The extracts for 1949 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: Dudley Ivey
Spouse: Lula Ivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 6, 1949, page 1, col. 1
Name: Susan White
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Daytona Beach, Florida (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Centenary Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 6, 1949, page 1, col. 2
Name: Dr. M. A. Saleeby
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Lebanon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 6, 1949, page 1, col. 4
Name: James Lewis McQuage
Spouse: Alma Hamer
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Clio
Place of Burial: Hebron Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 6, 1949, page 1, col. 7
Name: Lizzie Burr
Date of Death: Services held Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 6, 1949, page 7, col. 4
Name: George Sessions
Spouse: Rennie Moody Sessions
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 13, 1949, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Prince Whittington
Spouse: listed as a survivor but not mentioned by name
Date of Death: Monday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 13, 1949, page 1, col. 5
Name: Boyd Horne
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 23
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: San Diego, California
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 20, 1949, page 12, col. 2
Name: Pfc. Lloyd E. Hayes
Parents: Mrs. Virginia Ann Hayes
Date of Death: April 4, 1945 (killed in action)
Place of Death: Seebach, Germany
Place of Burial: Polly Ann Hayes Cemetery (Memorial Service)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 20, 1949, page 12, col. 4
FEBRUARY
Name: Florence Hayes Berry
Spouse: John M. Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence in Oak Grove
Place of Burial: Bethesda Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 3, 1949, page 1, col. 1
Name: Sgt. James Huggins
Spouse: Helen Huggins Devine
Date of Death: May 3, 1945 (killed in action)
Place of Death: Mindango
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove (reburial)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 10, 1949, page 1, col. 5
Name: Celia H. Barfield
Place of Death: Kemper
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 19, 1949, page 1, col. 7. (the microfilm was too faded to read any of the article)
Name: Mrs. J. A. McEachern (Janie)
Parents: Hugh A. and Sarah Campbell
Spouse: J. A. McEachern
Date of Birth/Age: October 16, 1868
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: February 8, 1949
Place of Death: Residence in Hamer
Place of Burial: Kentyre Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 10, 1949, page 3, col. 1.
Name: Walter Stalder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Charleston, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 10, 1949, page 4, col. 3
Name: Daniel Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 10. 1949, page 4, col. 3
Name: Ella Ammon
Parents: Evander and Martha McDaniel Stanton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Date of Death: February 13, 1949
Place of Burial: Rowland Methodist Church Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1949, page 5, col. 3
Name: Capt. John E. Rowland
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Rowland
Spouse: Evelyn Holder Rowland
Date of Death: June 1945
Place of Death: Luzon
Place of Burial: Reburial Kentyre
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1949, page 7, col. 3
Name: J. G. Ellen
Spouse: Betty N. Ellen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Near Dothan, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Residence in Dillon
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1949, page 7, col. 4.
MARCH
Name: Mellie Hatchell
Parents: R. L. and Clarkie Brown Hucks
Spouse: Henry R. Hatchell
Date of Birth/Age: April 1, 1886
Date of Death: February 22, 1949
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 3, 1949, page 1, col. 1
Name: Carey McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63 Date of Death: February 23, 1949
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 3, 1949, page 1, col. 1
Name: H. Lauren Adams
Parents: Ebbie and Margaret Hubbard Adams
Spouse: Pauline Edens Adams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Duke Hospital
Place of Burial: Hebron Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 3, 1949, page 1, col. 2
Name: Corp. Foster Carter
Spouse: Frances McRae Carter
Date of Death: November 2, 1944
Place of Death: Italy
Place of Burial: Reburial in National Cemetery, Florence, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 10, 1949, page 3, col. 3
Name: Nell Nelson Welch
Parents: D. P. and Martha McQuage
Spouse: P. T. Welch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Member of Hebron Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 10, 1949, page 3, col. 3
Name: W. A. Blizzard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Native of Bladen County, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 17, 1949, page 1, col. 7 (article on microfilm is very faded)
Name: Pfc. Hoyt Daniel
Parents: Mrs. Mollie Daniel
Date of Birth/Age: August 23, 1922
Date of Death: 1945
Place of Death: Okinawa
Place of Burial: Reburial Sardis Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 17, 1949, page 1, col. 4
Name: Hattie Jane Proctor
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Mitchel Randall Powers
Spouse: Henry E. Proctor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 17, 1949, page 6, col. 2
Name: Clarence Bailey
Parents: Robert and Louise Johnson Bailey
Spouse: Ellen Jackson Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 17, 1949, page 10, col. 3
Name: William Murchison
Parents: Duncan and Mary Carmichael Murchison
Spouse: Emma Blackwell (married 1909)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 24, 1949, page 1, col. 7
Name: Addie Singleton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Conway, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 31, 1949, page 6, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Artie McDonald
Parents: Archie and Florence McNeil McRae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Services March 20, 1949
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 31, 1949, page 11, col. 4
APRIL
Name: Pvt. Earl W. Crawford
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Crawford
Date of Death: July 9, 1944 (killed in action)
Place of Burial: Reburial Mt. Calvary
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 7, 1949, page 8, col. 4.
Name: Pfc. Milton Wiggins
Place of Burial: Reburial (article on microfilm too faded to read)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 14, 1949
Name: Lieut. Lester Leneau Miller
Parents: Furman Miller
Date of Death: September 22, 1944
Place of Burial: Reburial Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 14, 1949, page 4, col. 7
Name: Arthur Lundy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Residence Oak Grove Section
Place of Burial: Bethesda Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 14, 1949, page 8, col. 2
Name: First Lieut. Laval M. Parham
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Parham
Date of Death: September 15, 1944
Place of Death: Belgium
Place of Burial: Original burial in Fosse National Cemetery, Belgium, reburial Magnolia Cemetery.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 14, 1949, page 9, col. 4
Name: Mrs. Cade Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: April 20, 1949
Place of Death: Residence in Bunker Hill Section, Dillon County
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 21, 1949, page 1, col. 4
Name: H. H. Anderson (Hyman Harry)
Parents: Berta. and Susan Powell Anderson
Spouse: Rebekah Culbreth Anderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Fairbluff, NC
Date of Death: April 21, 1949
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 28, 1949, page 1, col. 7
Name: Leasey Surles Morris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 93
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 28, 1949, page 1, col. 7
Name: W. D. Tyler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Cedar Dale Cemetery, Mullins, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 28, 1949, page 6, col. 5
MAY
Name: Carl Woodle
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Carley Woodle
Date of Birth/Age: Age 23
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC (WW II Navy Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 12, 1949, page 1, col. 3
Name: Mrs. T. T. Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: age 67
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Fayetteville
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 12, 1949, page 1, col. 4 (microfilm copy of article very faded)
Name: Thomas E. Cooper
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Native of Mullins, SC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Wilmington, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 12, 1949, page 1, col. 7 (microfilm copy of article very faded)
Name: L. E. Truax
Place of Birth: Native of Highwater, Quebec
Date of Death: May 11, 1949
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 12, 1949, page 1, col. 7 (microfilm copy of article very faded)
Name: Mrs. L. F. Polson
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 19, 1949, page 1, col. 7 (microfilm copy of article too faded to read)
Name: George M. Stackhouse
Parents: Hugh Milton and Martha Jane Stackhouse
Spouse: Texie Young
Date of Birth/Age: 1872
Place of Death: Navy Hospital, Washington DC
Place of Burial: Marion, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 26, 1949, page 1, col. 4
Name: Eva Bryant
Parents: Janie Mel Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Date of Death: May 18, 1949
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 26, 1949, page 1, col. 3
Name: Beauford Rising
Spouse: Lizzie Hyman Rising
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Date of Death: May 13, 1949
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 26, 1949, page 1, col. 4
JUNE
Name: Jack Johnson
Parents: Zeno and Beaddie Watson Johnson
Spouse: Rommell Taylor Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: June 8, 1949
Place of Death: Residence near Latta
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 16, 1949, page 6, col. 2
Name: Mrs. Durham McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: June 8, 1949
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 16, page 6, col. 2
Name: K. V. Clark
Spouse: Mattie Love Clark
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 16, 1949, page 6, col. 2.
Name: Johnnie Schafer
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Alan Schafer
Date of Birth/Age: 2 and ½ years old
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Pee Dee River (accidental drowning)
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 23, 1949, page 1, col. 1.
Name: Martha Powers
Parents: Moses and Milicse Lane Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Services Thursday
Place of Burial: Sweat Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 23, 1949, page 3, col. 2
Name: Stella Watus Manship
Spouse: John Manship
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Tatum Cemetery, Tatum, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 23, 1949, page 5, col. 3
Name: Bertie Wiggins
Parents: Andrew and Dora Huggins Powers
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Haselden Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 23, 1949, page 5, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Wm. E. Schorr
Maiden Name: (Former Mrs. A.J.C. Cottingham)
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Concord, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 30, 1949, page 1, col. 7
Name: Neil H. McLaurin
Parents: Duncan and Alma Parrish McLaurin
Spouse: Maude Graham McLaurin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence Carolina Section
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 30, 1949, page 8, col. 1
JULY
Name: Katherine Wilson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Sam Edwards
Spouse: Glen L. Wilson
Date of Birth/Age: November 3, 1904
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Mace Cemetery near Sellers SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 7, 1949, page 1, col. 1
Name: Pvt. Hudson Baxley
Parents: H. R. and Rebecca Baxley
Date of Birth/Age: 18 at death
Date of Death: 1942
Place of Death: Japanese prison of war camp
Place of Burial: Reburial Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 7, 1949, page 1, col. 1
Name: May Ellen Baskin
Parents: J. H. and Sophie Moody Ellen
Spouse: Dr. A. C. Baskin
Date of Birth/Age: 02 May 1889
Place of Birth: Dothan Section, Dillon, County
Date of Death: Tuesday June 11, 1949
Place of Death: Bishopville, SC
Place of Burial: Bishopville, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 14, 1949, page 1, col. 2.
(Additional information available from Helen B. Moody)
Name: Eunice Hyman Keith
Spouse: Rubin Keith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Services Saturday
Place of Burial: Elim Cemetery near Hyman
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 14, 1949, page 1, col. 3
Name: Lila Brown
Maiden Name: McLean
Spouse: R. E. Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: July 9, 1949
Place of Burial: Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Oswego
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 14, 1949, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mary Davis
Parents: Judy and Jodie Bass Campbell
Date of Death: Last Wednesday
Place of Death: Marlboro County
Place of Burial: Brownsville Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 14, 1949, page 8, col. 2
Name: Clara B. Allen
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Will Bethea
Spouse: Sprunt Allen
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: State Park
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 21, 1949, page 1, col. 2
Name: Daniel Claude Carmichael
Spouse: Nell Hill Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: age 58
Date of Death: July 19, 1949
Place of Death: Mullins, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 28, 1949, page 1, col. 1
Name: Lucy Baldwin Cook
Spouse: Joseph Pickney Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Native of Whiteville, NC
Date of Death: Services Sunday
Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia
Place of Burial: Services in Whiteville, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 29, 1949, page 1, col. 4
AUGUST
Name: J. H. Ellen
Parents: David and Caroline Gaddy Ellen
Spouse: Sophie T. Moody Ellen
Date of Birth/Age: 30 May 1861
Place of Birth: Dothan Community, Dillon County
Date of Death: July 24, 1949
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery, Bishopville, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 4, 1949, page 7, col. 2 & 3. Aditional infromation available by email <[email protected]>
Name: Daisey Atkinson Hayes Coleman
Parents: W. C. and Heddy Gaddy Atkinson
Spouse: # 1. Rembert Hayes (died 1910) # 2. John D. Coleman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Clio, SC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 4, 1949, page 1, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Fuman L. Shelly
Date of Death: July 26, 1949
Place of Death: Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Reedy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 3, 1949, page 6, col. 4 and August 11, 1949, page 9, col. 4.
Name: Gary Stephens
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Pres Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: August 4, 1949
Place of Death: Carlston, Michigan
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 11, 1949, page 1, col 6.
Name: Fleetwood Gibson
Spouse: A. B. Gibson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Marion, SC
Date of Death: Services Saturday (died last week)
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA section)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 18, 1949, page 1, col. 6
Name: Laura C. Marvin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: Formerly of Dillon
Date of Death: July 29, 1949
Place of Death: Joplin, Missouri
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 18, 1949, page 6, col. 2
Name: A. J. Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Catfish Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 25, 1949, page 1, col. 2
SEPTEMBER
Name: Josephine Whittington
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Osborne Lane
Spouse: Clarence A. Whittington
Date of Birth/Age: February 19, 1876
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Not given. Member of Catfish Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 1, 1949, page 6, col. 1
Name: Edna Johnson
Maiden Name: Faircloth
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Services at Brownsville Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 1, 1949, page 6, col. 4
Name: Angie B. Bryant
Parents: John and Hantie Bassett Williams
Spouse: Lawrence E. Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: January 1882
Date of Death: Services Friday
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery, Fairfax
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 1, 1949, page 6, col. 2
Name: Marietta Georgia Bethea
Parents: William Walker and Mary Jane Platt Bethea
Spouse: John Crawford Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: December 14, 1864
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Residence in Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 8, 1949, page 1, col. 5
Name: Chancelor Henry Butler
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Riley Butler
Spouse: Hannah Bailey Butler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 8, 1949, page 1, col. 6
Name: Fred Tarte
Spouse: Nora Gray Tarte
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 8, 1949, page 8, col. 3.
Name: L. Vass Prevette
Date of Death: Services Monday in Lake View
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 8, 1949, page 8, col. 5
Name: Lula Gaddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Service at Main St. Methodist Church, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 8, 1949, page 8, col. 4
Name: Margaret Burch Powell
Spouse: N. E. Powell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Salem Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 8, 1949, page 8, col. 4
Name: Mary Ellen Godwin
Spouse: Johnnie Godwin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 15, 1949, page 1, col. 6
Name: Stephen K. Johnson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Kline Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: 5 weeks old
Date of Death: Services Friday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 15, 1949, page 1, col. 3
Name: Crawford Lane
Parents: Allison and Cherry Bryant lane
Spouse: Minnie Lee Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Bryant Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 22, 1949, page 9, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Jack Harris
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Huggins
Spouse: Jack Harris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 29, 1949, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mildred Reid Andrews
Parents: Reid Andrews (dec) and Lillie Hamilton Andrews Norton
Date of Death: September 21, 1949
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 29, 1949, page 4, col. 4
Name: Louise Moore McWherter
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Moore
Spouse: LeRoy McWherter
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Greenville, Tennessee
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 29, 1949, page 8, col. 1
October
Name: Thomas Pressley Coleman
Spouse: Lucille Shelly
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Residence near Rains
Place of Burial: Reedy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 6, 1949, page 1, col. 7
Name: Thad Lester
Spouse: Josephine Lester
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Snead Cemetery near Baker’s Mill
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 13, 1949, page 1, col. 1
Name: Enos Huggins
Spouse: Missourie Dudley Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Date of Death: October 4, 1949
Place of Death: Residence near Fork, SC
Place of Burial: Fork Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 13, 1949, page 8, col. 2
Name: Katie Page McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: October 5, 1949
Place of Burial: Services at Kentyre Presbyterian Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 13, 1949, page 8, col. 3
Name: Pfc. Willie Woodrow Hyatt
Parents: The late Solomon Hyatt and Lizzie Daniels Hyatt
Date of Death: July 20, 1942
Place of Death: Battaan March
Place of Burial: Reburial
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 27, 1949, page 2, col. 3.
Name: Ella Mae Grooms
Parents: W. S. and Mittie Ellen Grantham
Date of Death: Services October 16, 1949
Place of Death: Asheboro, NC
Place of Burial: Oaklawn Cemetery, Asheboro, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 27, 1949, page 8, col. 4
Name: Walter James Stackhouse
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. William Stackhouse
Date of Birth/Age: 10 months
Date of Death: Services October 19, 1949
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 27, 1949, page 10, col. 6.
NOVEMBER
Name: Lula Walker Davis
Parents: Enoch P. and Annie Lambert Mayers
Spouse: Charlie W. Davis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 3, 1949, page 8, col. 1
Name: Hudson McDowell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Date of Death: November 4, 1949
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 10, 1949, page 1, col. 2
Name: Florence McKay
Parents: William and Emma Adams Pate
Spouse: Jas. G. McKay
Date of Death: November 11, 1949
Place of Death: Red Springs, NC
Place of Burial: Philadelphus Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 17, 1949, page 1, col. 2
Name: Kemper P. Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence in Lake View, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 10, 1949, page 10, col. 2.
Name: Frances P. McLellan
Parents: Needam and Maggie Finley Perritt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Shannon, NC
Place of Burial: Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Marion County, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 24, 1949, page 1, col. 2
DECEMBER
Name: Eva Bethea
Parents: Houston and Mattie Stackhouse Manning
Spouse: Herbert Allen Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: February 11, 1874
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Residence in Little Rock, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 1, 1949, page 1, col. 6
Name: D. V. (Dayton Vample) Hamilton
Parents: Stephen and Sara Wilder Hamilton
Spouse: Sallie Walker Smith (died 1934)
Date of Birth/Age: February 26, 1858
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Not given in this article, but he is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 1, 1949, page 1. Col. 2
Name: Angus McDonald
Parents: Neil W. and Annie Woodly McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia, SC
Place of Burial: Carolina Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 8, 1949, page 1, col. 3
Name: Autrey Carmichael
Parents: Oliver and Mary Carmichael
Spouse: Thelma Rogers Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Near Fork, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital, Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC (WW I Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 15, 1949, page 1, col. 5
Name: Walter Clyde Parham
Parents: W. W. and Catherine McLean Parham
Spouse: Roberta Bethea Parham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 15, 1949, page 1, col. 4
Name: Julia Ann Butler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Mount Calvary
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 15, 1949, page 1, col. 3
Name: Ella Gaddy
Date of Death: December 6, 1949
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 15, 1949, page 1, col. 2
Name: William David Allen
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Marion W. Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Services Latta Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 22, 1949, page 1, col. 1
Name: Henry Rouse
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Mount Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 29, 1949, page 1, col. 1
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: Dudley Ivey
Spouse: Lula Ivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 6, 1949, page 1, col. 1
Name: Susan White
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Daytona Beach, Florida (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Centenary Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 6, 1949, page 1, col. 2
Name: Dr. M. A. Saleeby
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Lebanon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 6, 1949, page 1, col. 4
Name: James Lewis McQuage
Spouse: Alma Hamer
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Clio
Place of Burial: Hebron Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 6, 1949, page 1, col. 7
Name: Lizzie Burr
Date of Death: Services held Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 6, 1949, page 7, col. 4
Name: George Sessions
Spouse: Rennie Moody Sessions
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 13, 1949, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Prince Whittington
Spouse: listed as a survivor but not mentioned by name
Date of Death: Monday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 13, 1949, page 1, col. 5
Name: Boyd Horne
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 23
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: San Diego, California
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 20, 1949, page 12, col. 2
Name: Pfc. Lloyd E. Hayes
Parents: Mrs. Virginia Ann Hayes
Date of Death: April 4, 1945 (killed in action)
Place of Death: Seebach, Germany
Place of Burial: Polly Ann Hayes Cemetery (Memorial Service)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 20, 1949, page 12, col. 4
FEBRUARY
Name: Florence Hayes Berry
Spouse: John M. Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence in Oak Grove
Place of Burial: Bethesda Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 3, 1949, page 1, col. 1
Name: Sgt. James Huggins
Spouse: Helen Huggins Devine
Date of Death: May 3, 1945 (killed in action)
Place of Death: Mindango
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove (reburial)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 10, 1949, page 1, col. 5
Name: Celia H. Barfield
Place of Death: Kemper
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 19, 1949, page 1, col. 7. (the microfilm was too faded to read any of the article)
Name: Mrs. J. A. McEachern (Janie)
Parents: Hugh A. and Sarah Campbell
Spouse: J. A. McEachern
Date of Birth/Age: October 16, 1868
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: February 8, 1949
Place of Death: Residence in Hamer
Place of Burial: Kentyre Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 10, 1949, page 3, col. 1.
Name: Walter Stalder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Charleston, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 10, 1949, page 4, col. 3
Name: Daniel Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 10. 1949, page 4, col. 3
Name: Ella Ammon
Parents: Evander and Martha McDaniel Stanton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Date of Death: February 13, 1949
Place of Burial: Rowland Methodist Church Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1949, page 5, col. 3
Name: Capt. John E. Rowland
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Rowland
Spouse: Evelyn Holder Rowland
Date of Death: June 1945
Place of Death: Luzon
Place of Burial: Reburial Kentyre
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1949, page 7, col. 3
Name: J. G. Ellen
Spouse: Betty N. Ellen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Near Dothan, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Residence in Dillon
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1949, page 7, col. 4.
MARCH
Name: Mellie Hatchell
Parents: R. L. and Clarkie Brown Hucks
Spouse: Henry R. Hatchell
Date of Birth/Age: April 1, 1886
Date of Death: February 22, 1949
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 3, 1949, page 1, col. 1
Name: Carey McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63 Date of Death: February 23, 1949
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 3, 1949, page 1, col. 1
Name: H. Lauren Adams
Parents: Ebbie and Margaret Hubbard Adams
Spouse: Pauline Edens Adams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Duke Hospital
Place of Burial: Hebron Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 3, 1949, page 1, col. 2
Name: Corp. Foster Carter
Spouse: Frances McRae Carter
Date of Death: November 2, 1944
Place of Death: Italy
Place of Burial: Reburial in National Cemetery, Florence, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 10, 1949, page 3, col. 3
Name: Nell Nelson Welch
Parents: D. P. and Martha McQuage
Spouse: P. T. Welch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Member of Hebron Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 10, 1949, page 3, col. 3
Name: W. A. Blizzard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Native of Bladen County, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 17, 1949, page 1, col. 7 (article on microfilm is very faded)
Name: Pfc. Hoyt Daniel
Parents: Mrs. Mollie Daniel
Date of Birth/Age: August 23, 1922
Date of Death: 1945
Place of Death: Okinawa
Place of Burial: Reburial Sardis Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 17, 1949, page 1, col. 4
Name: Hattie Jane Proctor
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Mitchel Randall Powers
Spouse: Henry E. Proctor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 17, 1949, page 6, col. 2
Name: Clarence Bailey
Parents: Robert and Louise Johnson Bailey
Spouse: Ellen Jackson Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 17, 1949, page 10, col. 3
Name: William Murchison
Parents: Duncan and Mary Carmichael Murchison
Spouse: Emma Blackwell (married 1909)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 24, 1949, page 1, col. 7
Name: Addie Singleton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Conway, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 31, 1949, page 6, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Artie McDonald
Parents: Archie and Florence McNeil McRae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Services March 20, 1949
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 31, 1949, page 11, col. 4
APRIL
Name: Pvt. Earl W. Crawford
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Crawford
Date of Death: July 9, 1944 (killed in action)
Place of Burial: Reburial Mt. Calvary
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 7, 1949, page 8, col. 4.
Name: Pfc. Milton Wiggins
Place of Burial: Reburial (article on microfilm too faded to read)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 14, 1949
Name: Lieut. Lester Leneau Miller
Parents: Furman Miller
Date of Death: September 22, 1944
Place of Burial: Reburial Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 14, 1949, page 4, col. 7
Name: Arthur Lundy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Residence Oak Grove Section
Place of Burial: Bethesda Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 14, 1949, page 8, col. 2
Name: First Lieut. Laval M. Parham
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Parham
Date of Death: September 15, 1944
Place of Death: Belgium
Place of Burial: Original burial in Fosse National Cemetery, Belgium, reburial Magnolia Cemetery.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 14, 1949, page 9, col. 4
Name: Mrs. Cade Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: April 20, 1949
Place of Death: Residence in Bunker Hill Section, Dillon County
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 21, 1949, page 1, col. 4
Name: H. H. Anderson (Hyman Harry)
Parents: Berta. and Susan Powell Anderson
Spouse: Rebekah Culbreth Anderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Fairbluff, NC
Date of Death: April 21, 1949
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 28, 1949, page 1, col. 7
Name: Leasey Surles Morris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 93
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 28, 1949, page 1, col. 7
Name: W. D. Tyler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Cedar Dale Cemetery, Mullins, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 28, 1949, page 6, col. 5
MAY
Name: Carl Woodle
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Carley Woodle
Date of Birth/Age: Age 23
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC (WW II Navy Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 12, 1949, page 1, col. 3
Name: Mrs. T. T. Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: age 67
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Fayetteville
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 12, 1949, page 1, col. 4 (microfilm copy of article very faded)
Name: Thomas E. Cooper
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Native of Mullins, SC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Wilmington, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 12, 1949, page 1, col. 7 (microfilm copy of article very faded)
Name: L. E. Truax
Place of Birth: Native of Highwater, Quebec
Date of Death: May 11, 1949
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 12, 1949, page 1, col. 7 (microfilm copy of article very faded)
Name: Mrs. L. F. Polson
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 19, 1949, page 1, col. 7 (microfilm copy of article too faded to read)
Name: George M. Stackhouse
Parents: Hugh Milton and Martha Jane Stackhouse
Spouse: Texie Young
Date of Birth/Age: 1872
Place of Death: Navy Hospital, Washington DC
Place of Burial: Marion, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 26, 1949, page 1, col. 4
Name: Eva Bryant
Parents: Janie Mel Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Date of Death: May 18, 1949
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 26, 1949, page 1, col. 3
Name: Beauford Rising
Spouse: Lizzie Hyman Rising
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Date of Death: May 13, 1949
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 26, 1949, page 1, col. 4
JUNE
Name: Jack Johnson
Parents: Zeno and Beaddie Watson Johnson
Spouse: Rommell Taylor Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: June 8, 1949
Place of Death: Residence near Latta
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 16, 1949, page 6, col. 2
Name: Mrs. Durham McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: June 8, 1949
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 16, page 6, col. 2
Name: K. V. Clark
Spouse: Mattie Love Clark
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 16, 1949, page 6, col. 2.
Name: Johnnie Schafer
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Alan Schafer
Date of Birth/Age: 2 and ½ years old
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Pee Dee River (accidental drowning)
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 23, 1949, page 1, col. 1.
Name: Martha Powers
Parents: Moses and Milicse Lane Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Services Thursday
Place of Burial: Sweat Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 23, 1949, page 3, col. 2
Name: Stella Watus Manship
Spouse: John Manship
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Tatum Cemetery, Tatum, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 23, 1949, page 5, col. 3
Name: Bertie Wiggins
Parents: Andrew and Dora Huggins Powers
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Haselden Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 23, 1949, page 5, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Wm. E. Schorr
Maiden Name: (Former Mrs. A.J.C. Cottingham)
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Concord, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 30, 1949, page 1, col. 7
Name: Neil H. McLaurin
Parents: Duncan and Alma Parrish McLaurin
Spouse: Maude Graham McLaurin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence Carolina Section
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 30, 1949, page 8, col. 1
JULY
Name: Katherine Wilson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Sam Edwards
Spouse: Glen L. Wilson
Date of Birth/Age: November 3, 1904
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Mace Cemetery near Sellers SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 7, 1949, page 1, col. 1
Name: Pvt. Hudson Baxley
Parents: H. R. and Rebecca Baxley
Date of Birth/Age: 18 at death
Date of Death: 1942
Place of Death: Japanese prison of war camp
Place of Burial: Reburial Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 7, 1949, page 1, col. 1
Name: May Ellen Baskin
Parents: J. H. and Sophie Moody Ellen
Spouse: Dr. A. C. Baskin
Date of Birth/Age: 02 May 1889
Place of Birth: Dothan Section, Dillon, County
Date of Death: Tuesday June 11, 1949
Place of Death: Bishopville, SC
Place of Burial: Bishopville, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 14, 1949, page 1, col. 2.
(Additional information available from Helen B. Moody)
Name: Eunice Hyman Keith
Spouse: Rubin Keith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Services Saturday
Place of Burial: Elim Cemetery near Hyman
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 14, 1949, page 1, col. 3
Name: Lila Brown
Maiden Name: McLean
Spouse: R. E. Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: July 9, 1949
Place of Burial: Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Oswego
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 14, 1949, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mary Davis
Parents: Judy and Jodie Bass Campbell
Date of Death: Last Wednesday
Place of Death: Marlboro County
Place of Burial: Brownsville Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 14, 1949, page 8, col. 2
Name: Clara B. Allen
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Will Bethea
Spouse: Sprunt Allen
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: State Park
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 21, 1949, page 1, col. 2
Name: Daniel Claude Carmichael
Spouse: Nell Hill Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: age 58
Date of Death: July 19, 1949
Place of Death: Mullins, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 28, 1949, page 1, col. 1
Name: Lucy Baldwin Cook
Spouse: Joseph Pickney Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Native of Whiteville, NC
Date of Death: Services Sunday
Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia
Place of Burial: Services in Whiteville, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 29, 1949, page 1, col. 4
AUGUST
Name: J. H. Ellen
Parents: David and Caroline Gaddy Ellen
Spouse: Sophie T. Moody Ellen
Date of Birth/Age: 30 May 1861
Place of Birth: Dothan Community, Dillon County
Date of Death: July 24, 1949
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery, Bishopville, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 4, 1949, page 7, col. 2 & 3. Aditional infromation available by email <[email protected]>
Name: Daisey Atkinson Hayes Coleman
Parents: W. C. and Heddy Gaddy Atkinson
Spouse: # 1. Rembert Hayes (died 1910) # 2. John D. Coleman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Clio, SC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 4, 1949, page 1, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Fuman L. Shelly
Date of Death: July 26, 1949
Place of Death: Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Reedy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 3, 1949, page 6, col. 4 and August 11, 1949, page 9, col. 4.
Name: Gary Stephens
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Pres Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: August 4, 1949
Place of Death: Carlston, Michigan
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 11, 1949, page 1, col 6.
Name: Fleetwood Gibson
Spouse: A. B. Gibson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Marion, SC
Date of Death: Services Saturday (died last week)
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA section)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 18, 1949, page 1, col. 6
Name: Laura C. Marvin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: Formerly of Dillon
Date of Death: July 29, 1949
Place of Death: Joplin, Missouri
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 18, 1949, page 6, col. 2
Name: A. J. Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Catfish Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 25, 1949, page 1, col. 2
SEPTEMBER
Name: Josephine Whittington
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Osborne Lane
Spouse: Clarence A. Whittington
Date of Birth/Age: February 19, 1876
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Not given. Member of Catfish Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 1, 1949, page 6, col. 1
Name: Edna Johnson
Maiden Name: Faircloth
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Services at Brownsville Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 1, 1949, page 6, col. 4
Name: Angie B. Bryant
Parents: John and Hantie Bassett Williams
Spouse: Lawrence E. Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: January 1882
Date of Death: Services Friday
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery, Fairfax
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 1, 1949, page 6, col. 2
Name: Marietta Georgia Bethea
Parents: William Walker and Mary Jane Platt Bethea
Spouse: John Crawford Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: December 14, 1864
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Residence in Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 8, 1949, page 1, col. 5
Name: Chancelor Henry Butler
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Riley Butler
Spouse: Hannah Bailey Butler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 8, 1949, page 1, col. 6
Name: Fred Tarte
Spouse: Nora Gray Tarte
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 8, 1949, page 8, col. 3.
Name: L. Vass Prevette
Date of Death: Services Monday in Lake View
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 8, 1949, page 8, col. 5
Name: Lula Gaddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Service at Main St. Methodist Church, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 8, 1949, page 8, col. 4
Name: Margaret Burch Powell
Spouse: N. E. Powell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Salem Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 8, 1949, page 8, col. 4
Name: Mary Ellen Godwin
Spouse: Johnnie Godwin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 15, 1949, page 1, col. 6
Name: Stephen K. Johnson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Kline Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: 5 weeks old
Date of Death: Services Friday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 15, 1949, page 1, col. 3
Name: Crawford Lane
Parents: Allison and Cherry Bryant lane
Spouse: Minnie Lee Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Bryant Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 22, 1949, page 9, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Jack Harris
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Huggins
Spouse: Jack Harris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 29, 1949, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mildred Reid Andrews
Parents: Reid Andrews (dec) and Lillie Hamilton Andrews Norton
Date of Death: September 21, 1949
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 29, 1949, page 4, col. 4
Name: Louise Moore McWherter
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Moore
Spouse: LeRoy McWherter
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Greenville, Tennessee
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 29, 1949, page 8, col. 1
October
Name: Thomas Pressley Coleman
Spouse: Lucille Shelly
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Residence near Rains
Place of Burial: Reedy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 6, 1949, page 1, col. 7
Name: Thad Lester
Spouse: Josephine Lester
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Snead Cemetery near Baker’s Mill
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 13, 1949, page 1, col. 1
Name: Enos Huggins
Spouse: Missourie Dudley Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Date of Death: October 4, 1949
Place of Death: Residence near Fork, SC
Place of Burial: Fork Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 13, 1949, page 8, col. 2
Name: Katie Page McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: October 5, 1949
Place of Burial: Services at Kentyre Presbyterian Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 13, 1949, page 8, col. 3
Name: Pfc. Willie Woodrow Hyatt
Parents: The late Solomon Hyatt and Lizzie Daniels Hyatt
Date of Death: July 20, 1942
Place of Death: Battaan March
Place of Burial: Reburial
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 27, 1949, page 2, col. 3.
Name: Ella Mae Grooms
Parents: W. S. and Mittie Ellen Grantham
Date of Death: Services October 16, 1949
Place of Death: Asheboro, NC
Place of Burial: Oaklawn Cemetery, Asheboro, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 27, 1949, page 8, col. 4
Name: Walter James Stackhouse
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. William Stackhouse
Date of Birth/Age: 10 months
Date of Death: Services October 19, 1949
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 27, 1949, page 10, col. 6.
NOVEMBER
Name: Lula Walker Davis
Parents: Enoch P. and Annie Lambert Mayers
Spouse: Charlie W. Davis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 3, 1949, page 8, col. 1
Name: Hudson McDowell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Date of Death: November 4, 1949
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 10, 1949, page 1, col. 2
Name: Florence McKay
Parents: William and Emma Adams Pate
Spouse: Jas. G. McKay
Date of Death: November 11, 1949
Place of Death: Red Springs, NC
Place of Burial: Philadelphus Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 17, 1949, page 1, col. 2
Name: Kemper P. Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence in Lake View, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 10, 1949, page 10, col. 2.
Name: Frances P. McLellan
Parents: Needam and Maggie Finley Perritt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Shannon, NC
Place of Burial: Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Marion County, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 24, 1949, page 1, col. 2
DECEMBER
Name: Eva Bethea
Parents: Houston and Mattie Stackhouse Manning
Spouse: Herbert Allen Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: February 11, 1874
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Residence in Little Rock, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 1, 1949, page 1, col. 6
Name: D. V. (Dayton Vample) Hamilton
Parents: Stephen and Sara Wilder Hamilton
Spouse: Sallie Walker Smith (died 1934)
Date of Birth/Age: February 26, 1858
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Not given in this article, but he is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 1, 1949, page 1. Col. 2
Name: Angus McDonald
Parents: Neil W. and Annie Woodly McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia, SC
Place of Burial: Carolina Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 8, 1949, page 1, col. 3
Name: Autrey Carmichael
Parents: Oliver and Mary Carmichael
Spouse: Thelma Rogers Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Near Fork, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital, Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC (WW I Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 15, 1949, page 1, col. 5
Name: Walter Clyde Parham
Parents: W. W. and Catherine McLean Parham
Spouse: Roberta Bethea Parham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 15, 1949, page 1, col. 4
Name: Julia Ann Butler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Mount Calvary
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 15, 1949, page 1, col. 3
Name: Ella Gaddy
Date of Death: December 6, 1949
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 15, 1949, page 1, col. 2
Name: William David Allen
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Marion W. Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Services Latta Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 22, 1949, page 1, col. 1
Name: Henry Rouse
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Mount Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 29, 1949, page 1, col. 1