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,
page 7, col. 1
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,
page 7, col. 1
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 issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 22, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Edna Marie
Moody Mahon
Parents: Leola Moody Turner of McColl and Robert Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 22, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Bessie
Parker Humphrey
Parents: John and Olive Bryant Parker
Spouse: Charlie B. Humphrey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 22, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Leroy
Jackson
Parents: Lila Dillon Jackson and General Shell Jackson
Spouse: Clara Ann Rogers Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August 24, 1978,
page 10, col. 6
Name: Noah Barton
Hamilton
Spouse: Flowers Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Lumberton, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Bulah Chard Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, August 24, 1978,
page 10, col. 6
Name: Dr. James
A. Bruce
Parents: Roy Marion and Belle Berry Bruce
Spouse: Doris Curry Bruce
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Bamberg
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery, Mullins, veteran of World
War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 29, 1978,
page 7, col. 1
Name: John
William Griffith Jr.
Parents: John William Sr. and Viola Rowan Griffith
Spouse: Edna Arnett Griffith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Wilmington, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 29, 1978,
page 7, col. 1
Name: Roger V.
Minturn
Parents: Bertha H. Minton
Spouse: Bernice Williamson Minton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: former resident of Fair Bluff, and of Myrtle Beach
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Powell Cemetery, Fair Bluff
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 29, 1978,
page 7, col. 1
Name: Hiram
Jackson
Parents: Junius and Mattie J. Jackson
Spouse: Emma Doll Smith Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 29, 1978,
page 7, col. 1
Name: Diane
Floyd Brooks
Parents: Gene A. Floyd of Dillon and Betty Banks Strom, Albany
Georgia
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Place of Birth: Greenwood
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Greenwood Memorial Gardens
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 29, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Clara
Godbolt
Parents: Rufus and Lila Bass Segars
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Florence nursing home
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 29, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Martin Hup
Sr.
Parents: Gary and Nora Newhouse Hup
Spouse: Inez Suggs Hup
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Midland Park, NJ
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Dillon Hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 29, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Archie
Nick Stewart
Parents: Wesley and Rena Jones Stewart
Spouse: Eva Hilbourn
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Richmond County, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 29, 1978,
page 7, col. 2
Name: Charles M.
Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: of Fairmont
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Fairmont pedestrian-auto
accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 29, 1978,
page 8, col. 1
Name: Willie
Evans Horne
Parents: Major and Runie Rogers Horne
Spouse: Ann Bullock Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 29, 1978,
page 8, col. 2
Name: John
Bryant Jr.
Parents: John and Eutha Brumble Bryant Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Veterans Administration hospital in Salem,
Virginia
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, August 29, 1978,
page 8, col. 2
SEPTEMBER
Name: Minnie
Rowell Barfield
Parents: Mary Locke Rowell and Gilbert Rowell
Spouse: John Earle Barfield
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 5,
1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Walter Lee
Herring
Parents: James and Abby Price Herring
Spouse: Ruby Wood Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 5,
1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Lesley
Denise Smith
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 5,
1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Samuel
Perrin Wood III
Parents: I. T. and Rose Worrell Wood
Spouse: Elise Cross Wood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: North Carolina
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, September 7,
1978, page 10, col. 6
Name: Crayton
Edwards
Parents: Ben and Ella Horne Edwards
Spouse: Bessie Viola Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, September 14,
1978, page 6, col. 4
Name: Dr. Edgar
A. Hines Jr.
Parents: Dr. E. A. Hines and Mary Moore Hines
Spouse: former Ruth Harvey
Place of Birth: Seneca, SC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Seneca
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 19,
1978, page 10, col. 1 and 2
Name: Bertha T.
Williams
Parents: Daniel S. and Karon Rebecca Keisler Taylor
Spouse: Emory L. Williams
Place of Birth: Lexington County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Columbia nursing home
Place of Burial: Lybrand Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 19,
1978, page 10, col. 2
Name: John Allen
Stanton Jr.
Parents: J. A. and Betty Stanton Harris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Grandview Memorial Park, Rock Hill
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 19,
1978, page 10, col. 2
Name: Henrietta
Hewett Jackson
Parents: Henry and Julia Vault Hewett
Spouse: Enoch Walter Jackson
Date of Birth: December 7, 1897
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a nursing home
Place of Burial: Seagate Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 19,
1978, page 10, col. 3
Name: Dixie
Rouse DeFeis
Parents: David Giles Rouse and Eva Ashley Rouse
Spouse: Peter P. DeFeis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: from Dillon and Fairmont, NC and New York City
Date of Death: Thursday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 19,
1978, page 10, col. 4
Name: Ambrose
Carter
Parents: Queenie Prevatte and Leroy Carter
Spouse: Annette Collins Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Durham, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 19,
1978, page 10, col. 4
Name: Albert
Raleigh Halks
Parents: Patrick E. and Cecelia Huggins Halks
Spouse: Janie Turner Halks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: hospital here
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 19,
1978, page 10, col. 6 and 7
Name: Louise S.
Easterling
Parents: Henry E. K. Smith and Eudora Dew Smith
Spouse: Henry F. Easterling
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 19,
1978, page 10, col. 8 and 9
Name: Irene
Berry Walker
Parents: George L. and Lucy Marie McCormick Berry
Spouse: C. R. Walker
Date of Birth: May 5, 1920
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, September 21,
1978, page 8, col. 1
Name: Ernest
Vaultay Harrelson
Parents: Ernest and Missouri H. Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Dillon nursing home
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, World War I veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, September 21,
1978, page 8, col. 1
Name: Meekie
Kennedy Fowler
Parents: John and Sara Ida Rowell Kennedy
Spouse: Andrew J. Fowler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Camp Branch Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 26,
1978, page 11, col. 1
Name: Robert M.
White
Parents: Leroy and Claudia Brown White
Spouse: Ellen B. White
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: hospital here
Place of Burial: Palmer Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 26,
1978, page 11, col. 1
Name: Bessie
Virginia Tucker Brumble
Parents: James Lee and Martha Bailey Tucker
Spouse: W. H. Brumble Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: local nursing home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 26,
1978, page 11, col. 2
Name: Mary Long
Salters
Parents: Robert F. and Anna Welsh Long
Spouse: John A. Salters
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Lancaster County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Kingstree hospital
Place of Burial: Union Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 26,
1978, page 11, col. 2
Name: Robert H.
Hayes
Parents: Hillary and Iola Rogers Hayes
Spouse: Pauline Collins Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: services at Tranquil United Methodist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, September 26,
1978, page 11, col. 2
Name: Alma
Bethea Monroe
Parents: David and Kathryn J. Bethea
Spouse: Clarence Monroe
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, September 28,
1978, page 11, col. 1
Name: Everette
Lee Jacobs
Parents: Wesley and Effie Smith
Spouse: Martha Jacobs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Scotland County, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC Veterans Hospital
Place of Burial: King Cemetery, Laurel Hill, North Carolina
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, September 28,
1978, page 11, col. 1
Name: Betty Hayes
Parents: Charles P. and Maggie Elvington Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Fork nursing home
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, September 28,
1978, page 11, col. 2, 3 and 4
OCTOBER
Name: John Allen Chavis
Parents: Neil and Annie Jane Chavis
Spouse: Dora Mae Lockear Chavis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
3, 1978,page 9, col. 1
Name: Ralph Jones
Parents: D. E and Gertie Johnson Jones
Spouse: Marjorie L. Jones
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Article headlined Hamer
Place of Burial: Midway Cemetery near Mullins
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday,
October 3, 1978, page 1, col. 1
Name: Irradeen McKenzie Berry
Parents: Alford and Jane McKenzie
Spouse: Samuel Owens Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Near Dillon
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday,
October 3, 1978, page 1, col. 1
Name: Dorothy Jenkins
Parents: William and Virginia Prudie Baxley Jenkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Services at Pisgah United Methodist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday,
October 3, 1978, page 1, col. 1
Name: Will Hare
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Article headlined Marion
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October
5, 1978, page 9, col. 1.
Name: Alice Smith Bolton
Parents: Stephen L. and Victoria Edwards Smith
Spouse: A. G. Bolton
Date of Birth/Age: Born February 10, 1903
Place of Birth: Former Oak Grove Resident
Date of Death: September 26, 1978
Place of Death: Richmond, Virginia
Place of Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October
5, 1978, page 9, col. 2
Name: Franklin Williamson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Williamson
Spouse: Bernice Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Saint Mary Cemetery, services at Saint Pleasant
Baptist Church in Fork
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
10., 1978, page 8, col. l
Name: Catherine Adams Rowland
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
10., 1978, page 8, col. L
Name: Waddell Byrd
Parents: Furman H. and Isabella Dew Byrd
Spouse: Grace Lane Byrd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Palmetto Memorial Gardens
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October
12, 1978, page 8, col. 6
Name: Eliza Johnson
Parents: E. E. and Minnie Jernigan Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October
12, 1978, page 8, col. 6
Name: Hartsell O. Rogers, Sr.
Parents: John B. and Mary Walter Rogers
Spouse: Margaret Moore Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
17, 1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Herbert Smith
Parents: Sandy and Bell Cook Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
17, 1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Wilbert Hill
Parents: Steward and May Hill
Spouse: Claudia Hill
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: October 5 1978
Place of Death: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Place of Burial: Page Cemetery, Floyd Dale
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
17, 1978, page 9, col. 2
Name: Lizzie McKenzie Graves
Parents: James and Minerva Jackson McKenzie
Spouse: Nathan G. Graves
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery, McColl
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
17, 1978, page 9, col. 3
Name: Rev. Charlie Edwards
Parents: James and Georgiana Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Residence (article headlined Lake View)
Place of Burial: St. Mark Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
17, 1978, page 9, col. 2
Name: Annie Wiggins Moore
Parents: General E. (dec) and Mrs. Druzila Hayes Wise
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Byrd Cemetery in Pee Dee
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
17, 1978, page 9, col. 3
Name: J. E. Godbold
Parents: Hughie S. and Anzie Wise Godbold
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
17, 1978, page 9, col. 3 & 4
Name: Emma L. Martin Cheek
Parents: Rosa and Spencer Martin
Daughter: Mrs. Flora C. Gaddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
17, 1978, page 9, col. 3 & 4
Name: Robert C. Blackwell
Parents: R. S. and Hattie Blackwell
Spouse: Mary J. Caulder Blackwell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Residence (article headlined Hamer)
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
17, 1978, page 10, col. 1
Name: John Clyde Barrington
Parents: John C. and Cassie Brinson Barrington
Spouse: Ruby Hunnicutt Barrington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Pamlico County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Wake County, NC (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Not given (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October
19, 1978, page 1, col 4 and Tuesday, October 24, 1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Judson L. Collins
Parents: Samuel and Lizzie Floyd Collins
Spouse: Mary Ann Collins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Marion County, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Residence (article headlined Norfolk, Virginia)
Place of Burial: Mount Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery in Horry
County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October
19, 1978, page 11, col. 1
Name: Pearl Kirby Owens
Spouse: Elmore Owens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: A nursing home
Place of Burial: Services at Sardis Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October
19, 1978, page 11, col. 1
Name: Smith R. Taylor
Parents: Robert Jason and Nellie Long Taylor
Spouse: Dale Loyd Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Hartsville
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
24, 1978, page 3, col. 6 & 7
Name: Argent Bethea Gibson
Parents: John Crawford and Marietta Georgia Bethea
Spouse: James Breeden Gibson, Sr.
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park, Bennettsville, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
24, 1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Fenwick Harrold
Ackerman
Parents: H. P. and Grace Hoff Ackerman
Spouse: Kay Masuko R. Ackerman
Date of Birth/Age: November 29, 1924
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: (article headlined Charleston)
Place of Burial: Ackerman Cemetery, Cottageville, SC (WWII and Korean
Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
24, 1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Daisy Bethea Mitchell
Spouse: William Mitchell
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Oakey Point Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
24, 1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Leb Wright
Parents: Rev. Lee and Lottie Wright
Spouse: Gertrude Wright
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
24, 1978, page 9, col. 2
Name: Marcella Covington
Parents: Lerone and Mrs. Dune Lane
Foster mother: Mrs. Lizzie McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Thrusday
Place of Burial: Old Bethel Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
24, 1978, page 9, col. 2
Name: Jewell Brockington
Ellis
Parents: William S. and Martha Cole Brockington
Spouse: E. E. Ellis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Williamsburg County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Kingstree, SC
Place of Burial: Williamsburg Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
24, 1978, page 9, col. 2
Name: Charlie Laneau Powers
Parents: L. L. and Isla Hayes Powers
Spouse: Mildred Rogers Powers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: (article headlined Effingham)
Place of Burial: Services at Oak Grove independent Holiness Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
24, 1978, page 9, col. 2
Name: Martha Bracey Stone
Parents: Thomas and Bessie Jones Bracey
Spouse: Badger Stone
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Chapel Hill, NC
Place of Burial: Hillside Memorial Park, Laurinburg
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October
26, 1978, page 12, col. 3
Name: Rena Bell Johnson
Mackey
Parents: Sam and Martha Jane Lloyd Johnson
Spouse: Lester Mackey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: (article headlined Kershaw)
Place of Burial: Kershaw City Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, October
26, 1978, page 12, col. 3
Name: Allene Green Gatlin
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. George Malphrus Green
Spouse: William Shelton Gatlin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Durham, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Conway
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
31, 1978, page 8, col. 3
Name: Wingate E. Ford
Parents: William and Della Harrelson Ford
Spouse: Manila Towsend Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, October
31, 1978, page 8, col. 4
NOVEMBER
Name: Annie Mae Bethea
Parents: Robert C. and Annie Price Bethea
Spouse: Lynn Lee Bethea (died September 6, 1967)
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Chapel Hill, NC
Place of Burial: Alamance Memorial Park (article headlined Burlington,
NC)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
7, 1978, page 10, col. 1
Name: John Bradly McNeil
Spouse: Estelene Jackson McNeil
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
7, 1978, page 10, col. 1
Name: Penny Page
Parents: John and Dora Oliver Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Wilmington, NC
Place of Burial: Page Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
7, 1978, page 10, col. 2
Name: Edith Squires Caquelin
Parents: Thomas Pinckney and Catherine McKenzie Squires
Spouse: Arthur Caquelin
Aunt of Thomas Squires and Miss Bessie Squires
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Services held on October 30, 1978 in Ottawa,
Illinois
Place of Death: Ottawa Illinois
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, November 7, 1978,
page 10, col. 2
Name: Edward Thomas Lewis
Daughter: Mrs. Alice Hayes of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Lumberton resident
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: North Carolina Cancer Institute
Place of Burial: New Hollywood Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November
9, 1978, page 11, col. 1
Name: Joe James Owens
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. William Owens, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at Piney Grove Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November
9, 1978, page 11, col. 2
Name: Effie Lillian Fore
Parents: Henry and Effie Nichols Woodard
Spouse: Wendell C. Fore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Wilson, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence in Latta
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November
9, 1978, page 11, col. 3
Name: Willie Rufus Hubbard
Parents: Thomas and Ellen Pelt Hubbard
Spouse: Blanche Whittington Moody Hubbard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, (WW I Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November
9, 1978, page 11, col. 3
Name: Ellen Thomas Smith
Parents: James and Ina Thackston Thomas
Spouse: Ringland L. Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Gaffney
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November
9. 1978, page 11, col. 3
Name: Eula Lee Jackson DeWitt
Parents: S. W. and Cordelia Hayes Jackson
Spouse: John F. DeWitt
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November
9. 1978, page 11, col. 3
Name: Cora Webster Rouse
Gaddy
Parents: Dave and Molly Hayes Webster
Spouse: George Gaddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November
16. 1978, page 6, col. 6
Name: Minnie Jackson Powers
Parents: Asbury and Beaddie Sanderson Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November
16. 1978, page 6, col. 6
Name: Lucia Mae McCallum
Parents: James and Lucia Blue McCallum
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Rowland
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, November
16. 1978, page 6, col. 7
Name: George H. Hughes
Parents: William and Julia Rutland Hughes
Spouse: Lottie G. Hughes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Orangeburg County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
21, 1978, page 5, col. 5
Name: Winnie S. Tunstall
Parents: A. T. and Ethel Bobbit Shearin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Franklin County, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
21, 1978, page 5, col. 5 & 6
Name: Richard H. Rogers
Parents: Mrs. Christine Herring
Spouse: Odessia Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: November 11, 1978
Place of Death: Newark, NJ
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery, Dillon (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
21, 1978, page 5, col. 7 & 8
Name: Pearline H. Rhames
Parents: Horne and Katie Carmichael Hayes
Spouse: Deacon Jessie Rhames
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Smith Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
28, 1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Johnny Otto Sarvis
Parents: John and Betty Stevens Sarvis
Spouse: Debbie Alford Sarvis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Services at Ariel Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
28, 1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Lacy Gerald Gaddy
Parents: Washington ad Lonnie Mae Hyatt Gaddy
Spouse: Dorothy Blackwell Gaddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: November 20, 1978
Place of Death: Residence (Sumter)
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
28, 1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Donna June Gotwals
Parents: James E. and Harriet Peterman Gotwals
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: Phoenixville, PA
Date of Death: November 22, 1978
Place of Death: Canadian, Texas
Place of Burial: Phoenixville
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
28, 1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Fred Ward
Parents: John and Olive Byrd Ward
Spouse: Janie Ward
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
28, 1978, page 9, col. 2
Name: Robert W. Miles, Sr.
Parents: Dozier and Leona Bethea Miles
Spouse: Atzenia Good Miles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Darlington
Place of Burial: Article headlined Darlington (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
28, 1978, page 9, col. 2
Name: Bertha Moore
Parents: J. W. and Bertha Hayes Moore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Cross Creek Cemetery, Fayetteville, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
28, 1978, page 9, col. 2
Name: Tommy James (Papa Tom)
Owens
Parents: Wiley Redden and Maeetta Dudley Owens
Spouse: Margaret Sue Owens
Place of Birth: Lumberton, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
28, 1978, page 9, col. 2
Name: Sallie W. Godbold
Parents: H. S. and Anzie Wise Godbold
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, November
28, 1978, page 9, col. 2
Name: Elba Gerald Stephens
Parents: Albert and Cora Floyd Gerald
Spouse: Wacon Laurel Stephens, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Services at Bermuda Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,
November 30, 1978, page 8, col. 4
Name: Otto B. Day
Parents: Bueford and Lou Gerald Day
Spouse: Minnie Idella Suggs Day
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Buck Creed Cemetery (Loris)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday,
November 30, 1978, page 8, col. 1
DECEMBER
Name: Miles Murdock McInnis
Parents: Sam P. and Ann Schibben McInnis
Spouse: Terry Russ McInnis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 19
Place of Birth: Marlboro
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Near Clio (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday,
December 5, 1978, page 1, col. 6
& 7
Name: Jane Edens McIntrye
Parents: John Edwin and Jane Chandler McIntyre
Date of Birth/Age: Age 15
Place of Birth: Laurinburg, NC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Near Clio (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park, Bennesttsville, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
5, 1978, page 10, col. 1
Name: Bell Ford
Parents: Neal C. and Nettie Scott Ford
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Nichols
Place of Burial: Ford Family Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
5, 1978, page 10, col. 1
Name: Kathryn Mayes Parham
Parents: James T. and Caroline Mayer Mayes
Spouse: William H. Parham, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Newberry
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
7, 1978, page 11, col. 1
Name: Coy M. Haywood
Spouse: Peal Mishue Haywood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Floyd Memorial Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
7, 1978, page 11, col. 1
Name: Albert G. Spaulding
Spouse: Libbie D. Spaulding
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: Ashpole Cneter United Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
7, 1978, page 11, col. 1
Name: Robert Butler
Parents: Maggie Owens Butler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Wednesday, November 29, 1978
Place of Death: Article headlined Farimont, NC
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
7, 1978, page 11, col. 1
Name: Hattie Huggins
Spouse: Henry Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73, Born June 7, 1906
Place of Birth: Former resident of Dillon County
Date of Death: December 9, 1978
Place of Death: West Eau Gallie, Florida
Place of Burial: Fountain Head Memorial Park (article headlined
Melbourne, Florida)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
12, 1978, page 5, co. 1
Name: Horace Hosea Boykin
Parents: James V. and Liza Corbett Boykin
Spouse: Tuster Brown Boykin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Lee County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Tuomey Hospital (article headlined Sumter)
Place of Burial: Evergreen Memorial Park
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
12, 1978, page 6, col. 1
Name: James Arthur (Chief)
Tyler
Parents: Oscar James and Bessie King Tyler
Spouse: Letha Lee Tyler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Bayboro Baptist Church Cemetery (article headlined
Loris)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
12, 1978, page 6, col. 1
Name: Amelia Henry
Parents: Robert R. and Carrie Bethea
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion County
Place of Burial: Bethel Hill Cemetery, Latta (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
12, 1978, page 6, col. 2
Name: Ferrel J. Miller
Parents: Jessie C. and Hanna Horne Miller
Spouse: Sadie Taylor Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Dillon Services at Second Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
12, 1978, page 6, col. 2
Name: Ollie Hayes Jackson
Parents: Jesse Arthur and Janie Y. Hayes
Spouse: Robert A. Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
12, 1978, page 6, col. 2 & 3
Name: Florie Adylotte
Roberts Williams
Parents: Martin Wheeler and Sarah Elizabeth Rippie Roberts
Spouse: Sammy Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Earl, NC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
12, 1978, page 6, col. 3
Name: Ellen Dew Cook
Spouse: Alfred W. Cook, Sr.
Place of Birth: Former Dillon County Resident
Date of Death: December 4, 1978
Place of Death: Article headlined Lumberton
Place of Burial: Philadelpus Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
14, 1978, page 8, col. 5
Name: Marvin Bryant
Parents: Eli and Elizabeth Rogers Bryant
Spouse: Mary Myrtle Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Mount Zion Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
14, 1978, page 8, col. 6
Name: John William Myers
Parents: William Chandler and Margaret Reinhardt Myers
Spouse: Bonnie Middleton Myers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 28
Place of Birth: Lancaster Pennsylvania
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Work related accident, Latta, SC
Place of Burial: Conestoga Memorial Park Cemetery, Lancaster PA
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
19, 1978, page 1, col. 4, 5, 6, & 7
Name: Ethel B. Smith
Parents: Pink and Marendia Brown
Spouse: Barney Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Bethel AME Church Cemetery, Latta, SC (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
19, 1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Bessie Miller Norman
Parents: William H. and Robert McDaniel Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Fork
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
19, 1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Fleepie McKenzie Causey
Parents: Manning and Katie Bridgeman McKenzie
Spouse: Charles B. Causey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Article headlined Mullins
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Tuesday, December
19, 1978, page 9, col. 1
Name: Mary McRae Peppers
Parents: Gilbert and Flora Jane McEachin McRae
Spouse: George W. Peppers.
Date of Birth/Age: February 22, 1905
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday, December 10, 1978
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
21, 1978, page 19, col. 1
Name: Myrtle Atkinson Weeks
Parents: D, C. and Sarah Carmichael Atkinson
Spouse: John W. Weeks, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Charleston, SC
Place of Burial: Kinsey Cemetery (article headlined Round O)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
21, 1978, page 19, col. 1
Name: DeEtte Tally Dunlay
Parents: William J. and Minnie Hood Tally
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Dillon County, resident of Clio
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Bennettsville, SC
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
21, 1978, page 19, col. 1
Name: Rosa Taylor Turner
Parents: Cicero and Lillie Taylor
Spouse: Junious Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Bennettsville, SC
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
21, 1978, page 19, col. 1
Name: John William (Wendell)
Martin
Parents: Lonnie E. and Ora Grainger Martin
Spouse: Sylvia Gasque Martin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon County (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
28, 1978, page 1, col. 1 & 2
Name: Robert Tynes
Parents: Reginald and Loretta Tynes
Spouse: Shirley Tynes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Miami, Florida
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
28, 1978, page 14, col. 1
Name: Betty C. Grooms
Parents: Ruben C.and Elizabeth Shire Coker
Spouse: Willie G. Grooms
Date of Birth/Age: Age 97
Place of Birth: Richland County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at Calvary Baptist Church near Bishopville.
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
28, 1978, page 14, col. 1
Name: J. Howard Berry
Parents: Colonel Platt and Lena Swintz Berry
Spouse: Lottie Gibson Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Article headlined Liberty Hill
Place of Burial: Services at Mt. Ebenezer United Methodist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
28, 1978, page 14, col. 2
Name: Luvertis Alford Hamilton
Spouse: Alfred Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Baltimore, MD
Place of Burial: Services Manning Baptist Chruch (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
28, 1978, page 14, col. 2
Name: John Austin Hayes
Parents: James Stubbs and Alice Berry Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 96
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Article headlined Sumter
Place of Burial: Services at Bethesda Southern Methodist Church,
Oak Grove
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
28, 1978, page 14, col. 3
Name: Pearlie E. Shelley
Parents: Eddie and Lizzie Williams Shelley
Spouse: Mary Turner Shelley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
28, 1978, page 14, col. 3
Name: Leon Shuler
Parents: Robert and Dessie Shuler
Spouse: Ruthessa Shuler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
28, 1978, page 14, col. 4
Name: James Spencer Locklear
Parents: James F. and Mary Jane McColl Locklear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Scotland County, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Article headlined Clio
Place of Burial: Services at Oak Grove Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
28, 1978, page 14, col. 5 & 6
Name: Robert L. Bucy, Sr.
Parents: Cornelius and Elnora Bucy
Spouse: Dorothy E. Bucy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Davis, West Virginia
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
28, 1978, page 14, col. 6
Name: Joe Byrd
Parents: Neil and Flora Ellen Jackson Byrd
Spouse: Jessie Powers Byrd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Thursday, December
28, 1978, page 14, col. 6