The extracts are listed in the month they appeared in the Dillon Herald and then alphabetically by surname
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JANUARY
Name: Robert Burdette Ayres
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John Ayres
Spouse: Sue Easterling
Date of Birth/Age: age 51
Place of Birth: McColl, SC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Osteen Hospital, Ashville, NC
Place of Burial: Ayres Cemetery, Lake View, SC (WW I Veteran)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 6, 1944, page 3, col. 3
Name: William Harvey Beckwith
Date of Birth/Age: age 57
Date of Death: November 30
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 6, 1944, page 1, col. 6
Name: Mrs. W. H. Benton
Place of Birth: native of Floydale, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Sellers, Marion County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 13, 1944, page 1, col. 7 (accident report)
Name: Infant Son Carmichael
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Autrey Carmichael
Date of Death: January 10
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Fork Cemetery, Fork, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 20, 1944, page 5, col. 5
Name: Mrs. T. L. Fore
Parents: George and Mrs. Manfrey Pastom Dudley
Spouse: G. Lenwood Fore
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: December 21
Place of Death: Oak Grove, Dillon Co. SC
Place of Burial: Bethesda Cemetery, Oak Grove, Dillon Co, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 6, 1944, page 1, col. 2
Name: Coy Morris
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Jim Morris
Date of Birth/Age: age 39
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 13, 1944, page1, col. 2
Name: Carlisle Rogers
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Rogers
Spouse: Omega Hayes
Place of Birth: native of Floydale, Dillon Co. SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 13, 1944, page 1
Name: Thos. Clyde Rogers
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: age 7
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: January 6
Place of Death: en route to McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 20, 1944, page 1, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Mary McCormac Shaw
Date of Birth/Age: age 70
Place of Death: Little Rock, SC
Place of Burial: Beulah Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 20, 1944, page 5, col. 5
FEBRUARY
Name: Clyde Caulder
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Howard Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 3 months
Date of Death: February 6, 1944
Place of Burial: Sardis Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 17, 1944, page 1, col. 2
Name: J. P. Cook
Spouse: Lucy Baldwin Cook
Place of Birth: (of Whiteville, NC)
Place of Death: Columbia, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1944, page 3, col. 3
Name: Flora Frances Dial
Spouse: Riley Dial
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: February 5, 1944
Place of Death: Residence Baker Hill Section
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 17, 1944, page 1, col. 3.
Name: Mary Grantham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 17, 1944, page 1, col. 2.
Name: Lester M. Hale
Spouse: Kate Reardon Hale
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Sumter, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 17, 1944, page 1, col. 4
Name: Jo Ann Hutchinson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John L. Hutchinson
Date of Death: Not given
Place of Death: Wilmington, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 3, 1944, page 5, col. 5.
Name: Sherrill Jones
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones
Spouse: Myrtle Edwards Jones
Date of Birth/Age: Age 28
Date of Death: Monday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1944, page 1, col. 2 (report of accident)
Name: John Thomas Myers
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Myers
Spouse: Miss Emma Myers
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Camp Gordon, Tallahassee, Florida
Place of Burial: Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Hamptonville, NC.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1944, page 1, col. 6
Name: Vince Oldham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Sanford, NC
Place of Burial: Carburton Methodist Church, Sanford, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 17, 1944, page 1, col. 5
Name: Tom Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Residence near Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 10, 1944, page 7, col. 2.
Name: Lula Williamson
Maiden Name: Graham
Spouse: Dennis Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: January 27, 1944
Place of Burial: Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 3, 1944, page 1, col. 5.
MARCH
Name: Morgan S. Bethea
Parents: Elisha C. and Martha Ann Ellis Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Born April, 1878
Place of Birth: Near Latta, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 23, 1944, page 5, col. 3.
Name: Rev. H. C. Bethea
Spouse: Hortense Thomson Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: “This morning”
Place of Burial: Rembert
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 30, 1944, page 8, col. 3
Name: Lawton Carmichael
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Carmichael
Spouse: Ruby Martin Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Charleston, SC
Place of Burial: Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 2, 1944, page 1, col. 5.
Name: Claude Davis
Spouse: Minnie Burr Davis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: March 11, 1944
Place of Death:
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 16, 1944, page 1, col. 2.
Name: Gus C. Johnson
Spouse: Ida Law Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Law Cemetery near Darlington, SC (Veteran of the Spanish American War)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 9, 1944, page 1, col. 2
Name: J. Paul Jones
Spouse: Hazel Ward Jones
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Brunswick, Columbus County, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 23, 1944, page 1, col. 3 (report of accident)
Name: W. B. (Will) Sanders
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Near Dillon
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Bennettsville, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 2, 1944, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Ellen Smith
Maiden Name: Brigman
Parents: A. J. and Martha Ann Brigman
Spouse: Campbell Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 16, 1944, page 1, col. 7
Name: Dr. J. A. Tillinghast
Father of B. S. Tillinghast of Dillon
Place of Birth: Native of Raleigh, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Spartanburg, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, Marach 2, 1944, page 5, col. 4,
Name: Mrs. Percy Williams
Maiden Name: Roberts
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John Roberts
Spouse: Percy Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 30, 1944, page 1, col. 5.
APRIL
Name: James Ransom Bethea
Spouse: Nettie Jane Blackman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Residence in Minturn Section
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 6, 1944, page 2, col. 2
Name: Preston L. Bethea
Parents: Dr. J. Frank and Hannah Jane Bethea
Spouse: Josie Weatherly
Date of Birth/Age: Born April 10, 1870
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 20, 1944, page
Name: James Wesley Black
Spouse: Mollie Black
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: April 17, 1944
Place of Death: Residence near Baker Mill Section
Place of Burial: Fair View Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 29, 1944, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Neil C. Carmichael
Parents: Malcolm and Amanda Carmichael
Spouse: Alice F. McCain
Date of Birth/Age: November 1874
Place of Birth: Family homestead near Hamer
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Kentyre Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 13, 1944, page 1, col. 7
Name: Eddie Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Burial: Carter Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 27, 1944, page 1, col. 6
Name: Infant Carter
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: March 31, 1944
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 6, 1944, page 1, col. 6
Name: Sophia Moody Ellen
Parents: Richard and Harriett Edwards Moody
Spouse: John H. Ellen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Bishopville, SC
Place of Burial: Bishopville, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 13, 1944, page 1, col. 2. Additional information available. Contact me at< [email protected]>
Name: R. D. English
Spouse: Emily Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Residence near Clio
Place of Burial: Salem Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 13, 1944, page 4, col. 4
Name: Daniel P. Hicks
Spouse: Julia Fayer Hicks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 13, 1944, page 5, col. 5.
Name: Mary Florence Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: April 20, 1944
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 27, 1944, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mrs. W. E. Martin
Maiden Name: Rowell
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Jess Rowell
Spouse: # 1, C. T. Jackson, # 2, W. E. Martin
Place of Death: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 27, 1944, page 1, col. 4
Name: Mrs. Jennings Bryan Smith
Maiden Name: Davis
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Davis
Spouse: Jennings Bryan Smith
Date of Birth/Age: 34
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Charleston, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 20, 1944, page 1, col. 2.
Name: J. L. Stone
Spouse: Clara Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 6, 1944, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Flora Berry Wright
Parents: Joseph A. and Susan Platt Berry
Spouse: John Monroe Wright
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 13, 1944, page 5, col. 5.
MAY
Name: Nora Jane Atkinson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Alford Atkinson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 3
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Carolina Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 11, 1944, page 1, col. 2 (report of accident)
Name: Sarah Page Barfield
Parents: Father – Maston Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Family burying ground near Lake View, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 11, 1944, page 6, col. 4
Name: French Bristow
Spouse: Annie Ewing
Date of Death: May 17, 1955
Place of Burial: Fairmont, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 25, 1944, page 1, col. 3
Name: Lieut. Evander Cullen Bryant
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Date of Death: March 11, 1944 (notification)
Place of Death: Anzio Beach head (killed in action)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 4, 1944, page 2, col. 3 & 4
Name: Gaddy L. Carmichael
Parents: A. B. and Elizabeth Gaddy Carmichael
Spouse: Rachel McKenzie (died 1930)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Tuesday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 11, 1944, page 5, col. 4
Name: John Monroe Daniels
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Daniels
Spouse: Mary Brigman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 18, 1944, page 1, col. 3
Name: Vendall Hatcher
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: April 25, 1944
Place of Burial: Bethel Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 4, 1944, page 1, col. 2
Name: Andrew Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Lumberton NC
Place of Burial: Hollywood Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 11, 1944, page 1, col. 4 (report of accident
Name: J. G. Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Residence in Lake View, SC
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 4, 1944, page 1, col. 6
Name: Lieut. Woodrow Wilson Moore
Parents: Robert S. and Annie Atkinson Moore
Date of Death: March 3, 1943 (reported missing in action)
Place of Death: Killed in action
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 11, 1944, page 1, col 4 (announcement of memorial service) and May 18, 1944, page1, col. 2 (report of memorial service)
Name: Sally Edwards Thompson
Spouse: D. T. Thompson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Clarkton, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 4, 1944, page 1, col. 4
JUNE
Name: Rena Alford
Maiden Name: Curry
Parents: Duncan and Mary Love Curry
Spouse: M. Manton Alford (died 1917)
Place of Birth: Climax, Georgia
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence Reedy Creek Section of Dillon County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 8, 1944, page 4, col. 3
Name: Wiley C. Bullock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: June 7, 1944
Place of Burial: Bullock Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 15, 1944, page 2, col. 6
Name: Mary Calhoun
Maiden Name: McQueen
Parents: D. A. and Theodosia McQueen
Spouse: John C. Calhoun
Date of Birth/Age:
Date of Death: Wednesday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 1, 1944, page 5, col. 5
Name: Estelle Ellerbe
Parents: Dr. Alex N. and Mary Ellerbee
Date of Death: June 14, 1944
Place of Death: Florence SC
Place of Burial: Haselden Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 22, 1944, page 4, col. 3
Name: Rose Hayes
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Born August 12, 1895
Date of Death: June 20, 1944
Place of Death: Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 29, 1944, page 3, col. 2
Name: R. Leslie Lane
Parents: Robert L. and Rachel Gaddy Lane
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: El Dorado, Arkansas
Place of Burial: Bethesda Church Cemetery, Oak Grove Community, Dillon County, SC (WW I Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 22, 1944, page 1, col. 4
Name: John Hugh McCormac
Parents: Elias Alford and Mary Flynn Cousar McCormac
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 29, 1944, page 1, col. 2
JULY
Name: George Wheeler Atkinson
Parents: George and Lou Berry Atkinson
Spouse: Ruth Dubose
Date of Birth/Age: Born 1897
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Byrd Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 13, 1944, page 1, col. 6
Name: John Lewis Baker
Parents: James Graham and Annie Monroe Baker
Spouse: Julie Sessions
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 13, 1944, page 7, col. 2
Name: Margaret M. Bennett
Spouse: T. J. Bennett
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Carolina Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 6, 1944, page 8, col. 4.
Name: James Allen Bethea
Parents: James W. and Gertrude McKenzie Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 19 months
Date of Death: Monday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 27, 1944, page 5, col. 2
Name: S 2/c Elmer Clyde Causey
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Causey
Date of Birth/Age:
Date of Death: June
Place of Death: Killed in action
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 6, 1944, col. 1, page 2 and July 13, 1944, page 5, col. 3 (with picture)
Name: Alfred Finklea
Spouse: Katie Fore Finklea
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 20, 1944, page 2, col. 2
Name: Jane Hasleden
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Archie Haselden
Date of Birth/Age: Age 3
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Bethesda
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 27, 1944, page 7, col. 3
Name: Vernie Hayes
Parents: Sam and Susan Stephens Hayes
Spouse: Alma McDonald Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Residence near Hamer
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 20, 1944, page 8, col. 3
Name: P. C. Henry
Name: R. P. Floyd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: July 9, 1944
Place of Burial: Whiteville, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 20, 1944, page 1, col. 3
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Henry
Spouse: Marie Moore Henry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: July 19, 1944
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 20, 1944, page 1, col. 4
Name: Dave Hyatt
Parents: Father – Archie Hyatt
Spouse: Isabell Coward
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Lumberton
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 13, 1944, page 1, col. 7
Name: Margaret McKinnon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: June 28, 1944
Place of Death: Residence in Carolina Section of Dillon County
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 6, 1944, page 6, col. 2
Name: Ernest Miller
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. David M. Miller
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Pine Grove
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 27, 1944, page 1, col. 1 (report of drowning)
Name: Emma Stephens
Maiden Name: Altman
Parents: John L. and Elizabeth Altman
Spouse: Sankey Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death: July 16, 1944
Place of Death: Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 20, 1944, page 1, col. 4
Name: Mandy Jane Tucker
Maiden Name: Cain
Parents: David and Charlotte Cain
Spouse: Patrick L. Tucker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 20, 1944, page 8, col. 3
Name: Willy L. Woodle
Spouse: Ida Moore Woodle
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Catfish Bay Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 13, 1944, page 1, col. 3
AUGUST
Name: Maston Christmas
Spouse: Dora Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery near Latta, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 17, 1944, page 1, col. 3
Name: Ed M. Coates
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Bethesda Cemetery at Oak Grove, Dillon County, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 17, 1944, page 1, col.
Name: Marvin C. Conner
Spouse: Malissa Daniels
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 31, 1944, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Margaret Faye Daniels
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Alva Daniels
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Date of Death: August 3, 1943
Place of Death: Pensacola, Florida
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 10, 1944, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Mrs. David Fass
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Death: Baltimore, MD
Place of Burial: Beth Triloh Congregation Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 24, 1944, page 1, col. 7
Name: Charles Hayes, Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hayes
Spouse: Vivian McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 17, 1944, page 1, col. 2
Name: John Gurney Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 17, 1944, page 1, col. 6.
Name: AMM 1-C Hyman Price Holt, Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Hyman P. Holt, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 22
Place of Birth: Bermuda Section of Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: August 1944
Place of Death: Somewhere in England
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 31, 1944, page 1, col. 6
Name: Joe P. Lane
Spouse: Mamie Montgomery
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Near Gaddy’s Mill, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 31, 1944, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Bernice Lee, Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Bernice Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 17 months
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Beulah Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 17, 1944, page 1, col. 2 (report of tragic accident)
Name: Mrs. Robert Reaves
Maiden Name: Freeman
Parents: Henry and Margaret McCall Freeman
Date of Birth/Age: Born 1879
Place of Birth: Native of Marlboro Section
Date of Death: July 24, 1944
Place of Burial: Reaves Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 3, 1944, page 1, col 4
Name: Lieut. James Wilkes
Parents: Albert and Dorothy Bethea Wilkes
Date of Death: July 2, 1944
Place of Death: Somewhere over Germany, killed in action.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 3, 1944, page 1, col. 3.
SEPTEMBER
Name: Mrs. M. D. Cottingham, Jr.
Maiden Name: Pulley
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pulley
Spouse: M. D. Cottingham Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 22
Date of Death: September 4, 1944
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 6, 1944, page 1, col. 5
Name: Jane Daniels
Spouse: H. H. Daniels
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 7, 1944, page 1, col. 4
Name: H. Sumter Godbolt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: September 7, 1944
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 14, 1944, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Dora Hamilton
Maiden Name: Quick
Spouse: W. W. Hamilton
Date of Death: September 11, 1944
Place of Burial: Clio, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 21, 1944, page 4, col. 5.
Name: Matilda Keith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: September 3. 1944
Place of Burial: Mt. Andrews Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 7, 1944, page 1, col. 7
Name: Mrs. William McQueen
Maiden Name: Ivy
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Iran Ivy
Spouse: William McQueen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 14, 1944, page 1, col.
Name: Nancy C. Martin
Date of Death: September 13, 1944
Place of Burial: Loris, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 21, 1944, page 1, col. 7
Name: Nolie Miller
Maiden Name: Brewer
Spouse: Willie Miller
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Miller Cemetery near Lake View, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 28, 1944, page 1, col. 2
Name: Forest Page
Parents: Bill and Abbie Page
Spouse: Sarah Agnes Jordan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: September 15, 1944
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 21, 1944, page1, col. 6
Name: Laura Sherwood
Maiden Name: LeGette
Parents: James S. and Elizabeth LeGette
Spouse: T. C. Sherwood
Date of Birth/Age: December 18, 1859
Place of Birth: Marlboro County, SC
Date of Death: September 9, 1944
Place of Death: Little Rock, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 14, 1944, page 1, col. 4
October
Name: Pfc. Shelbourne Lawton Grantham
Date of Death: July 13, 1944
Place of Death: Killed in action
Place of Burial: Union Methodist Church Memorial service September 24, 1944
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 12, 1944, page 7, col. 4.
Name: 2/c Raymond Lanier Martin
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Martin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 22
Place of Death: South Pacific (killed in action)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 5, 1944, page 1, col. 1.
Name: Lieut. Lester Lanneau Miller
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Furman Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Date of Death: September 22, 1944
Place of Death: France (killed in action)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 12, 1944, col. 1 and 2. Report of memorial service – November 30 1944 issue, page 6, col. 5.
Name: Lieut. Laval Parham
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Parham
Date of Death: September 16, 1944
Place of Death: Holland (killed in action)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 12, 1944, page 1, col. 6
Name: Daisy Thompson
Date of Death: Thursday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 19, 1944, page 1, col. 5 (report of death from burns)
Name: Thomas Utley
Spouse: Lula Culbreth
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 5, 1944, page 1, col. 1
NOVEMBER
Name: Sion W. Alford
Spouse: Ada Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Near Rowland, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Ashpole Cemetery, Rowland NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 9, 1944, page 9, col. 1.
For a complete listing of markers in Ashpole Cemetery visit http://www.geocities.com/ncrobeson/cemeteries/Ashpole_cem1.html
Name: Lieut. Linwood Allen
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Allen
Date of Death: August
Place of Death: France (killed in action)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 16, 1944, page 1, col. 6.
Name: 2/c James Barfield, USN
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Barfield
Place of Death: Killed in action
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 16, 1944, page 1, col. 2 & November 30, page 1, col 4.
Name: Mrs. G. L. Berry
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dillon County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 30, 1944, page 4, col. 1
Name: David W. Bethea
Parents: David Walker and Sara Jane Manning Bethea
Spouse: Harriett Purcell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery. Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 16, 1944, page 1, col. 3.
Name: Lieut. Bob Buck
Parents: Mrs. George D. Bennett
Date of Birth/Age: Born September 22, 1916
Date of Death: October 10, 1944
Place of Death: Killed in action
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 30, 1944, page 1, col. 2
Name: William David Buie
Parents: William J. and Nannie Bynum Buie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Chatham County, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 2, 1944, page 1, col. 5
Name: Billie Flobella Butler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 14
Date of Death: November 21, 1944
Place of Death: Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 30, 1944, page 6, col. 3
Name: Roe Jeston Coward
Spouse: Florence Goodyear Coward
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Near Manning
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 16, 1944, page 5, col. 2
Name: 3/c Douglas C. Dees, Jr.
Date of Death: September 17, 1944
Place of Death: Pacific (killed in action)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 2, 1944, page 1, col. 2
Name: J. E. Deibler
Parents: John and Sara Reid Diebler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Diebler Station, North Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Date of Death: November 19, 1944
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 23, 1944, page 1, col. 5
Name: General W. C. Harlee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Manatee, Florida
Date of Death: November 21, 1944
Place of Death: Washington DC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 30, 1944, page 1, col. 4
Name: Mary Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: November 10, 1944
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 16, 1944, page 5, col. 6
Name: Jessie Jackson, Odessa Jackson (see Watson)
Date of Death: Tuesday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 9, 1944, page 1, col. 5 (report of auto-train accident)
Name: Chalmers Moody
Spouse: Mary Harrell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Funeral Service: Friday
Place of Burial: Bermuda
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 9, 1944, page 10, col. 1
Name: Infant Son
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 15 months
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 16, 1944, page 1, col. 2 (report of tragic accident)
Name: W. Chester Moore
Parents: L. G. and Mary Harrison Moore
Spouse: # 1 – Nan Fletcher, # 2 - Carrie McNab
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 9, 1944, page 1, col. 7
Name: Lizzie S. Parker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 23, 1944, page 1, col. 4
Name: William Mark Taylor
Spouse: Christine Daniel Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Little Rock Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 16, 1944, page 1, col. 4
Name: Ethel Watson (see Jackson)
Date of Death: Tuesday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 9, 1944, page 1, col. 5 (report of auto-train accident)
Name: W. M. Watson
Spouse: Billie Lane Watson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence in Floydale
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 2, 1944, page 8, col. 3 & 4.
DECEMBER
Name: Frances Cannon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Family plot near Allsbrook, Horry County, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 7, 1944, page 6, col. 2.
Name: Mrs. Henry A. Edwards
Maiden Name: Haselden
Parents: James Godbold and Carolina Rebecca Dudley Haselden
Date of Birth/Age: Born, December 30, 1873
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Haselden Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 21, 1944, page 1, col. 2.
Name: Sgt. Foster Carter
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Mike Carter
Spouse: Frances McRae
Date of Death: November 2, 1944
Place of Death: Italy (killed in action)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 7, 1944, page 6, col. 7
Name: Lawton W. Dew
Spouse: Katie Chernault Dew
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Hollywood Cemetery (location not given)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 7, 1944, page 6, col. 4
Name: Mrs. Henry A. Edwards
Maiden Name: Haselden
Parents: James Godbold and Carolina Rebecca Dudley Haselden
Date of Birth/Age: Born, December 30, 1873
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Haselden Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 21, 1944, page 1, col. 2.
Name: John Dewey Freeman
Place of Burial: Magnolia
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 7, 1944, page 5, col. 2 (Latta Local Section)
Name: J. Thomas Hankins
Spouse: Roma McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Native of Virginia
Date of Death: Friday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1944, page 1, col. 2
Name: Mrs. C. W. McGrew
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Burial: Sumter, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 7, 1944, page 1, col. 3
Name: Bernie A. Miller
Spouse: Willie Humphrey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: December 13, 1944
Place of Death: Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Family cemetery near Bermuda section.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 21, 1944, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Gilmore Norton
Parents: Calvin and Emmaline Hursey Norton
Spouse: Rose Milligan Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Little Rock, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 14, 1944, page 1, col. 2.
Name: Ora Rogers
Maiden Name:
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 14, 1944, page 1, col. 3
Name: Nina Stackhouse
Maiden Name: Williams
Parents: J. B. and Lucy Floyd Williams
Spouse: Dunk Stackhouse
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Friday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 14, 1944, page 1, col. 7.
Name: W. D. Traywick
Parents: David and Elmira McKellar Traywick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1944, page 1, col. 3