The extracts for 1970 are not in alphabetical order. They are listed in the month as they appeared in the Dillon Herald
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JANUARY
Name: Lawrence Delonah Price
Parents: William C. and Eula Bigelow Price
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 6, 1970, page 5, col. 4 and 5
Name: Julia Gray
Place of Birth: native of Raleigh, resident of Manteo, N. C.
Date of Death: Sunday, January 4
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 6, 1970, page 5, col. 5 and 6 and Thursday, January 8, 1970, page 8, col. 5
Name: Mrs. Jessie Butler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Benevolent Cemetery, services at Bladenboro, N. C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 6, 1970, page 5, col. 6 and 7
Name: Bessie Tarte
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 6, 1970, page 5, col. 7
Name: Louis V. Sutton
Date of Birth: August 6, 1889
Place of Birth: Richmond, Virginia
Date of Death: January 5
Place of Death: Raleigh
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 6, 1970, page 1, col. 3 and 4
Name: Ronald Lorenzo McBride
Parents: Robert McBride, Jr.,
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Date of Death: Saturday auto accident
Place of Death: Henry Street
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 13, 1970, page 1, col.5 and 6
Name: Charles Guthrie Allen
Parents: Mamie Guthrie Allen and William Allen of Dillon
Spouse: Claire Bradwell Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Burlington, N. C.
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: home on East Harrison
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 13, 1970, page 1, col. 7 and 8
Name: William Dallas Bethea
Parents: W. Ellis and Claudia Spinks Bethea of Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Latta resident
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Atlanta
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 13, 1970, page 8, col. 3
Name: Lula Mae Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Rt. 1, Fairmont, N. C. resident
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 13, 1970, page 8, col. 3
Name: Alice Bryant
Parents: Wylie and Nancy Jackson Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 13, 1970, page 8, col. 3 and 4
Name: Letha Clyde Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: North Carolina
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 13, 1970, page 8, col. 4
Name: Gernie Franklin Hayes
Spouse: Mary Caulk Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: of Lake View
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 15, 1970, page 5, col. 3
Name: Lamar Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 32
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1970, page 1, col. 4 and 5
Name: Estelle Barrington McIntyre
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church cemetery near Clio
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1970, page 4, col. 7
Name: Allen Hensley Woodard
Parents: Charlie and Hattie Brumbles Woodard of Dillon
Spouse: Pearl Berry Woodard of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: residence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1970, page 4, col. 7
Name: Gladys Harper Register
Spouse: Clyde A. Register
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Kingston, N. C.
Place of Burial: services from Edwards Funeral Home in Kingston
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1970, page 4, col. 7
Name: Keller D. Bethea III
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Keller D. Bethea, Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1970, page 4, col. 7 and 8
Name: Beulah Cook Yarboro
Parents: Cary and Lishann Caulder Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Charlotte, N. C. hospital auto accident
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1970, page 4, col. 8
Name: Julius Rudnick
Spouse: Leah Blumberg Rudnick
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital at Fayetteville
Place of Burial: services held at Waycross, Ga.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1970, page 4, col. 8
Name: John C. Rogers
Spouse: Bliss Powell Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: resident of Rt. 2, Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1970, page 5, col. 7
Name: Eugene Brown
Spouse: Evelyn Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Place of Birth: Brunswick County, N. C., resident of St. Cloud, Florida
Date of Death: Friday World War II veteran and Korea
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1970, page 5, col. 7 and 8
Name: David Shep Brogdon
Parents: W. B. and Sarah McCormick Brogdon
Spouse: Iola Bain Brogdon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1970, page 8, col. 7
Name: Bruce Williams
Spouse: Feenie Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1970, page 8, col. 7
Name: Ralph Grooms
Parents: Aggie Nora Grooms
Spouse: Jessie Locklear Grooms
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: McColl
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1970, page 8, col. 7 and 8
Name: Annie May Johnson Hardaway
Parents: Davis Carlos and Lucy Pate Johnson
Spouse: Thomas H. Hardaway
Place of Birth: Bewleyville, Ky
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: McLeod Infirmary in Florence
Place of Burial: Cedar Hills Cemetery in Irvington, Ky
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1970, page 8, col. 8
Name: Chalmers Lewis Lawson
Parents: John L. Lawson and Sally Sealy Lawson
Spouse: Edna Small Lawson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Robeson County, N. C.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1970, page 8, col. 8
Name: Dr. Jonas Bernanke
Spouse: Dr. Pauline Haiden Bernanke of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: native of Austria
Date of Death: Thursday, January 29
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary in Florence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 29, 1970, page 1, col. 7 and Tuesday, February 3, 1970, page 1, col. 3 and 4
FEBRUARY
Name: Dennis Walter Biggs
Spouse: Margie Caldwell
Date of Death: Saturday, January 24
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital
Place of Burial: services were held Monday at First Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 3, 1970, page 4, col. 3
Name: James Colon Grainger
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Dolphus Grainger of Nichols
Spouse: Maxine M. Burns Grainger
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: residence
Place of Burial: Pleasant View Cemetery, U. S. Navy during World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 3, 1970, page 5, col. 4 and 5
Name: Gordon O’Brian
Spouse: former Ruth Price of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: native of Panama City, Fla.
Place of Burial: services January 31, Greenlawn Cemetery at Panama City
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 3, 1970, page 4, col. 5
Name: Jennie Belk
Parents: Charles Henry Aycoth of Monroe, NC
Spouse: Jennings Belk
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 3, 1970, page 4, col. 5
Name: Estelle Campbell
Parents: Daniel Campbell and Eliza Ann Carmichael Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 99
Place of Birth: native of Dillon, Rowland resident
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Rowland
Place of Burial: Campbell - McDuffie family cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 5, 1970, page 10, col. 5
Name: Mack Robinson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: Mullins resident
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: near Fork auto accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 10, 1970, page 1, col. 4 and 5
Name: James Arthur Gerald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Place of Birth: Mullins resident
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital auto accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 10, 1970, page 1, col. 4 and 5
Name: William E. Guenther
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: native of Germany, Dillon resident
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital auto accident
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 10, 1970, page 1, col. 7 and 8
Name: Charlie Peanort
Parents: Toni and Patsy Peanort
Date of Birth/Age: Age 96
Place of Birth: native of St. Stephens
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a hospital
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 10, 1970, page 5, col. 3
Name: J. R. “Bert” McLaurin
Parents: John I. and Mary McLyea McLaurin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Robeson County, N. C.
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: local nursing home
Place of Burial: Dunbarton Cemetery near Floydale
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 10, 1970, page 5, col. 3
Name: Jesse Oates
Parents: W. J. and Margaret Brady Oates
Spouse: Ola Wilkerson of Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Randolph County, N. C.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 10, 1970, page 5, col. 3 and 4
Name: Mrs. N. M. Thompson, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Rowland resident
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 10, 1970, page 5, col. 4
Name: James Richard “Ricky” Ford
Parents: Benjamin F. and Frances Chalk Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Place of Birth: Kershaw County, resident of Great Falls
Date of Death: Saturday auto accident
Place of Death: near Chester
Place of Burial: Ebeneezer Methodist Church Cemetery in Lugoff
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 10, 1970, page 5, col. 5
Name: James Vernon Hayes
Parents: James S. and Alice Berry Hayes
Spouse: Louise Fore Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 12, 1970, page 10, col. 3
Name: Samuel F. Gasque
Parents: Samuel J. and Elizabeth Thomas Gasque
Spouse: Julia Rowell Gasque
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Myrtle Beach hospital
Place of Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 12, 1970, page 10, col. 4
Name: Vioa* Johnson Jackson
*As spelled in the obituary. Should be Viola.
Spouse: Tracey Jackson
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 17, 1970, page 9, col. 3 and 4
Name: Nell DeTreville Bethea
Parents: James Copes and Julia Sauls DeTreville
Spouse: former Governor Andrew J. Bethea
Place of Birth: Walterboro
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Columbia residence
Place of Burial: Elmwood Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 17, 1970, page 9, col. 4, 5, 6 and 7
Name: Georgia Jackson Caulder
Spouse: Daniel Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Marion resident
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 17, 1970, page 9, col.7 and 8
Name: Gary Junior Braddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 23
Date of Death: Sunday auto accident October 8
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 17, 1970, page 10, col.1 and 2
Name: Lafar Lipscomb
Spouse: Alice Cottingham Lipscomb
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Gaffney, former residents of Dillon
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Md.
Place of Burial: Oakland Cemetery in Gaffney, S. C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 17, 1970, page 12, col. 3
Name: Jeddie Sue McDonald McArthur
Spouse: Wade McArthur
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Scotland County Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: Hillside Cemetery, Laurinburg
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 19, 1970, page 1, col. 5
Name: John W. Cottingham, Sr.
Parents: Conner and Minnie Wishart Cottingham of the Carolina section
Place of Birth: Dillon County, Lakeland, Fla. resident
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Lakeland hospital
Place of Burial: funeral arrangements, Gentry Morrison Funeral Home of Lakeland, Fla.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 24, 1970, page 4, col. 7
Name: James Kelley Campbell
Parents: John Campbell and Ida Carter Campbell
Spouse: Ethel Watts Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Mount Zion Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 24, 1970, page 4, col. 7 and 8
Name: Flossie Gray
Spouse: Will Gray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 24, 1970, page 4, col. 8
Name: Darren Dudley Winesett
Parents: Frank and Sarah Hoffmeyer Winesett
Date of Birth/Age: Age 16 months old
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Cincinnati, Ohio
Place of Burial: Funeral in Pisgah United Methodist Church near Florence
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 26, 1970, page 4, col. 5
Name: Walter E. McRae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Cheraw
Place of Burial: services held at the Bennettsville Methodist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 26, 1970, page 4, col. 5
MARCH
Name: Ellis Rowell Jr.
Parents: Fannie Prince and Ellis Rowell Sr.
Spouse: Kitty Brumbles Rowell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 3, 1970, page 8, col. 2
Na me: Charlie Page
Spouse: Mattie Barfield
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: of Lake View
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: services at Lake View Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 5, 1970, page 5, col. 1
Name: Morgan Stanley James
Parents: Boyd Preston and Anna R. James
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Chicago hospital
Place of Burial: Reedy Creek Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 12, 1970, page 10, col. 4
Name: Isla Grainger Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Ford Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 12, 1970, page 10, col. 4
Name: Saundra Jean Elvington Garris
Parents: Robert H. Garris
Spouse: Lt. Raymond E. (Buster) Garris
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: New Hanover Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, N. C.
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 12, 1970, page 10, col. 4 and 5
Name: Bill Scully
Spouse: Marie Gibson Bethea Scully of Sikeston, Mo. and of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Memphis, Tenn. hospital
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 12, 1970, page 10, col. 5 and Tuesday, March 17, page 10, col. 5
Name: George Ellis Jackson
Parents: Arthur and Helen Lane Jackson
Spouse: Chancie Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 12, 1970, page 10, col. 5
Name: Ida Mae Tucker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: Saturday auto accident
Place of Death: near here
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 17, 1970, page 1, col. 4
Name: Alma Lewis Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Saturday auto accident
Place of Death: near here
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 17, 1970, page 1, col. 4
Name: Lonnie Grice
Parents: Henry and Finnie Clarke Grice of Dillon County
Spouse: Inez Bailey Grice of Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 17, 1970, page 9, col. 5 and 6
Name: Elizabeth M. Parker
Parents: J. H. and Annie Rogers Carper of Rowland
Spouse: Aubrey Parker
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Rowland resident
Date of Death: Friday auto accident
Place of Death: near here
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 24, 1970, page 1, col. 7 and 8
Name: James D. McKeller
Spouse: Marie Christenburg McKeller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Kentyre Presbyterian Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 24, 1970, page 5, col. 1
Name: Angela Darnell Caulder
Parents: F. J. and Lily Polston Caulder of Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age five months old
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Church adjoining cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 24, 1970, page 5, col. 1 and 2
Name: Rev. Theron James Anderson
Parents: Edwin and Fannie Anderson
Spouse: Eunice Sansbury Anderson of Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Lake Swamp Cemetery near Timmonsville
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 26, 1970, page 1, col. 3
Name: Douglas Foch Price
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Foch Price
Spouse: Betty Hulon Price
Date of Birth/Age: Age 22
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: auto accident near Hamer
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 31, 1970, page 1, col. 7 and 8
Name: Anton G. Johnson
Spouse: Selina Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Sunday auto accident
Place of Death: near here
Place of Burial: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 31, 1970, page 1, col. 7 and 8
Name: Selina Johnson
Spouse: Anton G. Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: native of Northern Ireland
Date of Death: Monday auto accident
Place of Death: near here
Place of Burial: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 31, 1970, page 1, col. 7 and 8
Name: Ira J. Parker
Parents: Charles Parker and Alice Livener Parker
Spouse: Bernie Johnson Parker of Dillon
Date of Birth: March 1, 1898
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a local nursing home
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 31, 1970, page 8, col. 3
Name: Charles Elwood Brown Jr.
Parents: Charles and Carolyn Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age: infant son
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 31, 1970, page 8, col. 4
APRIL
Name: R. Lee McLaurin
Parents: Duncan and Lillie Parrish McLaurin
Spouse: Odessa Bethea McLaurin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Manning auto accident
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 7, 1970, page 1, col. 8
Name: Casper P. Hamilton
Spouse: Lillie Hardee Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: of Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 7, 1970, page 5, col. 4
Name: George Clarence Rouse
Parents: Robert Curtis and Joyce Elaine Curtis Rouse
Date of Birth/Age: Age infant
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Watson Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 7, 1970, page 5, col. 4 and 5
Name: Jimmy Horne
Parents: Mattie Jackson Horne and Clifton Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Place of Birth: of Lake View
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 7, 1970, page 5, col. 5 and 6
Name: Minnie Hood Tally
Parents: Hollis R. and Nellie Williams Hood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 96
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local nursing home
Place of Burial: Hope Methodist Cemetery in Bonlee, N. C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 7, 1970, page 5, col. 7 & 8
Name: Boyd Humphrey
Spouse: Nellie Smith Humphrey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 9, 1970, page 1, col. 7 and 8
Name: Waitus Cain
Spouse: Primrose Hatchell Cain
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Providence Hospital
Place of Burial: Dillon
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 9, 1970, page 5, col. 3
Name: Lutie Berry Hayes
Parents: J. Madison Berry and Florence Hayes Berry
Spouse: Oscar M. Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: March 23
Place of Death: Riverside Hospital, Hampton, Va.
Place of Burial: Peninsular Memorial Park
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 9, 1970, page 5, col. 3 and 4
Name: Harold Nelson Cousar
Date of Birth/Age: Age 93
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 14, 1970, page 5, col. 3 and 4
Name: Larry Ford
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Jethro Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 14, 1970, page 5, col. 4 and 5
Name: Maxie F. Rouse
Spouse: Estelle H. Rouse
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a local rest home
Place of Burial: Church of God Prophesy cemetery at Stedman, N. C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 14, 1970, page 5, col. 6, 7 and 8
Name: Marvin Edward Coates
Parents: Clarence C. and Melinda Turner Coates
Spouse: Hapsy Hulon Coates
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Bethesda, Md.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 16, 1970, page 8, col. 1
Name: Sara Elizabeth Mason
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Hazzy Grove Baptist Church cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 21, 1970, page 10, col. 4
Name: Roland Weatherford
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Roland Weatherford Sr.
Spouse: Katie Jean Lee Weatherford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Place of Birth: Dillon County native, Florence resident
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Bethesda Southern Methodist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 21, 1970, page 10, col. 4
Name: Hattie Sue Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 21, 1970, page 10, col. 4 and 5
Name: Cletus McDowell
Parents: Advill and Annie Mae Caulder McDowell
Spouse: Belle Cook McDowell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: here
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 21, 1970, page 10, col. 5
Name: Clifton Woodall
Parents: Joseph and Nancy Hodge Woodall
Spouse: Ola S. Woodall
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 28, 1970, page 4, col. 1
Name: Make McRae
Parents: Gilbert and Flora Jane McRae
Spouse: Rosa Grant McRae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery ( AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 28, 1970, page 4, col. 1 and 2
Name: James R. Oliver, Jr.
Parents: James R. and Dorita Carmichael Oliver of Robeson County, N. C.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 7
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital
Place of Burial: Olivet Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 30, 1940, page 1, col. 1 and 2
MAY
Name: Luby Franklin Herring
Spouse: Ola Scott Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Wilmington, N. C. resident
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Cape Fear Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Park
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 5, 1970, page 8, col. 1
Name: Mildred Edens Hatcher
Parents: Vance Edens and Connie Sanderson Edens
Spouse: Hartley Hatcher
Date of Birth: April 4, 1922
Place of Birth: Dillon, Charleston resident
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: residence
Place of Burial: Riverview Memorial Park
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 5, 1970, page 8, col. 1
Name: Mrs. G. F. Kirby
Parents: John F. and Emma Carr Heitman
Spouse: Rev. George F. Kirby
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Chapel Hill, N. C.
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Beaufort Memorial Gardens
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 5, 1970, page 8, col. 1and 2
Name: Etta Meggs Lundy
Parents: William and Annie Hayes Meggs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Bethesda Methodist Church cemetery at Oak Grove
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 7, 1970, page 6, col. 7 and 8
Name: Willie Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Miller Family Cemetery near Lake View
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 12, 1970, page 8, col. 1
Name: Luther Rising, Sr.
Spouse: Mabel Hayes Rising
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: this morning
Place of Death: VA hospital in Fayetteville
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 12, 1970, page 8, col. 2
Name: Minnie S. Stone
mother of Tom Cottingham
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital, Lumberton, N. C.
Place of Burial: Lumberton
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 14, 1970, page 8, col. 5
Name: R. Earle Atkinson, Sr.
Parents: Benjamin and Henrietta G. Atkinson
Spouse: former Vivian McMillan of Latta
Date of Birth: December 16, 1897
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 19, 1970, page 1, col. 1, 2 and 3
Name: Ernest Michael McRae
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Alphonso McRae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 12
Place of Death: Thursday auto accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 19, 1970, page 1, col. 6
Name: Mrs. Walter E. McRae, Sr.
mother of Mrs. Kenneth Kornahrens
Spouse: Walter E. McRae, Sr.
Date of Death: Thursday, May 21st
Place of Burial: services at Whitner Funeral Home in Bennettsville
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 21, 1970, page 1, col. 6
Name: Samuel Hunter Blakely, Sr.
Parents: Ludy Parke and Carolyn Brewton Blakely
Spouse: Mrs. Samuel Hunter Blakely, Jr. of Charlotte, N. C.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Ora, Latta resident
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Ora Cemetery in Ora
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 21, 1970, page 7, col. 5
Name: Anabel H. Grantham
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion County Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 26, 1970, page 8, col. 3 and 4
Name: Rev. Sister Lena McEachern
Parents: Jim and Roxie Davis
Spouse: Joseph McEachern
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: North Carolina
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: McLeod Infirmary in Florence
Place of Burial: St. Matthews A. M. E. Church cemetery in Hamer (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 28, 1970, page 10, col. 7 and 8
JUNE
Name: Edward F. Quinn
Parents: John Quinn and Mary Q. Quinn
Spouse: Janie Bridges Quinn
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, retired sergeant in the U. S. Army
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 2, 1970, page 5, col. 5
Name: Essie Moody
Spouse: Lupken Moody of Columbia
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 2, 1970, page 5, col. 5
Name: Junior Phillips
Parents: Murdock A. and Ida Bullock Phillips
Spouse: Virgie McGrady Phillips
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Laurel Hill, N. C.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 2, 1970, page 5, col. 5
Name: Thomas Clifton Berry, Sr.
Parents: Stafford Berry and Ida Reason Berry
Spouse: Ruth Bailey Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: McLeod Infirmary
Place of Burial: services held at Bethea Funeral Home in Latta
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 4, 1970, page 7, col. 4
Name: William C. Byrd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Robeson County, Kingsport Tenn. resident
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Kingsport Manor Nursing Home
Place of Burial: Page’s Chapel Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 9, 1970, page 8, col. 5, 6, 7 and 8
Name: James Leggett
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Place of Birth: native of Fairmont
Date of Death: last night accident
Place of Death: Mill Bass place near the North Carolina line
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 11, 1970, page 1, col. 6, 7 and 8
Name: Prentis Clifford Brigman
Parents: Charlie Brigman and Mary Carabo Brigman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Shaw Air Force Base hospital
Place of Burial: Bethleham Cemetery in Marlboro County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 11, 1970, page 8, col. 4
Name: Rena Mae McLeod
Parents: Clifford McLeod and Faye Williams McLeod
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Dutton, Fla.
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 16, 1970, page 5, col. 3
Name: Angie Lane Campbell
Parents: Otha and Lorraine Bryant Lane of Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 16, 1970, page 5, col. 3
Name: Mary Frances McKeller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Snead’s Cemetery in Dillon County (located beside fire dept.on Oakland Rd, near Oakland community) hlw
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 18, 1970, page 10, col. 7
Name: Ruby Hicks Campbell
Parents: David and Harriet Moody Hicks
Spouse: John Hugh Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: age 62
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 18, 1970, page 10, col. 7 and 8
Name: James O. Warren, Jr.
Parents: Jr. and Mrs. J. O. Warren, Sr. of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Portsmouth, Va. naval hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, U. S. Navy, Vietnam
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 23, 1970, page 8, col. 6 and 7
Name: Melie Jackson
Spouse: Ida King Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 99
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: his residence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 23, 1970, page 8, col. 7
Name: Ortan Barton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Cadette Page farm
Place of Burial: taken to Cox-Collins Funeral Home in Mullins
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 25, 1970, page 10, col. 4
JULY
Name: Albert Rowell
Spouse: Eva Norton Rowell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: his residence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 2, 1970, page 5, col. 7 and 8
Name: Miss Lou Ella Spivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Fairmont, N. C. home
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 2, 1970, page 5, col. 8
Name: Nina Heniford
Parents: Jesse Stanton Rowell and Caroline Herring Rowell
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Hartsville nursing home
Place of Burial: Pleasant Meadow Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 7, 1970, page 1, col. 3.
Name: Emma Louis McDaniel
Parents: William and Mary Barrow Louis of Marlboro County
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: services at Hull Gospel Holiness Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 7, 1970, page 1, col. 3 and Thursday, July 9, 1970, page 8, col. 4.
Name: Alice Morris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 7, 1970, page 1, col. 3
Name: Dock Bethea
Spouse: Eddie Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Beulah United Methodist Church cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 7, 1970, page 1, col. 3, 4 and 5
Name: Alma Page Britt
Parents: Elias J. and Bertha Price Page
Spouse: Tucker Britt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 9, 1970, page 8, col. 4
Name: Annie Sherwood Allen
Parents: T. C. and Laura Legette Sherwood of Little Rock
Spouse: Rev. W. C. Allen
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 14, 1970, page 1, col. 1
Name: Denford Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 14, 1970, page 1, col. 1
Name: Ella Hyatt Webster
Parents: Evandor and Rebecca Rowell Hyatt
Spouse: Curtis F. Webster
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: residence
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 14, 1970, page 1, col. 1
Name: Joseph Blackmon
Spouse: Lizzie Hodge Blackmon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Hamer
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 14, 1970, page 1, col. 4
Name: Robert Harold Martin, Sr.
Parents: Henry B. and Rosie Wilkerson Martin
Spouse: Mildred E. Hamilton Martin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 16, 1970, page 8, col. 3 and Tuesday, July 21, 1970, page 8, col. 2, 3 and 4
Name: Arthur McCain Rogers
Parents: George S. and Jeanette Goodyear Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, World War I and II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 16, 1970, page 8, col. 3 and 4
Name: James Sidney Lowry
Date of Death: Thursday, July 16
Place of Death: near Latta
Place of Burial: released to the Marks Funeral Home of Rockingham
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 21, 1970, page 1, col. 6, 7 and 8
Name: Dianne Walker
Date of Death: Thursday, July 16
Place of Death: near Latta
Place of Burial: taken by Thomas McAfee Funeral Home to Greenville, S. C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 21, 1970, page 1, col. 6, 7 and 8
Name: Hazel Jean Braddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 14
Date of Death: Saturday auto accident
Place of Burial: (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 21, 1970, page 1, col. 4 and 5
Name: James Arthur Chestnut
Parents: George Melton and Avie Jane Sarvis Chestnut
Spouse: Rowena Owen Chestnut
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Conway, Dillon County past 24 years
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 21, 1970, page 8, col. 1
Name: Thomas Adams
Parents:
Spouse:
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: formerly of Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Miami, Fla.
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 21, 1970, page 8, col. 1
Name: Mamie DuRant Hayes
Parents: Olin Lowery and Marty Joe Nix DuRant
Spouse: E. P. Hayes of Little Rock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Pickens, S. C.
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Jacksonville, Fla.
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 21, 1970, page 8, col. 1
Name: Pauline Lindsey Breeden
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: funeral at Whitner Funeral Home
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 21, 1970, page 8, col. 5
Name: Anita Sue Hayes
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age three - year old
Date of Death: Saturday auto accident
Place of Burial: services held at Little Rock Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 21, 1970, page 8, col. 6 and 7
Name: John Henry Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 21, 1970, page 8, col. 7 and 8
Name: James B. (Buddy) Harrelson
Spouse: Betty Owens Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 28, 1970, page 4, col. 3
Name: Marion Boyd Coward
Parents: Ervin and Mary Hyatt Coward of the Floydale community
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: veterans hospital in Fayetteville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church cemetery, (WW II Veteran)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 28, 1970, page 4, col. 3
Name: Thad Hoyt Rogers
Parents: Ebb Hamilton and Mollie Huggins Rogers
Spouse: Lula Owens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 28, 1970, page 4, col. 3
Name: Margie Tyler Stanton
Parents: Willie D. and Fannie Beulah Byrd Tyler
Spouse: James F. Stanton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 30, 1970, page 4, col. 8
AUGUST
Name: Harvey Locklear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Leland Grove Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 4, 1970, page 10, col. 6
Name: Annis Hatcher Ammons
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Sunny Acres Rest Home
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 4, 1970, page 10, col. 6
Name: Merrick Infant
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Merrick
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 6, 1970, page 5, col. 7
Name: Amanda Cook Lewis
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: arrangements incomplete
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 6, 1970, page 5, col. 7
Name: William E. McDonald
Spouse: Mary Williams McDonald of Atlanta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: July 29th
Place of Death: Atlanta, Ga.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 6, 1970, page 5, col. 8
Name: Furnie Smith Bryant
Parents: James and Rebecca Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: native of Nichols
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Spartanburg hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery of Dillon
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 11, 1970, page 1, col. 5
Name: William P. (Bill) Jones, Sr.
Spouse: Harriet Burch Jones
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Chattam Hill Memorial Garden in Cheraw
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 11, 1970, page 1, col. 5
Name: Frank C. Meekins
Spouse: Margaret Culberth Meekins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Perpetual Cemetery of Dillon
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 13, 1970, page 8, col. 7 and 8
Name: Luther G. Caulder, Sr. (Dock)
Spouse: Thelma Caulder
Date of Death: August 12
Place of Death: Loris Community Hospital auto accident
Place of Burial: services at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (Veteran)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 13, 1970, page 8, col. 8
Name: Hubert Govan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth: Loris resident
Date of Death: Sunday auto accident
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 18, 1970, page 1, col. 4 and 5
Name: Ronald K. Sweat
Parents: Arthur Sweat
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Date of Death: Saturday drowning accident
Place of Death: Wrightsville Beach, N, C.
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church near Latta
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 18, 1970, page 1, col. 3
Name: Neal Archie Sellers
Spouse: Arnetha Sellers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 18, 1970, page 12, col. 1.
Name: Lucius Livinton
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 18, 1970, page 12, col. 1.
Name: John Alton McLeod
Parents: Neil Alexander and Mary Catherine McPhail McLeod
Spouse: Annie McLean of Bingham on April 29, 1903
Date of Birth: February 8, 1877
Place of Birth: near Bingham
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 18, 1970, page 12, col. 1.
Name: M. Rembert Proctor
Parents: Henry C. and Hattie Powers Proctor of Dillon County
Spouse: first marriage, Mary Susan Hamilton Proctor, second marriage, Jeannette Hamilton Proctor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Little Rock Cemetery (Huggins Cemetery) hlw
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 18, 1970, page 12, col.1 and 2.
Name: Mrs. A. V. Bethea, Sr.
Maiden name: former Martha (Mattie) Rebecca Cooper
Parents: Noah B. and Lucinda J. Cooper
Spouse: Alpheus Victor Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Mullins
Date of Death: August 14
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 18, 1970, page 12, col. 2.
Name: Harry R. Norton
Parents: Florence Hamilton Norton and Wade H. Norton
Spouse: Peggy Blume Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Place of Birth: Gibson, N. C., moved to Dillon age 12, resident of Blythwood
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Sandy Level Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 20, 1970, page 1, col. 1 and 2
Name: James A. Harris
Parents: W. C. F. and Josie Lee Kirk Harris
Spouse: Catharine Lucius Harris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 27, 1970, page 1, col. 6
SEPTEMBER
Name: Preston Elmore Frazier
Parents: Jack H. and Agnus Weathered Frazier
Spouse: Hattie Smith Frazier
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Seymore, Tex.
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: his residence
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church cemetery, (WW II Veteran)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 1, 1970, page 7, col. 1
Name: Dr. Conan Mills Roberts
Parents: Edward B. and Lucille Mills Roberts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 1, 1970, page 7, col. 1
Name: Frank Page
Parents: Calvin and Laura Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 1, 1970, page 7, col. 1 and 2
Name: Wilbur (Bill) Miller
Parents: Smith and Blanche Turner Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: his residence of the Carolina Section of Dillon County
Place of Burial: Miller Family cemetery near Lake View
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 1, 1970, page 7, col. 2
Name: Armond Dickens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: of Sanford, Fla.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Sanford, Fla.
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 1, 1970, page 7, col. 2
Name: James Leroy Jackson
Parents: Sally G. Jackson
Spouse: Mildred Hyman Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 1, 1970, page 7, col. 2
Name: Jimmie Hyatt
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 25
Date of Death: Monday auto accident
Place of Death: Beaufort, S. C.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 1, 1970, page 7, col. 2
Name: Newburn Stacy Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church cemetery (Huggins Cemetery) hlw
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 1, 1970, page 7, col. 2
Name: Larry Lee Goodyear
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. James C. Goodyear
Spouse: Sharon Zemelinsky Goodyear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Place of Birth: native of Dillon, resident of Ladies Island Beaufort
Date of Death: Monday auto accident
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery in Dillon
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 3, 1970, page 6, col. 7
Name: Harriet Ruth Hayes
Parents: Osburne C. and Catherine Jackson Hayes
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Charlotte, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 8, 1970, page 1, col. 5
Name: Cary Thomas McKenzie
Parents: I. H. and Ida Taylor McKenzie
Spouse: Ruth H. McKenzie
Date of Birth: April 22, 1900
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 8, 1970, page 4, col. 7 and 8
Name: Maggie Hargrove
Date of Birth/Age: Age 104
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a local nursing home
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 8, 1970, page 4, col. 8
Name: Sophie Patrick Owens
Parents: Eligh Victor and Jenny Lee Brenton Rogers
Spouse: Gary C. Owens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 10, 1970, page 5, col. 4 and 5
Name: Ernest Willie Gasque
Parents: Maggie Clark Gasque and Willie Gasque
Spouse: Kate W. Gasque
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 10, 1970, page 10, col. 6, 7 and 8
Name: Pfc. Galen Spinks Miles
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Carl Miles of Dillon
Spouse: Judy Ann Russ Miles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: September 9
Place of Death: Vietnam
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 15, 1970, page 1, col. 7 and 8 and Thursday, September 17, page 5, col. 2 and 3
Name: Woodrow Jackson
Parents: Wellington and Mary Susan Bailey Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday auto accident
Place of Death: near Dillon
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, 23rd Infantry, Vietnam veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 15, 1970, page 5, col. 8
Name: Fannie G. Rozier
Spouse: Marion P. Rozier
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital at Lumberton, N. C.
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 17, 1970, page 5, col. 3
Name: Jimmy C. Manning
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Date of Death: Saturday accident
Place of Death: Little Rock
Place of Burial: (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 22, 1970, page 1, col. 4 and 5
Name: Walter McDonald
Parents: Neil & Mary Wethington McDonald
Spouse: Mrs. Walter McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: 59
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, September 22, 1970, page 4, col.7
Name: Louis Daniels
Parents: Dargan & Elizabeth Surles Daniels
Date of Birth/Age: 78
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, September 22, 1970, page 4, col.7& 8
Name: Macie Evans Thompson
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Cleveland Evans
Spouse: J. P. Thompson
Date of Birth/Age: 46
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, September 22, 1970, page 4, col.8
Name: Hope Manning Cribb
Parents: late Holland & Clara Ellen Bethea Manning
Spouse: late Jessie C. Cribb
Date of Birth/Age: 75
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: an Orangeburg nursing home
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday September 24, 1970, page 8, col. 5
Name: Blanche McEachern
Parents: late Hennon & Annie Bell Carmichael
Spouse: Rev. John W. McEachern
Date of Birth/Age: 65
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday September 29, 1970, page 10, col. 4
Name: Coy B. Huggins
Parents: late John H. & Maggie Goodwin Huggins
Spouse: Mrs. Vallie Herring Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: 306 E. Earl St.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday September 29, 1970, page 10, col. 4
Name: Mrs. Reaves Alford Salter
Parents: late Sarah Reaves & Leroy B. Alford, Latta, SC
Spouse: late Lewis S. Salter
Date of Birth/Age: 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Las Cruces, New Mexico
Place of Burial: Norman, Oklahoma
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday September 29, 1970, page 10, col. 4 & 5
Name: Fred Nash Lane
Parents: Mrs. Worth Gaddy
Date of Birth/Age: 35
Place of Birth: Dillon County native
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Jacksonville, Fla.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday September 29, 1970, page 10, col. 6
Name: Robert Fuller Bethea
Parents: late W. A. Ellis & Claudia Spinks Bethea
Spouse: Mrs. Florence Easterling Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: 81
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday September 29, 1970, page 10, col. 7
OCTOBER
Name: Tracey Franklin Powers
Parents: Mrs. Minnie Jackson & late Johnny Blaine Powers
Spouse: Mrs. Vera Mae Berry Powers
Date of Birth/Age: 59
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday October 1, 1970, page 12, col. 3
Name: Evander Lane :
Spouse: Mrs. Viola Hyatt Lane
Date of Birth/Age: 66
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday October 1, 1970, page 12, col. 3 & 4
Name: William R. Law
Parents: Charlton E. and Margaret Powell Law
Date of Birth/Age: 56
Place of Birth: native of Darlington
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Baptist hospital
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday October 1, 1970, page 12, col. 4 and Tuesday, October 6, 1970, page 5, col. 3
Name: Nina Alford
Parents: Daniel and Betty Walker Alford
Place of Birth: lifelong resident of Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 6, 1970, page 5, col. 3
Name: John Hubert Stanley
Parents: John W. and Sophroniea Temple Stanley
Spouse: Corinne Edwards Stanley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Johnson City, N. C., moved to Lake View 1920
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: his home
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 6, 1970, page 5, col. 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
Name: Sadie Mae Hayes Church
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hayes of Dillon
Spouse: Tech. Sgt. Rufus Girey Church
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 8, 1970, page 8, col. 2
Name: Roy Fulton Benfield
Parents: B. B. Benfield and Francis Guy Benfield
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: lived in Myrtle Beach for the last 35 years
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Oceanwood Cemetery, Fayetteville, N. C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 13, 1970, page 8, col. 7
Name: William Hogue Stewart
Parents: J. M. and Anna Hogue Stewart
Spouse: Helen Ayers Stewart of Nichols
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: New York
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: his residence, Nichols
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, U. S. Army retired
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 13, 1970, page 8, col. 7
Name: Mrs. D. E. Tallon
Parents: John and Martha Hammond Mooneyham of Lee County
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach
Place of Burial: Well’s Cemetery near Elliot
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 13, 1970, page 8, col. 8
Name: Maggie Pittman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Mount Calvary Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 22, 1970, page 5, col. 5
Name: Mrs. C. L. Robbins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Louisville Medical Center at Louisville, Ky.
Place of Burial: Williamsport, Indiana Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 27, 1970, page 4, col. 6
Name: Louise Driggers Richardson
Parents: James and Ethel Blackmon Driggers of Latta
Spouse: H. A. Richardson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon auto accident
Place of Burial: arrangements made by Cottingham Funeral Home
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 29, 1970, page 1, col. 6, 7 and 8
Name: Omeara S. Thomas
Parents: Lorainne Trezevant Sessions, Jr. and Martha Ellen Campbell Sessions (hlw)
Spouse: Earl Thomas
Date of Birth: 1913 (hlw)
Date of Death: missing since 18th of October
Place of Death: Florida Gulf Coast drowning accident
Place of Burial: memorial service at Warner Robbins Methodist Church, Macon, Ga.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 29, 1970, page 1, col. 2 and 3
NOVEMBER
Name: John Tolan Reaves, Sr.
Parents: John and Julia Gibson Reaves
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Mullins
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 3, 1970, page 10, col. 4
Name: Thaddeus Weatherly Hamer
Parents: Edwin R. and Julia Berry Hamer
Spouse: Eula Braddy Hamer of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Little Rock
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 3, 1970, page 10, col. 4 and 5
Name: Joe Lane
Spouse: Margaret Ellen Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 5, 1970, page 3, col. 3
Name: Harold E. Ward
Former Superior Court Judge
Spouse: former Minnie Hayes of Dillon, daughter of John R. Hayes
Place of Birth: native of Bibb County, Dublin, Ga. resident
Date of Death: November 10 auto accident
Place of Burial: Dublin Memorial Gardens, World War II, Lieutenant pilot of gliders, Pacific Area
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 17, 1970, page 5, col. 4
Name: Lillian Alford
Parents: Neill Little and Eugenia Stackhouse Alford
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: local rest home
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery in Dillon County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 17, 1970, page 5, col. 4
Name: Howard Franklin Sealey
Spouse: Louise Evans Sealey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: his home
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 17, 1970, page 5, col. 5
Name: Joseph A. Muldure
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: of Maryland Park, Md.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: north of Rowland auto accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 21, 1940, page 1, col. 1 and 2
Name: Henry Bucky Port
Parents: Thomas Port and Louis Cribb Port
Spouse: Elizabeth Rogers Port of Dillon
Date of Birth: June 9, 1896
Place of Birth: Williamsburg County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 24, 1970, page 7, col. 1
Name: Pattie McKenzie Hatchell
Parents: Eli and Dollie Spivey McKenzie of Dillon County
Spouse: Lide B. Hatchell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: local nursing home
Place of Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 24, 1970, page 7, col. 1
Name: Melvina Mishoe Norris
Parents: Jeremiah and Martha Booth Mishoe
Spouse: Frank C. Norris, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Commander Nursing Home in Florence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 24, 1970, page 7, col. 1
DECEMBER
Name: Ernest D. Hall
Date of Birth/Age: Age about 69
Place of Birth: native of Abbeville County
Date of Death: found Tuesday
Place of Death: Oak Grove
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 3, 1970, page 1, col. 5 and 6
Name: Hovey Clyde Grantham
Spouse: Annie F. Grantham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: yesterday
Place of Burial: Grantham Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 3, 1970, page 4, col. 6 and 7
Name: John A. Grice
Parents: James Robert and Effie D. McCray Grice
Spouse: Louise Hubbard Grice
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Green Lawn Cemetery in Dillon
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 3, 1970, page 4, col. 7
Name: Naomi Hayes Shooter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 8, 1970, page 10, col. 4
Name: Jerry Hardwick
Parents: Ruth Weatherford Hardwick and Pearl E. Hardwick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: Dillon, of Hamer
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 8, 1970, page 10, col. 4 and 5
Name: Lillie Bell McNair
Spouse: Allen McNair
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 8, 1970, page 10, col. 5
Name: McDuffie Harrelson
Spouse: Ruby Meares Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Mt. Zion Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 8, 1970, page 10, col. 5
Name: Greta Daniels
Parents: Vernie Fulton Miller and Minnie Hodge Miller of Dillon County (hlw)
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Baltimore
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 10, 1970, page 10, col. 7 and 8
Name: Myrtle Doan
Spouse: Sam Doan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: of Burnsville, N. C.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Burnsville hospital
Place of Burial: Doan Family cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 15, 1970, page 4, col. 1
Name: Buck Lane
Spouse: Ruby Taylor Lane of Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 15, 1970, page 4, col. 1
Name: M/Sgt. Alex Branch
Parents: Henry C. Branch of Hamer
Spouse: Margaret Ann Branch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: of Lumberton
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Womack Army Hospital in Fort Bragg, N. C.
Place of Burial: services held in the Ralph Swamp Baptist Church, retired U.S. Army
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 15, 1970, page 4, col. 1and 2 and Thursday, December 17, 1970, page 8, col. 7 and 8
Name: Edna Floyd Grainger
Parents: William Franklin and Rosella Johnson Floyd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Conway hospital
Place of Burial: services in Pleasant View Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 17, 1970, page 8, col. 5
Name: Claudia Hamilton Rogers
Parents: Shockley and Caroline McKenzie Hamilton
Spouse: Jack T. Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a local nursing home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 17, 1970, page 8, col. 5 and 6
Name: Margaret Ellen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 17, 1970, page 8, col. 6
Name: James Archie Herring
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Victor Herring of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Readford, Fla.
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 17, 1970, page 8, col. 6 and 7
Name: William Legette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 17
Place of Birth: of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 22, 1970, page 1, col. 1, 2 and 3
Name: Curtis Lockamy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 22, 1970, page 6, col. 3
Name: Purley L. D. Faulk
Spouse: Vickie H. Faulk
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: his home
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 29, 1970, page 7, col. 1 and 2
Name: Hariot P. Lynn
Parents: John C. and Kay Breeden Lynn of Charlotte, N. C.
Date of Birth/Age: infant daughter
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Charlotte, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 29, 1970, page 7, col.2
Name: John Howard (Red) Taylor
Parents: John Henry and Wilitt Rogers Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 29, 1970, page 7, col. 2, 3 and 4
Name: Dora Lane Hayes
Parents: Addison L. Lane and Cherry Bryant Lane (hlw)
Spouse: Charles (hlw) Floyd Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Marion County, (hlw) of Lake View
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 29, 1970, page 7, col. 4 and 5
Name: Myrtle Stubbs McRae
Parents: Marshall and Florence Goodwin Stubbs
Spouse: A. R. McRae
Date of Birth: October 2, 1895
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 31, 1970, page 5, col. 3 and 4
Name: Brunson McKenzie
Parents: John Richard and Katie Goodyear McKenzie
Spouse: Addie Carter McKenzie
Date of Birth: January 21, 1903
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 31, 1970, page 5, col. 4 and 5
Name: Thearchie McNair
Parents: Allen McNair
Spouse: Rebecca James McNair
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 31, 1970, page 5, col. 6 and 7