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday of last week
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at Sardis Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
29, 1977, page 7, col. 2
Name: Grady Elget Herring,
Jr.
Parents: Grady Elget Herring Sr. and Mattie Patrick Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
29, 1977, page 7, col. 2
Name: Clarence C. Butler
Parents: Chancellor and Hanna Bailey Butler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
29, 1977, page 7, col. 2
DECEMBER
Name: Henry Tillman Radford
Parents: Samuel J. and Annie Cope Radford
Spouse: Abigial Thompson Radford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park, Bennettsville, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
1, 1977, page 3, col. 4
Name: Patty Sherwood Kirven
Parents: Cade and Laura LeGette Sherwood
Spouse: Eugene E. Kirven
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Greenwood
Place of Burial: St Pauls Methodist Church Cemetery*, Little
Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
1, 1977, page 3, col. 5. *note added on transcription re burial.
Name: William Harmon
McCormick, Sr.
Parents: Gilbert Walling and Cora Miller McCormick
Spouse: Christine Arnette McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach
Place of Burial: Socastee United Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
4, 1977, page 8, col. 4
Name: Robert Ellis Brigman
Parents: Alexander and Orrie Miller Brigman
Spouse: Evelyn B. Brigman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
4, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Cora Byrd McKenzie
Parents: Aaron and Polly Hulon Byrd
Spouse: John Gary McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
4, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Annie G. Davis
Parents: Sarah Graham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
4, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Carl Whifield Bailey
Parents: Carl W. and Minnie Gray Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
4, 1977, page 9, col. 1
Name: Maggie Clark Gasque
Parents: Charlie C. and Betty Smith Clark
Spouse: Willie H. Gasque
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Gapway Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
12, 1977, page 3, col. 5
Name: William Hubbard
Watson, Jr.
Parents: William H., Sr. and Mamie Bryant Watson
Spouse: Mary Frances Watson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Floydale
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
20, 1977, page 1, col. 4
Name: Charlie Hyatt
Parents: James F. and Mary Morris Hyatt
Spouse: Mattie Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Place of Burial: Services in Butler Chapel in Tulsa, Oklahoma (WW II
Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
20, 1977, page 12 A, col. 3
Name: Dewitt T. McIntyree
Parents: Wesley and Welthea Parrish McIntyree
Spouse: Elizabeth C. McIntyree
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Clio
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park, Bennettsville, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
20, 1977, page 12 A, col. 3 & 4
Name: Vera Haselden Ivey
Parents: Charles and Eden Lorraine Price Haselden
Spouse: Junior Ivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
20, 1977, page 12 A, col. 4
Name: Thurman B. Grant, Jr.
Parents: Thurman B. Sr. and Jennie Quick Grant
Spouse: Barbara Smith Grant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Chatham Hill Memorial Gardens (article headlined
Cheraw) (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
20, 1977, page 12 A, col. 5
Name: Leta Arnette
Smith
Parents: Evander and Nancy Harrington Arnette
Spouse: Harvey Jake Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
20, 1977, page 12 A, col. 5 & 6
Name: Edwin Buyck
Parents: Augustus Smith and Augusta Bull Buyck
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Formerly of Fort Mott
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery (Article headlined
Greenville) (WW I Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
20, 1977, page 12 A, col. 6
Name: Rev. Levone Herring
Spouse: Peggy Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Article headlined Cerro Gordo
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Services held Monday
Place of Burial: Services at Cerro Gordo, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
20, 1977, page 12 A, col. 8 & 9
Name: James Leslie Shelley
Parents: Willie D. and Meekie Daniel Shelley
Spouse: Inez Lee Shelley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Monday, December
24, 1977, page 7, col. 1
Name: Nathan Patrick Porter
Parents: Julian C. and Dula Fanning Porter
Spouse: Cora McClorey Porter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Springfield now of Bronx, NY
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon (visiting relatives)
Place of Burial: Services in New Milford, New Jersey (WW II
Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
29, 1977, page 7, col. 3
Name: Brown Huggins
Parents: Barney and Minnie White Brown
Spouse: L. B. Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
29, 1977, page 12, col. 1
Name: Alice McQuage David
Parents: Daniel P. and Martha Spear McQuage
Spouse: Walter David
Date of Birth/Age: Age 94
Place of Birth: Williamsburg County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Lake City
Place of Burial: Heborn Cemetery near Clio
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
29, 1977, page 12, col. 2
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