The extracts for 1948 are not in alphabetical order. They are listed in the month as they appeared in the Dillon Herald
Be sure and check the index below to see if the obituary you are interested in is one of the many transcriptions available by email
JANUARY
Name: Robert Hamer
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Brown Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 9
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 1, 1948, page 1, col. 6
Name: John O. Prince
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 8, 1948, page 1, col. 6
Name: Katie S. Hamer
Spouse: J. B. Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Catfish Baptist Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 15, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: J. Frank Watson
Parents: James R. and Flora Lane Watson
Spouse: Irene Blair Watson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Not given
Place of Death: Sumter
Place of Burial: Salem Cross Roads Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fairfield County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 15, 1948, page 1, col. 1.
Name: Jack Watson
Parents: George G. and Mary Lynn Watson
Spouse: Maxine McLaurin Watson
Date of Birth/Age: Born October 7, 1878
Place of Birth: Chester, SC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1948, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Randolph Wayne Herring
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 3
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: House fire (see Patricia Ann Herring)
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1948, page 1, col. 1
Name: Patricia Ann Herring
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 14 months
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: House fire (see Randolph Wayne Herring)
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1948, page 1, col. 1
Name: Hattie Wilson
Parents: S. B. and Mary Basset Martin
Spouse: Fred Wilson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1948, page 1, col. 7
Name: Lawrence Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Residence near Floydale
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1948, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Verlie Mae Driggers
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Vernie Driggers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 8 Months
Date of Death: Tuesday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1948, page 1, col. 6.
Name: R. E. Stone
Foster Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hayes
Spouse: Donnie McKenzie Stone
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Andrews, SC (train wreck)
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1948, page 1, col. 5
Name: Murray Campell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 105
Place of Birth: McColl, SC
Date of Death: January 13, 1948
Place of Burial: Afro-American Section of Hamilton Cemetery, Dillon County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1948, page 5, col. 3.
Name: Kitty Proctor
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Proctor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: Service held Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 29, 1948, page 1, col. 4
Name: Bessie Calhoun
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Bethea Bryant
Spouse: Hugh L. Calhoun
Date of Death: Services held Saturday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 29, 1948, page 1, col. 7
FEBRUARY
Name: Mrs. William Diel
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: (of Raleigh)
Place of Burial: Edmund Cemetery, Charlotte, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 5, 1948, page 1, col. 3.
Name: Thad* Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Found on Highway
Place of Death: Tenant on D. W. Bethea farm
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 12, 1948, page 1, col. 2
*According to a death certificate his name was Patrick or Pat, not Thad
Name: Mary Bryant
Spouse: John Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 12, 1948, page 1, col. 1
Name: Clayton Smith
Parents: Angus and Hattie Alford Smith
Spouse: Ruth Sellers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 12, 1948, page 1, col. 6
Name: Ida Dunbar
Parents: Maston and Mary Ann Rogers Stackhouse
Spouse: James C. Dunbar
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 19, 1948, page 1, col. 1
Name: 2nd. Lieut. J. Treadway Dixon
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John H. Dixon
Date of Death: July 27, 1944
Place of Death: Killed in Action (remains brought home for burial)
Place of Burial: Services Scot Funeral Home, Chatham, Virginia
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 19, 1948, page 8, col. 2.
Name: Harriett Hicks
Parents: John Thomas and Sarah Ann Moody
Spouse: David S. Hicks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Dillon county
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 26, 1948, page 1, col. 3. Additional information available. <[email protected]>
Name: Douglas McLaurin
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Dan McLaurin
Date of Death: February 19, 1948
Place of Burial: McLucus Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 26, 1948, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mattie Turner
Spouse: Forest Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Service February 21, 1948
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 21, 1948, page 1, col. 1
Name: William H. Clark
Brother: Howard Clark
Date of Death: February 19, 1948
Place of Death: Durham, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 21, 1948, page 1, col. 6
MARCH
Name: Lila Cottingham
Parents: John C. and Mary LeGette Cottingham
Spouse: Jennie McCutcheon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 4, 1948, page 1, col. 4
Name: Doris Whittington
Parents: Mother – Stella Brewer
Spouse: Jeston Whittington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 22
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: McColl, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 4, 1948, page 1, col. 4
Name: Eddie Lee McKellar
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Baker Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 4, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: Carrie Bass
Parents: J. Rich and Ella F. Hayes
Spouse: J. M. Bass, Sr. (married 1911)
Date of Birth/Age: Born January 20, 1892
Date of Death: March 1, 1948
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 4, 1948, page 1, col. 2
Name: Mrs. James Snead
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Baxley
Spouse: James Snead
Date of Birth/Age: Age 19
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 4, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: Charlie Lee
Spouse: Mary Etta Smith Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 4, 1948, page 1, col. 5
Name: J. H. Reaves
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 4, 1948, page 1, col. 5.
Name: Mattie Huggins Hargrove
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Beulah Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 4, 1948, page 1, col. 5
Name: Sarah Bullock
Parents: James and Martha McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 93
Date of Death: February 24, 1948
Place of Death: McColl, SC
Place of Burial: Beaver Dam Cemetery near McColl
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 4, 1948, page 5, col. 6
Name: Neil McCaskell
Parents: L. W. and Ellen Thomas McCaskell
Spouse: Jennie Bell Gillis McCaskell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Duke Hospital, Raleigh, NC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 11, 1948, page 1, col. 2
Name: Mrs. Ray Johnson
Spouse: Ray Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 11, 1948, page 6, col. 4
Name: James R. Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 18, 1948, page 1, col. 2
Name: L. Crayton Moody
Parents: Tapley T. and Aginora S. Moody
Spouse: Tempe Lane
Date of Birth/Age: age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Residence in Marion, SC
Place of Burial: Services at Nebo Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 18, 1948, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Earl Mercer
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mercer
Spouse: Mabel Mercer
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Drowned in Lumber River near Nichols, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 18, 1948, page 1, col. 1 and April 8, 1948, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mary McQueen
Parents: James C. and Sarah Welch McRae
Spouse: Dan McQueen
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: McLucus Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 18, 1948, page 1, col. 2
Name: Hattie David
Parents: James W. and Sallie McLaurin Dillon
Spouse: Frank B. David
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Little Rock, SC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Old Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 25, 1948, page 1, col. 2
Name: Reedy Herring
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Norfolk, VA
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 25, 1948, page 1, col. 6
Name: Quince C. Rogers
Parents: Marion and Victoria Shuler Proctor
Date of Death: March 20, 1948
Place of Death: Charleston, SC
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 25, 1948, page 1, col. 1
APRIL
Name: Mrs. W. C. Fore
Parents: James H. and Mary Stackhouse Berry
Spouse: William Clarence Fore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 1, 1948, page 1, col. 4
Name: Annie Hughes
Parents: James Edwin and Henrietta Simmons Berry
Spouse: Fred Shuler Hughes
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Branchville, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 1, 1948, page 1, col. 4
Name: Martha Allen
Parents: Calvin and Sarah J. Stewart Phillips
Spouse: H. W. Allen
Date of Birth/Age: January 6, 1870
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 1, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: John W. Norton
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Norton
Spouse: Mattie Mae Clark Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Born October 15, 1899
Place of Birth: Marlboro County, SC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: St. Augustine, Florida
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 8, 1948, page 1, col. 4
Name: Carl Smith
Parents: Angus and Hattie Alford Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Carolina Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 8, 1948, page 1, col. 6
Name: Mrs. Peter Caulder
Parents: James Coates
Spouse: Peter Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Sweat Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 8, 1948, page 2, col. 5
Name: Dr. Rupert Blue
Date of Birth/Age: May 30, 1867
Place of Birth: Richmond County, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Marion, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 15, 1948, page 1, col. 6
Name: Willie Baxley
Spouse: Lizzie Richardson Baxely
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 15, 1948, page 1, col. 4
Name: Walter Jackson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Wednesday of last week
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 15, 1948, page 1, col. 2
Name: Essie Jackson
Parents: Joshua and Mary Blanton
Spouse: Teen Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 22, 1948, page 1, col. 5
Name: Walter Belk
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. R. Larkin Belk
Spouse: Elise Gasque Belk
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 22, 1948, page 1. Col. 7
Name: Shellbourn Grantham
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Willie C. Grantham
Date of Birth/Age: Born July 31, 1918
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: July 13, 1944 (*see note)
Place of Death: Killed in France (memorial service)
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 29, 1948, page 1, col. 5 and May 13, 1948, page 1, col. 6 (also see April 12, 1945)
*The article in the May 13th issue reported his death as July 13, 1944, however the article in the April 12, 1945 issue stated that the parents had been informed that military funeral services were conducted overseas. No date of death was given.
Name: Dr. Leila Sellers
Parents: John C. and Maggie Mace Sellers
Date of Birth/Age: Born January 4, 1885
Place of Birth: Sellers, SC
Date of Death: April 22, 1948
Place of Death: Washington DC
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 29. 1948, page 4, col. 3
Name: Lois Bass
Parents: W. B. and Hernietta Gaddy Atkinson
Spouse: Thomas J. Bass (married 1917)
Date of Death: April 20, 1948
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 29, 1948, page 5, col. 2
MAY
Name: Nolie Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 6, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: J. A. Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: April 28, 1948
Place of Death: Springfield, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 6, 1948, page 1, col. 6
Name: Curtis Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 13, 1948, page 1, col. 4
Name: A. D. Ingram
Date of Death: Last Wednesday
Place of Death: Little Rock, SC
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 13, 1948, page 1, col. 2.
Name: Henry Calhoun Hayes
Parents: John C. and Mary Ann Stubbs Hayes
Spouse: # 1 – Martha LeGette Hayes. # 2 – Lula H. Lewis Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: December 6, 1850
Date of Death: Services May 15, 1948
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 20, 1948, page 1, col. 2
Name: Lauchlin McLaurin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Date of Death: Heading said Monday, article said Sunday
Place of Burial: Carolina Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 27, 1948, page 1, col. 7
Name: Mary Purvis
Parents: Mrs. Kate Weatherford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Salt Lake City, Utah
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 27, 1948, page 1, col. 7
JUNE
Name: S. D. Graham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Nichols, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 3, 1948, page 1, col. 7
Name: Thelma Humphrey McDaniel
Spouse: Alex McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: 1881
Date of Death: Wednesday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 3, 1948, page 1, col. 7
Name: Wattie Hyatt
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age27
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Drowned at Gallavant’s Ferry
Place of Burial: Brownsville Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 3, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: Marion David Wiggins
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Myrtie Wiggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 5
Date of Death: Services Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 3, 1948, page 1, col. 6
Name: Mrs. Robert Miller McCormick
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Miller Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 3, 1948, page 7, col. 2
Name: Henry D. Hayes
Spouse: Eula Rogers Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence in Lake View, SC
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 3, 1948, page 7, col. 2
Name: F. M. Ivey
Spouse: Fannie Block Ivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 10, 1948, page 1, col. 1
Name: J. H. House
Date of Death: June 9, 1948
Place of Death: Residence in Oakland Section
Place of Burial: Thornton Cemetery, Godwin, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 17, 1948, page 1, col. 4
Name: Alice Brewer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Wednesday, June 9, 1948
Place of Death: Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Hayestown Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 17, 1948, page 1, col. 2 and June 24, 1948, page 1, col. 4
Name: James Edwin Jones
Parents: William Henry and Evelyn Batton Jones
Spouse: Ada Aycock Jones
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 17, 1948, page 1, col. 7
Name: James Usher
Parents: Sam and Pearl Pate Usher
Date of Birth/Age: September 2, 1914
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 24, 1948, page 1, col. 1
Name: Margaret McLaurin
Parents: J. W. and Sallie McInnis McLaurin
Date of Death: June 19, 1948
Place of Death: Residence in Carolina Section
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 24, 1948, page 1, col. 7
JULY
Name: 2/c Raymond Lanier Martin
Date of Death: September 12, 1944
Place of Death: Killed in action
Place of Burial: Memorial service in Darlington, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 1, 1948, page 2, col. 6 (also October 5, 1944)
Name: Gus Huggins, Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Gus Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 8, 1948, page 1, col. 5
Name: Ernest Clark
Parents: John David and Nettie Powers Clark,
Spouse: Miriam Moore Clark
Date of Birth/Age: Age 22
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Brownsville Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 8, 1948, page 1, col. 4
Name: Jimmie Malcolm Miles
Parents: Carl and Evelyn Smith Miles
Date of Birth/Age: October 30, 1946
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 8, 1948, page 1, col. 7
Name: Augustus B. Watson
Parents: James H. and Flora Lane Watson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 8, 1948, page 1, col. 7
Name: Thurston Hicks
Spouse: Lola Hicks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
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 8, 1948, page 1, col. 4
Name: Mrs. John Deibler
Parents: William and Nancy Smith Graffens
Spouse: John Deibler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Pennsylvania
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Atlanta, GA
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 8, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: Sue Bond
Parents: H. L. and Lillian Peterkin Clark
Spouse: William L. Bond
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Rocky Mount, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 8, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: Augustus Bixby Watson
Parents: James H. and Flora Lane Watson
Spouse: Lucy Olga Humphrey Watson
Date of Death: Services July 1, 1948
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 15, 1948, page 1, col. 7
Name: Florence Rogers
Parents: Pinkney and Henrietta Smith Page
Spouse: Milton Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Date of Death: July 1, 1948
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 15, 1948, page 4, col. 4
Name: Lawrence Stephens Jr.
Parents: Lawrence A., Sr. and Emma Porter Stephens
Spouse: Pearl Johnson Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 22, 1948, page 1, col. 2
Name: Robert Jackson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Jackson
Spouse: Kathleen Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 29, 1948, page 1, col. 1. Transcription available by email <[email protected]>
Name: I. L. Dunlap
Parents: John H. and Sally Loyd Dunlap
Spouse: Pearl Corbett Dunlap
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Native of Bondlee, NC
Date of Death: July 15, 1948
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Sandy Pond Baptist Church Cemetery near Bondlee, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 29, 1948, page 1, col. 2
Name: D. L. McLaurin (Mayor)
Parents: John F. and Kay J. McLaurin
Spouse: Effie Willis McLaurin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: McColl, SC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marlboro County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 29, 1948, page 5, col. 2
August
Name: Lieut. E. Cullen Bryant
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. D. H. Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: November 6, 1913
Place of Birth: Marion, SC native
Date of Death: March 11, 1944
Place of Death: Anzio, Italy
Place of Burial: Watson Cemetery, Zion, Marion County, S.C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 5, 1948, page 1, col. 2
Name: Mrs. Eliza Smith Harris
Spouse: (1) John B. Smith (2) Harris
Date of Death: August, 1, 1948
Place of Death: Jonesboro, NC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 5, 1948, page 8, col. 4
Name: Enoch R. Raynor
Date of Birth/Age: 29
Date of Death: Friday plane accident
Place of Death: Dunbar section of Marlboro County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 11, page 1, col. 5
Name: Oscar Evans Raiford
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. O. P. Raiford
Spouse: Dorothy Mixer Raiford
Date of Birth/Age: 35
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC native
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Savannah, Ga.
Place of Burial: Quick Cemetery, near Clio, Marlboro County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 11, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: Sim Howell, Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: 21
Place of Birth: Laurinburg, NC native
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Tatum
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, August 13, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: John Paul Davis
Parents: Elizabeth McGee & late James Peter Davis
Spouse: Mildred Bond Davis
Date of Birth/Age: February 3, 1909
Place of Birth: Florence, SC native
Date of Death: Sunday August 15 service held
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 19, 1948, page 1, col. 1
Name: Douglas Haithcock
Spouse: Flossie Atkinson Haithcock
Date of Birth/Age: 44
Place of Birth: Marlboro, NC native
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Carolinas Mill Village
Place of Burial: Beaver Dam Cemetery near McColl, Marlboro County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 19, 1948, page 1, col. 1
Name: Ronald Craig English
Parents: Mrs. Rocky O. English, Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: 2 months
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 19, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: Henry T. Sanderson
Parents: late Mr. & Mrs. Solomon Sanderson
Spouse: Viola Arnette Sanderson
Date of Birth/Age: 76
Place of Birth: Kemper, Lake View, Dillon County, SC native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Mt. Olive Cemetery, near Marietta, NC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 19, 1948, page 1, col. 7
Name: Mrs. J. H. Dew
Spouse: Evangelist J. G. Dew
Place of Birth: Latta, Dillon County, SC native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence Nightengale Nursing Home, Ashville, N.C/
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 26, 1948, page 1, col. 4
September
Name: Pfc. Fitzhugh Freeman
Parents: Norma Freeman
Spouse: Exie Peagler Freeman
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC native
Date of Death: January 28, 1945
Place of Death: Germany
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon County, S.C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 2, 1948, page 1, col. 1
Name: Walter Hampton Shooter
Parents: late William & Kate Ray Shooter
Spouse: (1) Martha Broadwell (2) Fannie Parker
Date of Birth/Age: August 24, 1868
Place of Birth: Dillon County, S.C.
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Lumberton, Robeson County, NC
Place of Burial: Meadow Brook Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 2, 1948, page 9, col. 2
Name: Robert F. Kelly
Place of Death: Mullins, Marion County, S.C. drowned
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 9, 1948, page 1, col. 6
Name: Mrs. Annie McQueen Martin
Date of Birth/Age: 82
Place of Birth: Hazelhurst, MS native
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Carolina Church Cemetery, Dillon County, S.C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 9, 1948, page 1, col. 7
Name: Mrs. George Beaver
Parents: late W. J. & Annie M. Turbeville
Spouse: married George D. Beaver November 4, 1912
Date of Birth/Age: August 24, 1888
Place of Birth: Dillon, S.C.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Martin Hospital, Mullins, Marion County, S.C.
Place of Burial: Mt. Andrews Cemetery, Floydale, Dillon County, S.C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 9, 1948, page 1, col. 6
Name: Peggy Whittington
Parents: Rev. & Mrs. Bernice Whittington
Date of Birth/Age: 14 months
Date of Death: service held August 31
Place of Death: Bennettsville, Marlboro County, S.C.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, S.C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 9, 1948, page 1, col. 4
Name: James L. Huff, Jr.
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. James L. Huff
Date of Birth/Age: 2 years
Place of Birth: Dillon, S.C.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon, S.C. auto accident
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, S.C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 9, 1948, page 1, col. 2
Name: Laurence Bunyan McPherson
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Melvin McPherson
Spouse: Doris Davis McPherson
Place of Birth: Mullins, S.C. native
Date of Death: Friday accident-electrocuted
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 9, 1948, page 1, col. 6
Name: Mrs. J. S. Thompson
Parents: late James Russell & Georgia Lambeth Smith
Spouse: late John S. Thompson
Place of Birth: Alabama native
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon County, S. C.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon County, S.C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 16, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: John Bracey, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: 53
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, S.C.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, S.C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 23, 1948, page 7, col. 3
Name: S. A. Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: 53
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital, Mullins, Marion County, S.C.
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Dillon, S.C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 23, 1948, page 7, col. 7
Name: Mrs. Georgia Emma Lovell Jones
Parents: Mrs. L. A. Lovell-Gresham, Marion County, S.C.
Date of Birth/Age: 59
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Raleigh, N.C.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon County, S.C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 23, 1948, page 7, col. 6
Name: Gus Artemis
Date of Birth/Age: 56
Place of Birth: Island of Cypress, Greece
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 23, 1948, page 7, col. 5
Name: Mrs. Georgia Christmas Caulder
Spouse: W. C. Caulder
Date of Birth/Age:
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Sweat Cemetery, Latta, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 23, 1948, page 9, col. 1
Name: William Stinceon Ivey
Parents: late Stinceon & Mary King Ivey
Date of Birth/Age: 80
Place of Birth: N.C. native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, S.C.
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland, Robeson County, N.C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 30, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Flora Watson Lipscomb
Parents: late James R. & Flora Lane Watson
Spouse: late C. E. Lipscomb
Date of Birth/Age: 61
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC native
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: McLeod Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 30, 1948, page 1, col. 6
Name: Mrs. Dora McKenzie
Parents: Mrs. Evie Jane Jackson
Spouse: Wallie McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: 31
Date of Death: September 22
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 30, 1948, page 1, col. 4
Name: Mrs. Bessie Gibson Beach
Parents: late T. B. Gibson
Spouse: Mr. Beach
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: McColl, Marlboro County, SC
Place of Burial:
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 30, 1948, page 3, col. 3
Name: Reddin Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: 76
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital, Marion County, S. C.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, S.C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 30, 1948, page 5, col. 6
October
Name: Beth Irene Watts
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Watts
Date of Birth/Age: 14
Place of Birth: Lake View, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence Hospital, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 7, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: James Harvey Huett
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Lee Huett
Date of Birth/Age: 7 months
Place of Birth: Latta, Dillon County, SC native
Date of Death: Monday polio victim
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 7, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: William E. Powers
Date of Birth/Age: 62
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Spring Branch Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 7, 1948, page 1, col. 7
Name: Dr. Robert Fulton Elvington
Parents: late George & Lizzie Hayes Elvington
Spouse: late Anna Laura Randolph
Date of Birth/Age: 64
Place of Birth: Lake View, Dillon County, SC native
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Lake View, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October, 14, 1948, page 1, col. 2
Name: Albert C. Allen
Parents: late D. S. & Mary Jane Coleman Allen
Spouse: Agnes Stackhouse Allen
Date of Birth/Age: 45
Place of Birth: Wadesboro, NC native
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Wadesboro, NC
Place of Burial: East View Cemetery, Wadesboro, NC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 14, 1948, page 1, col. 2
Name: Oscar Graves
Date of Birth/Age: 52
Place of Death: Hamer, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Huggins Cemetery, Little Rock, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 14, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: Arthur L. Lide
Parents: Dr. R. W. & Annie Wilson Lide
Date of Birth/Age: 62
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: New York
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 14. 1948, page 1, col..1
Name: Oscar Hayes
Spouse: Mrs. Oscar Scott Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: 60
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 14, 1948, page 1, col. 2
Name: Mrs. Mary Catherine Berry
Parents: late John C. & Sarah Carmichael McIntyre
Spouse: late Raymond Berry
Date of Birth/Age: 80
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC native
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 14, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: Henry Allen Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: 55
Place of Death: NC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 14, 1948, page 1, col. 4
Name: Judy Elaine Herring
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. John Herring
Date of Birth/Age: 2 years
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence Hospital, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 14, 1948, page 4, col. 3
Name: John Henry Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: 62
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: service held at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 14, 1948, page 4, col. 3
Name: Dr. J. T. Hooker
Spouse: married Flora Hamer December 1925
Date of Birth/Age: 64
Place of Birth: Abedare, Wales native
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Spartanburg, SC
Place of Burial: R. P. Hamer Cemetery, Little Rock, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 21, 1948, page 1, col. 1
Name: Mrs. Margaret C. Cooke
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Latta, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: service held at Catfish Baptist Church, Latta, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 21, 1948, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mrs. Sallie Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: 73
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 21, 1948, page 1, col. 7
Name: Mrs. Pearlie Stevens
Maiden name: Bertie Squires
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 21, 1948, page 7, col. 5
Name: Mrs. Frances Weaver Wingel
Parents: late W. A. Weaver
Date of Birth/Age: 62
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC native
Date of Death: October 17
Place of Death: Boone, NC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 28, 1948, page 1, col. 2
Name: Miss Janie Anderson
Date of Birth/Age: 42
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Sellers, SC
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 28, 1948, page 1, col. 4
November
Name: George Franklin Elvington
Parents: late Alfred & Martha Mayers Elvington
Spouse: Mrs. Julia R. Elvington
Date of Birth/Age: 80
Place of Birth: Dillon, Marion County, SC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Lake View, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Elvington Family Cemetery, Lake View, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 11, 1948, page 1, col. 2
Name: M. F. Haselden
Spouse: Lou Camilla Johnson
Place of Birth: Kingstree, SC native
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 11, 1948, page 1, col. 2
Name: Tom F. Atkinson
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. D. C. Atkinson
Place of Birth: Latta, Dillon County, SC native
Date of Death: June 6, 1944
Place of Death: France
Place of Burial: National Cemetery of Florence, Florence, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 11, 1948, page 1, col. 7
Name: Houston Manning, Jr.
Parents: Houston & Lura Deane Hamer Manning
Spouse: married Louise Pate February 2, 1939
Date of Birth/Age: September 11, 1920
Place of Birth: Latta, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: McLeods Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 11, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: William Keith
Parents: Mrs. Ora Keith
Date of Birth/Age: 3
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 11, 1948, page 1, col. 1
Name: Lacey L. Hayes
Parents: late James S. & Alice Berry Hayes
Spouse: married Hallie Newsome June 12, 1924
Date of Birth/Age: May 1, 1900
Place of Birth: Free States section, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: November 17
Place of Death: Free States section, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Catfish Baptist Church Cemetery, Latta, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 25, 1948, page 1, col. 4
Name: Lonnie J. Pittman
Spouse: Margaret Pittman
Date of Birth/Age: 71
Place of Birth: Pleasant Hill section of Dillon County, SC native
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital, Marion County, SC
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 25, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: Charles Basil (Jack) Skipper
Parents: late Anna Henry Dick Skipper & Charles Deede Skipper
Spouse: Mrs. Ethel Rowland Skipper
Date of Birth/Age: 53
Place of Birth: NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 25, 1948, page 1, col. 6
Name: Pvt. Douglas Hargrove
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Sam Hargrove
Date of Birth/Age: February 2, 1923
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC
Date of Death: November 2, 1944
Place of Death: Italy
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery. Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 25, 1948, page 1, col. 2
December
Name: Albert Richardson
Spouse: late Mary Lizzie Richardson
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon County, SC auto accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 2, 1948, page 1, col. 7
Name: Mary Lizzie Richardson
Spouse: late Albert Richardson
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon County, SC auto accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 2, 1948, page 1, col. 7
Name: Louise Scott
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon County, SC auto accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 2, 1948, page 1, col. 7
Name: Charles Scott
Parents: late Louise Scott
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon County, SC auto accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 2, 1948, page 1, col. 7
Name: L. D. Brown
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon County, SC auto accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 2, 1948, page 1, col. 7
Name: Willie Morgan Herring
Parents: late Mr. & Mrs. S. A. Herring
Spouse: daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. C. N. Wethington
Date of Birth/Age: 58
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1948, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mrs. Mary Powell McDaniel
Spouse: late William E. McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: 72
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Columbia Hospital, Columbia, SC
Place of Burial: Union Church Cemetery, Pamplico, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1948, page 1, col. 7
Name: Mrs. Catherine Brigman Cox
Date of Birth/Age: 80
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Brownsville Baptist Church Cemetery, Marlboro County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1948, page 1, col. 1
Name: A. L. Calhoun
Parents: late A. L. & Legare Woodley Calhoun
Spouse: late Mrs. Sallie Galloway died 1926
Date of Birth/Age: 73
Place of Birth: Marlboro County native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: McLucas Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: W. H. Wise
Spouse: Mrs. Fannie Rogers Wise
Date of Birth/Age: 66
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: near White Pond Baptist Church, NC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Dula M. McLean
Spouse: late Ernest McLean
Place of Birth: Rowland, NC native
Date of Death: December 2
Place of Death: St Eugene Hospital, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1948, page 1, col. 1
Name: Mrs. Emma Porter Stephens
Spouse: L. A. Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: 65
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion, SC
Place of Burial: Bethesda Methodist Church Cemetery, Oak Grove, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 16, 1948, page 1, col. 4
Name: Dr. William Evans Lester
Place of Birth: Lake View native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital, Mullins, Marion County, SC
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery, Mullins, Marion County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 16, 1948, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Pvt. Lloyd Miller
Parents: Boyd Miller
Place of Birth: Lake View, Dillon County, SC native
Date of Death: March 1945
Place of Death: Germany
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 16, 1948, page 1, col. 2
Name: Arthur Caulder
Spouse: Mrs. Lilia Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: 55
Date of Death: December 9
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Sweat Cemetery, Latta, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 23, 1948, page 7, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Gennette Jones
Parents: Dane & Lyn Hammonds of Robeson County, NC
Spouse: John H. Jones
Place of Birth: NC and Sellers, SC native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: service held at Dogwood Church near Rowland, NC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 23, 1948, page 1, col. 6
Name: Pfc. Albert Edwards Smoak
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. R. C. Smoak of Aberdeen, NC
Date of Death: March 7, 1945
Place of Death: Iwo Jima
Place of Burial: Shilo Presbyterian Church Cemetery, near Aberdeen, NC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 23, 1948, page 1, col. 2
Name: Mrs. Rebecca Elliott Tigert
Spouse: Isaac L. Tigert
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Newberry Hospitall
Place of Burial: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 23, 1948, page 1, col. 3
Name: Mr. Boyd Hayes
Spouse: Mrs. Julia Mitchell Hayes
Place of Birth: Hillsboro section of Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Fairmont, NC
Place of Burial: Family plot near Lake View, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 23, 1948, page 3, col. 4
Name: Percy Michaux Wallace
Date of Birth/Age: January 2, 1904
Place of Birth: Dillon County, SC
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 23, 1948, page 4, col. 4
Name: Mr. James Andrew Berry Legette
Parents: late James Berry & Mary Watson Legette
Spouse: (1) Shelia Moore (2) Elizabeth Moore
Date of Birth/Age: January 28, 1867
Place of Birth: Free State section of Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: December 25, 1945
Place of Death: Salisbury, NC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 30, 1948, page 1, col. 7