The extracts for 1961 are not in alphabetical order. They are listed in the month as they appeared in the Dillon Herald
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JANUARY
Name: Mary Hyatt
Parents: Henry and Rachel Surles Morris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, January 6, 1961, page 6, col. 2
Name: Mary Lutie Bethea
Parents: D. McLeod and Florrie Fore Bethea
Spouse: Archie McKay Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Latta native
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: services at Main Street Methodist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, January 6, 1961, page 6, col. 3
Name: Shafford Ward
Spouse: Dora Lee Ward
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, January 6, 1961, page 6, col. 3
Name: Lillian Blackmon
Spouse: John D. Blackmon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, January 6, 1961, page 6, col. 3
Name: James Marshall McDonald
Parents: Gilmore and Annie Hodges McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, January 6, 1961, page 6, col. 3
Name: Steve Allen Herring
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 2 months old
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Sweat Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, January 6, 1961, page 6, col. 3
Name: Percy Locklear
Parents: Evans Locklear
Spouse: Rosa Lee Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Mt. Elam Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 11, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Norma Lee Jones
Date of Birth/Age: Age 16
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Sellers
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 11, 1961, page 1, col. 2 (Auto accident)
Name: Rudolph Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Sellers (Auto accident)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 11, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Helen Ruth Allen Reaves
Parents: Dr. Joel I. Allen and Helen Bass Allen
Spouse: Dr. Robert Lide Reaves
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Reaves family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 11, 1961, page 1, col. 4 and 5
Name: L. E. Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, January 13, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Bonnie Wacon Cottingham
Parents: Thomas H. and Lennie Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Pineville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, January 13, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Charlie H. Herring
Spouse: Louise Brown Herring
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Duke Hospital
Place of Burial: Oakwood Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 18, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Boyd Harrelson
Parents: W. G. and Nora Rogers Harrelson
Spouse: Vernell Moody Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 18, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Larry Gene Carnes
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Carnes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 2 months old
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 18, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mattie Rogers Bethea
Parents: Capt. R. H. and Bedie Ford Rogers
Spouse: Phillip P. Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Woodruff
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 18, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Stephen Rowland Williamson
Parents: Dr. Lovick H. and Jackie Rowland Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: March 22, 1950
Date of Death: January 9
Place of Death: Ga.
Place of Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 25, 1961, page 1, col. 4
FEBRUARY
Name: Andrew Hunt
Parents: Charles and Flora Oxendine Hunt
Spouse: Madge McDowell Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, February 1, 1961, page 1, col. 6
Name: J. W. W. Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Augusta, Ga.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, February 3, 1961, page 1, col. 6
Name: Hubert Hamilton
Parents: Addie Clark Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon (Accidental death in Little Pee Dee)
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, February 8, 1961, page 1, col. 3 and 4.
Name: Nellie Ballard Berry
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ballard
Spouse: Thomas Reedy Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Augusta
Place of Burial: Tarte Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC,
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, February 8, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Edward D. (Sid) McLaurin
Parents: Lauchlin and Bessie Easterling McLaurin
Spouse: Mabel Campbell McLaurin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Marlboro County native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Laurinburg, N. C.
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, February 10, 1961, page 1, col. 6
Name: Reuben Goldman
Parents: Cema Goldman
Spouse: Hilda Goldman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Florence Jewish Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, February 10, 1961, page 1, col. 6
Name: J. F. Bowen
Parents: William John and Seetie Robinson Bowen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Marion native
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Temperance Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, February 15, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Mrs. Walter Bennett Hamer
Parents: John L. and Alice Wilkes Bennett
Spouse: Brooks Hamer
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Hamer Cemetery at Little Rock
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, February 17, 1961, page 1, col. 6
Name: Willie G. Stanton
Spouse: Ella Goodwin
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, February 22, 1961, page 1, col. 7
Name: Florence Goodwin Coward
Parents: Hugh Daniel and Sara Catherine Hamilton Goodwin
Spouse: R. J. Coward
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, February 22, 1961, page 1, col. 1
Name: Sallie Brigman
Parents: George and Sarah Powers Hatcher
Spouse: John William Brigman
Place of Birth: Marlboro County native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, February 22, 1961, page 1, col. 3
MARCH
Name: Marie Proctor Rogers
Parents: Marion and Mattie Shuler Proctor
Spouse: Clayton Rogers
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 1, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mrs. M. J. Saurez
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Chestnut
Spouse: M. J. Saurez
Date of Death: service held Tuesday
Place of Death: Ft. Riley, Kansas
Place of Burial: Florence National Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 1, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Dr. John J. George
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Newark, Ohio
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, March 3, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Mrs. T. M. Newton
Place of Birth: Gibson, N. C. native
Place of Burial: service Sunday, February 19
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, March 3, 1961, page 1, col. 6
Name: Catherine Phelps Henry
Parents: Charles and Bessie Pfaff Phelps
Spouse: Charles Henry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Winston-Salem, N. C.
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 8, 1961, page 1, col. 1
Name: John Albert McInnis
Parents: John and Maggie Cox McInnis
Spouse: Marie Lester McInnis
Date of Birth/Age: May 11, 1901
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Carolina Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 8, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: George F. Spradley
Parents: George D. Spradley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 15, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Janie Gaddy
Parents: George and Flora Campbell Bethea
Spouse: William D. Gaddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Magnolia
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 15, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Smith Miller
Parents: Neil and Emily Jane Ford Miller
Spouse: Blanche Turner Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Bennettsville (Auto accident)
Place of Burial: family plot at Lake View
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 15, 1961, page 1, col. 6 and 7
Name: Catherine Turbeville Edge
Parents: Willis and Annie Watson Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon County (Auto accident)
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 15, 1961, page 1, col. 6 and 7 and Friday, March 17, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Grady Hayes
Parents: Gary and Mary Taylor Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon County (Auto accident)
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 15, 1961, page 1, col. 6 and 7 and Friday, March 17, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Henry Chip Hamer
Spouse: Elizabeth Henagan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Minturn
Place of Burial: Hebron Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 15, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Infant Son
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon County
Place of Burial: Bermuda Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 15, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Carl F. Owens
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Owens
Spouse: Elizabeth Church
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 15, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Blanche Miller
Parents: George and Sally Ann Edwards Turner
Spouse: Smith Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon County (Auto accident)
Place of Burial: family plot near Lake View
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, March 17, 1961, page 1, col. 7
Name: Linda Fay Scott
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. James Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 9
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Services held at Beulah Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, March 24, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Henry Dale Martin
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Martin
Date of Birth/Age: 19 months old
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: New Bern, N. C.
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, March 24, 1961, page 1, col. 6
Name: Julia Rogers
Parents: B. and Adeline Townsend Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Bishopville
Place of Burial: Magnolia
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 29, 1961, page 1, col. 1
Name: Nannie Hayes McArthur
Place of Birth: Lake View native
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Centenary Methodist Church cemetery near Rowland
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, March 31, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Vernie Fulton Miller
Parents: William Henry and Roxie Ann Surles Miller
Spouse: Minnie Hodges
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, March 31, 1961, page 1, col. 2
APRIL
Name: Leila A. Meares
Parents: John A. and Susan Page Ayres
Spouse: Murray S. Meares
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Lake View
Place of Burial: Meares Family Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, April 5, 1961, page 1, col. 1
Name: Addie Cottingham McEachern Root
Spouse: J. E. Root
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Charleston
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, April 5, 1961, page 1, col. 1
Name: John Henry Nance
Date of Birth/Age: Age 6
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, April 7, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Auto accident
Name: Mrs. D. L. Williams
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Durham, N.C.
Place of Burial: Snead’s Ferry, N. C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, April 7, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Elizabeth Parnell Blizzard
Parents: Emory and Eliza Truett Parnell
Spouse: W. A. Blizzard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, April 12, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Prentiss Lee Jacobs
Parents: John Littleton Jacobs
Spouse: Kathleen Hubbard Jacobs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Cain Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, April 12, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Margaret Lucas Collins
Parents: Mrs. And Mrs. Joseph Frank Lewis
Spouse: C. A. Collins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, April 12, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Betty Watson
Parents: Robert and Annie Rogers Lane
Spouse: William Watson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 96
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Mt. Andrew Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, April 12, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Paul M. Murph
Parents: W. W. Murph and Fannie L. Lipscomb
Spouse: Elizabeth D. Murph
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Spartanburg native
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, April 12, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Lacy Goldman Lockemy
Parents: Rufus and Rosa A. Lockemy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, April 14, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Charles H. Haselden
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. James William Haselden
Spouse: Edna Lorene Price
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Haselden Cemetery near Sellers
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, April 21, 1961, page 1, col. 6
Name: Colon T. Squires
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Wadesboro, N.C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, April 21, 1961, page 1, col. 7
Name: William Christmas
Parents: Arthur and Martha Butler Christmas
Spouse: Mary Bunch Christmas
Date of Birth/Age: January 30, 1904
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Bethel Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery at Mars Bluff
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, April 21, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Ann Murphy Carmichael McLellan
Parents: Malcolm C. and Amanda Carmichael
Spouse: Alexander McLellan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth: Hamer
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Kentyre Presbyterian Cemetery near Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, April 21, 1961, page 1, col. 7
Name: Marzo Bennett Emmanuel
Parents: James G. and Nancy Locklear Emmanuel
Spouse: Celia Ray Emmanuel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery in Marion County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, April 26, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: S. Guy Grantham
Spouse: Edna Larrimore Grantham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Lake View
Place of Burial: Grantham Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, April 26, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Annie Allen Dew
Parents: W. B. Allen and Theodosia Cox Allen
Spouse: L. E. Allen
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Florence
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, April 26, 1961, page 1, col. 4
MAY
Name: Jesse Tyler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 3, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Lt. Wade Temple Thompson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thompson
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: aircraft accident at sea aboard the USSR Ranger
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, May 5, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Mrs. W. B. Norman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Lake View
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 10, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Ella McCutchan
Parents: P. H. E. and Susie Simpson Sloan
Spouse: Edward McCutchan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Death: St. Eugene
Place of Burial: Greenlawn
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 10, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Richard Lee Hunt
Parents: Esau Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 5
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Little Rock
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 10, 1961, page 1, col. 1
Name: Rebecca Maude Horne
Spouse: E. F. Horne
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Lake View
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, May 12, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: J. Leon Gasque
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, May 12, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Lula Reaves Hatch
Parents: John and Julia Gibson Reaves
Spouse: Clyde Hatch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 17, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Virginia Ruth Bankhead Bundy
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bankhead
Spouse: W. H. Bundy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Laurinburg
Place of Burial: McLucas Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 17, 1961, page 4, col. 4
Name: Sallie Hyatt
Parents: Andrew J. and Charity Small Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, May 19, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Wilton S. Allen
Parents: Dr. W. C. Allen
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: New Orleans, La.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, May 19, 1961, page 1, col. 3, page 8, col. 3
Name: Frank Junior Locklear
Parents: Mrs. M. Bernice Locklear and F. Frank Ammons
Date of Birth/Age: Age 12
Place of Birth: Marlboro County native
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Mt. Elam Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 24, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Pink Hayes
Parents: M. G. and Ida Floyd Hayes
Spouse: Janie Butler Hayes
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 24, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Kem Bryant
Spouse: Dora Rouse Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 24, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Willie Vaneverie (Van) Jones
Parents: Sallie Burnette and John Pickens Jones
Spouse: Lula Powell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Friday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 24, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Fannie Page Blue
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 24, 1961, page 4, col. 5
Name: I. P. Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Marshton, N.C. native
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: services held at Union Grove Baptist Church near Seagrove, N. C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, May 26, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Garrett G. Currie
Spouse: Ora Arnette Currie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Lake View
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, May 26, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Andrew Lovett
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Buster Lovett
Spouse: Gertrude Jones Lovett
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery, Marlboro County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 31, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Harry Olin Sandell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Monroe, N.C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 31, 1961, page 1, col. 2
JUNE
Name: Charles L. Wheeler
Spouse: (1) Eva Wheeler Wheeler, (2) Ethel Saner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, June 2, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Mrs. John H Butler
Maiden Name: Maude Hamilton
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Hamilton
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Beaufort, S.C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, June 2, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Dr. Percy Andrew Bethea
Parents: Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Bethea
Spouse: Estelle Guest Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Darlington
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, June 2, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Grady McKenzie
Parents: John R. and Kate Goodwin McKenzie
Spouse: Lucile Coleman McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 7, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Jerry Brooks
Parents: Frank Cisco and Rosa Docea Caulder Brooks
Spouse: Inez Keith Brooks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Galivants Ferry Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 7, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Mary Mollie Turbeville
Parents: Levi and Martha Dove Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 7, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Barney L. Page, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 7, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: John Ellison Gressette
Parents: L. W. and Leila Howell Gressette
Spouse: Maye Hatchell Gressette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Branchville
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: North Charleston
Place of Burial: Carolina Memorial Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 7, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Boyd W. Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, June 9, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Marsilla Barfield Branch
Parents: Tom and Becky Ann Hubbard Barfield
Spouse: H. C. Branch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 14, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Marie Cousins
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cousins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 4-day-old
Date of Death: Wednesday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 14, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: James L. Williamson, Jr.
Parents: James L. Williamson and Della Wishart Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Lumberton
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 14, 1961, page 1, col. 6
Name: William Goodyear
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Fulton Goodyear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Place of Burial: Ford Cemetery near Nichols
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 14, 1961, page 1, col. 6
Name: David Harllee Covington
Parents: B. H. and Annie Coxe Covington
Spouse: Grace Hamer Covington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Ashville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, June 16, 1961, page 1, col. 7
Name: Curtis M. Lane
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, June 16, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: William Ellwood Lundy
Parents: W. D. and Etta Meigs Lundy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Bethesda Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 21, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Ronald Mayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 21, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Guilford Thomas Quick
Parents: John and Mary Stewart Quick
Spouse: Janie Hewitt Quick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Monroe, N. C.
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Park
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 28, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: James A. (Osh) Elvington
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Elvington
Spouse: Lucille Smith Elvington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Lake View
Place of Burial: Elvington Cemetery near Lake View
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 28, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Lonnie Jackson
Spouse: Katie Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 28, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: John Alton (Jimmy) Eason
Parents: John Alton and Leila Dusenbury Eason
Spouse: Dorothy Goodman Eason
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Conway
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Conway
Place of Burial: Belin Memorial Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 28, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Maggie Turbeville Jackson
Parents: George W. and Elizabeth Smith Turbeville
Spouse: Jasper Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 28, 1961, page 1, col. 6
Name: D. J. Lee
Parents: John Lee
Spouse: Bessie Price Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Evergreen Perpetual Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 28, 1961, page 1, col. 3
JULY
Name: Mrs. Walker Perritt Haselden
Parents: David and Martha Edwards Perritt
Spouse: (1) William Proctor (2) Brantley B. Haselden
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Marion County native
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Lumberton
Place of Burial: Zion Cemetery, Marion, S. C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 5, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Maggie Kathryn Caulder
Parents: Bell and Mary Elizabeth Christmas Owens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 5, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Jack Simpson
Parents: Jack and Mary Butler Simpson
Spouse: Virginia Tarte
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Manning, S. C.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 5, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Moses Cook
Parents: Moses and Iris Owens Cook
Spouse: Myrtle Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: services from the Dillon Church of God
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 5, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Julius F. Rogers
Parents: Henry and Elizabeth
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 7, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Fontain D. Coleman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Monday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 21, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Lloyd Norris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Boonton, N. J.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 21, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Jerry Wayne Snipes
Parents: Lloyd and Vera Lee Byrd Snipes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 9
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 21, 1961, page 1, col. 3
AUGUST
Name: Dr. Wightman R. Duke
Spouse: Margaret Ann Saunders
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Columbus, Miss.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, August 2, 1961, page 1, col. 1
Name: Margaret Tee Cheek
Parents: Gerald and Maxine Faulk Cheek
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18-months
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Place of Burial: West End, N.C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, August 2, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Gerald Hyatt
Parents: Johnnie L. and Eula Gaddy Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, August 2, 1961, page 1, col. 6 and 7
Name: Sherrie Lee Mills
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mills
Date of Birth/Age: 3 days old
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Bucksport Cemetery, Horry County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, August 4, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Elizabeth Lane
Parents: H. K. and Mary Sanderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, August 9, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Belton O. Price
Spouse: Mallie Miller Price
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Floydale
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, August 11, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Edith Elliott Bolick
Parents: E. T. and Lida David Elliott
Spouse: Charles T. Bolick
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Winston-Salem
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, August 11, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Martha Aurilla Hayes Edwards
Parents: Tristan Benjamin and Sarah Nance Hayes
Spouse: Daniel Olin Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: services held at Millers Methodist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, August 16, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Francis O. Benfield
Parents: B. H. and Frances Guy Benfield
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Salinas, Cal.
Place of Burial: Ocean Woods Memorial Park
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, August 16, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: George W. Reaves
Parents: Toland and Dora Cottingham Reaves
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, August 18, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Hiram Cook
Parents: George and Nora Morris Cook
Spouse: Mary George Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, August 23, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Lena Barfield
Parents: James and Lula McCoy Tyner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Saluda
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, August 23, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Ernest Leslie McDaniel
Parents: T. B. and Hattie Squires McDaniel
Spouse: Mary T. Edwards McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Arlington, Va.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, August 23, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Sallie Bridges Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Little Rock, Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, August 30, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: William B. Alford
Parents: B. A. and Mary Campbell Alford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, August 30, 1961, page 1, col. 3
SEPTEMBER
Name: Charles R. Gibson
Parents: Raeford and Helen Lester Gibson
Spouse: Inez Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 1, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Minnie Breeland Ramsey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, September 6, 1961, page 1, col. 6
Name: Bessie V. Mayo
Spouse: Cary B. Mayo
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Services held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Greenville
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 8, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Floyd Carnes
Parents: Lulu Carnes
Spouse: Betty Jackson Carnes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Buffalo Baptist Cemetery near Kershaw
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, September 13, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Joe Scott
Parents: Alex and Georgia Barfield Scott
Spouse: Bessie S. Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Ford Cemetery, Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 15, 1961, page 1,col. 3
Name: William M. Fair
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Orangeburg
Place of Burial: Orangeburg
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 15, 1961, page 1,col. 5
Name: Burnice B. Moffitt
Parents: Lillian B. Moffitt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Death: Lake City, Fla.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 15, 1961, page 1,col. 4
Name: Fred Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Oakland, Calif.
Place of Burial: Page’s Family Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 15, 1961, page 1,col. 7
Name: William J. Carter
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Brown Carter
Spouse: Anne Braswell Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: New Orleans, La.
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, September 20, 1961, page 1, col. 1
Name: Ronnie Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, September 20, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Mrs. Estell Brigman Cottingham
Parents: John L. and Altha Jane Townsend Brigman
Spouse: H. W. Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Florence County Memorial Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, September 20, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Dan F. Barber
Parents: W. A. and Henry Legge Knight
Spouse: D. F. Barber
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, September 20, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Delton “Mutt” Moody
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Furman Moody
Spouse: Christine Daniels Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, September 20, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Dr. Charles Conrad Freed
Parents: Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Freed
Spouse: Elizabeth Stackhouse
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Waynesboro, Va.
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, September 20, 1961, page 1, col. 6
Name: Mrs. Clyde Ashley
Parents: Mrs. Critty Frank Welch
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Norfolk
Place of Burial: Services held from the Hill Funeral Home in Suffolk, Va.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 22, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: John Arthur Price
Spouse: Mary Frances Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 22, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Victor L. Arnette
Parents: C. B. and Martha Daniels Arnette
Spouse: Ruth Fitch Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: 65
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Lake City
Place of Burial: Lake City Memorial Park
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 22, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Andrew J. Wallace
Parents: Archie and Annie Norton Wallace
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Little Rock Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 29, 1961, page 1, col. 7
OCTOBER
Name: W. Henry Mincey
Spouse: Kathleen Hardwick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 32
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: (Auto accident)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 4, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Sfc. Garland L. Miller
Parents: J. C. and Blanche Miller
Spouse: Glyn Kolb Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: Dillon
Place of Death: Fort Jackson Hospital :
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 4, 1961, page 1, col. 7
Name: Herbert Victor Carmichael
Parents: B. M. and Maggie Williams Carmichael
Spouse: Eula Knight Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Millers Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, October 6, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Clarence Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Catfish Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 11, 1961, page 1, col. 1
Name: Lelia Bethea
Parents: John D. and Sarah Manning Bethea
Place of Birth: Latta native
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 11, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Joe Merritt Tart
Parents: Nathan and Annie Smith Tart
Spouse: Bessie Jones Tart
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 11, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Phifer W. Somers
Spouse: Bertha Sheppard Somers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, October 13, 1961, page 1, col. 1
Name: Marilyn Love
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Love, Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: two weeks old
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Bethesda Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, October 13, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Zaida Bishop Ellington
Parents: B. B. and Laura Bishop
Spouse: A. D. Ellington, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, October 13, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Francis Grissette Holliday
Spouse: Martha Ann Epps Holliday
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Conway
Place of Burial: Conway
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, October 13, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Charlie George
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon (Auto accident)
Place of Burial: services in Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 18, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Marion Eugene George
Parents: Charlie George
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene (Auto accident)
Place of Burial: services in Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 18, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Wade Hampton Daniels
Parents: Della Daniels
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 18, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Dora Jane Finklea Hyman
Spouse: L. A. Hyman, Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Pamplico, S. C.
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery, Hyman, S. C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 18, 1961, page 1, col. 1
Name: Rev. E. Z. James
Parents: Rev. and Mrs. Thomas James
Spouse: (1) Bethea Rice Epps, (2) Irene Blackman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Williamsburg Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 25, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Joyce Kathryn Stevens
Parents: Sgt. Charles and Janet Moorman Stevens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 2 months old
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 25, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Lula Owens Cook
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Delton P. Owens
Spouse: Joseph Allen Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marlboro
Place of Burial: services conducted at Whitner Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, October 27, 1961, page 1, col. 4
NOVEMBER
Name: Rachel Herring
Parents: Havord and Elizabeth Rowell Allen
Spouse: Charlie Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 1, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: William James Bryant
Parents: John C. and Addie Lane Bryant
Spouse: Fannie Webster Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Lee Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 1, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Susan Letha McNeil
Parents: John and Margaret Herring McNeil
Date of Birth/Age: Age 11 months old
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Pee Dee Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 1, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: George Carl Marko
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth: Jacksonville, Fla. native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Dillon County burial
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 1, 1961, page 1, col. 4 and Friday, November 17, 1961, page 1, col. 6 and 7
Name: Dunk Wright
Place of Death: Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 1, 1961, page 4, col. 4
Name: Evander D. Stone
Spouse: Minnie Sealey Stone
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Lumberton, N. C. native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Lumberton, N. C.
Place of Burial: Meadowbrook Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 8, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Addie Elizabeth B. Linker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Charlotte resident
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery near Charlotte
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 8, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Rev. Martin Luther Banks
Parents: Rev. Martin Luther Banks and Ann Skinner Banks
Spouse: Maude Dickson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Bennettsville
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: St. Pauls Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 8, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: John E. Elvington
Parents: Franklin Baxter and Sara Grantham Elvington
Spouse: Ann T. Elvington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, November 10, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Robert S. Smith
Parents: Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Smith
Spouse: Hilda Gordon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: New Orleans, La.
Place of Burial: services held in Mississippi
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, November 10, 1961, page 1, col. 7
Name: Agnes Coats Hulon
Parents: Junus Turner
Spouse: Johnnie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 15, 1961, page 1, col. 7
Name: W. G. Bullock
Parents: Myria Bullock
Spouse: Minnie Johnson Bullock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, November 17, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Thomas M. Newton
Parents: Younger and Sarah Stephens Newton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Marlboro County native
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Laurinburg
Place of Burial: Newton Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, November 17, 1961, page 1, col. 7
Name: Virginia Elizabeth Moody
Parents: Carlos and Sadie Butler Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 10
Place of Birth: Columbia resident
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 29, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Claude Dearing
Spouse: George Dearing
Place of Birth: Miami, Ind. resident
Date of Death: Monday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 29, 2005, page 1, col. 5
Name: Marvin Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 29, 2005, page 1, col. 7
Name: James Ruston Moody, Jr.
Parents: Ruston and Penelope Berry Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 29, 2005, page 1, col. 4
DECEMBER
Name: Walter Melton Craven
Parents: Rev. and Mrs. W. R. Craven
Date of Birth/Age: Age 25
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: near Greenville (Auto accident)
Place of Burial: services held from Church of God in Greenwood, S. C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, December 1, 1961, page 1, col. 6
Name: Joe Gain Weatherford
Parents: Henry and Katie Hampton Weatherford
Spouse: (1) Evelyn Jackson (2) Lester Hodges Weatherford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, December 1, 1961, page 5, col. 4
Name: Ollie McCombs Wiggins
Spouse: H. D. Wiggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: East Side Cemetery, Rockingham
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 6, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Robah Gray Heggie
Parents: C. R. and Mary Lee Dalton Heggie
Spouse: Ruby Fort Heggie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Forsythe County, N. C.
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 6, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: John Manford Garris
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John Garris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 6, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Floyd S. Hayes
Spouse: Ruth Houchins Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Magnolia
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 6, 1961, page 1, col. 1
Name: Elizabeth Brogdon King
Spouse: Harrison King
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Sunny Acres Rest Home
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Fork
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 6, 1961, page 1, col. 1
Name: J. Shepperd Thompson
Parents: James Russell and Bernice Davis Thompson
Spouse: Dorothy Grimball
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Little Rock
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Prince George Churchyard
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 6, 1961, page 1, col. 1
Name: Sallie Buckles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Death: Norfolk, Va.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 6, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Albert Washington
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Rowland resident
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 6, 1961, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mrs. Olin F. (Mary Florence) Moody
Parents: John Thomas and Sarah Ann Moody Moody
Spouse: Olin Franklin Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 13, 1961, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Blanche Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 13, 1961, page 1, col. 4
Name: Edith Weinberg Jacobs
Spouse: T. C. Jacobs
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Darlington native and Kingstree resident
Date of Death: Monday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 20, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: A. D. Pope
Parents: Benjamin and Mary Ann Watson Pope
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: St. Paul Methodist Church Cemetery at Little Rock
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 20, 1961, page 1, col. 3
Name: Claude T. Grantham
Spouse: Anabel Harrington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Fayetteville
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 20, 1961, page 1, col. 1
Name: Mary Ellen Stewart Quick
Spouse: John Calhoun Quick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 20, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Maggie Mace Reaves
Date of Birth/Age: December 1855
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 20, 1961, page 1, col. 1 and 2
Name: Henry Tillman Cook
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Cook
Spouse: Maggie Tyler Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Dillon County, Nichols resident
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 22, 1961, page 1, col. 6
Name: Mrs. Archie Woodrow Ammons
Parents: Lula Edwards Tarte and David William Tarte
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Fork
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, December 29, 1961, page 1, col. 1
Name: Theresa (Essie) McPherson Hilliard
Parents: C. Erwin and Harriot Gregg McPherson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Clauson community, Florence County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, December 29, 1961, page 1, col. 2
Name: Betty Karen Watts
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Cook Watts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 5
Date of Death: service held Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, December 29, 1961, page 1, col. 2