Name:
Johnny Mack Cox
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Snead Cemetery, Dillon County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 3, 1978,
page 10, col. 1
Name: Gladys Helms McLaurin
Parents: Albert and Linnie Smith Helms
Spouse: T. D. McLaurin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Polkton, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Hebron Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 3, 1978,
page 10, col. 1
Name: Simmie Iverson Young
Parents: Charles E. and Buna Waters Young
Spouse: Mrs. India Hanna Young
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Jeff Davis County, Ga.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 3, 1978,
page 10, col. 1
Name: D. A. Grier
Parents: George Harleston and Lena Brigman Grier
Spouse: Mildred Strickland Grier
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Place of Birth: McColl
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 3, 1978,
page 10, col. 1
Name: Lynthia
Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Date of Death: December 1
Place of Death: Dillon accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 10, 1978,
page 1, col. 1 and 2
Name: Eva Smith
Barfield
Parents: John G. and Areannah Hayes Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 10, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Kathleen (Katie)
Brogdon Walters
Parents: Sheppard and Iola Baines Brogdon
Spouse: Druery Graham Walters, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 10, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Daisy Perritt
Gasque
Parents: Dawsey and Elizabeth P. Gasque
Spouse: Sam Gasque Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Gapway Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 10, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Dennis James
Harper
Parents: James T. and Marie Scott Harper
Spouse: Terrie Lynn Jordan Harper
Date of Birth/Age: Age 23
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Cumberland County, NC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday January 10, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Ruby
Coleman Smith
Parents: John D. and Mary Elizabeth Coleman, Sr.
Spouse: Marvin Loami Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: an Edgefield hospital
Place of Burial: Harmony UMC Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 12,
1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Clyd W.
Berry
Parents: Dennis L. and Lucy C. Berry
Spouse: Thelma Rogers Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Dillon nursing home
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 12,
1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Lillian Arnette
Smith
Parents: Mrs. Roy ( Mamie) McPhatter Arnette, Rockingham, NC
Spouse: James E. Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: of Laurinburg, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Charlotte NC Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: Hillside Cemetery in Laurinburg
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 17, 1978,
page 7, col. 1
Name: James
Douglas Hubbard
Parents: Frank and Janie Tindall Hubbard
Spouse: Lilly Coats Hubbard
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Place of Burial: Sweat Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 17, 1978,
page 7, col. 1
Name: Doris
Chavis Johnson
Parents: Reedy Chavis and Jency Chavis Polk
Spouse: David H. Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: services at Pee Dee Chapel
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 17, 1978,
page 7, col. 1
Name: Marvin
Hubert Hodges
Parents: Addison and Barbara Rogers Hodges
Spouse: Eva J. Hodges
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 17, 1978,
page 7, col. 1
Name: Gilbert
Johnson
Parents: Rant and Gilles Johnson
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Ebenezer Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 17, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Ella Mae
Blount
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: St. Matthews AME Church cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 17, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Ben Rattley
Parents: Helen Rattley
Spouse: Mildred Rattley
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: January 10
Place of Death: Baltimore, Md.
Place of Burial: New Harley United Methodist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 17, 1978,
page7, col. 2
Name: Elijah
Bethea
Parents: Effie Bethea and Doc Bethea, Sr
Place of Birth: Marion
Date of Death: January 5
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 17, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Chester
Floyd
Parents: Boyd and Emma Hook Floyd
Spouse: Irene Elliott Floyd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 19,
1978, page 8, col. 1
Name: Miss
Florie Nell Ford
Parents: Luther T. and Victoria M. Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a nursing home
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 19,
1978, page 8, col. 1 and 2
Name: Herbert
Chapman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 19,
1978, page 8, col. 2
Name: R. C. Hayes
Parents: Betty Lane Hayes
Spouse: Edna Stroud Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Date of Death: January 13
Place of Burial: Hamilton Memorial Gardens, full military honors,
US Air Force
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 19,
1978, page 8, col. 4
Name: Paul
Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Saturday fire death
Place of Death: Pleasant Hill Road
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 24, 1978,
page 1, col. 3
Name: Samuel B.
Weatherford Sr.
Parents: Thomas Benjamin and Anna Margaret Daniels Weatherford
Spouse: Isadore D. Weatherford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday, January 18
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 24, 1978,
page 8, col. 1
Name: Hylma
Wadey Berry Willis McFarlane
Parents: Wade Hampton and Mary Perritt Berry of Mallory
Spouse: 1-Walter B. Willis 2-James McFarlane
Place of Burial: Fort Lawn Cemetery, services: Richmond, Va.
Jan. 9
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 24, 1978,
page 8, col. 1
Name: Howard
David Carroll
Spouse: Jenny Carroll
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: former resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Salem, Virginia
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 24, 1978,
page 8, col. 1
Name: Ruth Marie
Bailey Hamilton
Parents: Ambrose and Amanda Roberts Bailey
Spouse: Leneau Livingston Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 24, 1978,
page 8, col. 1
Name: Eugene
Butler
Parents: John Raymond and Grace Stephens Butler
Spouse: Willie Lee Harris Butler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, army veteran of World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 24, 1978,
page 8, col. 2
Name: Ada Louise
Cox
Parents: Willis and Lexie Keith Hyman
Spouse: Edward Cox
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 24, 1978,
page 8, col. 2
Name: Asalee
Grant Smith
Spouse: Anceld Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth: Cheraw
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: services held at Oak Grove United Methodist in
Marlboro County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 24, 1978,
page 8, col. 2
Name: Thomas H.
(Tom) Miller
Parents: Edward Warren and Mary Burns Miller of the Pleasant Hill
Community of Dillon County
Spouse: Dora C. Miller
Place of Birth: of Dillon County
Date of Death: January 17
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Gardens of Faith Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 26,
1978, page 5, col. 6 and 7
Name: Herman
Cottingham
Parents: Henry W. and Estelle Brigman Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery, Brownsville
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, January 26,
1978, page 5, col. 7
Name: Junie Lacy
Brunson
Parents: Samuel E. and Janie Bethea Brunson
Spouse: Sara Stewart Brunson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Blackstock
Place of Burial: Concord Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 31, 1978,
page 1, col. 5
Name: Louise Fore
Parents: Tracey Earl and Kate Elizabeth Hayes Fore
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 31, 1978,
page 3, col. 1
Name: Ruth
Hamilton Summerlin
Parents: William and Lena Sawyer Hamilton
Spouse: Tom Summerlin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 31, 1978,
page 3, col. 1and 2
Name: Lenard P.
Culp
father of Helen Culp, Dillon
Parents: James W. and Mollie Stafford Culp
Spouse: Caroline Smith Culp
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth: Mecklenburg, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Rock Hill nursing home
Place of Burial: Laurelwood Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 31, 1978,
page 3, col. 2
Name: Euline
Williamson Hatcher
Parents: Roland and Charity Carter Williamson
Spouse: Eddie B. Hatcher
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Devotion Garden Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 31, 1978,
page 3, col. 2 and 3
Name: Ethel C.
Hamilton
Parents: Grant and Rebecca Cook Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 31, 1978,
page 3, col.4
Name: Janie
Hayes Herrington
Parents: Vol and Evey Nobles Hayes
Spouse: Earl R. Herrington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Little Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, January 31, 1978,
page 3, col. 6
FEBRUARY
Name: Mary Kate
Brown
Parents: Joseph Mack and Mamie Hatchell Brown
Spouse: Mack M. Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: New Life Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 2,
1978, page 3, col. 4
Name: Ellen Leach
Parents: Julius Hartwell and Kate Carmichael Hatchell
Spouse: Milner E. Leach
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Marion
Date of Death: January 27
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Tabernacle United Methodist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 2,
1978, page 3, col. 5
Name: Miss Lelia
Alford
Parents: Andrew and Stella Cox Alford
Date of Birth/Age: Age62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Bethesda Southern Methodist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 2,
1978, page 3, col. 5
Name: Myrtle B.
Allen
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Black
Spouse: Howard Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday auto accident
Place of Burial: Gibson Cemetery, Gibson, North Carolina
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 7, 1978,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Jessie
Hamer Morrow
Parents: Charles Townsend and Annie Berry Hamer
Spouse: John L. Morrow Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Sumter
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 7, 1978,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Flossie
Edna Ford
Parents: Morgan and Dollie Williamson Elliott
Spouse: Major Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 7, 1978,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Admiral
Vaughn Moody
Parents: John Tolan and Cherrie Moody
Spouse: Minnie Bowen Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 7, 1978,
page 9, col. 2
Name: Emma Mae
Carmichael
Parents: Dolphus and Emma Colvin
Spouse: Willie Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 7, 1978,
page 9, col. 2
Name: John
(Johnny) Bishop Stanton
Parents: William Henry and Sally Medlin Stanton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Clinton
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 7, 1978,
page 9, col. 2
Name: Herbert
Lane
Parents: Frank and Ida Caulder Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 9,
1978, page 8, col. 6
Name: Miss Mary Frances
Campbell
Parents: Frances Ayers Campbell and Robert James Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Nichols
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 9,
1978, page 8, col. 1
Name: Sadie Mae
Woolf Lupo
Parents: Frank Forest and Clementine McDonald Woolf
Spouse: Lonzo M. Lupo
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: York County, Ala.
Date of Death: February 4
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach
Place of Burial: Reagan Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 14,
1978, page 8, col. 1
Name: Wallie
Jackson
Parents: Jasper and Maggie Turbeville Jackson
Spouse: Leona Johnson Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Fork rest home
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 14,
1978, page 8, col. 1
Name: G. C.
McCormick Sr.
Parents: Jim and Carrie Causey McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 99
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Goldfinch Funeral Home will announce plans
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 14,
1978, page 8, col. 2
Name: Evelyn
Magill Way
Parents: H. Boyd and Grace Hamel Magill
Spouse: James W. Way
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Kershaw
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: St. George Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 14,
1978, page 8, col. 2
Name: Wade
McKenzie Jr.
Parents: Wade and Katherine Sheppard McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: January 19, 1957
Place of Birth: Richmond County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Richmond County Memorial Park
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 14,
1978, page 8, col. 3
Name: Miss Susan
Emma Bell
Parents: Elwood Fisher and Jane Jackson Bell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: York County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Dillon nursing home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 14,
1978, page 8, col. 3
Name: Blanny H.
Huggins
Spouse: Ella Brown Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Lee County
Date of Death: Tuesday, February 7
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 16,
1978, page 2, col. 8
Name: Pearl H.
Stephens
Parents: Lorin N. and Lottie Coleman Stephens
Spouse: Frank Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 21,
1978, page 6, col. 1
Name: John
Milton Tyndall
Parents: Robert and Celia Miles Tyndall
Spouse: Essie Blackburn Tyndall
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 21,
1978, page 8, col. 1
Name: Maj. (Ret)
Hubert Lee Carmichael Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Hubert L. Carmichael
Spouse: Martha Griffin (Betty) Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: February 12
Place of Burial: Dothan City Cemetery, US Air Corps, World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 21,
1978, page 6, col. 1 and 2
Name: Alex
Dupree Townsend
Parents: Charles Evans and Ethel Moore Townsend
Spouse: Margaret Sawyer Townsend
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 21,
1978, page 6, col. 2
Name: Edmond
Herring
Parents: Sylvester and Sally Tucker Herring
Spouse: Lillie Cook Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 21,
1978, page 6, col. 3
Name: Shepard
Tillman Coats
Parents: Clarence and Malinda Turner Coats
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: St. Petersburg, Fla.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, World War II veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 21,
1978, page 6, col. 3
Name: Harold
Edmond Graham
Parents: Daniel Edmond and Hannah Louise White Graham
Spouse: Lorine Martin Graham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: found Friday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Rehobeth United Methodist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 21,
1978, page 7, col. 1
Name: Raymond
Edward Dineen
Parents: John and Amelia LaChappelle Dineen
Spouse: Bertha Betley Dineen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Thompsonville, Conn.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Old St. Patrick Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 21,
1978, page 7, col. 1
Name: Frances
Allread Mahoney
Parents: Wade H. and Bessie Roberts Richardson
Spouse: Bert Mahoney
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 21,
1978, page 7, col. 1
Name: Gladys
Ford Washington
Parents: Savannah For
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 21,
1978, page 7, col. 1
Name: Albert B.
Brewer
Parents: Ben and Rittie Moore Brewer
Spouse: Edith Lane Brewer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: this morning, Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 23,
1978, page 8, col. 3
Name: Annie
Berry Horton McColl
Parents: Henry and Emily Cottingham Berry
Spouse: David McColl
Date of Birth/Age: Age 95
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 23,
1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Elizabeth
Burroughs Williams
Parents: Lottie Hodge Burroughs and Will Burroughs
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: last week
Place of Death: New York, NY
Place of Burial: Carmichael Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, February 23,
1978, page 9, col. 2
Name: Sandra
Faye Stevens
Parents: Christine Cook and Troy Stevens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday accident
Place of Death: near Floydale
Place of Burial: Old Zion Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 28,
1978, page 1, col. 1 and 2
Tuesday, February 28, 1978, page 6, col. 1
Name: Coit T. Hendley
Parents: Horace H. and Zula Hendley
Spouse: Lois Denaro Hendley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Statesville, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 28,
1978, page 6, col. 1
Name: William
Earl Medlin
Parents: Blanche Johnson and William R. Medlin
Spouse: Blanche Freeman Medlin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Fort Lauderdale, Fla. hospital
Place of Burial: Mt Andrews Church Cemetery, Floydale
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 28,
1978, page 6, col. 1
Name: Thad Cosco
Bethea
Parents: Thad C. and Lucretia Gist Bethea
Spouse: Sophia Jackson Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 28,
1978, page 6, col. 2
Name: Mary Lee
Beach Luke
Parents: Elie and Ellen McGraw Hemphill
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Mississippi
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Shaw Air Force Base Hospital
Place of Burial: services at Catfish Creek Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, February 28,
1978, page 6, col. 2
MARCH
Name: Frances
Allread Mahoney
Place of Birth: of Nichols
Date of Death: February 16 accident
Place of Death: Nichols
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 2, 1978,
page 1, col. 4
Name: L. Woodrow
Sanderson
Parents: Archie and Janie Jones Sanderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Hartsville hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 2, 1978,
page 9, col. 5
Name: Charlie
Walt Johnson
Parents: Charlie Walt and Sally Roberta Johnson
Spouse: Amanda Ruth Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 2, 1978,
page 9, col. 5
Name: Mettie
Berry Watson
Parents: Edwin and Henrietta Simmons Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Orangeburg County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 2, 1978,
page 9, col. 5
Name: Dermont O.
Briggs
Parents: Joe and Minnie Miller Briggs
Spouse: Gladys Burkart Briggs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Davidson County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday truck accident
Place of Death: near Troy, North Carolina
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 7, 1978,
page 1, col. 4
Name: First
Sergeant Gene Autrey Caulder
Parents: Susannah Powers Caulder and Lacy Caulder
Spouse: Renate, a native of Germany
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: February 23
Place of Death: Germany
Place of Burial: Florence National Cemetery, full military
honors, memorial held in Aschaffenburg
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 7, 1978,
page 1, col. 6 and 7
Name: Worth
Humphrey Gaddy
Parents: Nicholas W. and Nancy Small Gaddy
Spouse: Nora Lee Cox Gaddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Alfordsville, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 7, 1978,
page 8, col. 1
Name: Jessie
Maurice Herring
Parents: Jessie and Petty Ann Brumbles Herring
Spouse: Nellie Brigman Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 7, 1978,
page 8, col. 1
Name: Rev. Henry
F. Collins
Parents: Maxie C. and Olive Matthews Collins
Spouse: Virginia Harmon Collins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Lake City
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital
Place of Burial: services held in Greenlawn Memorial Park,
Columbia
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 7, 1978,
page 8, col. 2
Name: Roland
Emerson Lynch
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Lynch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 7, 1978,
page 8, col. 2
Name: Marian Crouch
Rownd
Parents: Marruis and Louise Swartz Crouch
Spouse: Thompson J. Round
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Ripley
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Ripley, New York
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 7, 1978,
page 8, col. 3
Name: R. Areland
Norman
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. George F. Norman
Spouse: Flossie Taylor Norman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Nichols
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 7, 1978,
page 8, col. 3
Name: Iwandia
Smith
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith
Place of Birth: Nashville, Tenn.
Place of Death: St. Campbell, Ky.
Place of Burial: Saturday in St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 7, 1978,
page 8, col. 3
Name: Thelma
Clark
Parents: Jim and Alberta Gilbert Tart
Spouse: James Willie Clark
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Tart Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 7, 1978,
page 8, col. 4
Name: Thelma Lee
Parents: Effie McLean Powell and James Ben Powell
Spouse: Jasper T. Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon County
Place of Burial: Evergreen Perpetual Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 9, 1978,
page 1, col. 4, 5, 6 and 7 and Tuesday, March 14, 1978, page 7, col.
1
Name: William
(Bill) Horace Owens
Parents: Oscar and Effie Goff Owens
Spouse: Annie Ruth Lynch Owens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Dillon County, resident of Florence
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Florence Memorial Gardens
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 9, 1978,
page 2, col. 3
Name: Jesse Fred
Wilson, Sr.
Parents: Frederick and Daisy Diggs Wilson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Norfolk, Va.
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home at East Cleveland
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Air Force veteran of World
War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 14, 1978,
page 1, col. 4 and Thursday, March 16, 1978, page 1, col. 2
Name: Emma
Powell Moody
Parents: Quincy and Polly Rogers Powell
Spouse: Floyd H. Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 14, 1978,
page 7, col. 1
Name: John W.
Hunt
Parents: Neil Oliver and Martha Bass Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Cotton Valley, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: services at Pee Dee Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 14, 1978,
page 7, col.
Name: Mrs. Clem
Causey Miller
Parents: John and Margaret Morris Causey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Miller Family Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 14, 1978,
page 7, col. 1
Name: James W.
Ellison
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. James Ellison
Spouse: Eunice Bethea Ellison
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: March 7
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, NC hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA) (WW II Veteran)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 14, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Hazel C.
Johnson
Parents: William and Epsey Belle Campbell
Spouse: Jack Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: White Pond Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 14, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Miss
Bessie Ayers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of birth: resident of the Centenary Community, Rowland, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Ayers family cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 14, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Marna M.
Montgomery
Parents: Harry and Coramae Nichols Micheisen
Spouse: Desmond Montgomery
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Missoula, Mont.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: St. David’s Episcopal Church Cemetery in Cheraw
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 14, 1978,
page 7, col. 3
Name: Lucille
Nichols Gadson
Parents: James and Lillian Nichols
Spouse: Arthur Gadson
Place of Birth: Mullins
Date of Death: March 3
Place of Death: New York, New York
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 14, 1978,
page 7, col. 3
Name: Mrs.
Vernon Lee
Parents: D. P. and Agnes Rhoden Martin
Place of Birth: Blackville
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 21, 1978,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Martha
Anne Epps Holiday
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Epps
Spouse: Francis Gressette Holliday
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: South Boston, Va.
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 21, 1978,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Willie B.
Hatcher Davis
Parents: Hardy H. and Betty W. Jackson Bailey
Spouse: James Davis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Royal Pine Cemetery, Winnsboro
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 21, 1978,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Nora
Coleman Witters
Parents: W. M. and Polly Carlings Coleman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Durham, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 21, 1978,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Emma
Norton Conner
Parents: Simeon and Elizabeth Shuler Norton
Spouse:
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Little Rock
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Henderson County, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Millers Church near Mullins
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 21, 1978,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Edgar
Marion Thompson, Jr.
Parents: Marion E. and Corine Lowder Thompson, Sr.
Spouse: Deborah McQuage Thompson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: Marlboro County, was of Myrtle Beach
Date of Death: Thursday accident
Place of Death: Dillon County
Place of Burial: Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 23, 1978,
page 1, col. 4, 5, 6, and 7
Thursday, March 23, 1978, page 2, col. 7 and 8
Name: Ernest
McInnis Sr.
Parents: Samuel and Bessie Alford McInnis
Spouse: Annie Mae McInnis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: New Holly United Methodist Church Cemetery,
Little Rock
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 23, 1978,
page 9, col. 1 and 2
Name: Theodore
McRae Jr.
Parents: Annie Eliza Alford McRae of Trenton, NJ and Theodore
McRae, Sr. of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Pinehill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 23, 1978,
page 9, col. 3
Name: Cherty
Pittman Edwards
Parents: Martha Stevens, Fairmont
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Lumberton, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 23, 1978,
page 9, col. 4
Name: Mary Kate
Hayes Jackson
Spouse: Simon Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Baltimore, Maryland
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 23, 1978,
page 9, col. 4
Name: Paul Hayes
Parents: Betty Lane Hayes and Johnny Hayes
Spouse: Nelda Lorraine East Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, retired master sergeant US
Air Force, veteran of Korean and Vietnam wars
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 28, 1978,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Lillian
Kaminar Berg
Parents: Jacob and Ida Kaminar
Spouse: Harry Berg
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Russia
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Latta nursing home
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 28, 1978,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Bishop P.
Parrish Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Bishop P. Parrish
Spouse: Alma Reynolds Parrish
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Clio
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Hilton Head Island
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Park, USAF ret.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 28, 1978,
page 9, col. 2
Name: Ivan T.
Wood
Parents: I. T. and Rosa Worrell Wood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Infield, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Conway hospital
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 28, 1978,
page 9, col. 2
Name: George W.
Hardy
Parents: Walter Clyde and Carrie Parrott Hardy
Spouse: Line Herring Hardy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: services at Pyerian Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 28, 1978,
page 9, col.3
Name: Thomas F.
Woodle Sr.
Parents: Curtis and Mary E. Miles Woodle
Spouse: Gladys Cagle Woodle
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Thursday of last week
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 28, 1978,
page 9, col. 4
Name: Loftin
Henry Jordan
Parents: Lee and Annie May Jordan
Spouse: Ella Mae Hodge Jordan
Date of Birth/Age: Age79
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday of last week
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 28, 1978,
page 9, col. 3
Name: Alliene
Leach Chewning
Parents: George Washington and Olivia Jane Cain Leach
Spouse: Rev. Claudius P. Chewning
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Sumter hospital
Place of Burial: Salem Cemetery, Sumter
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 28, 1978,
page 9, col. 3 and 4
Name: Mattie M.
Lee
Parents: Moses and Rozella Miles Matthews
Spouse: Eddie Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Lake City hospital
Place of Burial: Strickland Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, March 28, 1978,
page 9, col. 4
Name: Lois Cox
Pennefather
Parents: Andrew and Stella Alford Cox
Spouse: Edwin Pennefather
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: services at Bethesda Southern Methodist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 30, 1978,
page 10, col. 4
Name: Louise
Stubbs Grantham
Parents: Colon and Selma Stephens Stubbs
Spouse: J. Rhondell Grantham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: services at Bethlehem United Methodist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 30, 1978,
page 10, col. 4
Name: K. C.
Rogers
Spouse: Arnetha Rogers
Place of Birth: of Dillon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: services by Mutual –King Funeral Home (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 30, 1978,
page 10, col. 5
Name: Eliot
McCall Jr.
Parents: Eliot McCall Sr. and Janie Bethea McCall
Spouse: Rose Ann Sellers McCall
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Veterans Administration Hospital, Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 30, 1978,
page 10, col. 5
Name: David
Curtis Bass
Parents: Curtis Bass and Julie Bass
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 30, 1978,
page 10, col. 6
Name: Horace G.
Braziel
Parents: Wesley Moreland and Alice Virginia Bowen Braziel
Date of Birth: June 30, 1911
Place of Birth: Sumter
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: services at McEwen-Derita Chapel in Charlotte
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, March 30, 1978,
page 10, col. 6
APRIL
Name: Overton Williamson
Parents: W. J. and Lenore Elvington Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Lake View, SC
Date of Death: Services April 4, 1978
Place of Death: Resident of Americus, Georgia
Place of Burial: Americus, Georgia
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 4,
1978, page 8, col. 1.
Name: Mary Christine Jackson
Thompson
Parents: Charlie and Annie Hyatt Jackson
Spouse: W. Mack Thompson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 4,
1978, page 8, col. 1
Name: Roy William Hinson, Sr.
Parents: Mack and Laura Hayes Hinson
Spouse: Esther Webster Hinson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 4,
1978, page 8, col. 1
Name: Boyd Capps
Parents: George and Ola Shelley Capps
Spouse: Blanche C. Capps
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Garden of Devotion Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 4,
1978, page 8, col. 2
Name: Cora Moody Turbeville
Parents: Jessie Tapley and Chrisetta Hayes Moody
Spouse: L. E. Turbeville, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 4,
1978, page 8, col. 2
Name: Sarah Hargrove Phillips
Parents: John H., Sr. and Cora K. Hargrove
Spouse: John L. Phillips, Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Hilton Head Island Hospital
Place of Burial: Laurelwood Cemetery (Green Funeral Home)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 4,
1978, page 8, col. 3
Name: Johnny Leslie
Williamson
Parents: John and Delia Brumbles Williamson
Spouse: Ruth Quick Williamson
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 4,
1978, page 8, col. 4
Name: Willie Paul Cameron
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Little Pee Dee River at Harlee’s Bridge
Place of Burial: Report of drowning
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 6,
1978, page 1, col. 5 & 6
Name: Alice Evelyn Hanes David
Parents: David S. and Pauline Abele Hanes
Spouse: W. J. David
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Manistee County, Michigan
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Richmond, Virginia
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC (WW I Army Nurse)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 6,
1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Marie Harrington Lowder
Parents: B. Elmore and Mary Margaret Reardon Harrington
Spouse: Junius McLaurin Lowder, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Williamsburg County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Sumter
Place of Burial: Services at Pine Grove United Methodist Church
(article headlined Turbeville)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 6,
1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Bobby and Robby Martin
Parents: Percy and Rose Ellen Barrentine Martin
Date of Birth/Age: Infant Twins
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April 6,
1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Joseph Kirkland Page,
Jr.
Parents: Joseph Kirkland, Sr. (dec) and Sybil Hayes Page
Spouse: Barbara Greene Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Darlington
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 11,
1978, page 1, col. 3
Name: James Turner
Parents: Willis Turner (dec) and Beanie Berry Turner Cale
Spouse: Louise Hunt Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Independent Holiness Church Cemetery, Oak Grove
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 11,
1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Sallie Ellen Davis
Campbell
Parents: Allen and Penny Brewer Davis
Spouse: Daniel Hugh Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Hamer
Place of Burial: Services at Beulah Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 11,
1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Maj. Joseph W. McDaniel (Ret)
Parents: James W. and Mattie Herring McDaniel
Spouse: June Duncan McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Alexandria, Virginia
Place of Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, (USAF Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 11,
1978, page 9, col. 2
Name: Preston L. Davis
Parents: George Preston and Lois Gilleon Davis
Spouse: Glenda Faye Hodges Davis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Perry, Florida
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Durham, NC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,
April 13, 1978, page 11, col. 1
Name: Annie Herring Chavis
Parents: Will and Sally Caulder Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery (article headlined McColl)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 18,
1978, page 6, col. 1
Name: Margaret Gaillard
Carpenter
Spouse: Dr. F. Lafon Carpenter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Former Latta Resident
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charleston, SC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 18,
1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Hubert Bob Bryant
Parents: John Henry and Alice Hulon Bryant
Spouse: Patsy Long Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: age 51
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon (Korean War Army Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 18,
1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: O. M. Brown Sr.
Parents: Mack and Kate Brown
Spouse: Mary C. Brown
Date of Birth/Age: age 55
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Article headlined Ann Arbor, Michigan
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens (Smith Brothers Funeral Home, Marion)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 18,
1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Melisa Ray Ann Locklear
Parents: Robert Ray and JoAnn St. Charles Locklear
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Leland Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, April 18,
1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Helen J. Crawford
Parents: Henry and Ellen Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 99, Born June 6, 1879
Place of Birth: Marion County (now Dillon County)
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April
20, 1978, page 12, col. 1
Name: Loney Turbeville Coward
Parents: Hugh and Alice Jackson Turbeville
Spouse: Ervin Liston Coward
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Dillon Coounty
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April
20, 1978, page 12, col. 2
Name: Pauline Raines Gibson
Parents: Steven and Ella Stepens Raines
Spouse: Edward L. Gibson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Pickens County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Greenville, SC
Place of Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park (article headlined Pickens)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April
25, 1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Joseph Caulder
Parents: Moses and Melissa Lane Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion, SC
Place of Burial: Sweat Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April
25, 1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Hilda Elvington Stansel
Parents: Dr. R.F. and Annie Randolph Elvington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April
25, 1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Wessie Alley Braddy
Parents: Lewton C. and Annie Alley Braddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, April
27, 1978, page 10, col. 4
JUNE
Name: Elizabeth Campbell
Smith
Parents: L. B. and George W. Campbell
Spouse: W. Wallace Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Born June 20, 1916
Place of Birth: Latta, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Article headlined Charleston
Place of Burial: Live Oak Memorial Gardens
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 1,
1978, page 7, col. 1
Name: Molsie Caroline Boyd
Parents: Daniel and Lula Herring Cox
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Article headlined Loris
Place of Burial: Princeville Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 1.
1978, page 7, col. 1
Name: Mary Ann Kersey
McDowell
Parents: Henry and Arline Freeman Kersey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Bladen County, NC
Place of Burial: Services at Bristow’s Chapel (article headlined
Bennettsville)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 1.
1978, page 7, col. 2
Name: Cora Cain Lane
Parents: William D and Charlotte Louise Turner Cain
Spouse: Roy P. Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Article headlined Floyd Dale
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 6,
1978, page 7, col. 1
Name: Mattie Lane Carmichael
Parents: Alphonso and Maggie Capps Lane
Spouse: O. L. Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 6,
1978, page 7, col. 1
Name: Phillip Scott Tanner
Parents: Harold and Linda McDaniel Tanner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 6 days old
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Gardens of Devotion Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 6,
1978, page 7, col. 1
Name: Jenkins Bennett (Pitt)
Pittman
Parents: Lonie and Margaret Allen Pittman
Spouse: Gladys Snipes Pittman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery (Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 6,
1978, page 12, col. 1
Name: William Morgan Hutto
Parents: William C. and Fannie Fogle Hutto
Spouse: Reba Hutto
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Norway
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Orangeburg
Place of Burial: Services at Neeses (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 8,
1978, page 13, col. 2
Name: Calvin B. Flowers
Parents: Clyde and Maggie Johnson Flowers
Spouse: Sadie Faulk Flowers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Fairmont, NC Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 6,
1978, page 12, col. 3
Name: Evalee M. Hyatt
Parents: John and Lou Lang Moore
Spouse: J. L. Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Raeford, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Article headlined Florence
Place of Burial: Florence Memorial Gardens
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 13,
1978, page 7, col. 1
Name: Henry Leon Davis
Parents: Henry L. and Willa Rilla McBride Davis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 1
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Ebenezer Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 13,
1978, page 7, col. 1
Name: Sally L. Thomas
Parents: Bill and Sarah Platt Hawkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Magnolia AME Church Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 13,
1978, page 7, col. 1
Name: Lanneau B. Watson
Parents: Furman B. and Martha Bond Watson
Spouse: Alease White Watson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Lakeland, Florida
Place of Burial: Services in Sebring
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 13,
1978, page 7, col. 1 & 2
Name: Allen Sanderson
Parents: Archie and Annie Thompson Sanderson
Spouse: Ella V. Sanderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 15,
1978, page 7, col. 7
Name: Lonnie Carroll Graves
Parents: Ed and Ovella Parker Graves
Spouse: Lena Ivey Graves
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: East of Dillon (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 20,
1978, page 1, col. 5, 6 & 7 and page 11, col. 2
Name: Leila McDowell Hays
Parents: Henry and Johnna Brayboy McDowell
Spouse: Humbert Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 20,
1978, and page 11, col. 1
Name: Wilbur Daniel
Christenburg
Parents: Thomas E. and Katie McDaniel Christenburg
Spouse: Geneva Bass Christenburg
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Article headlined Hamer
Place of Burial: Services at Kentyre Presbyterian Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 20,
1978, and page 11, col. 1
Name: Manley F. Cook
Parents: Ferdinand and Amerette Britt Cook
Spouse: Inez Lupo Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 20,
1978, and page 11, col. 2
Name: Rev. Merle Sylvester
Amspacher
Parents: Sylvester E. and Mable Gerber Amspacher
Spouse: Janette Stanton Amspacher
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Maryland
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Ehrhardt
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, June 22,
1978, and page 14, col. 2
Name: Cecil G. Long
Parents: David Lee and Hattie Hamilton Long
Spouse: Ethel Watson Long
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Danville, Virginia
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,
June 22, 1978, page 12, col. 1
Name: John H. Rogers
Parents: Lewis and Minnie Rogers
Spouse: Inez Martin Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Article headlined Marion
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,
June 22, 1978, page 12, col. 3
Name: Bessie Phillips
McLellan
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Phillips
Spouse: E. H. McLellan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Wednescay
Place of Death: Ontario, California
Place of Burial: Ontario, California
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,
June 22, 1978, page 12, col. 3
Name: Margaret Alford
Brandle*
Parents: Manton and Rena Curry Alford
Spouse: Henry F. Bandle*
Date of Birth/Age: 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday,
June 27, 1978 page 7, col. 2
*Should be Brandis
Name: Leola Butler Locklear
Parents: Dave and Josephine Smith Butler
Spouse: David Locklear
Date of Birth/Age: 72
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Article headlined Joanna
Place of Burial: Services at Leland Grove Free Will Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday,
June 27, 1978, page 7, col. 2
Name: Gertrude McKenzie
Bethea
Parents: Alford and Mary Jane McInnis McKenzie
Spouse: James W. Bethea, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: 56
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church Cmetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday,
June 27, 1978, page 7, col. 3
Name: Harvey Attis Page
Parents: Joe and Mitchel Herring Page
Spouse: Lottie Garris Page
Date of Birth/Age: 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Services at Bear Swamp Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday,
June 27, 1978, page 7, col. 3
Name: Maude McCormick Taylor
Parents: Willie Ross and Lillie Moody McCormick
Spouse: Edwin Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, June 29,
page 8, col. 1
JULY
Name: Jack Hill
Owens
Parents: Hemp Hill and Betty H. Owens
Spouse: Eleanor Harrelson Owens, North Charleston
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death: Saturday drowned
Place of Death: Little Pee Dee River in Horry County
Place of Burial: Ford Cemetery (Veteran)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 4, 1978,
page 1, col. 3
Name: Bobby Gene
Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 25
Place of birth: of Mullins
Date of Death: Saturday auto accident
Place of Death: Dillon County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 4, 1978,
page 1, col. 1 and 2
Name: Clifton B.
Taylor
Parents: John H. Henry and Willette Rogers Taylor
Spouse: Margaret W. Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age58
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 4, 1978,
page 7, col. 5
Name: Colin
Leonard Smith
Parents: Willis H. and Eula Leviner Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: Scotland County, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday auto accident
Place of Death: Laurinburg, NC
Place of Burial: Smith Family Cemetery, Hamlet, NC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 6, 1978,
page 1, col. 5 and 6
Name: Phillip
Junior Hunt
Parents: Poncie Junior and Hattie Jean Locklair Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 4
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Leland Grove Free Will Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 6, 1978,
page 11, col. 1
Name: Marion
Martin Toole
Parents: Lawrence and Viola Livingston Toole
Spouse: Leona Smith Toole
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Orangeburg County, and of West Columbia
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: plans by Thompson Funeral Home
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 6, 1978,
page 11, col. 1
Name: Neattie
Hyatt Allen
Parents: Franklin and Sarah Ann Ward Hyatt
Spouse: John Bert Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Wilmington, NC nursing home
Place of Burial: Mount Zion Cemetery, Hardwick Funeral Home in
Loris
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 6, 1978,
page 11, col. 1
Name: Monroe Cook
Parents: Andrew James and Cara Tart Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a nursing home
Place of Burial: Killian Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 6, 1978,
page 11, col. 1
Name: Ethel
Watson Schofield
Parents: John E. and Eliza McCants Watson
Spouse: Dr. Nathan Norris Schofield
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Greenwood County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 11, 1978,
page 6, col. 1
Name: William
Chesley Scott Jr.
Parents: William C. and Lona Hayes Scott
Spouse: Julia Brown Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Navy veteran of World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 11, 1978,
page 6, col. 1
Name: Innie Rea
Allen Moody
Parents: Marie Allen and Thomas Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a New York, NY hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 11, 1978,
page 6, col. 1
Name: Mrs. Levi
Carter Jackson
Parents: Eddie and Katie Daniels Carter
Spouse: Furman Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Carter Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 11, 1978,
page 6, col. 1
Name: Edward
James Moody
Parents: Ruby Snipes Moody and Grover Moody
Spouse: Doris Brown Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 13, 1978,
page 11, col. 1
Name: Sam
Ford
Place of Burial: Tuesday, Union AME Church cemetery, Lake View,
(AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 13, 1978,
page 11, col. 2
Name: Alice
Gertrude McDuffie
Parents: Shepard and Hattie McDuffie
Spouse: Edward Charles Hayes
Date of Birth: November 7, 1904
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: residence
Place of Burial: services at New Zion AME Church (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 13, 1978,
page 11, col. 2
Name: Lue Etta
Grainger Strickland
Parents: Nathan and Emma Williamson Grainger
Spouse: Jasper Wade Strickland
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: services at Pleasant View Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday. July 18, 1978,
page 7, col. 1
Name: L. E. Hood
Parents: Kate Hood
Spouse: Hattie Rouse Hood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Lee County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Cheraw hospital
Place of Burial: Bristow’s Chapel Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday. July 18, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Rebecca
Alford Henderson
Parents: James Frierson and Ada Lee Alford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday. July 18, 1978,
page 7, col. 3
Name: Robert
Lincoln Roberts
Parents: Leroy and Catherine Roberts, nephew of Geneva Lytch of
Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 35
Place of Birth: native of Dillon, New York city, Elyria in 1974 and 1975
Date of Death: July 16
Place of Death: near Elyria, Ohio
Place of Burial: Roberts Estate Cemetery in Dillon, Marine Corps
veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 20, 1978,
page 1, col. 3 and 4 and Tuesday, July 25, 1978, page 6, col. 1
Name: Timothy
McCoy
Parents: Justin McCoy
Date of Birth/Age: seven year old
Date of Death: Tuesday drowned
Place of Death: Riverdale section
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 20, 1978,
page 1, col. 3 and 4
Name:
Pauline Bell Hamilton
Parents: Ida Jane Strickland and Andrew Bell
Spouse: John Kelly Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Conway hospital
Place of Burial: Red Oak Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 20, 1978,
page 7, col. 3
Name: Carl Lee
Hillburn
Parents: Samuel and Jennie Cartwright Hillburn
Spouse: Ruth Harrelson Hillburn
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 20, 1978,
page 7, col. 4
Name: Beulah
Elizabeth Adcox McLellan
Parents: Joseph D. and Alice Smith Adcox
Spouse: William F. McLellan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Hoke County, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 20, 1978,
page 7, col. 3 and 4
Name: Henry Leon
Davis
Parents: Rilla McBride Davis
Date of Birth/Age: one-year-old
Date of Death: June 10 homicide
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 25, 1978,
page 1, col. 2 and 3
Name: Fred C.
Cook
Parents: Floyd and Melinda Cain Cook
Spouse: Isabel Walters Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
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, July 25, 1978,
page 6, col. 1
Name: Beulah W.
Phillips
Parents: Frank and Virginia Williams
Place of Birth: Marion
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 25, 1978,
page 6, col. 2
Name: Lawrence
Maybin Wilson
Parents: Hy P. and Theodosia Maybin Wilson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Charlotte, NC
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 25, 1978,
page 6, col. 2
Name: Virginia
Cox Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Oakland Methodist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 25, 1978,
page 6, col. 2 and 3
Name: Govie
Elizabeth Ivey Elkins
Parents: Haynes W. and Neppie Jane Morris Ivey
Spouse: James C. Elkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 25, 1978,
page 6, col. 3
Name: Phema P.
Bane
Parents: Robert and Frances Johnson Perritt
Spouse: Evander D. Bane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 25, 1978,
page 6, col. 3
Name: Walter
Greene Hyatt
Spouse: Gladys
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: of Belmont
Date of Death: Monday, July 10
Place of Burial: services at Sharon Freewill Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, July 25, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Carrie
Wheeler Smutherman
Parents: Solomon and Maggie Page Wheeler
Spouse: Charles Smutherman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Springhill Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, July 27, 1978,
page 9, col. 2
AUGUST
Name: Charles
Franklin Cagle
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. George Cagle
Spouse: Eula Mae Stanton Cagle
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Ansonville County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Navy veteran of World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 1, 1978,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Vance
Godbolt
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Arch Godbolt
Spouse: Clara Godbolt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 100
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: July 24
Place of Death: hospital here
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 1, 1978,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Louise
Haselden Currie
Parents: James Dudley and Mary Haselden
Spouse: Don Currie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: nursing home
Place of Burial: services at Loris United Methodist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 1, 1978,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Frances
Kidalowski Wozniak
Parents: Walter Kidalowski and Elizabeth Kydas Kidalowski
Spouse: Louis M. Wozniak
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Amsterdam, NY
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: hospital
Place of Burial: services held in Amsterdam
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 1, 1978,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Norman
Caulder
Parents: William and Maggie Owens Caulder
Spouse: Annie O. Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: services held at Daniel Chapel
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 1, 1978,
page 9, col. 2
Name: Barney K.
Williams
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Perry K. Williams
Spouse: Linda Grubbs Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: of Route 3, Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: near Floydale auto accident
Place of Burial: services at Pyerian Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August 3, 1978,
page 1, col. 5
Name: Rodney
Allen Byrd
Parents: Watt Byrd and Sharon Byrd
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August 3, 1978,
page 8, col. 2
Name: Alfred
Leroy Rose
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Place of Birth: of Clio
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Clio
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 8, 1978,
page 1, col. 4
Name: Weldon
Locklear
Date of Death: May 27
Place of Death: near Lake View
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 8, 1978,
page 1, col. 3
Name: Odell R.
Lane
Parents: Ollie D. and Minnie Rowell Lane
Spouse: Eula Gladys Cooke Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens Cemetery, U. S. Navy
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 8, 1978,
page 7, col. 1
Name: Joseph
Proctor Bass
Parents: Joseph and Flora Busler Bass
Spouse: Agnes W. Bass
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: July 28
Place of Death: a Wilmington, Del. hospital
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 8, 1978,
page 7, col. 1
Name: Doris C.
Strickland
Parents: William K. and Lillie McDaniel Covington
Spouse: Ed Strickland
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 8, 1978,
page 7, col. 1
Name: Frazelle
Martin
Tinley
Parents: Jacob N. and Queenie Harper
Place of Birth: Jenkinsville
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: New York
Place of Burial: Whitehall Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 8, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Annie
McColl Johnson
Parents: James Boyd and Clarsey Hayes McColl
Spouse: Bud Robinson Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: nursing home
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 8, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Luke
Odom
Parents: John Odom
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August 10, 1978,
page 9, col. 1
Name: Arch
Bernard Surles
Parents: Allen and Louise Frances Lee Surles
Spouse: Rose Devlin Surles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Dillon County, and of McColl
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August 10, 1978,
page 9, col. 2
Name: Mr. Butler (no
first name given)
Parents: Mildred Lane Butler and Herbert B. Butler
Spouse: Willaree Miles Butler
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Summerville Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 15, 1978,
page 1, col. 3
Name: Haskell W.
Kinsey
Parents: Walter B. Kinsey of Holly Hill, Essie McDonald Kinsey
Spouse: 1-Eula Lee Kinsey, of St. George, 2-Gwen Holden Kinsey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Fork
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, veteran of
Korean War
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 15, 1978,
page 8, col. 1
Name: James
William Barfield
Parents: stepmother, Helen E. Barfield, Nichols
Spouse: Peggy Barfield, Maryville, Tenn.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Place of Birth: formally of Nichols
Place of Burial: Wednesday in Carpenter Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 15, 1978,
page 8, col. 1
Name: Ruth Aston
Stephenson
Parents: Rev. Andrew C. and Minnie Game Aston
Spouse: Lemuel B. Stephenson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: recently
Place of Death: London, England
Place of Burial: (Tuesday) today at Magnolia Cemetery in
Hartsville
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 15, 1978,
page 8, col. 1
Name: Mary
MacQueen MacDonald
Parents: Col Donald and Molly McRae MacQueen
Spouse: K. L. MacDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Dillon nursing home
Place of Burial: services held today (Tuesday) at the Carolina
Presbyterian Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 15, 1978,
page 8, col. 2
Name: Mollie
Bertah Daniels Coates
Parents: John and Lillie Turner Daniels
Spouse: James B. Coates
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Dillon, resident of Oxen Hills, Md. 20 years
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Washington
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 15,
1978, page 8, col. 2
Name: Clyde Hugh
Campbell
Parents: Alberta Owens Campbell and Ellie C. Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Whiteville, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Eaddy Ford Cemetery, Johnsonville, served in the
U. S. Army
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 15, 1978,
page 8, col. 2
Name: Ethel
Crawford Ward
Spouse: J. Gaddy Ward, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 7
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Lumberton hospital
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August 17, 1978,
page 9, col. 4
Name: Margaret
Evelyn Dillard
Parents: John and Ella Jones Lewis
Spouse: N. L. Dillard, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August 17, 1978,
page 9, col. 5
Name: Lieut.
Cmdr. Robert Wilson Squires
Parents: Marie St. Clair Shipp Squires and Joseph Thomas Squires,
Sr.
Spouse: Florence Manning Bethea Squires
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Coronado, California
Place of Burial: National Cemetery at Florence
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 22, 1978,
page 1, col. 3
Name: Florence
Manning Bethea Squires
Parents: Florence Manning Bethea and Dr. William S. Bethea
Spouse: Lieut. Cmdr. Robert Wilson Squires
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Coronado, California
Place of Burial: National Cemetery at Florence
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 22, 1978,
page 1, col. 3
Name: Glenn
Currie Gibson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Date of Death: about March 30, found last May 11
Place of Death: in Cumberland County, found in Dillon
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 22, 1978,
page 1, col. 4
Name: Rev. Eddie
Grant Saverance
Parents: Louise Fraley Saverance and Eddie R. Saverance
Spouse: Carolyn Siler Saverance
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Place of Birth: Timmonsville
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: hospital
Place of Burial: services at the Bay Branch Free Will Baptist
Church, Timmonsville
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 22, 1978,
page 7, col. 1
Name: Williard
Woodrow (Bill) Watts Sr.
Parents: Sam and Mattie Allen Watts
Spouse: Ludie West Watts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 22, 1978,
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Name: T. G.
Griggs Jr.
Parents: Thomas George and Annie Maye Frye Griggs
Spouse: Frances Miller Griggs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Ruby
Date of Death: Tuesday of last week
Place of Burial: Ruby Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 22, 1978,
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Name: Albertine
Haselden George
Parents: Charles Edgar and Minnie Dusenbury Haselden
Spouse: Henry Wister (Buddy) George
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Laurinburg, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Haselden Cemetery
Source and date of