The extracts for 1973 are not in alphabetical order. They are listed in the month as they appeared in the Dillon Herald
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JANUARY
Name: John Covington Jr.
Parents: Queen Covington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 10
Place of Birth: resident of Latta
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 2, 1973, page 1, col. 6
Name: Jimmy Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 22
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Community Hospital
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 2, 1973, page 1, col. 2
Name: Cecil M. Proctor
Parents: Jesse T. and Cora McCall Proctor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: resident of Chapel Hill
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Chapel Hill home
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 2, 1973, page 4, col. 6 and 7
Name: Carl M. Freeman
Parents: Carl Porter and Eva Quick Freeman
Spouse: Marie Caddell Freeman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Des Moines, Ia.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Little Rock
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1973, page 1, col. 5, 6 and 7
Name: George W. Hayes Sr.
Parents: John and Fannie Price Hayes
Spouse: Bertie Church Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: arrangements by Prevatte Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1973, page 5, col. 3
Name: Frank Hunt
Parents: James Chavis and Katie Hunt
Spouse: Annie Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Leland Grove Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1973, page 5, col. 3 and 4
Name: Carson Hinson Adams
Parents: Dewey Adams and Lucy Hinson Adams
Spouse: Ruth Tanner Adams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Lumberton, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1973, page 5, col. 4
Name: Hal Franklin Hyatt Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Hal Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1973, page 5, col. 4
Name: Delana Horne Miller
Parents: Stephen and Bettie Rogers Horne
Spouse: E. J. Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1973, page 5, col. 4 and 5
Name: Lonnie Lambert
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. William Lambert
Spouse: Essie Huggins Lambert
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: January 3
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1973, page 5, col. 5 and 6
Name: Ethel Moore Townsend
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: services at Witner Funeral Home (as published)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1973, page 5, col. 6
Name: James Covington Allen
Parents: Roy and Beaulah McCormick Allen (as published)
Spouse: Myrtle Lewis Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Wadesboro, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, World War II veteran, assisted in keeping the USS Albert W. Grant from sinking during action with a Japanese task force Oct. 24-25, 1944
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 11, 1973, page 8, col. 6 and 7
Name: William Martin Bentley Jr.
Parents: Evelyn Bernard Bentley and William M. Bentley Sr.
Spouse: Geneieve Taylor Bentley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: California
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Korean War veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 11, 1973, page 8, col. 7
Name: Laura Turner Price
Parents: Thomas L. and Sadie Watson Turner
Spouse: J. E. Price
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Marion County, of Nichols
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Jones – Nichols Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 11, 1973, page 8, col. 8 and 9
Name: Woodrow A. Sarvis
Parents: M. C. Sarvis of Tabor City
Spouse: Sara Herring Sarvis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: of Tabor City, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Loris Community Hospital
Place of Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: Joseph C. Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: of Lake View
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Cook Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1973, page 12, col. 3 and 4
Name: Ora Lee Brown
Spouse: Belton B. Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: of Latta
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1973, page 12, col. 4
Name: Mildred Carmichael McCallum
Parents: Clyde L. and Blanche Edwards Carmichael
Spouse: Victor McCallum
Place of Birth: native of Dillon, of Rowland, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1973, page 12, col. 4
Name: Helen Bailey
Parents: Dave and Mollie Turbeville Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Mt. Andrews Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1973, page 12, col. 5
Name: Edgar Bryan Morton
Spouse: Thelma Hedgpeth Morton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: of Proctorville
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 18, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Low L. Parrish
Parents: Bishop and Mary Phillips Parrish
Spouse: Bessie Britt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home on Harrison St.
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 18, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Nettie Dillard Ellis
Parents: Jesse Drayton and Addie Adair Dillard, mother of Dill Ellis of Dillon
Spouse: George H. Ellis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: life long resident of Clinton
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Clinton hospital
Place of Burial: Rosemont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 18, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Silas F. Huggins
Parents: Mrs. Vernon Huggins
Spouse: Lucille L. Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Veterans Administration hospital
Place of Burial: LaFayette Memorial Park, World War II veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 18, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Sam Herold Harrelson
Parents: Charles M. and Betty Richardson Harrelson
Spouse: Esta Mae Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1973, page 11, col. 7
Name: L. Neuman Connor
Parents: Alephus David and Henrietta Collier Conner, brother of Alma Peterkin of Dillon
Spouse: Alice Carswell Connor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: of Barnwell
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: residence
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1973, page 11, col. 7
Name: John Henry Edwards
Parents: Issac and Eva Cartledge Edwards
Spouse: Nancy Jones Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Batesburg, SC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1973, page 11, col. 7 and 8
Name: Willie Yarboro
Parents: Cora Yarboro, Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: of Latta
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1973, page 11, col. 8
Name: Addie R. Mitchell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, NC
Date of Death: January 16
Place of Death: Richmond, Va.
Place of Burial: Floyd Memorial Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1973, page 11, col. 8
Name: Grace Haselden Watson
arents: Charles E. and Minnie Dusenbury Haselden
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Society Hill
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Summerville hospital
Place of Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1973, page 11, col. 9
Name: Katie Jackson Coward
Parents: Lawrence and Apsie Jane Hamilton Jackson
Spouse: Roy Coward
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1973, page 11, col. 9
Name: Huey McCoy Page
Parents: Chalmer and Delphine Martin Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Calvary Cemetery near Nichols
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1973, page 11, col. 9
Name: William H. Reid Sr.
Spouse: Vivian Reid
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon home
Place of Burial: arrangements by Cottingham Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1973, page 5, col. 1 and 2
Name: Miss Lillian Stallings Powell
arents: William Henry and Elizabeth B. Batten Powell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Windsor, Va.
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1973, page 7, col. 1 and 2
Name: Lelious Parnell Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: St. Luke’s Methodist Church cemetery, Little Rock (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1973, page 7, col. 3
Name: Albert Jackson Norton
Parents: Andrew Jackson and Edie Florence Norton
Spouse: Bertha Daniels Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marlboro General Hospital
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church cemetery (Huggins Cemetery) hlw
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1973, page 7, col. 3 and 4
Name: Wade Barnes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1973, page 7, col. 4 and 5
Name: Christian Fisher
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Pitman L. Fisher, Jr
Date of Birth: July 4
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Fairmont, NC home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1973, page 7, col. 5
Name: Bernice R. Ford
Parents: Allen Richardson and Rebecca Tanner Richardson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: native of Dillon,
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Petersburg, Va. nursing home
Place of Burial: Colonial Memorial Gardens in Colonial Heights
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1973, page 7, col. 5, 6 and 7
Name: Evelyn Richardson
Parents: Rosie Simpson McPhatter and Doc McPhatter
Spouse: Jimmy Richardson Sr
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1973, page 7, col. 7, 8 and 9
Name: Osborne Brooks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Place of Birth: resident of Charlotte, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: near Little Rock
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 1, col. 3
Name: Charles Carroll Hayes
Parents: Carroll Edwin and Annie Kelly Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: Hartsville, Latta resident
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 1, col. 2
Name: Sandy Michele Wilkes
Parents: Leo and Patricia Allen Wilkes
Date of Birth/Age: five month-old
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home in Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 11, col. 7
Name: Willie Kenlaw Berry
Parents: Lawrence and Mary Frances Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital at Fayetteville, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 9, col. 8 and 9
Name: Catherine Kennedy Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: formerly of the Oakland community in Dillon County, Rowland resident
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Vera King
Parents: H. and Betty Roland Ivey
Spouse: Johnny King
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Eula Ward Barnes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84 mother of Mrs. Harris Horne, Lake View
Place of Birth: of Orrum and Fairmont, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Berta Gibson Stanton
Parents: John K. and Emma G. Gibson
Spouse: Grady Stanton Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Gibson, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Walton Thomas Parrish
Spouse: Angeree Thompson Parrish
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: of Fair Bluff, NC
Date of Death: January 23
Place of Death: a Marion, SC hospital
Place of Burial: McColl, South Carolina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Stacie Lynn Hyatt
Parents: William E. and Faye Huggins Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age three month-old
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 13, col. 2
FEBRUARY
Name: Silas W. Epps
Parents: James and Martha Ann Epps
Spouse: Caroline Monroe Epps
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Kingstree
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: hospital here
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1973, page 14, col. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Name: Allen Worth Miller, Sr.
Parents: Edward Warren and Mary Burns Miller
Spouse: Grace Moody Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1973, page 14, col. 4 and 5
Name: Oldia Hinson Israel
Spouse: Harvey Israel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Whiteville resident
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Columbus Memorial Park
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1973, page 14, col. 6
Name: Emmie Collins Goodyear
Parents: William D. and Ellen Leggett Collins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Marion County, Nichols resident
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1973, page 14, col. 5
Name: James McInnis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Saturday fire death
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 6, 1973, page 1, col. 1
Name: Peggy Joyce Nelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Place of Birth: of Green Terrace
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Pitt County accident
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 6, 1973, page 4, col. 1
Name: Jim Fairley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: native of Laurinburg, living in New York
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Pitt County accident
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 6, 1973, page 4, col. 1
Name: Abe Kruger
Spouse: Helen W. Kruger
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: former resident of Dillon, lived in Fitzgerald 59 years
Date of Death: January 18
Place of Death: Ben Hill County Hospital in Fitzgerald, Georgia
Place of Burial: services held at the Fetzgerald Hebrew Cemetery, interment in the Jewish Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 6, 1973, page 9, col. 3
Name: Miss Maude Norton
Parents: Walter and Tissie Crowley Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 6, 1973, page 9, col. 2 and 3
Name: Eddie McNair
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 13, 1973, page 1, col. 1
Name: Nick Harley Daniels Sr.
Spouse: Mamie Daniels
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 13, 1973, page 4, col. 6
Name: Edward G. Caldwell
Place of Birth: of Holly Hill, Fla., formerly of Dillon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Daytona Beach, Florida
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 13, 1973, page 4, col. 6 and 7
Name: Mrs. J. Frank Thompson
Parents: Dr. John Fletcher and Emma Clinkscales Shirley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Honeapath, of Dillon and Columbia
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Columbia nursing home
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 13, 1973, page 4, col. 5
Name: Lizzie Parker Fields
Spouse: James Alex Fields
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: of Fair Bluff
Date of Death: February 8
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital, Lumberton, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Boardman Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1973, page 5, col. 1 and Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Lou Vernon Campbell Stone
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lake Charles, Louisiana
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: Vera S. Thompson
Spouse: J. Frank Thompson
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: Emerson Genare Hayes
Parents: John and Sara Ford Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: William Watson Hammond
Parents: Guthrie Berry and Grace Watson Hammond
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: VA hospital in Fayetteville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Spring Branch Cemetery in Horry County, veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: Dewey Dobson Hall
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hall of Cumberland County
Spouse: Janie Prevatte Hall
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: his home on Route 1, Fairmont
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: Della Mae Edmond Richardson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Lumberton hospital
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1973, page 13, col. 7
Name: Geneva Campbell Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: age 46
Date of Death: February 19
Place of Burial: St. Mark Baptist Church cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 1, col. 5 and Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 9, col. 2
Name: Raeford Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: of the Fairmont-Orrum area
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Fairmont
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 8, col. 3
Name: Etta Jane Michau Davis
Parents: John C. and Emma Jane Powell Michau
Spouse: Henry D. Davis
Place of Birth: Andrews, of Darlington
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Darlington hospital
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: French Bethea
Parents: Robert and Mae Frances Bethea
Spouse: Lillie D. Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 2
Name: Daisy Godbold Hargrove
Parents: Asa and Sarah Ellerbee Godbold
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 3
Name: F. C. Turbeville
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Veterans Administration Hospital at Fayetteville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 3
Name: Vernon Arnette Huggins
Parents: John and Martha Phillips Arnette
Spouse: Smiley Bigham Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Robeson County, N. C.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a nursing home here
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Sally Ella Bryant Lee
Parents: Curtis and Annie Moody Bryant
Spouse: John L. Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home here
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 2
Name: Eunice Alford Ford
Spouse: Willie Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Date of Death: February 14
Place of Burial: Cotton Valley Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 2
Name: Luther Hunt
Spouse: Pearl Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: of Rowland, N.C.
Date of Death: February 13
Place of Burial: Dogwood Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 3
Name: Louise Hamer Hasty
Parents: James Willis and Sallie Breeden Hamer
Spouse: James C. Hasty
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Hamer Family Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Gerthi S. Scott
Parents: William Alford and Nancy Poston Scott
Spouse: Myrtle Manuel Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Raynham Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 1and 2
Name: Ruth Willoughby Clark
Parents: W. J. and Mary Graham Willoughby
Spouse: John R. Clark
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: of Scranton
Place of Burial: Graham Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 22, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Eugene Clyde Shelley
Parents: Ford and Iris Coleman Shelley
Spouse: Danie Lee Shelley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Reedy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 22, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Thomas E. Myers
Spouse: Esther brother Caddett Page of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Winston-Salem, N.C. of Virginia
Date of Death: Monday, February 12
Place of Death: Fairfax Hospital
Place of Burial: National Memorial Park
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 22, 1973, page 12, col. 4, 5 and 6
Name: Max McLennan
sister: Mrs. Maurice Carmichael
Place of Birth: of Los Angeles, Calif.
Date of Death: Monday pedestrian accident
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 1, col. 2
Name: Ada Bullock
sisters: Mrs. Floyd Lee and Mrs. Tom Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 3, col. 7 and 8
Name: Mattie Davis Williams
Spouse: George Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 3, col. 8 and 9
Name: J. Van Demery
Spouse: Jessie Demery
Place of Birth: of Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital, Lumberton, N. C.
Place of Burial: Preston Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 3, col. 5 and 6
Name: Gladys Summer Varn
Parents: J. Eugene and Elizabeth Watson Summer
son: Herbert Eugene Varn of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Darlington
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: services held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Columbia
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 3, col. 1 and 2
Name: Charles Ralph Barfield
Parents: Parker and Olin Sparkman Barfield
Spouse: Evelyn J. Barfield
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Durham, N. C.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 9, col. 2
Name: Lacy Swett
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Eli Swett
Spouse: Grace Scott Swett
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Cape Fear Valley Hospital, Fayetteville
Place of Burial: Reedy Branch Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 3, col. 3 and 4
Name: Elvia Hunt Locklear
Spouse: Arthur Locklear Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Place of Birth: of Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: Saturday auto accident
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Rowland Church of God cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Eula Brumbles
Spouse: Ernest H. Brumbles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Proctorville Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Carol L. Carmichael
Parents: Clyde and Sallie Edwards Carmichael
Spouse: Marian Rogers Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Dillon, resident of Columbia
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Providence Hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Park, veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 3, col. 2.
MARCH
Name: William Ross Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: of Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Midway Presbyterian Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 6, 1973, page 2, col. 8
Name: Shell Oxendine
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: February 27
Place of Burial: New Bethel Methodist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 6, 1973, page 2, col. 7
Name: Fannie E. McKenzie
Parents: Ferdinand and Ellen Herring
Spouse: Fred McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Florence nursing home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 6, 1973, page 14, col. 4
Name: Fernie Lewis
Parents: Archable and Emmaline Shannon Lewis
Spouse: Inez Bullock Lewis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Zoan Methodist Church cemetery in Horry County, veteran of World War I
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 6, 1973, page 14, col. 4 and 5
Name: Dewey Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Little Rock, resident of Sumter
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: his home
Place of Burial: Sumter Cemetery, veteran of World War I
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 6, 1973, page 14, col. 5
Name: Fred Pate McKenzie
Parents: Carey Joseph and Elsie Walker McKenzie
Spouse: Ethelleen Snead McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 8, 1973, page 6, col. 4 and 5
Name: Frank Floyd Townsend
Parents: Frank Floyd and Sophia Page Townsend
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Wilmington, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, veteran of World War I and II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 8, 1973, page 6, col. 5, 6 and 7
Name: William O. Ayers
Parents: John A. and Susan Page Ayers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: his residence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 8, 1973, page 9, col. 5
Name: Dora Crawford
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Legette
Date of Birth: December 10, 1898
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: February 27
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 8, 1973, page 9, col. 5
Name: Louise Hay McCaskill
Parents: Frederick and Annie Righton Richards Hay
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Kershaw County, of Waycross, Ga.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: her home
Place of Burial: Liberty Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 13, 1973, page 8, col. 6 and 7
Name: Edwin Howard Townsend
Parents: Kesler G. and Nellie Prevatte Townsend
Spouse: Linda Miller Townsend
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 13, 1973, page 8, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Coye Ford Scott
Parents: Hardy and Fannie Lupo Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Place of Birth: Marion County, resident of Lake View
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a nursing home
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery in Mullins
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 13, 1973, page 8, col. 4
Name: Robert Perry McCormick Sr.
Parents: Nathan Stewart and Flora Jane Price McCormick
Spouse: Lois Elaine Pettit McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 13, 1973, page 8, col. 3
Name: Catherine Jenkins Clark
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: north of Rowland auto accident
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 15, 1973, page 1, col. 4
Name: Daniel Rembert Jackson
Parents: Asberry and Sue Carmichael Jackson
Spouse: Leather Strickland Jackson (Letha on the census)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County, Nichols resident
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 15, 1973, page 7, col. 2 and 3.
Name: Winston Vester Bailey
Parents: Thelma Blackmon Bailey and James Bailey
Spouse: Louise Waters Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Place of Birth: Dillon County, resident of Norwalk, Conn.
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 15, 1973, page 12, col. 5
Name: Mrs. Lonie Hill
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Big Branch Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 15, 1973, page 12, col. 3 and 4
Name: Retha F. Cribb
Parents: Cleve and Ellen Watts Faircloth
Spouse: Rev. A. M. Cribb
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: near Marion auto accident
Place of Burial: Sumter Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 20, 1973, page 1, col. 6
Name: Charles A. Thomas
Date of Birth/Age: Age 35
Place of Birth: of Greenville
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: near Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 20, 1973, page 1, col. 6
Name: Luther Eldridge English
Parents: Will and Dora McKenzie English
Spouse: Louise Quarles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: March 18
Place of Death: Marlboro General Hospital
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 20, 1973, page 3, col. 7, 8 and 9
Name: Thomas Oliver Cottingham
Parents: Mary Graham Cottingham and Oscar Cottingham
Spouse: Dorothy Farmer Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Myrtle Beach hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 20, 1973, page 3, col. 4, 5 and 6
Name: Tollie Lee Froneberger
Parents: Miller Washington and Iva Stewart Froneberger
Spouse: Sallie Mae Cochrane Froneberger
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Gaston County, N. C.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 20, 1973, page 14, col. 1, 2 and 3
Name: Flossie Weatherford Hamilton
Parents: Hillard and Ola Barnhill Weatherford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: of Maxton, N.C.
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Fort Mead, Florida
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 20, 1973, page 14, col. 1
Name: Lloyd Freeman Byrd
Parents: Iran and Polly Hulon Byrd
Spouse: Vincie Lane Byrd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: his residence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 20, 1973, page 14, col. 1
Name: Betty Lewis
Parents: L. Woodrow and Vergie Daniels Sanderson
Spouse: Charles Lewis
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Hartsville
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 22, 1973, page 1, col. 5
Name: Tony Lewis
Parents: Charles and Betty Lewis
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Hartsville
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 22, 1973, page 1, col. 5
Name: Daniel Murdock Dove
Parents: John A. and Elise Cox Dove
Date of Death: March 13
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens, World War II veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 22, 1973, page 6, col. 1
Name: Inez Walters Musselwhite
Spouse: Earl Musselwhite
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: last Wednesday
Place of Burial: Floyd Memorial Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 27, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Buddy Young
Parents: George and Janie Hughes in Dillon
Spouse: Linda Todd Young
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Hemingway
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: his home
Place of Burial: veteran of the Korean War
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 27, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Robert McLean Sitton
Spouse: Margaret Nettleton Sitton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: his home in Biloxi, Mississippi
Place of Burial: Biloxi, retired Air Force lieutenant colonel
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 27, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Sam Usher
Parents: Sam and Pearl Pate Usher
Spouse: Margaret Thompson Usher
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 27, 1973, page 12, col. 8 and 9
Name: John Wesley Campbell
Spouse: Daisy Campbell
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: his home in Dillon
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 29, 1973, page 5, col. 8
Name: Mrs. William Gairy Nichols
Parents: William Haselden Ellerbe and Henrietta Rogers Ellerbe
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Nichols-Jones Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 29, 1973, page, 6, col. 5
Name: Infant daughter Bedinger
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Bedinger of Latta
Date of Birth: Tuesday
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Palmetto General Hospital, Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 29, 1973, page, 6, col. 5
Name: Blanche Page McClam
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Nichols (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 29, 1973, page, 10, col. 4
APRIL
Name: J. W. (Whit) Herring
Parents: Jesse and Kitsy Rogers Herring
Spouse: Bonnie M. Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 3, 1973, page 10, col. 6
Name: Mattie B. Atkinson
Parents: W. R. and Ella Faircloth Britt
Spouse: Matthew J. Atkinson
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: St. George
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 3, 1973, page 10, col. 5
Name: Bessie Love Coward
Parents: John R. and Louise Hargrove Love
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Cemetery in the Temperance Hill community
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 3, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Jimmy Hodges
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hodges
Date of Birth/Age: three month old
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: at his home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 3, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Luther Harris
Spouse: Alice Davis Harris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Lumberton, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Bladen Memorial Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 3, 1973, page 10, col. 6
Name: James Walter Jackson
Parents: Swannie Miller Jackson and James R. Jackson
Spouse: Jessie Morris Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 3, 1973, page 10, col. 6
Name: Grady L. Moore
Parents: Leon Major Moore and Annie Lous Tart Moore
Spouse: Ella Mae Gibson Moore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Dillon Hospital
Place of Burial: Shady Grove Baptist Church near Clarkton, North Carolina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 5, 1973, page 5, col. 5
Name: Lloyd William Barfield
Parents: Gordon and Emma Ford Barfield
Spouse: Nora Bullock Barfield
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 5, 1973, page 5, col. 3
Name: John Wesley Campbell
Place of Burial: final tribute at Manning Baptist Church Sunday, served in World War I
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 5, 1973, page 5, col. 2
Name: Ge orge Richard Brownell
Parents: John and Mary Sargent Brownell
Spouse: Thelma Ayers Brownell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: England
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Loris hospital
Place of Burial: Cederdale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 10, 1973, page 9, col. 1
Name: Mary Ethel Johnson
Parents: Duncan A. and Mary Stanton Johnson
Spouse: Frank F. Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 10, 1973, page 9, col. 1and 2
Name: Nora Owens
Parents: Simon and Susan Lane
Spouse: Randolph Owns, Sr,
Date of Birth: 1874
Place of Birth: early childhood in Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 10, 1973, page 9, col. 5
Name: Mary (Mae) Viola Ford Hutchinson
Spouse: William Vernon Hutchinson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Hudson family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 10, 1973, page 9, col. 6, 7 and 8
Name: Mattie Hill
Parents: Thomas V. and Nancy Carroway Lewellyn Hill
Spouse: Garnett Menton Hill
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Sumter County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dundees Rest Home
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 10, 1973, page 10, col. 2
Name: Dave Miller
Spouse: Chessie Stokes Miller
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth:
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 10, 1973, page 10, col. 3
Name: Aline Gilbert Christmas
Parents: J. W. and Maggie Bullard Gilbert
Spouse: Henry Christmas
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Community Hospital
Place of Burial: services at Williams Funeral Service
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 10, 1973, page 10, col. 3 and 4
Name: Teressa G. Hunt
Parents: Ernest Kendall Hunt of Fairmont
Date of Birth/Age: five year old
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: Friday highway accident
Place of Death: near Fairmont
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 12, 1973, page 11, col. 7
Name: Miss Mary Mac Alford
Parents: Malcolm and Sara Margaret McPhaul Alford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: her resident
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 12, 1973, page 11, col. 8
Name: John Daniel Brigman
Parents: Clem H. and Maggie Coley Brigman
Spouse: Dora Elizabeth Brigman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marlboro General Hospital
Place of Burial: services in Daniels Chapel, Rogers Funeral Home in charge
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 12, 1973, page 11, col. 8 and 9
Name: James Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 17, 1973, page 1, col. 1
Name: William Blount (hlw) Bracey
Parents: Othneil Bracey, Sr. and Ellen McLean (hlw)
Date of Birth: September 10, 1898 (hlw)
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Scotland Memorial Hospital, Laurinburg
Place of Burial: Ashepole Presbyterian Church cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 17, 1973, page 4, col. 5
Name: Alma Johnson Collins
Parents: Flossie Collins Johnson and L. C. Johnson
Spouse: George Cleveland Collins Sr
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: her home
Place of Burial: New Home Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 17, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Geneva Evans Perritte
Parents: Roy A. and Nettie Thorp Evans
Spouse: Leo R. Perritte
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: native of Wilmington, N.C.
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 17, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Furnie L. Bailey
Parents: Redden and Katie Lee Bailey
Spouse: Bertha Snipes Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 17, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Legrand Smith
Parents: Luther and Bertha Cook Smith
Spouse: Beatrice Hulon Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Pyrian Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 17, 1973, page 12, col. 5
Name: Ilsa Jane Hughes Capps
Parents: Reba C. Hughes and W. P. Hughes
Spouse: Edwin L. Capps II
Date of Birth/Age: Age 23
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Tuesday accident at home
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 19, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Fred Page
Parents: Jake and Isla Crawford Page
Spouse: Lillie Mae Hodge Page
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: native of Lake View
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Hodge Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 19, 1973, page 6, col. 2
Name: Bonnie Lucille Nichols Berry
Parents: Mathew Clarence and Della Mahaffey Nichols
Spouse: J. B. Berry Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Fountain Inn
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 19, 1973, page 6, col. 3 and 4
Name: James Carlye Norman
Parents: George F. and Ethel Lovin Norman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 19, 1973, page 6, col. 4 and 5
Name: Carrie Lee Gibson
Parents: Lee and Sarah Williams Cooper
Spouse: William Gibson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Darlington County, resident of Latta more than 40 years
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: her home
Place of Burial: Oaky Point Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 4, col. 3
Name: Miss Ella Jane Watts
Parents: Joe and Janie Brigman Watts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 7, col. 1
Name: Nathan Wade Strickland
Parents: Loeetta Grainger and Jasper Wade Strickland
Spouse: Corine Gibson Strickland of Mullins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Horry County, resident of Mullins
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Conway hospital
Place of Burial: Pleasant View Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 7, col. 2
Name: James Elitheus Thomas
Parents: John and Reathea Thomas
Spouse: Theo Thomas
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville, N. C.
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 7, col. 3 and 4
Name: Manton C. Alford
Parents: Manton and Rena Curry Alford
Spouse: Mary Ella Montgomery Alford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Scotland Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery in Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 7, col. 1
Name: Mrs. Cornelius Cooper
Parents: John and Orphie Bass Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Conway hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 7, col. 1
Name: Mellie Gibson Sports
Parents: Merritt and Lavenia Parrott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Georgetown County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Bristow Chapel Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 7, col. 1
Name: Elizabeth Carter Webster
Parents: Donnie Hinson Carter and John Carter
Spouse: Darwin J. Webster
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: her home
Place of Burial: Green Lawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: William Henry Watson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: formerly of Latta, now of Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: services conducted today
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 12, col. 5
Name: Edna Gilbert Braddock
Spouse: Lonnie B. Braddock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: of Latta
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 12, col. 6 and 7
Name: Kenneth Malcolm McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: of Nichols
Date of Death: Tuesday auto accident
Place of Death: near Fair Bluff, N. C.
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 26, 1973, page 1, col. 3
Name: Virgie McDaniel Wallace
Spouse: Henry Wallace
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 26, 1973, page 9, col. 5
Name: James Sampson Revels
Date of Birth/Age: Age 35
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Baltimore, Md.
Place of Burial: Hickory Hill Church cemetery in Rowland
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 26, 1973, page 9, col. 5 and 6
Name: James D. Wright
Spouse: Louise Wright
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: this morning
Place of Death: his home
Place of Burial: arrangements by Cottingham Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 26, 1973, page 9, col. 4
Name: Allen Junior Brown
Spouse: Minnie E. Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: of Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: Sunday accident
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 26, 1973, page 10, col. 1
MAY
Name: Bobby Gene Hunt
Parents: A. L. Hunt and Nora Oxendine Hunt
Spouse: Sally Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: near Little Rock
Place of Burial: Fairview Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Kermit Richeson
Spouse: Eva Quick Kirby, a native of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: former resident of Dillon, lived in Indiana since 1954
Date of Death: April 9
Place of Death: University Hospital, Indianapolis
Place of Burial: services conducted in Crawfordsville, Indiana
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 5, col. 7 and 8
Name: Dr. Charles M. Graham
Parents: Daniel and Margaret McGirt Graham
Spouse: Olive Crone Graham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Red Springs, N. C., practiced in Clio since 1933
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Red Springs
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 11, col. 8 and 9
Name: Florence Sweat Hunt
Parents:
Spouse: Ab Sweat
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: of Fayetteville
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Cape Fear Valley Hospital, Fayetteville, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Dogwood Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 14, col. 2.
Name: Harry Thornton McCormick
Parents: LeRoy and Madeline Cooke McCormick
Spouse: Essie Blackwell McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Lumberton, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Nichols, World War II veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 14, col. 1.
Name: Preston A. Riddick Jr.
Parents: Preston A. and Cleveland Smith Riddick
Spouse: Marian Elvington Riddick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Marion
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Nichols, World War II veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 14, col. 8 and 9.
Name: Julius Michael Alford
Parents: Ola Frances Huggins Alford and Julius Thomas Alford
Spouse: Patsy Johnson Alford of Aynor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday drowning accident
Place of Death: near Aynor
Place of Burial: Methodist Rehobeth Cemetery in Galvant’s Ferry
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 14, col. 5
Name: Steven Cook
Parents: Jasper and Doris Davis Cook
Spouse:
Date of Birth/Age: Age 9
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Monday drowning accident
Place of Death: Sandwich, Illinois
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 14, col. 6 and 7.
Name: Jeddie Dillon Parker
Parents: Frank Bethea and Hattie Dillon David of Dillon
Spouse: Albert B. Parker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Magnolia Hall Nursing Home in Chestertown, MD.
Place of Burial: St. Paul’s Churchyard, near Chestertown
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 14, col. 5.
Name: Elizabeth “Snuck” McRae
Parents: Ernest McRae
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: April 20
Place of Death: a Trenton, N. J. hospital
Place of Burial: services held in Trenton
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 14, co. 3 and 4.
Name: Miss Mattie Arnette Williams
Parents: Emory L. and Bertha Taylor Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Place of Birth: Lexington County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Whitten Village at Clinton
Place of Burial: Lybrand Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 14, col. 1.
Name: Edna McDaniel Haselden
Parents: Alton and Georgia Mae Lewis McDaniel
Spouse: Malcolm Haselden
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Place of Birth: Marion County, of Poston
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Garden of Devotion Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 14, col. 1 and 2.
Name: Coke Johnson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. C. Walter Johnson
Spouse: Flora Mae Register Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County, of Marion
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Cemetery near Temperance Hill
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 3, 1973, page 11, col. 4
Name: Shep M. Causey
Parents: Bill and Cindy Fowler Causey
Spouse: Becky Bullock Causey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Mt. Olive Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 3, 1973, page 11, col. 4
Name: Jean Shelley Sawyer
Maiden name: Shelley
Parents: Betty Rowell Shelley and W. D. Shelley
Spouse: Theo Sawyer Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 3, 1973, page 11, col. 4 and 5
Name: Lenon Caswell Grainger
Parents: Nathan Chester Grainger and Edna Floyd Grainger of Nichols
Spouse: Alvania Watts Grainger
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Place of Birth: Horry County, now of Nichols
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 3, 1973, page 11, col. 5
Name: Carrie Sweatt
Parents:
Spouse:
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County, now of Bennettsville
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Cheraw nursing home
Place of Burial: Parnassus Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 3, 1973, page 11, col. 5
Name: Millie Lillie Felkel Shuler
Parents: Peter Jeremeah and David Ann Hungerpiller Felkel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Calhoun County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: an Orangeburg nursing home
Place of Burial: Island Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 8, 1973, page 8, col. 4 and 5.
Name: Gerald W. Gaddy
Parents: Hannah David Gaddy and William C. Gaddy, and brother of Monroe Gaddy of Dillon
Spouse: Hannah Rhyne Gaddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Anson County, N. C. now of Pageland
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: his home
Place of Burial: Sandy Plains Methodist Cemetery in Anson County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 3, 1973, page 11, col. 4.
Name: William Leroy “Buddy” Paul
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: of Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 3, 1973, page 11, col. 4
Name: Willie James Blue
Date of Birth/Age: Age 22
Date of Death: Friday accident
Place of Death: Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 10, 1973, page 1, col. 3
Name: Leon Walter Fryant
Spouse: Ione Berry Fryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Cape May, N. J., resident of Latta 33 years
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, World War I veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 10, 1973, page 6, col. 1
Name: George Elliott McMackin
Parents: Robert G. and Merscogie Howell McMackin, brother of R. H. McMackin of Little Rock
Spouse:
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: York County, now of Clover
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Charlotte, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Bethany ARP Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 10, 1973, page 6, col. 1
Name: Elias Alford McCormac
Parents: Elias Alford and Mary Flynn Cousar McCormac
Spouse: Lena Rhoad McCormac
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 10, 1973, page 6, col. 2
Name: James F. Spears
Parents: James L. and Tommie Jane Copeland Spears
Spouse: Anis B. Spears
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: McColl Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 10, 1973, page 6, col. 2 and 3
Name: Donald Joseph McCormick
Place of Birth: Chester County accident
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 10, 1973, page 6, col. 2
Name: Reginal Laverne Grainger
Parents: Donald Leverne and Geraldine Williamson Grainger
Date of Birth/Age: Age 16
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: east of Loris
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 15, 1973, page 1, col. 4
Name: James Lacy Locklear
Parents: Hugh L. and Maggie Ransom Locklear
Spouse: Kattie Lawery Locklear
Date of Birth/Age: Age53
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Mount Elam Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 15, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Miss Allie Morrison
Parents: Cameron and Mary Jane Little Morrison
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Dillon County, living in Bingham
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion nursing home
Place of Burial: McLeod Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 15, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Carolyn Inman Powell
Spouse: Ariah Powell
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 17, 1973, page 7, col. 3.
Name: Herbert W. Gardner
Parents: Swillie and Emma King Gardner
Spouse: Annie Mae Culley
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: May 8
Place of Death: Chesterfield County Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: services held in Union Methodist Church, veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 17, 1973, page 7, col. 5.
Name: Restie Marlowe Strickland
Parents: Crawford and Alice Granger Marlowe
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Columbus County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Green Sea Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 17, 1973, page 7, col. 5 and 6.
Name: Bertha Hayes Hyatt
Parents: Leona Elvington and Fulton Lee Hayes
Spouse: Levi Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Hayestown Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 17, 1973, page 7, col. 6.
Name: James Edward Hunt
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 22, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Edward Oxendine
Date of Birth/Age: Age 19
Date of Death: May 14
Place of Death: near Lumberton
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 22, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Cornie Hardin
Spouse: Hubert Harden
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Barnesville Community Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 22, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Rev. Henry Floyd Surles
Parents: A. P. and Phoebe Coats Surles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: native of Dillon
Place of Death: Bethea Baptist Home, Darlington
Place of Burial: Springwood Cemetery in Greenville
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 22, 1973, page 10, col. 3
Name: Daniel Franklin Hamer
Parents: John B. and Kate Berry Hamer
Spouse: Mary H. Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 24, 1973, page 4, col. 3
Name: Velmer Dee Locklear
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Allen A. Hunt
Spouse: Alex Locklear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Hunt family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 24, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: John Gary McKenzie
Parents: John D. and Sarah Hamilton McKenzie
Spouse: Cora Ann Bryd McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age77
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 24, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: Pfc. Thomas Brooks Alford Jr.
Parents: Brooks Alford Sr. and Ada Hayes Alford of Dillon
Date of Birth: June 5, 1951
Place of Birth: Coffee County, Georgia
Date of Death: May 11 auto accident
Place of Death: Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Va.
Place of Burial: Douglas, serving with the Marine Corps
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 29, 1973, page 5, col. 5
Name: Lizzie Lane Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 29, 1973, page 5, col. 5
Name: Miss Marjorie Dew
Parents: Lawrence Edward and Ellen Allen Dew
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: services held in Catfish Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 29, 1973, page 5, col. 5 and 6
Name: Katherine Michelle Smith
Parents: Dan J. and Lucy Kate Love Smith
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 29, 1973, page 5, col. 6
Name: Shirley Lynn Lane
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Lane
Date of Birth/Age: two year old
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: services held in Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 29, 1973, page 5, col. 6
Name: Tracey Dudley Fore
Parents: Linwood and Lou Dudley Fore
Spouse: Lyla Hayes Fore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 31, 1973, page 5, col. 5
Name: Nita Jackson Hughes Hulon
Parents: Lawrence and Appsie Jane Hamilton Jackson
Spouse: # 1 Herbert G. Hughes died 1943, # 2 Lonzo T. Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Cheraw hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 31, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Mollie Mae Locklear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: resident of Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Rowland Church of God cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 31, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Rev. Gilmore Hayes
Parents: V. I Hayes and Alma McDonald Hayes
Spouse: Marie Taylor Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 31, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: E. Frank McKenzie
Parents: Ella Watts McKenzie and Manning McKenzie
Spouse: Mrs. E. Frank McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Place of Birth: Horry County, resident of Florence
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 31, 1973, page 10, col. 3
Name: Jesse Carter
Parents: Owen and Fronnie Gray Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 31, 1973, page 10, col. 4
JUNE
Name: Thermon L. Mitchell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 17
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: near Rowland, drowned
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 5, 1973, page 12, col. 6
Name: Oddie Sweat
Spouse: Tommie Hunt Sweat
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: of Fairmont
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Lumbee Memorial Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 5, 1973, page 12, col. 6
Name: Mattie Gerald
Spouse: Hosea Gerald
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: of Orrum
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Kirkfield Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 5, 1973, page 12, col. 8 and 9
Name: Jimmy Oxendine
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: near Dillon, accident
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 5, 1973, page 1, col. 3
Name: Bessie Pearl Hudson
Parents: Andrew and Mary Etta Hayes Deese
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marlboro General Hospital
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 7, 1973, page 12, col. 5
Name: Catherine Fisher Griffin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: of Nashville, N. C.
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 7, 1973, page 12, col. 7 and 8
Name: Alma Elvington Cooke
Parents: John M. and Elatha Hinson
Spouse: Pembroke F. Cooke
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Pleasant View Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 7, 1973, page 12, col. 4 and 5
Name: John Conley Hayes
Parents: Stephens Phillip Hayes and Annie Jane McDowell Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, World War I veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 7, 1973, page 8, col. 3
Name: Richard Kelly Collins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital
Place of Burial: Broadbridge Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 12, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Warren T. White
Spouse: Clara Anderson White
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Marion
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: army veteran of World War I
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 12, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Harry Sellers Jr.
Parents: Harry and Grace Turbeville Sellers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Richmond, Va. hospital
Place of Burial: Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, World War II veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 12, 1973, page 6, col. 1
Name: Thermon L. Mitchell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 17
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: Wednesday drowned
Place of Death: near Rowland
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 5, 1973, page 12, col. 6
Name: James Madison Meggs
Parents: H. L. and Nora Berry Meggs
Spouse: Doris Barfield
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Spring Branch Methodist Church Cemetery, World War II veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 12, 1973, page 2, col. 6
Name: Albert Wayne Cox
Date of Birth/Age: Age 25
Date of Death: Saturday accident
Place of Death: Oak Grove
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 12, 1973, page 1, col. 3
Name: Raleigh Reasons
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Place of Birth: of Britton’s Neck
Date of Death: Monday auto accident
Place of Death: near Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 12, 1973, page 14, col. 6
Name: William M. (Bubba) Capps
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth: of Britton’s Neck
Date of Death: Monday auto accident
Place of Death: near Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 12, 1973, page 14, col. 6
Name: Frances Paul Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: of Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 14, 1973, page 5, col. 2
Name: Betty Wilson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lee County hospital
Place of Burial: Stephens family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 14, 1973, page 5, col. 2
Name: Frank Carter
Parents: Harry C. and Juanita Johnson Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Place of Birth: of Marion
Date of Death: June 1 auto accident
Place of Death: Duke Hospital in Durham, N. C.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 14, 1973, page 7, col. 7
Name: Dr. Thomas Russell Howell Sr.
Parents: Pansy Edwins and Alphonso A. Howell Sr.
Spouse: Ann McPhatter Howell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Sumter
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, veteran of World War II, U. S. Army Medical Corps.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 14, 1973, page 8, col. 7
Name: James Thomas Small
Parents: Jimmie P. and Edith Turner Small
Spouse: Mary Frances Ervin Small
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday Motorcycle accident
Place of Death: near Dillon
Place of Burial: Cedar Creek Cemetery in Horry County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 19, 1973, page 1, col. 1 and 2
Name: Judy Ann Wilkerson
Parents: Annie Pearl Leviner
Spouse: Roger Wilkerson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: Cumberland County, N. C.
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 19, 1973, page, 10, col. 7
Name: Nora Berry Meggs
Parents: John Madison and Florence Hayes Berry
Spouse: Harvey L. Meggs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Spring Branch Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 19, 1973, page, 10, col. 7
Name: W. Roy Mundy
Parents: William Lomax and Margaret Palmyra McCord Mundy
Spouse: Lena Martin Mundy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Greenwood County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Duke University Hospital
Place of Burial: Greenwood Memorial Gardens in Greenwood
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 19, 1973, page, 10, col. 7 and 8
Name: Catherine Munnerlyn
Parents: W. F. Orr, Sr. and Ethel Stanley Orr of Mullins
Spouse: Joe C. Munnerlyn
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Marion
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: her home
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery in Mullins
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 19, 1973, page, 10, col. 8
Name: Charles Ross Ashley
Spouse: Rubie Fields Ashley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital
Place of Burial: services at Prevatte Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 19, 1973, page, 10, col. 9
Name: Mrs. Sam Hicklin Kell
Parents: Henry Alston and Kate Bracey Hasty
Spouse: Sam Hicklin Kell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Little Rock
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Waxhaw, N. C.
Place of Burial: Banks Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 21, 1973, page 12, col. 3
Name: Mary Bethea Darwin
Parents: John Crawford Bethea and Marietta Georgia Bethea
Spouse: Dr. Robert Fleetwood Darwin
Date of Birth: October 17, 1891
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Community Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 19, 1973, page, 14, col. 1
Name: Gaither Fulton Melvin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Date of Death: Friday auto accident
Place of Death: of Roseboro, North Carolina
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 26, 1973, page 1, col. 7
Name: Daniel C. Stanton
Spouse: Jessie Boyce Stanton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 26, 1973, page 10, col. 3
Name: Walter McFarland
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John McFarland
Spouse: Beulah McFarland
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: of Dillon
Date of Death: June 19
Place of Burial: Bethel Hill Cemetery, Latta (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 26, 1973, page 10, col. 5
Name: J. W. (Joby) Sessions
Parents: L. T. and Martha Ellen Sessions
Spouse: Dallas Sessions of Bronson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Floydale, Dillon County, lived in Bronson, Fla.
Date of Death: Thursday, June 21
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital at Gainsville, Fla.
Place of Burial: Bronson, Fla., World War II veteran, awarded a Silver Star, Sicily-Italy campaign
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 28, 1973, page 6, col. 6
Name: William Hamer
Parents: Mary Edna Hamer and Daniel F. Hamer
Spouse: Carolyn Branch Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Fernandina Beach, Florida
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 3, 1973, page 1, col. 6
Name: Enoch Davis
Parents: Clarence and Lesslie Williams Davis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Place of Birth: Bennettsville
Date of Death: Saturday accident
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 3, 1973, page 1, col. 4 and Thursday, July 8, 1973, page 8, col. 8 and 9
Name: Melvin Hunt
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hunt
Spouse: Dorothy Dan Sanderson Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: of Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Hunt Family Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 3, 1973, page 9, col. 4
Name: Mary Belle H. Lowery
Spouse: Eddie Buck Lowery
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Reedy Branch Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 3, 1973, page 9, col. 4
Name: Fronnie Ransom Watts
Parents: Dunk and Frances Floyd Ransom
ate of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Horry County, of Nichols
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 3, 1973, page 10, col. 2 and 3
Name: Andrew Ancl Morgan
Parents: stepmother: Laura Morgan of Kannapolis, N. C.
Spouse: Kathleen Bailey Morgan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Knoxville, Tenn.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 3, 1973, page 10, col. 3
Name: Smith Page
Parents: Harley D. and Betty Adams Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Fair Swamp Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 3, 1973, page 10, col. 4
Name: infant son
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. James Walker Hargrove
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 10, 1973, page 3, col. 3
Name: Margaret Jackson Rogers Cottingham
Parents: Roderick Murchison and Melvina Hayes Jackson
Spouse: first: Arthur Coke Rogers, second: Burriss A. Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: her home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 10, 1973, page 9, col. 3 and 4
Name: Ruth Sellers Bryant
Parents: Thomas W. and Dora Campbell Sellers, stepmother: Sarah Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Marion County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 12, 1973, page 10, col. 5
Name: Mary Annise Watson Campbell
Parents: William and Betsy Ann Lane Watson
Spouse: C. Pratt Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County, of Mullins
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Old Zion Methodist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 12, 1973, page 12, col. 5
Name: Ethel Manship Covington
Parents: Lorinzo Dow and Mary Ann Gibson Manshi
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Hebron Methodist Church cemetery in Marlboro County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 12, 1973, page 12, col. 5 and 6.
Name: Carroll Rogers
Parents: Bessie Byrd Rogers and Oliver Rogers
Spouse: Earline Page Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 17, 1973, page 1, col. 4
Name: Joseph Kirkland Page Sr.
Parents: Isabelle Arnette Page and Mark Page
Spouse: Sybil Hayes Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Lumberton, N. C. and resident of Floydale
Date of Death: Thursday bee sting death
Place of Death: Fair Bluff, N. C.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 17, 1973, page 1, col. 8
Name: Willie Hyatt
Parents: Jessie and Clarkie Ann Hyatt
Spouse: Bell Norton Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Norton Family Cemetery in Marietta, North Carolina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 17, 1973, page 9, col. 1
Name: Marie Williamson
Parents: John Charles and Nellie West Jackson
Spouse: Jimmy Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Place of Birth: Cumberland County, North Carolina
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 17, 1973, page 9, col. 1
Name: Larry Richard Padgett Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Larry Richard Padgett
Date of Birth/Age: three-month old
Place of Birth: home near Hamer
Place of Burial: Brewton, Alabama
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 17, 1973, page 9, col. 1
Name: Elra (El) Ivey
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Offie Ivey
Spouse: Essie Britt Ivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: of Orrum, N. C.
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital, Lumberton, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Ivey family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 17, 1973, page 11, col. 8
Name: Maxie B. Davis
Spouse: Ethel Warwick Davis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Place of Burial: Proctorville Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 17, 1973, page 11, col. 8 and 9
Name: William Graves
Parents: E. D. and Obella Parker Graves
Spouse: Addie Cox Graves
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Old Zion Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 17, 1973, page 11, col. 9
Name: Frances F. Wheatley
Spouse: John W. Wheatley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 35
Place of Birth: of McDonald, Pa.
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon auto accident
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 24, 1973, page 1, col. 6
Name: Bertha McCormick Jones
Parents: Alex and Julia Ann Miller Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: her home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 24, 1973, page 7, col. 4.
Name: Mildred Rogers Elvington
Parents: Ruth Waddell and Alton P. Rogers
Spouse: Valery Elvington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Fair Bluff
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Powell Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 24, 1973, page 11, col. 6 and Thursday, July 26, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Furman Gay Bullock
Spouse: Millie Cox Bullock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Bullock family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 24, 1973, page 11, col. 6
Name: Maggie W. Floyd
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Walters
Spouse: E. T. Floyd Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: of Lumberton
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Columbus County Hospital in Whiteville,
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 24, 1973, page 11, col. 6 and 7
Name: Bulah Proctor Lester
Parents: Henry and Hattie Powers Proctor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: arrangements: Kannaday’s Funeral Home of Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 24, 1973, page 11, col. 7
Name: Mamie Tart
Parents: Enos and Maggie Hayes Tart
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Tart Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 24, 1973, page 11, col. 7
Name: Uler C. Vanderhall
Place of Birth: of Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday accident
Place of Death: near Nichols
Place of Burial: arrangements: Mutual Funeral Home in Dillon (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 26, 1973, page 1, col. 4
Name: Ezra Charles Odom
Date of Birth/Age: Age 17
Date of Death: Sunday auto accident
Place of Death: near Minturn
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 26, 1973, page 1, col. 7
Name: James Robert Odom
Date of Birth/Age: Age 12
Date of Death: Sunday auto accident
Place of Death: near Minturn
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 26, 1973, page 1, col. 7
Name: Charlie Glyn Bullock
Spouse: Camelia Johnson Bullock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62 :
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital, Lumberton, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Bullock family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 26, 1973, page 8, col. 1.
Name: Lucridie Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 26, 1973, page 8, col. 1.
Name: Fred Baker
Place of Birth: of Rowland
Date of Death: Saturday train accident
Place of Death: near Rowland
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 31, 1973, page 1, col. 3
Name: John Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Saturday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 31, 1973, page 1, col. 7
AUGUST
Name: Barry Quinton Elliott
Parents: William Avery and Pauline McDaniel Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 9
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 2, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Mary Margaret McCarthy McDonald
Spouse: David W. McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Boston, Mass., resident of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 2, 1973, page 14, col. 3
Name: Dr. Frederick Jay Hay
Parents: Frederick Hay and Annie Richards Hay
Spouse: Mildred Johnston Hay
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Liberty Hill
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery in Florence
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 7, 1973, page 1, col. 5
Name: Pvt. Jerry Tillman Ricks
Parents: Jessie T. and Mary Helen Smith Ricks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 19
Place of Birth: Manning
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Augusta, Ga.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 7, 1973, page 1, col. 4
Name: John Wilson
Parents: Martha Carter
Spouse: Joyce Wilson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: former resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Durham, N. C.
Place of Burial: Richmond Memorial Park, Rockingham, N. C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 7, 1973, page 6, col. 3
Name: Luther Gibson Paul
Parents: Mac Paul and Cora Scott Yarboro
Spouse: Marion Stone Paul
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery in Marion County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 7, 1973, page 7, col. 1
Name: Lula Reed Fogle
Parents: James M. and Alice Fanning Reed
Spouse: James E. Fogle
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Orangeburg County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Nichols
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 7, 1973, page 8, col. 9
Name: Lonnie Evander Daniels, Sr.
Parents: Ellis and Viola Register Daniels
Spouse: Ella Carter Daniels
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 7, 1973, page 10, col. 4
Name: Troy Branson (T. B.) Chavis
Spouse: Minnie Lee Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Reddy Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 9, 1973, page 7, col. 8 and 9
Name: Percy Mack Rogers
Parents: Kemp and Lottie Mae Rogers
Spouse: Mae Bell Williams Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Fayetteville, N. C.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 9, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Jerome R. Housand
Parents: John Levone and Armathie Edwards Housand
Spouse: Lucille Best Housand
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery near Nichols
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 9, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Ernest Gilbert Bryant
Parents: William Emory and Maggie Coward Bryan
Spouse: Juanita Hayes Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: services held in Union Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 9, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Palmer Stackhouse Bethea
Parents: Festus and Sally Stackhouse Bethea
Spouse: Dora Bennett Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 9, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Dr. James M. Bethea
Parents: T. W. and Sue McRae Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 14, 1973, page 4, col. 1
Name: Jessie Coleman Clark
Parents: Daniel Hampton and Lillie Gray Clark
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: services held in Brownsville Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 16, 1973, page 5, col. 4
Name: Jerome Robert Stutts Sr.
Parents: J. R. and Betty Ann Manness Stutts
Spouse: Ada Berry Stutts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Chatham County, N. C.
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 16, 1973, page 10, col. 3
Name: Kathleen Moody Gilmore
Parents: Allen D. and Margaret Ann Carmichael Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Charlotte, N. C.
Place of Burial: Pee Dee Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 21, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: Jo Carol Williams Butler
Parents: Jack and Betty Williams Hardwick
Spouse: Randolph Butler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 21, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: Edna Carmichael Hughes
Parents: William David and Lou McEachern Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 21, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: Mettie Elliott Elliott
Parents: Morgan and Dollie Williamson Elliott
Spouse: Marvin Haynes Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Elliott Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 21, 1973, page 7, col. 1
Name: Ralph Dennis Jumper
Parents: Vandy Saylor and Carrie Tate Jumper
Spouse: Mary Dunning Jumper
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Lexington County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Lexington County
Place of Burial: Oak Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery in Sandy Run
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 23, 1973, page 3, col. 3 and 4
Name: Frank Francis Causey
Parents: Benjamin Tillman and Frances Hodges Causey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 28, 1973, page 6, col. 1
Name: Margaret Ernestine Siceloff Carmichael
Parents: Ernest and Irene Swearinger Siceloff
Spouse: Cecil Kenneth Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Charlotte, N. C. native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Durham
Place of Burial: Memorial services held Kentyre Presbyterian Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 28, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Frank King
Parents: John and Ella Ford King
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 28, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Levone Tedder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Place of Birth: Scranton native
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 28, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Emily Rogers English
Parents: William and Elizabeth Kelly Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 28, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Johnny Riley Rotan
Parents: Johnny R. Sr. and Sadie Moore Rotan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday (motorcycle accident)
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 28, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Ella House
Parents: Joseph A. and Effie Alice Williams Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 28, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Joy Tuggle Cottingham
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Howard P. Tuggle
Spouse: Charles Felder Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Ga.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Decatur, Ga.
Place of Burial: Decatur
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 28, 1973, page 12, col. 2
Name: Lucille Blair Wiggins
Parents: John Chesley and Nancy Elizabeth Dominick Blair
Spouse: Robert Hampton Wiggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Newberry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: St. Paul’s Methodist Cemetery at Little Rock
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 30, 1973, page 7, col. 6
SEPTEMBER
Name: Fred Wilson Brown
Parents: Charlie and Betty Williams Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Lexington County hospital
Place of Burial: Centenary Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 4, page 5, col. 1
Name: Samuel Britt
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Britt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Lumberton hospital
Place of Burial: Britt family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 4, page 5, col. 1
Name: Ezra Leroy Estes Jr.
Parents: Ezra Leroy and Virginia Lester Estes
Spouse: Edith Helms Estes
Date of Birth: November 24, 1907
Place of Birth: Shawnee, Okla.
Date of Death: August 29
Place of Death: Mercy Hospital, Charlotte, N. C.
Place of Burial: services held at King Memorial Baptist Church, Waxhaw, World War II veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 4, page 5, col. 2
Name: Homer Chavis
Spouse: Kathleen Brayboy Chavis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Dogwood Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 4, page 5, col. 2
Name: John Kelly Fairfax
Spouse: Sara Bass Fairfax
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville
Place of Burial: Bass Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 4, page 5, col. 3
Name: Mary Causey Flowers
Parents: John F. and Margaret Causey
Spouse: Wille B. (Scrap) Flowers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Spring Branch Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 4, page 5, col. 3
Name: Jack Proctor Hulon
Parents: Samuel and Hapsy Lane Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 4, page 5, col. 4
Name: Gertrude Jackson
Parents: John and Melinda Strickland Hamilton
Spouse: R. O. Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 6, 1973, page 7, col. 5
Name: Leonard Preston (Dutch) Baker
Parents: Paul Frederick and Mary Friedhoff Baker
Spouse: Miriam Wise Baker of Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Richmond, Va.
Date of Death: August 29
Place of Death: a Columbia nursing home
Place of Burial: Bethesda Southern Methodist Church cemetery, US Army, Korean conflict
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 6, 1973, page 7. col. 2
Name: Nollie Fulton Gasque
Parents: Sam Gasque and Annie Jones Gasque
Spouse: Lora Williamson Gasque
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: plans will be announced by Goldfinch Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 11, 1973, page 5, col. 7
Name: Gary Kagy Johnson
Parents: Gary and Ruby Hayes Johnson
Spouse: Carol Blackmon Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Park
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 11, 1973, page 5, col. 8
Name: Ruby Rabon Gause
Parents: W. Boyd and Isadora Martin Jones
Spouse: Pershing Gause
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Loris hospital
Place of Burial: services at Pleasant Union Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 11, 1973, page 5, col. 9
Name: Claude A. Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Sunny Acres Nursing Home
Place of Burial: Ford family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 11, 1973, page 5, col. 4
Name: James Hovey Gaddy
Parents: William B. and Lula Crawford Gaddy
Spouse: Olive McKenzie Gaddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, World War I veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 11, 1973, page 5, col. 4
Name: Virginia Gasque Ellsworth
Parents: S. S. and Julia Gasque of Myrtle Beach
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: of Myrtle Beach
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: services held at First United Methodist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 11, 1973, page 5, col. 4
Name: Herbert Lee Rickenbacker
Parents: Andrew and Clara Rickenbacker
Spouse: Helen Moore Rickenbacker, son, Dr. John H. Rickenbacker of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a nursing home
Place of Burial: Maple Wood Cemetery in Kinston, North Carolina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 11, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Lenora W. Jackson
Spouse: J. M. Jackson (owner of Jackson’s Dept. Store)
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park at Bennettsville
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 13, 1973, page 4, col. 7
Name: Janie D. Owens
Maiden name: Hodges
Parents: Addison and Barbara Ann Rogers Hodges
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Norwalk, Conn.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 18, 1973, page 7, col. 2
Name: Luther Alton Bethea
Parents: William Wylie and Effie Martin Bethea
Spouse: Myrtle Gibbs Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, World War II veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 18, 1973, page 7, col. 3
Name: Eve Lynn Nevius Sessions
Parents: Edwin M. and Eva Manning Nevius
Spouse: Tally T. Sessions
Date of Birth/Age: Age 28
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Richland Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church Cemetery in Elgin
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 18, 1973, page 1, col. 6, 7 and 8
Name: Rudolph B. Powell
Parents: H. W. and Fannie Leath Powell
Spouse: Pauline Lashley Powell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday auto accident
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 18, 1973, page 10, col. 4
Name: Joe C. Wood
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Wood
Spouse: Mortimer M. Wood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Enfield, N. C.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 20, 1973, page 1, col. 7
Name: Earnestine Stroud
Parents: V. Mayo and Annie Adams Stroud
Spouse: Pauline E. Stroud
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: services at Cedar Creek Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 20, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Merle Annette Perritt Richardson
Parents: L. R. Perritt and Genevia Evans Perritt
Spouse: Clayton Richardson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Place of Birth: Hanover County, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: near Fork
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 25, 1973, page 1, col. 4.
Name: May Dennis Powell
Spouse: Rose Burnes Powell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 25, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Carrie McCall Stith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: of Rowland
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Lamar Cemetery at Lamar
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 25, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Carrie Williams Mincey
Parents: Richard and Lucy Haddock Williams
Spouse: Russ Mincey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Loris nursing home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Nichols
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 25, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Clarence Levern Altman
Parents: Allard James and Ollie Jones Altman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 25, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Maude Holt Lee
Parents: Louis P. and Bessie Lee Jones Holt
Spouse: Malcom Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Richmond, Va.
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 25, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Wilson Brown
Parents: Fannie Settlemyer Brown and Judson Brown
Spouse: Lena Wilson Brown of Garden City
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Greenville
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Hospital, World War II veteran
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 25, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Martha Jane Smith
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Allen Smith
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: September 21
Place of Death: a hospital in San Francisco, California
Place of Burial: services conducted in Citrus, Calif. September 22
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 25, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Roy Baxley
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: of the Minturn section
Date of Death: Wednesday death notice
Place of Burial: arrangements by Cottingham Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 27, 1973, page 13, col. 3
Name: Kathy Marie Kelly
Parents: Rev. and Mrs. Burch Kelly of Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 15
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: arrangements by Cottingham Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 27, 1973, page 13, col.7
OCTOBER
Name: Leroy Wilson Baxley
Parents: William Monroe and Alice Coleman Baxley
Spouse: Marguerite Ammons Baxley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 2, 1973, page 12, col. 1 and Thursday, September 27, 1973, page 13, col. 3
Name: Kathy Marie Kelly
Parents: Rev. and Mrs. Burch Kelley
Date of Birth/Age: Age15
Place of Birth: Darlington
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 2, 1973, page 12, col. 1 and Thursday, September 27, 1973, page 13, col. 3
Name: Mrs. G. W. Fowler
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Bullock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Lumberton hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 2, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Darrell D. Burch
Parents: Robert H. and Bernice Threadgill Burch Sr
Spouse: Julia M. Burch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Chesterfield County hospital
Place of Burial: services and interment at Cheraw
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 2, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Marvin Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Wednesday accident
Place of Death: Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 4, 1973, page 1, col. 3
Name: Pate Sneed
Parents: Samuel Franklin and Mary Gibson Sneed
Spouse: Ruth Bryant Sneed
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Laurinburg, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 4, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Barney Holly Tince Weatherford
Parents: Layton H. and Ida McColl Weatherford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Black Creek Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 4, 1973, page 8, col, 1
Name: Clarence A. Calhoun
Parents: John C. and Mary McQueen Calhoun
Spouse: Irene Bryant Calhoun
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 4, 1973, page 8, col, 1
Name: Geneva K. Conyers
Parents: Jim and Eva Kimbrill
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Kershaw County
Date of Death: September 23
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Bethany Westville Baptist Church cemetery near Camden
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 4, 1973, page 8, col, 1
Name: Alex Burgess
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Place of Birth: of Latta
Date of Death: Saturday accident
Place of Death: Sellers
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 9, 1973, page 1, col. 5
Name: Rose Hood Hodge
Parents: John and Florrie Smothers Hood
Spouse: Sam Hodge
Date of Birth: March 7, 1922
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Brownsville Cemetery near Bennettsville
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 9, 1973, page 5, col. 7
Name: Samuel Zeno Pruitt
Parents: Sam and Martha Vause Pruitt
Spouse: Ethel Hogan Pruitt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: North Carolina
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Laurinburg, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Richland County Memorial Park
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 9, 1973, page 6, col. 1
Name: John R. Hayes
Parents: Robert and Julia Scott Hayes
Spouse: Betty Lane Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Hayes Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 9, 1973, page 6, col. 1 and 2
Name: Isaac Townsend
Parents: Issac and Zillie Townsend
Spouse: Beulah Townsend
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Place of Burial: North View
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 9, 1973, page 6, col. 2
Name: Sallie Walker Myers
Date of Birth: April 4, 1882
Place of Birth: Wilkes County, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Iredell Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: New Hope Baptist Church cemetery, Hampton, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 9, 1973, page 6, col. 3
Name: Zahie Hobeika Saleeby
Parents: Leias and Helen Moukbel Hobeika
Spouse: William K. Saleeby
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Beirut, Lebanon
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: residence
Place of Burial: arrangements by Stoudenmire Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 9, 1973, page 6, col. 3 and 4
Name: Boyd Lee Garner
Parents: John and Lavanna Clark Garner
Spouse: Amelia Brigman Garner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Dillon nursing home
Place of Burial: services in Oak Grove Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 9, 1973, page 6, col. 4
Name: Inez Mitchum Askins
Spouse: Heywood Askins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: of Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Sacramento, Calif.
Place of Burial: arrangements by Layton-Perry Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 9, 1973, page 7, col. 7
Name: Debra Lynn McKellar
Parents: Johnny and Doris Hyatt McKellar
Date of Birth/Age: two
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Charlotte, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 11, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Claude L. Turner
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. George W. Turner of Fairmont
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charleston, West Virginia
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 11, 1973, page 9, col. 1
Name: Eliza Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital in Lumberton, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 11, 1973, page 9, col. 1
Name: Ella Mae Miller
Parents: Claude David and Bernice Grimsley
Spouse: Earl Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: arrangements made by Williams Funeral Service
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 11, 1973, page 9, col. 2
Name: Vernell (Buddy) Mitchell
Parents: Ethel Hunt Mitchell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Place of Birth: of Fairmont
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital in Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: New Bethel Methodist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 11, 1973, page 9, col. 2
Name: Bessie Mae Baxley
Parents: James Winston and Mary Catherine Davis
Spouse: Boyd Baxley Sr. of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 16, 1973, page 6, col. 4
Name: Wanda Marie Craft
Parents: Ben T. Craft
Date of Birth/Age: six
Place of Birth: of Darlington County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Mechanicsville Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 16, 1973, page 6, col. 1
Name: Mattie F. Fowler
Parents: Everette and Mary Nobles Fowler
Spouse: Olins Fowler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Columbus County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Georgetown hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Nichols
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 16, 1973, page 6, col. 1 and 2
Name: Zeila Bost Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46 sister: Mrs. Paul Welch of Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday auto accident
Place of Death: Charlotte, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 16, 1973, page 6, col. 2
Name: Mary Morgan Evans
Spouse: D. C. Evans of Fairmont
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a North Carolina hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 18, 1973, page 7, col. 5 and 6
Name: Lyna N. Murdauga
Parents: Joseph Sidney and Tullah Starr Newlin, daughter: Mortimer Wood of Dillon
Spouse: Mortimer Murdauga
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Pregnalls
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Hampton hospital
Place of Burial: Varnville cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 18, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Bessie Squires
Parents: Thomas Pickney and Catherine McKenzie Squires
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 18, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Homer V. Hammond
Parents: James K. and Martha Williams Hammond
Spouse: Ethel Cain Hammond
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Whiteville, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a nursing home here
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 18, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: William Perry Ratliff
Parents: James N. and Lena McNair Ratliff, daughter: Mrs. Junior Branch of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Lexington County Hospital
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 23, 1973, page 5, col. 3
Name: Sallie Elizabeth Elkins Hodge
Parents: Council and Sallie Jane Burney Elkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Bladen County, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 23, 1973, page 5, col. 3
Name: James Hubert Bailey
Parents: William Lee and Jean Spears Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Nichols
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital in Charleston
Place of Burial: services in Bullard Funeral Home, Myrtle Beach
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 23, 1973, page 5, col. 3
Name: James Napier Cousar
Parents: H. C. and Corrie Belle Napier Cousar
Spouse: Clara Johnson Cousar
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 23, 1973, page 5, col. 4
Name: Jo Ann Williamson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Liley Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 14
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Bermuda community
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 23, 1973, page 1, col. 5 and 6
Name: Paul Chavis
Parents: Hector and Katie Chavis
Spouse: Mozell Beach Chavis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: native of Rowland, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Veterans hospital here (Columbia), US Army, Korea and Indochina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 25, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Houston Glyn Grimsley
Spouse: Estelle Barnes Grimsley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: resident of Rowland, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Floyd Memorial Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 25, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Israel Hines
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon resident
Date of Death: Thursday auto accident
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 1, col. 4 and 5
Name: William Edford Calder
Parents: Mary Kirby Calder and Stone Wall Calder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Date of Death: Saturday fall accident
Place of Death: a Wilmington, NC hospital
Place of Burial: three tours of duty in Vietnam
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 1, col. 4
Name: Marianne McLaurin Hubbard
Parents: Grover Gordon and Inez Ragsdale McLaurin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Hebron Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 5, col. 5
Name: Grover C. Elliott
Parents: Charlie and Dora E. Elliott
Spouse: Lonie Marlowe Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Conway hospital
Place of Burial: Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 5, col. 5
Name: Curtis Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: formerly of Hamer
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Fairview Methodist Church cemetery, Hamer
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 5, col. 5
Name: Esau Monroe
Spouse: Gladys Carmichael Monroe
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: of Rowland, NC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Lumberton hospital
Place of Burial: Salem Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 5, col. 5
Name: John Gordon Crosland
Parents: Ethen and Annie Eliza Thomas Crosland
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: his store
Place of Burial: Salem Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 5, col. 1 and 2
Name: Lester Carroll Stoudenmire
Parents: Seba Walter and Anna Gates Stoudenmire
Spouse: Eunice Keller Stoudenmire, Lone Star
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Calhoun County
Place of Death: Eloree
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 5, col. 3 and 4
Name: Celia Bass Basham
Parents: Joe M. and Carrie Hayes Bass
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Sykesville, Md. hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 5, col. 4 and 5 .
NOVEMBER
Name: Ambrose C. (Jabo) Christmas
Parents: Liston and Edna Turner Christmas
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a hospital in Charleston
Place of Burial: Christmas Family Cemetery in Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 1, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Nora Miller McDuffie
Parents: Henry and Mary Elizabeth Moody Miller
Spouse: D. B. McDuffie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 94
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Clinton hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 1, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Caldwell McLeod
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Place of Birth: resident of Lake View
Date of Death: Saturday auto accident
Place of Death: Hayestown Community
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 6, 1973, page 1, col. 4
Name: Arthur J. Quick
Parents: John and Mary Stewart Quick
Spouse: Viola Quick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Rocky Mount, NC hospital
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 6, 1973, page 5, col. 6 and Thursday, November 8, 1973, page 9, col. 5 and 6
Name: Bessie Jane Richardson Brigman
Parents: Wade and Bessie Jane Roberts Richardson
Spouse: Marvin Emerson Brigman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Loris hospital
Place of Burial: service in Gateway Baptist Church near Tabor City, North Carolina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 6, 1973, page 7, col. 6
Name: Eva Louise Hucks
Parents: Joseph and Eliza Gordon Gibson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Georgetown
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 6, 1973, page 7, col. 5
Name: Alma Weatherford Lloyd
Parents: Layton and Ida McCall Weatherford
Spouse: William Daniel Lloyd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Elim Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 6, 1973, page 7, col. 6
Name: Ivan Creel Harrah
Spouse: Judith Norrell Harrah
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: of Fairmont
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Veteran Administration Hospital at Durham, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery, US Army security guard in Turkey
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 8, 1973, page 9, col. 4 and 5
Name: Albert Sutton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: of Rowland
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Cotton Valley Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 8, 1973, page 9, col. 6 and 7
Name: Pearl B. Allen
Parents: Mary Perritt and Wade Hampton Berry of the Mallory community of Dillon County
Spouse: Bruce E. Allen
Date of Birth: December 2, 1902
Place of Birth: resident of Zion, then North Carolina
Place of Burial: services October 29, Garden of Faith near Lumberton
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 8, 1973, page 9, col. 7 and 8
Name: Walter Hecht
Parents: Samuel and Alice Butensky Hecht
Spouse: Rosalie Warner Hecht
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: New York
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: services held at Cottingham Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 8, 1973, page 9, col. 9
Name: Allen Bruce Jackson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 16
Place of Birth: of Dillon
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon train accident
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 1, col. 6 and 7
Name: James (Jim) McKenzie
Parents: James S. and Minerva M. McKenzie
Spouse: Minnie Rasberry McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: residence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Ester Leona Rogers Gerrald
Parents: Hughie and Lillie Gerrald Rogers
Spouse: D. Rea Gerrald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Sallie Gray
Parents: Bealer and Mary Brumbles Gray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local nursing home
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery near Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Emma Bryant
Parents: Walter B. and Addie Hickmon Shelley
Spouse: Ralph Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Loris hospital
Place of Burial: services at Green Sea Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Charlie Bates Page Jr.
Parents: Mattie Barfield Page and Charlie Page Sr.
Spouse: Mary Alice Smith Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Clyde Earl Radford
Spouse: Wessie B. Radford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: McDowell County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Vernie Morris
Parents: Clarence L. and Carolina Daniels of Dillon
Spouse: Clara Edwards Morris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: of Rowland, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 3 and 4
Name: Felix Warley Trescott
Parents: Henry S. and Ella Homes Trescott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: native of Pendleton
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery in Dillon, veteran of World War I and II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 4 and 5
Name: Kay Turner
Parents: Daisy McDonald Turner and Tracey Turner
Spouse: Edna T. Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: McColl
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 5 and 6
Name: David Booth Haney
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Herschel H. Haney of Lumberton
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 7, 8 and 9 (auto/train accident)
Name: Stephen Van Thorndyke
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John Knox Thorndyke of Lumberton
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 7, 8 and 9 (auto/train accident)
Name: Charles Ferguson Edens
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Edens of Lumberton
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 7, 8 and 9 (auto/train accident)
Name: Neal A. Turner
Parents: Mary Sports Turner and George Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 15, 1973, page 11, col. 6
Name: Lena Mae Squires
Parents: Lester and Gladys Williams
Spouse: Edwin Levoin Squires
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: near Fork auto accident
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 20, 1973, page 1, col. 7
Name: Edwin Levoin Squires
Parents: Ethel Mae Squires and Joseph M. Squires
Spouse: Lena Mae Squires
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: near Fork auto accident
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 20, 1973, page 1, col. 7
Name: J. Wacon Price
Parents: Gilbert and Hettie Goodyear Price
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 20, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Chad William Belger
Parents: Jackie L. and Bonnie Usher Belger, formally of Latta
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Newberry County Hospital
Place of Burial: Newberry Memorial Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 20, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Cora Enzor Elliott
Parents: Millard and Sally Kinlaw Enzor
Spouse: Montgomery B. Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday auto accident
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: services in Spring Branch Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 20, 1973, page 3, col. 1 and 2
Name: Lena Bryant Martin
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Bryant
Spouse: Alex Martin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Floyd Memorial Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 20, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Randolph Cornelius Brown
Parents: Frank Cornelius and Susie Sineth Brown
Spouse: Mary Jackson Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Darlington
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Fort Lauderdale, Fla. hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, navy veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 20, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Delos Ulric “Mac” McKenzie
Parents: James Nelson and Lazinka Wilson McKenzie
Spouse: Mary Gibson McKenzie of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Kingstree
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Coast Guard veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 20, 1973, page 3, col. 3 and 4
Name: Eunice Goodyear Barfield
Parents: George and Stella Price Goodyear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: native of Horry County
Date of Death: November 20
Place of Death: a nursing home here
Place of Burial: Ford Family Cemetery, Nichols
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 27, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Major Alford
Parents: Eugene and Daisy Burr Alford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: November 18
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: military honors at Bethesda Southern Methodist Church cemetery, sergeant: Air Force 20 years
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 27, 1973, page 12, col. 1and 2
Name: Zerno McNeil
Parents: Jim and Edna Gray McNeil
Spouse: Letha Hill McNeil
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday of last week
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 27, 1973, page 12, col. 2 and 3
Name: Cephus B. Rogers
Parents: Hiniard and Lillie Elvington Rogers
Spouse: Mary Parrish Rogers
Date of Birth: September 19, 1903
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: the Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 29, 1973, page 12, col. 1, 2 and 3
Name: Rupert Carl Miles
Parents: Orpha Mae Miles
Spouse: Rufus and Edna Herring Miles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 29, 1973, page 12, col. 4
Name: Father Anthony Plikunas
Parents: Justin Plikunas and Felicia Wetart Plikunas
Date of Birth: October 20, 1907
Place of Birth: Hartford, Connecticut
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: St. Francis Hospital, West Hartford, Connecticut
Place of Burial: funeral mass at St. Helen’s Catholic Church, West Harford, Connecticut
Source& date of issue: Thursday, November 29, 1973, page 12, col. 4 and Tuesday, December 4, 1973, page 9, col. 1
Name: Sara C. Shirey
Parents: Stenson K. and Willie Mae Campbell of West Columbia
Spouse: James A. Shirey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: West Columbia home
Place of Burial: services in Grace Chapel Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 29, 1973, page 12, col. 5 and 6
Name: Daniel Merritt Herring
Parents: D. B. and Annie Jackson Herring
Spouse: Aleen Lane Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 29, 1973, page 12, col. 7, 8 and 9
DECEMBER
Name: Ruby Gough Snipes
Parents: J. R. and Maggie Bryant Gough
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 4, 1973, page 9, col. 2
Name: Ernest Wallace
Parents: Ira L. and Nellie Houston Wallace
Spouse: Leona Hamilton Wallace
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a nursing home here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 4, 1973, page 9, col. 3
Name: Rose Bell Leggett Herring
Parents: Charlie and Dora Rogers Leggett
Spouse: Shep Leggett
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: services at Shiloh Methodist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 4, 1973, page 9, col. 4 and 5
Name: Della Hyatt
Parents: David and Molly Hayes Webster
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 4, 1973, page 9, col. 6
Name: Lula P. Sasser
Parents: Sam and Martha Pruitt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Flynn’s Cemetery in Whiteville, North Carolina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 4, 1973, page 9, col. 6
Name: Rufus Wiley Miller
Parents: Lilly Horne Miller and Jesse Miller
Spouse: Shirley Scott Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Darlington
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, navy veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 6, 1973, page 1, col. 6 and 7 and Tuesday, December 11, 1973, page 7, col. 2 and 3
Name: Stacey Cooke
Parents: Arthur and Eula Barfield Cooke
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston
Place of Burial: Cooke Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 6, 1973, page 1, col. 5
Name: William Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: of Lake View
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Lake View
Place of Burial: veteran of the Korean War
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 6, 1973, page 1, col. 1
Name: Lula Mae Parker
Parents: Bryant and Lizzie Gardner Parker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Dillon County native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Danville, Va.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 6, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Arch Wilkes
Parents: Frank and Alice Tyndall Wilsoh (Dillon Herald spell)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: his home
Place of Burial: Brostow Chapel Cemetery at Brownsville (Dillon Herald spell)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 6, 1973, page 1, col. 1
Name: Henry Marvin Driggers Sr.
Parents: Ida Evans Driggers and James R. Driggers
Spouse: Inez Hall Driggers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 6, 1973, page 1, col. 1and 2
Name: Walter Bryan Carter
Parents: Willie Carter and Minnie Jackson Carter
Spouse: Jo Ann Lane Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday accident
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 11, 1973, page 1, col. 6 and 7
Name: Jo Ann Lane Carter
Parents: Ruth Phillips Lane and Douglas Lane
Spouse: Walter Bryan Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday accident
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 11, 1973, page 1, col. 6 and 7
Name: Mortie Lee Snipes
Parents: Mack and Mary Ann Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Robeson County, North Carolina
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Hayestown Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 11, 1973, page 7, col. 1 and 2
Name: William Earl Miller
Spouse: Patsy Lupo Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: of Lake View
Place of Burial: service: Friday at Piney Grove Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 11, 1973, page 7, col. 4
Name: William (Mutt) Peele
Parents: Jim and Sallie Adams Peele and brother of Olin Peele of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Scotland County, North Carolina
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: service held in Westfield Creek Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 11, 1973, page 7, col. 4
Name: Miss Mary McCormick
Parents: James A. and Lula Virgina LeGette McCormick
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Medical University of Charleston
Place of Burial: Ashpole Presbyterian Church cemetery in Rowland, North Carolina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 13, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Mrs. Colonel W. Moody
Parents: Willis and Lilly Dew of Marion County
Spouse: Colonel W. Moody
Place of Birth: of Dillon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 13, 1973, page 10, col. 1.
Name: W. B. (Bill) Scott
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: arrangement made by Cottingham Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 13, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Cora Helen Shooter
Spouse: Benjamin D. Shooter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Lumberton hospital
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 13, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Josephus Manning
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Friday accident
Place of Death: State Highway 34 at the Walker Bethea Service Station
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 1, col. 4
Name: James Willie Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Monday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 1, col. 2
Name: Eli Locklear
Parents: George and Nancy Caulder Locklear
Spouse: Nessie Locklear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: services at Mt. Elam Church in Clio
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col.1
Name: Blanche Mae Hunt
Parents: John J. and Aninora Rainwater Quick
Spouse: John Wesley Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Red Springs, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Pee Dee Chapel Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col.1
Name: James Lee Platt Jr.
Parents: J. Lee and Ida McCall Platt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col.1 and 2
Name: William Bryant (Bill) Scott
Parents: Robert and Virginia Norris Scott
Spouse: Ann Cain Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Bennettsville
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Navy veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col.1
Name: Charlie Spivey
Parents: Ed and Mary Bullock Spivey
Spouse: Ethel Brumbles Spivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Greeenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col.1
Name: Bertha Oliver Jordan
Parents: Robert M. and Gause Rogers Oliver
Spouse: Jord H. Jordan
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Charlotte, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Felicia Lynn Jones
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Gary Jones of Rowland
Date of Birth/Age: four - week - old
Place of Burial: Locklear family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Geneva Miles Taylor
Place of Birth: of Rowland
Place of Burial: Salem Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Annie Sanderson Thompson
Parents: Archie and Charlotte Kilpatrick Sanderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col. 2 and 3
Name: Mark Elliott Fields
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Earl Fields of Fairmont
Date of Birth/Age: six-week-old
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: graveside rites at Reedy Branch Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col. 4 and 5
Name: Bessie Ivey Watson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Lumberton, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Floyd Memorial Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 20, 1973, page 16, col. 1
Name: Carl Jackson Leviner
Parents: Marie Jordan Leviner and Sylvester L. Leviner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: found Monday
Place of Death: near Conway
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 20, 1973, page 16, col. 1
Name: Christabell McKinney
Spouse: Joe Lewis McKinney
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Date of Death: Saturday accident
Place of Death: home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 20, 1973, page 16, col. 1
Name: Jimmy Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Pleasant Hill community
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 27, 1973, page 1, col. 6 and 7
Name: Luther Edison Smith
Spouse: Clara B. Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Rosehill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 27, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Robert M. Blackwell
Spouse: Fern D. Blackwell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Lumberton hospital
Place of Burial: Meadowbrook Cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 27, 1973, page 3, col. 1 and 2
Name: Walter Driggers
Parents: Stephen and Lizzie Caulder Driggers
Date of Birth/Age: age 84
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 27, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Allie Carter
Parents: Henry Eddie and Katie Minnie Carter
Spouse: Beulah Jernigan Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age68
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Carter family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 27, 1973, page 3, col. 3
Name: Donnie Boyd Walters
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Walters
Spouse: MayBelle Owens Walters
Date of Birth/Age: Age79
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 27, 1973, page 3, col. 4
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JANUARY
Name: John Covington Jr.
Parents: Queen Covington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 10
Place of Birth: resident of Latta
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 2, 1973, page 1, col. 6
Name: Jimmy Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 22
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Community Hospital
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 2, 1973, page 1, col. 2
Name: Cecil M. Proctor
Parents: Jesse T. and Cora McCall Proctor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: resident of Chapel Hill
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Chapel Hill home
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 2, 1973, page 4, col. 6 and 7
Name: Carl M. Freeman
Parents: Carl Porter and Eva Quick Freeman
Spouse: Marie Caddell Freeman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Des Moines, Ia.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Little Rock
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1973, page 1, col. 5, 6 and 7
Name: George W. Hayes Sr.
Parents: John and Fannie Price Hayes
Spouse: Bertie Church Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: arrangements by Prevatte Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1973, page 5, col. 3
Name: Frank Hunt
Parents: James Chavis and Katie Hunt
Spouse: Annie Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Leland Grove Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1973, page 5, col. 3 and 4
Name: Carson Hinson Adams
Parents: Dewey Adams and Lucy Hinson Adams
Spouse: Ruth Tanner Adams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Lumberton, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1973, page 5, col. 4
Name: Hal Franklin Hyatt Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Hal Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1973, page 5, col. 4
Name: Delana Horne Miller
Parents: Stephen and Bettie Rogers Horne
Spouse: E. J. Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1973, page 5, col. 4 and 5
Name: Lonnie Lambert
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. William Lambert
Spouse: Essie Huggins Lambert
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: January 3
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1973, page 5, col. 5 and 6
Name: Ethel Moore Townsend
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: services at Witner Funeral Home (as published)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1973, page 5, col. 6
Name: James Covington Allen
Parents: Roy and Beaulah McCormick Allen (as published)
Spouse: Myrtle Lewis Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Wadesboro, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, World War II veteran, assisted in keeping the USS Albert W. Grant from sinking during action with a Japanese task force Oct. 24-25, 1944
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 11, 1973, page 8, col. 6 and 7
Name: William Martin Bentley Jr.
Parents: Evelyn Bernard Bentley and William M. Bentley Sr.
Spouse: Geneieve Taylor Bentley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: California
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Korean War veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 11, 1973, page 8, col. 7
Name: Laura Turner Price
Parents: Thomas L. and Sadie Watson Turner
Spouse: J. E. Price
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Marion County, of Nichols
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Jones – Nichols Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 11, 1973, page 8, col. 8 and 9
Name: Woodrow A. Sarvis
Parents: M. C. Sarvis of Tabor City
Spouse: Sara Herring Sarvis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: of Tabor City, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Loris Community Hospital
Place of Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: Joseph C. Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: of Lake View
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Cook Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1973, page 12, col. 3 and 4
Name: Ora Lee Brown
Spouse: Belton B. Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: of Latta
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1973, page 12, col. 4
Name: Mildred Carmichael McCallum
Parents: Clyde L. and Blanche Edwards Carmichael
Spouse: Victor McCallum
Place of Birth: native of Dillon, of Rowland, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1973, page 12, col. 4
Name: Helen Bailey
Parents: Dave and Mollie Turbeville Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Mt. Andrews Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1973, page 12, col. 5
Name: Edgar Bryan Morton
Spouse: Thelma Hedgpeth Morton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: of Proctorville
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 18, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Low L. Parrish
Parents: Bishop and Mary Phillips Parrish
Spouse: Bessie Britt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home on Harrison St.
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 18, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Nettie Dillard Ellis
Parents: Jesse Drayton and Addie Adair Dillard, mother of Dill Ellis of Dillon
Spouse: George H. Ellis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: life long resident of Clinton
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Clinton hospital
Place of Burial: Rosemont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 18, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Silas F. Huggins
Parents: Mrs. Vernon Huggins
Spouse: Lucille L. Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Veterans Administration hospital
Place of Burial: LaFayette Memorial Park, World War II veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 18, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Sam Herold Harrelson
Parents: Charles M. and Betty Richardson Harrelson
Spouse: Esta Mae Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1973, page 11, col. 7
Name: L. Neuman Connor
Parents: Alephus David and Henrietta Collier Conner, brother of Alma Peterkin of Dillon
Spouse: Alice Carswell Connor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: of Barnwell
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: residence
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1973, page 11, col. 7
Name: John Henry Edwards
Parents: Issac and Eva Cartledge Edwards
Spouse: Nancy Jones Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Batesburg, SC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1973, page 11, col. 7 and 8
Name: Willie Yarboro
Parents: Cora Yarboro, Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: of Latta
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1973, page 11, col. 8
Name: Addie R. Mitchell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, NC
Date of Death: January 16
Place of Death: Richmond, Va.
Place of Burial: Floyd Memorial Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1973, page 11, col. 8
Name: Grace Haselden Watson
arents: Charles E. and Minnie Dusenbury Haselden
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Society Hill
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Summerville hospital
Place of Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1973, page 11, col. 9
Name: Katie Jackson Coward
Parents: Lawrence and Apsie Jane Hamilton Jackson
Spouse: Roy Coward
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1973, page 11, col. 9
Name: Huey McCoy Page
Parents: Chalmer and Delphine Martin Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Calvary Cemetery near Nichols
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1973, page 11, col. 9
Name: William H. Reid Sr.
Spouse: Vivian Reid
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon home
Place of Burial: arrangements by Cottingham Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1973, page 5, col. 1 and 2
Name: Miss Lillian Stallings Powell
arents: William Henry and Elizabeth B. Batten Powell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Windsor, Va.
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1973, page 7, col. 1 and 2
Name: Lelious Parnell Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: St. Luke’s Methodist Church cemetery, Little Rock (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1973, page 7, col. 3
Name: Albert Jackson Norton
Parents: Andrew Jackson and Edie Florence Norton
Spouse: Bertha Daniels Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marlboro General Hospital
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church cemetery (Huggins Cemetery) hlw
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1973, page 7, col. 3 and 4
Name: Wade Barnes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1973, page 7, col. 4 and 5
Name: Christian Fisher
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Pitman L. Fisher, Jr
Date of Birth: July 4
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Fairmont, NC home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1973, page 7, col. 5
Name: Bernice R. Ford
Parents: Allen Richardson and Rebecca Tanner Richardson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: native of Dillon,
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Petersburg, Va. nursing home
Place of Burial: Colonial Memorial Gardens in Colonial Heights
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1973, page 7, col. 5, 6 and 7
Name: Evelyn Richardson
Parents: Rosie Simpson McPhatter and Doc McPhatter
Spouse: Jimmy Richardson Sr
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1973, page 7, col. 7, 8 and 9
Name: Osborne Brooks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Place of Birth: resident of Charlotte, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: near Little Rock
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 1, col. 3
Name: Charles Carroll Hayes
Parents: Carroll Edwin and Annie Kelly Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: Hartsville, Latta resident
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 1, col. 2
Name: Sandy Michele Wilkes
Parents: Leo and Patricia Allen Wilkes
Date of Birth/Age: five month-old
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home in Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 11, col. 7
Name: Willie Kenlaw Berry
Parents: Lawrence and Mary Frances Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital at Fayetteville, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 9, col. 8 and 9
Name: Catherine Kennedy Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: formerly of the Oakland community in Dillon County, Rowland resident
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Vera King
Parents: H. and Betty Roland Ivey
Spouse: Johnny King
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Eula Ward Barnes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84 mother of Mrs. Harris Horne, Lake View
Place of Birth: of Orrum and Fairmont, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Berta Gibson Stanton
Parents: John K. and Emma G. Gibson
Spouse: Grady Stanton Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Gibson, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Walton Thomas Parrish
Spouse: Angeree Thompson Parrish
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: of Fair Bluff, NC
Date of Death: January 23
Place of Death: a Marion, SC hospital
Place of Burial: McColl, South Carolina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Stacie Lynn Hyatt
Parents: William E. and Faye Huggins Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age three month-old
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1973, page 13, col. 2
FEBRUARY
Name: Silas W. Epps
Parents: James and Martha Ann Epps
Spouse: Caroline Monroe Epps
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Kingstree
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: hospital here
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1973, page 14, col. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Name: Allen Worth Miller, Sr.
Parents: Edward Warren and Mary Burns Miller
Spouse: Grace Moody Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1973, page 14, col. 4 and 5
Name: Oldia Hinson Israel
Spouse: Harvey Israel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Whiteville resident
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Columbus Memorial Park
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1973, page 14, col. 6
Name: Emmie Collins Goodyear
Parents: William D. and Ellen Leggett Collins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Marion County, Nichols resident
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1973, page 14, col. 5
Name: James McInnis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Saturday fire death
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 6, 1973, page 1, col. 1
Name: Peggy Joyce Nelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Place of Birth: of Green Terrace
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Pitt County accident
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 6, 1973, page 4, col. 1
Name: Jim Fairley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: native of Laurinburg, living in New York
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Pitt County accident
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 6, 1973, page 4, col. 1
Name: Abe Kruger
Spouse: Helen W. Kruger
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: former resident of Dillon, lived in Fitzgerald 59 years
Date of Death: January 18
Place of Death: Ben Hill County Hospital in Fitzgerald, Georgia
Place of Burial: services held at the Fetzgerald Hebrew Cemetery, interment in the Jewish Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 6, 1973, page 9, col. 3
Name: Miss Maude Norton
Parents: Walter and Tissie Crowley Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 6, 1973, page 9, col. 2 and 3
Name: Eddie McNair
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 13, 1973, page 1, col. 1
Name: Nick Harley Daniels Sr.
Spouse: Mamie Daniels
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 13, 1973, page 4, col. 6
Name: Edward G. Caldwell
Place of Birth: of Holly Hill, Fla., formerly of Dillon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Daytona Beach, Florida
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 13, 1973, page 4, col. 6 and 7
Name: Mrs. J. Frank Thompson
Parents: Dr. John Fletcher and Emma Clinkscales Shirley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Honeapath, of Dillon and Columbia
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Columbia nursing home
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 13, 1973, page 4, col. 5
Name: Lizzie Parker Fields
Spouse: James Alex Fields
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: of Fair Bluff
Date of Death: February 8
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital, Lumberton, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Boardman Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1973, page 5, col. 1 and Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Lou Vernon Campbell Stone
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lake Charles, Louisiana
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: Vera S. Thompson
Spouse: J. Frank Thompson
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: Emerson Genare Hayes
Parents: John and Sara Ford Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: William Watson Hammond
Parents: Guthrie Berry and Grace Watson Hammond
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: VA hospital in Fayetteville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Spring Branch Cemetery in Horry County, veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: Dewey Dobson Hall
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hall of Cumberland County
Spouse: Janie Prevatte Hall
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: his home on Route 1, Fairmont
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: Della Mae Edmond Richardson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Lumberton hospital
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1973, page 13, col. 7
Name: Geneva Campbell Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: age 46
Date of Death: February 19
Place of Burial: St. Mark Baptist Church cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 1, col. 5 and Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 9, col. 2
Name: Raeford Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: of the Fairmont-Orrum area
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Fairmont
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 8, col. 3
Name: Etta Jane Michau Davis
Parents: John C. and Emma Jane Powell Michau
Spouse: Henry D. Davis
Place of Birth: Andrews, of Darlington
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Darlington hospital
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: French Bethea
Parents: Robert and Mae Frances Bethea
Spouse: Lillie D. Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 2
Name: Daisy Godbold Hargrove
Parents: Asa and Sarah Ellerbee Godbold
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 3
Name: F. C. Turbeville
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Veterans Administration Hospital at Fayetteville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 3
Name: Vernon Arnette Huggins
Parents: John and Martha Phillips Arnette
Spouse: Smiley Bigham Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Robeson County, N. C.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a nursing home here
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Sally Ella Bryant Lee
Parents: Curtis and Annie Moody Bryant
Spouse: John L. Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home here
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 2
Name: Eunice Alford Ford
Spouse: Willie Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Date of Death: February 14
Place of Burial: Cotton Valley Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 2
Name: Luther Hunt
Spouse: Pearl Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: of Rowland, N.C.
Date of Death: February 13
Place of Burial: Dogwood Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 3
Name: Louise Hamer Hasty
Parents: James Willis and Sallie Breeden Hamer
Spouse: James C. Hasty
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Hamer Family Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Gerthi S. Scott
Parents: William Alford and Nancy Poston Scott
Spouse: Myrtle Manuel Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Raynham Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, page 10, col. 1and 2
Name: Ruth Willoughby Clark
Parents: W. J. and Mary Graham Willoughby
Spouse: John R. Clark
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: of Scranton
Place of Burial: Graham Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 22, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Eugene Clyde Shelley
Parents: Ford and Iris Coleman Shelley
Spouse: Danie Lee Shelley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Reedy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 22, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Thomas E. Myers
Spouse: Esther brother Caddett Page of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Winston-Salem, N.C. of Virginia
Date of Death: Monday, February 12
Place of Death: Fairfax Hospital
Place of Burial: National Memorial Park
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 22, 1973, page 12, col. 4, 5 and 6
Name: Max McLennan
sister: Mrs. Maurice Carmichael
Place of Birth: of Los Angeles, Calif.
Date of Death: Monday pedestrian accident
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 1, col. 2
Name: Ada Bullock
sisters: Mrs. Floyd Lee and Mrs. Tom Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 3, col. 7 and 8
Name: Mattie Davis Williams
Spouse: George Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 3, col. 8 and 9
Name: J. Van Demery
Spouse: Jessie Demery
Place of Birth: of Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital, Lumberton, N. C.
Place of Burial: Preston Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 3, col. 5 and 6
Name: Gladys Summer Varn
Parents: J. Eugene and Elizabeth Watson Summer
son: Herbert Eugene Varn of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Darlington
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: services held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Columbia
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 3, col. 1 and 2
Name: Charles Ralph Barfield
Parents: Parker and Olin Sparkman Barfield
Spouse: Evelyn J. Barfield
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Durham, N. C.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 9, col. 2
Name: Lacy Swett
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Eli Swett
Spouse: Grace Scott Swett
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Cape Fear Valley Hospital, Fayetteville
Place of Burial: Reedy Branch Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 3, col. 3 and 4
Name: Elvia Hunt Locklear
Spouse: Arthur Locklear Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Place of Birth: of Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: Saturday auto accident
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Rowland Church of God cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Eula Brumbles
Spouse: Ernest H. Brumbles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Proctorville Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Carol L. Carmichael
Parents: Clyde and Sallie Edwards Carmichael
Spouse: Marian Rogers Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Dillon, resident of Columbia
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Providence Hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Park, veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1973, page 3, col. 2.
MARCH
Name: William Ross Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: of Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Midway Presbyterian Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 6, 1973, page 2, col. 8
Name: Shell Oxendine
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: February 27
Place of Burial: New Bethel Methodist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 6, 1973, page 2, col. 7
Name: Fannie E. McKenzie
Parents: Ferdinand and Ellen Herring
Spouse: Fred McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Florence nursing home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 6, 1973, page 14, col. 4
Name: Fernie Lewis
Parents: Archable and Emmaline Shannon Lewis
Spouse: Inez Bullock Lewis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Zoan Methodist Church cemetery in Horry County, veteran of World War I
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 6, 1973, page 14, col. 4 and 5
Name: Dewey Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Little Rock, resident of Sumter
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: his home
Place of Burial: Sumter Cemetery, veteran of World War I
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 6, 1973, page 14, col. 5
Name: Fred Pate McKenzie
Parents: Carey Joseph and Elsie Walker McKenzie
Spouse: Ethelleen Snead McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 8, 1973, page 6, col. 4 and 5
Name: Frank Floyd Townsend
Parents: Frank Floyd and Sophia Page Townsend
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Wilmington, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, veteran of World War I and II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 8, 1973, page 6, col. 5, 6 and 7
Name: William O. Ayers
Parents: John A. and Susan Page Ayers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: his residence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 8, 1973, page 9, col. 5
Name: Dora Crawford
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Legette
Date of Birth: December 10, 1898
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: February 27
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 8, 1973, page 9, col. 5
Name: Louise Hay McCaskill
Parents: Frederick and Annie Righton Richards Hay
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Kershaw County, of Waycross, Ga.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: her home
Place of Burial: Liberty Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 13, 1973, page 8, col. 6 and 7
Name: Edwin Howard Townsend
Parents: Kesler G. and Nellie Prevatte Townsend
Spouse: Linda Miller Townsend
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 13, 1973, page 8, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Coye Ford Scott
Parents: Hardy and Fannie Lupo Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Place of Birth: Marion County, resident of Lake View
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a nursing home
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery in Mullins
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 13, 1973, page 8, col. 4
Name: Robert Perry McCormick Sr.
Parents: Nathan Stewart and Flora Jane Price McCormick
Spouse: Lois Elaine Pettit McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 13, 1973, page 8, col. 3
Name: Catherine Jenkins Clark
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: north of Rowland auto accident
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 15, 1973, page 1, col. 4
Name: Daniel Rembert Jackson
Parents: Asberry and Sue Carmichael Jackson
Spouse: Leather Strickland Jackson (Letha on the census)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County, Nichols resident
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 15, 1973, page 7, col. 2 and 3.
Name: Winston Vester Bailey
Parents: Thelma Blackmon Bailey and James Bailey
Spouse: Louise Waters Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Place of Birth: Dillon County, resident of Norwalk, Conn.
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 15, 1973, page 12, col. 5
Name: Mrs. Lonie Hill
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Big Branch Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 15, 1973, page 12, col. 3 and 4
Name: Retha F. Cribb
Parents: Cleve and Ellen Watts Faircloth
Spouse: Rev. A. M. Cribb
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: near Marion auto accident
Place of Burial: Sumter Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 20, 1973, page 1, col. 6
Name: Charles A. Thomas
Date of Birth/Age: Age 35
Place of Birth: of Greenville
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: near Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 20, 1973, page 1, col. 6
Name: Luther Eldridge English
Parents: Will and Dora McKenzie English
Spouse: Louise Quarles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: March 18
Place of Death: Marlboro General Hospital
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 20, 1973, page 3, col. 7, 8 and 9
Name: Thomas Oliver Cottingham
Parents: Mary Graham Cottingham and Oscar Cottingham
Spouse: Dorothy Farmer Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Myrtle Beach hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 20, 1973, page 3, col. 4, 5 and 6
Name: Tollie Lee Froneberger
Parents: Miller Washington and Iva Stewart Froneberger
Spouse: Sallie Mae Cochrane Froneberger
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Gaston County, N. C.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 20, 1973, page 14, col. 1, 2 and 3
Name: Flossie Weatherford Hamilton
Parents: Hillard and Ola Barnhill Weatherford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: of Maxton, N.C.
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Fort Mead, Florida
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 20, 1973, page 14, col. 1
Name: Lloyd Freeman Byrd
Parents: Iran and Polly Hulon Byrd
Spouse: Vincie Lane Byrd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: his residence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 20, 1973, page 14, col. 1
Name: Betty Lewis
Parents: L. Woodrow and Vergie Daniels Sanderson
Spouse: Charles Lewis
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Hartsville
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 22, 1973, page 1, col. 5
Name: Tony Lewis
Parents: Charles and Betty Lewis
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Hartsville
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 22, 1973, page 1, col. 5
Name: Daniel Murdock Dove
Parents: John A. and Elise Cox Dove
Date of Death: March 13
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens, World War II veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 22, 1973, page 6, col. 1
Name: Inez Walters Musselwhite
Spouse: Earl Musselwhite
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: last Wednesday
Place of Burial: Floyd Memorial Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 27, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Buddy Young
Parents: George and Janie Hughes in Dillon
Spouse: Linda Todd Young
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Hemingway
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: his home
Place of Burial: veteran of the Korean War
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 27, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Robert McLean Sitton
Spouse: Margaret Nettleton Sitton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: his home in Biloxi, Mississippi
Place of Burial: Biloxi, retired Air Force lieutenant colonel
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 27, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Sam Usher
Parents: Sam and Pearl Pate Usher
Spouse: Margaret Thompson Usher
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 27, 1973, page 12, col. 8 and 9
Name: John Wesley Campbell
Spouse: Daisy Campbell
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: his home in Dillon
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 29, 1973, page 5, col. 8
Name: Mrs. William Gairy Nichols
Parents: William Haselden Ellerbe and Henrietta Rogers Ellerbe
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Nichols-Jones Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 29, 1973, page, 6, col. 5
Name: Infant daughter Bedinger
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Bedinger of Latta
Date of Birth: Tuesday
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Palmetto General Hospital, Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 29, 1973, page, 6, col. 5
Name: Blanche Page McClam
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Nichols (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 29, 1973, page, 10, col. 4
APRIL
Name: J. W. (Whit) Herring
Parents: Jesse and Kitsy Rogers Herring
Spouse: Bonnie M. Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 3, 1973, page 10, col. 6
Name: Mattie B. Atkinson
Parents: W. R. and Ella Faircloth Britt
Spouse: Matthew J. Atkinson
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: St. George
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 3, 1973, page 10, col. 5
Name: Bessie Love Coward
Parents: John R. and Louise Hargrove Love
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Cemetery in the Temperance Hill community
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 3, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Jimmy Hodges
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hodges
Date of Birth/Age: three month old
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: at his home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 3, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Luther Harris
Spouse: Alice Davis Harris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Lumberton, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Bladen Memorial Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 3, 1973, page 10, col. 6
Name: James Walter Jackson
Parents: Swannie Miller Jackson and James R. Jackson
Spouse: Jessie Morris Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 3, 1973, page 10, col. 6
Name: Grady L. Moore
Parents: Leon Major Moore and Annie Lous Tart Moore
Spouse: Ella Mae Gibson Moore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Dillon Hospital
Place of Burial: Shady Grove Baptist Church near Clarkton, North Carolina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 5, 1973, page 5, col. 5
Name: Lloyd William Barfield
Parents: Gordon and Emma Ford Barfield
Spouse: Nora Bullock Barfield
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 5, 1973, page 5, col. 3
Name: John Wesley Campbell
Place of Burial: final tribute at Manning Baptist Church Sunday, served in World War I
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 5, 1973, page 5, col. 2
Name: Ge orge Richard Brownell
Parents: John and Mary Sargent Brownell
Spouse: Thelma Ayers Brownell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: England
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Loris hospital
Place of Burial: Cederdale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 10, 1973, page 9, col. 1
Name: Mary Ethel Johnson
Parents: Duncan A. and Mary Stanton Johnson
Spouse: Frank F. Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 10, 1973, page 9, col. 1and 2
Name: Nora Owens
Parents: Simon and Susan Lane
Spouse: Randolph Owns, Sr,
Date of Birth: 1874
Place of Birth: early childhood in Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 10, 1973, page 9, col. 5
Name: Mary (Mae) Viola Ford Hutchinson
Spouse: William Vernon Hutchinson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Hudson family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 10, 1973, page 9, col. 6, 7 and 8
Name: Mattie Hill
Parents: Thomas V. and Nancy Carroway Lewellyn Hill
Spouse: Garnett Menton Hill
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Sumter County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dundees Rest Home
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 10, 1973, page 10, col. 2
Name: Dave Miller
Spouse: Chessie Stokes Miller
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth:
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 10, 1973, page 10, col. 3
Name: Aline Gilbert Christmas
Parents: J. W. and Maggie Bullard Gilbert
Spouse: Henry Christmas
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Community Hospital
Place of Burial: services at Williams Funeral Service
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 10, 1973, page 10, col. 3 and 4
Name: Teressa G. Hunt
Parents: Ernest Kendall Hunt of Fairmont
Date of Birth/Age: five year old
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: Friday highway accident
Place of Death: near Fairmont
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 12, 1973, page 11, col. 7
Name: Miss Mary Mac Alford
Parents: Malcolm and Sara Margaret McPhaul Alford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: her resident
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 12, 1973, page 11, col. 8
Name: John Daniel Brigman
Parents: Clem H. and Maggie Coley Brigman
Spouse: Dora Elizabeth Brigman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marlboro General Hospital
Place of Burial: services in Daniels Chapel, Rogers Funeral Home in charge
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 12, 1973, page 11, col. 8 and 9
Name: James Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 17, 1973, page 1, col. 1
Name: William Blount (hlw) Bracey
Parents: Othneil Bracey, Sr. and Ellen McLean (hlw)
Date of Birth: September 10, 1898 (hlw)
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Scotland Memorial Hospital, Laurinburg
Place of Burial: Ashepole Presbyterian Church cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 17, 1973, page 4, col. 5
Name: Alma Johnson Collins
Parents: Flossie Collins Johnson and L. C. Johnson
Spouse: George Cleveland Collins Sr
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: her home
Place of Burial: New Home Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 17, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Geneva Evans Perritte
Parents: Roy A. and Nettie Thorp Evans
Spouse: Leo R. Perritte
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: native of Wilmington, N.C.
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 17, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Furnie L. Bailey
Parents: Redden and Katie Lee Bailey
Spouse: Bertha Snipes Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 17, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Legrand Smith
Parents: Luther and Bertha Cook Smith
Spouse: Beatrice Hulon Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Pyrian Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 17, 1973, page 12, col. 5
Name: Ilsa Jane Hughes Capps
Parents: Reba C. Hughes and W. P. Hughes
Spouse: Edwin L. Capps II
Date of Birth/Age: Age 23
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Tuesday accident at home
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 19, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Fred Page
Parents: Jake and Isla Crawford Page
Spouse: Lillie Mae Hodge Page
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: native of Lake View
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Hodge Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 19, 1973, page 6, col. 2
Name: Bonnie Lucille Nichols Berry
Parents: Mathew Clarence and Della Mahaffey Nichols
Spouse: J. B. Berry Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Fountain Inn
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 19, 1973, page 6, col. 3 and 4
Name: James Carlye Norman
Parents: George F. and Ethel Lovin Norman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 19, 1973, page 6, col. 4 and 5
Name: Carrie Lee Gibson
Parents: Lee and Sarah Williams Cooper
Spouse: William Gibson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Darlington County, resident of Latta more than 40 years
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: her home
Place of Burial: Oaky Point Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 4, col. 3
Name: Miss Ella Jane Watts
Parents: Joe and Janie Brigman Watts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 7, col. 1
Name: Nathan Wade Strickland
Parents: Loeetta Grainger and Jasper Wade Strickland
Spouse: Corine Gibson Strickland of Mullins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Horry County, resident of Mullins
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Conway hospital
Place of Burial: Pleasant View Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 7, col. 2
Name: James Elitheus Thomas
Parents: John and Reathea Thomas
Spouse: Theo Thomas
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville, N. C.
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 7, col. 3 and 4
Name: Manton C. Alford
Parents: Manton and Rena Curry Alford
Spouse: Mary Ella Montgomery Alford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Scotland Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery in Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 7, col. 1
Name: Mrs. Cornelius Cooper
Parents: John and Orphie Bass Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Conway hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 7, col. 1
Name: Mellie Gibson Sports
Parents: Merritt and Lavenia Parrott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Georgetown County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Bristow Chapel Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 7, col. 1
Name: Elizabeth Carter Webster
Parents: Donnie Hinson Carter and John Carter
Spouse: Darwin J. Webster
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: her home
Place of Burial: Green Lawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: William Henry Watson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: formerly of Latta, now of Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: services conducted today
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 12, col. 5
Name: Edna Gilbert Braddock
Spouse: Lonnie B. Braddock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: of Latta
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, page 12, col. 6 and 7
Name: Kenneth Malcolm McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: of Nichols
Date of Death: Tuesday auto accident
Place of Death: near Fair Bluff, N. C.
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 26, 1973, page 1, col. 3
Name: Virgie McDaniel Wallace
Spouse: Henry Wallace
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 26, 1973, page 9, col. 5
Name: James Sampson Revels
Date of Birth/Age: Age 35
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Baltimore, Md.
Place of Burial: Hickory Hill Church cemetery in Rowland
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 26, 1973, page 9, col. 5 and 6
Name: James D. Wright
Spouse: Louise Wright
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: this morning
Place of Death: his home
Place of Burial: arrangements by Cottingham Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 26, 1973, page 9, col. 4
Name: Allen Junior Brown
Spouse: Minnie E. Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: of Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: Sunday accident
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 26, 1973, page 10, col. 1
MAY
Name: Bobby Gene Hunt
Parents: A. L. Hunt and Nora Oxendine Hunt
Spouse: Sally Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: near Little Rock
Place of Burial: Fairview Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Kermit Richeson
Spouse: Eva Quick Kirby, a native of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: former resident of Dillon, lived in Indiana since 1954
Date of Death: April 9
Place of Death: University Hospital, Indianapolis
Place of Burial: services conducted in Crawfordsville, Indiana
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 5, col. 7 and 8
Name: Dr. Charles M. Graham
Parents: Daniel and Margaret McGirt Graham
Spouse: Olive Crone Graham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Red Springs, N. C., practiced in Clio since 1933
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Red Springs
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 11, col. 8 and 9
Name: Florence Sweat Hunt
Parents:
Spouse: Ab Sweat
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: of Fayetteville
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Cape Fear Valley Hospital, Fayetteville, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Dogwood Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 14, col. 2.
Name: Harry Thornton McCormick
Parents: LeRoy and Madeline Cooke McCormick
Spouse: Essie Blackwell McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Lumberton, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Nichols, World War II veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 14, col. 1.
Name: Preston A. Riddick Jr.
Parents: Preston A. and Cleveland Smith Riddick
Spouse: Marian Elvington Riddick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Marion
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Nichols, World War II veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 14, col. 8 and 9.
Name: Julius Michael Alford
Parents: Ola Frances Huggins Alford and Julius Thomas Alford
Spouse: Patsy Johnson Alford of Aynor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday drowning accident
Place of Death: near Aynor
Place of Burial: Methodist Rehobeth Cemetery in Galvant’s Ferry
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 14, col. 5
Name: Steven Cook
Parents: Jasper and Doris Davis Cook
Spouse:
Date of Birth/Age: Age 9
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Monday drowning accident
Place of Death: Sandwich, Illinois
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 14, col. 6 and 7.
Name: Jeddie Dillon Parker
Parents: Frank Bethea and Hattie Dillon David of Dillon
Spouse: Albert B. Parker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Magnolia Hall Nursing Home in Chestertown, MD.
Place of Burial: St. Paul’s Churchyard, near Chestertown
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 14, col. 5.
Name: Elizabeth “Snuck” McRae
Parents: Ernest McRae
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: April 20
Place of Death: a Trenton, N. J. hospital
Place of Burial: services held in Trenton
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 14, co. 3 and 4.
Name: Miss Mattie Arnette Williams
Parents: Emory L. and Bertha Taylor Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Place of Birth: Lexington County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Whitten Village at Clinton
Place of Burial: Lybrand Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 14, col. 1.
Name: Edna McDaniel Haselden
Parents: Alton and Georgia Mae Lewis McDaniel
Spouse: Malcolm Haselden
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Place of Birth: Marion County, of Poston
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Garden of Devotion Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 1, 1973, page 14, col. 1 and 2.
Name: Coke Johnson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. C. Walter Johnson
Spouse: Flora Mae Register Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County, of Marion
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Cemetery near Temperance Hill
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 3, 1973, page 11, col. 4
Name: Shep M. Causey
Parents: Bill and Cindy Fowler Causey
Spouse: Becky Bullock Causey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Mt. Olive Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 3, 1973, page 11, col. 4
Name: Jean Shelley Sawyer
Maiden name: Shelley
Parents: Betty Rowell Shelley and W. D. Shelley
Spouse: Theo Sawyer Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 3, 1973, page 11, col. 4 and 5
Name: Lenon Caswell Grainger
Parents: Nathan Chester Grainger and Edna Floyd Grainger of Nichols
Spouse: Alvania Watts Grainger
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Place of Birth: Horry County, now of Nichols
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 3, 1973, page 11, col. 5
Name: Carrie Sweatt
Parents:
Spouse:
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County, now of Bennettsville
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Cheraw nursing home
Place of Burial: Parnassus Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 3, 1973, page 11, col. 5
Name: Millie Lillie Felkel Shuler
Parents: Peter Jeremeah and David Ann Hungerpiller Felkel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Calhoun County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: an Orangeburg nursing home
Place of Burial: Island Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 8, 1973, page 8, col. 4 and 5.
Name: Gerald W. Gaddy
Parents: Hannah David Gaddy and William C. Gaddy, and brother of Monroe Gaddy of Dillon
Spouse: Hannah Rhyne Gaddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Anson County, N. C. now of Pageland
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: his home
Place of Burial: Sandy Plains Methodist Cemetery in Anson County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 3, 1973, page 11, col. 4.
Name: William Leroy “Buddy” Paul
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: of Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 3, 1973, page 11, col. 4
Name: Willie James Blue
Date of Birth/Age: Age 22
Date of Death: Friday accident
Place of Death: Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 10, 1973, page 1, col. 3
Name: Leon Walter Fryant
Spouse: Ione Berry Fryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Cape May, N. J., resident of Latta 33 years
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, World War I veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 10, 1973, page 6, col. 1
Name: George Elliott McMackin
Parents: Robert G. and Merscogie Howell McMackin, brother of R. H. McMackin of Little Rock
Spouse:
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: York County, now of Clover
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Charlotte, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Bethany ARP Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 10, 1973, page 6, col. 1
Name: Elias Alford McCormac
Parents: Elias Alford and Mary Flynn Cousar McCormac
Spouse: Lena Rhoad McCormac
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 10, 1973, page 6, col. 2
Name: James F. Spears
Parents: James L. and Tommie Jane Copeland Spears
Spouse: Anis B. Spears
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: McColl Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 10, 1973, page 6, col. 2 and 3
Name: Donald Joseph McCormick
Place of Birth: Chester County accident
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 10, 1973, page 6, col. 2
Name: Reginal Laverne Grainger
Parents: Donald Leverne and Geraldine Williamson Grainger
Date of Birth/Age: Age 16
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: east of Loris
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 15, 1973, page 1, col. 4
Name: James Lacy Locklear
Parents: Hugh L. and Maggie Ransom Locklear
Spouse: Kattie Lawery Locklear
Date of Birth/Age: Age53
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Mount Elam Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 15, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Miss Allie Morrison
Parents: Cameron and Mary Jane Little Morrison
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Dillon County, living in Bingham
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion nursing home
Place of Burial: McLeod Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 15, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Carolyn Inman Powell
Spouse: Ariah Powell
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 17, 1973, page 7, col. 3.
Name: Herbert W. Gardner
Parents: Swillie and Emma King Gardner
Spouse: Annie Mae Culley
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: May 8
Place of Death: Chesterfield County Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: services held in Union Methodist Church, veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 17, 1973, page 7, col. 5.
Name: Restie Marlowe Strickland
Parents: Crawford and Alice Granger Marlowe
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Columbus County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Green Sea Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 17, 1973, page 7, col. 5 and 6.
Name: Bertha Hayes Hyatt
Parents: Leona Elvington and Fulton Lee Hayes
Spouse: Levi Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Hayestown Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 17, 1973, page 7, col. 6.
Name: James Edward Hunt
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 22, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Edward Oxendine
Date of Birth/Age: Age 19
Date of Death: May 14
Place of Death: near Lumberton
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 22, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Cornie Hardin
Spouse: Hubert Harden
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Barnesville Community Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 22, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Rev. Henry Floyd Surles
Parents: A. P. and Phoebe Coats Surles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: native of Dillon
Place of Death: Bethea Baptist Home, Darlington
Place of Burial: Springwood Cemetery in Greenville
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 22, 1973, page 10, col. 3
Name: Daniel Franklin Hamer
Parents: John B. and Kate Berry Hamer
Spouse: Mary H. Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 24, 1973, page 4, col. 3
Name: Velmer Dee Locklear
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Allen A. Hunt
Spouse: Alex Locklear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Hunt family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 24, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: John Gary McKenzie
Parents: John D. and Sarah Hamilton McKenzie
Spouse: Cora Ann Bryd McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age77
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 24, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: Pfc. Thomas Brooks Alford Jr.
Parents: Brooks Alford Sr. and Ada Hayes Alford of Dillon
Date of Birth: June 5, 1951
Place of Birth: Coffee County, Georgia
Date of Death: May 11 auto accident
Place of Death: Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Va.
Place of Burial: Douglas, serving with the Marine Corps
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 29, 1973, page 5, col. 5
Name: Lizzie Lane Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 29, 1973, page 5, col. 5
Name: Miss Marjorie Dew
Parents: Lawrence Edward and Ellen Allen Dew
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: services held in Catfish Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 29, 1973, page 5, col. 5 and 6
Name: Katherine Michelle Smith
Parents: Dan J. and Lucy Kate Love Smith
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 29, 1973, page 5, col. 6
Name: Shirley Lynn Lane
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Lane
Date of Birth/Age: two year old
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: services held in Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 29, 1973, page 5, col. 6
Name: Tracey Dudley Fore
Parents: Linwood and Lou Dudley Fore
Spouse: Lyla Hayes Fore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 31, 1973, page 5, col. 5
Name: Nita Jackson Hughes Hulon
Parents: Lawrence and Appsie Jane Hamilton Jackson
Spouse: # 1 Herbert G. Hughes died 1943, # 2 Lonzo T. Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Cheraw hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 31, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Mollie Mae Locklear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: resident of Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Rowland Church of God cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 31, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Rev. Gilmore Hayes
Parents: V. I Hayes and Alma McDonald Hayes
Spouse: Marie Taylor Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 31, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: E. Frank McKenzie
Parents: Ella Watts McKenzie and Manning McKenzie
Spouse: Mrs. E. Frank McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Place of Birth: Horry County, resident of Florence
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 31, 1973, page 10, col. 3
Name: Jesse Carter
Parents: Owen and Fronnie Gray Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 31, 1973, page 10, col. 4
JUNE
Name: Thermon L. Mitchell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 17
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: near Rowland, drowned
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 5, 1973, page 12, col. 6
Name: Oddie Sweat
Spouse: Tommie Hunt Sweat
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: of Fairmont
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Lumbee Memorial Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 5, 1973, page 12, col. 6
Name: Mattie Gerald
Spouse: Hosea Gerald
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: of Orrum
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Kirkfield Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 5, 1973, page 12, col. 8 and 9
Name: Jimmy Oxendine
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: near Dillon, accident
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 5, 1973, page 1, col. 3
Name: Bessie Pearl Hudson
Parents: Andrew and Mary Etta Hayes Deese
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marlboro General Hospital
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 7, 1973, page 12, col. 5
Name: Catherine Fisher Griffin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: of Nashville, N. C.
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 7, 1973, page 12, col. 7 and 8
Name: Alma Elvington Cooke
Parents: John M. and Elatha Hinson
Spouse: Pembroke F. Cooke
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Pleasant View Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 7, 1973, page 12, col. 4 and 5
Name: John Conley Hayes
Parents: Stephens Phillip Hayes and Annie Jane McDowell Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, World War I veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 7, 1973, page 8, col. 3
Name: Richard Kelly Collins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital
Place of Burial: Broadbridge Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 12, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Warren T. White
Spouse: Clara Anderson White
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Marion
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: army veteran of World War I
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 12, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Harry Sellers Jr.
Parents: Harry and Grace Turbeville Sellers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Richmond, Va. hospital
Place of Burial: Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, World War II veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 12, 1973, page 6, col. 1
Name: Thermon L. Mitchell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 17
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: Wednesday drowned
Place of Death: near Rowland
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 5, 1973, page 12, col. 6
Name: James Madison Meggs
Parents: H. L. and Nora Berry Meggs
Spouse: Doris Barfield
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Spring Branch Methodist Church Cemetery, World War II veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 12, 1973, page 2, col. 6
Name: Albert Wayne Cox
Date of Birth/Age: Age 25
Date of Death: Saturday accident
Place of Death: Oak Grove
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 12, 1973, page 1, col. 3
Name: Raleigh Reasons
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Place of Birth: of Britton’s Neck
Date of Death: Monday auto accident
Place of Death: near Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 12, 1973, page 14, col. 6
Name: William M. (Bubba) Capps
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth: of Britton’s Neck
Date of Death: Monday auto accident
Place of Death: near Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 12, 1973, page 14, col. 6
Name: Frances Paul Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: of Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 14, 1973, page 5, col. 2
Name: Betty Wilson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lee County hospital
Place of Burial: Stephens family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 14, 1973, page 5, col. 2
Name: Frank Carter
Parents: Harry C. and Juanita Johnson Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Place of Birth: of Marion
Date of Death: June 1 auto accident
Place of Death: Duke Hospital in Durham, N. C.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 14, 1973, page 7, col. 7
Name: Dr. Thomas Russell Howell Sr.
Parents: Pansy Edwins and Alphonso A. Howell Sr.
Spouse: Ann McPhatter Howell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Sumter
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, veteran of World War II, U. S. Army Medical Corps.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 14, 1973, page 8, col. 7
Name: James Thomas Small
Parents: Jimmie P. and Edith Turner Small
Spouse: Mary Frances Ervin Small
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday Motorcycle accident
Place of Death: near Dillon
Place of Burial: Cedar Creek Cemetery in Horry County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 19, 1973, page 1, col. 1 and 2
Name: Judy Ann Wilkerson
Parents: Annie Pearl Leviner
Spouse: Roger Wilkerson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: Cumberland County, N. C.
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 19, 1973, page, 10, col. 7
Name: Nora Berry Meggs
Parents: John Madison and Florence Hayes Berry
Spouse: Harvey L. Meggs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Spring Branch Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 19, 1973, page, 10, col. 7
Name: W. Roy Mundy
Parents: William Lomax and Margaret Palmyra McCord Mundy
Spouse: Lena Martin Mundy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Greenwood County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Duke University Hospital
Place of Burial: Greenwood Memorial Gardens in Greenwood
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 19, 1973, page, 10, col. 7 and 8
Name: Catherine Munnerlyn
Parents: W. F. Orr, Sr. and Ethel Stanley Orr of Mullins
Spouse: Joe C. Munnerlyn
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Marion
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: her home
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery in Mullins
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 19, 1973, page, 10, col. 8
Name: Charles Ross Ashley
Spouse: Rubie Fields Ashley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital
Place of Burial: services at Prevatte Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 19, 1973, page, 10, col. 9
Name: Mrs. Sam Hicklin Kell
Parents: Henry Alston and Kate Bracey Hasty
Spouse: Sam Hicklin Kell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Little Rock
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Waxhaw, N. C.
Place of Burial: Banks Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 21, 1973, page 12, col. 3
Name: Mary Bethea Darwin
Parents: John Crawford Bethea and Marietta Georgia Bethea
Spouse: Dr. Robert Fleetwood Darwin
Date of Birth: October 17, 1891
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Community Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 19, 1973, page, 14, col. 1
Name: Gaither Fulton Melvin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Date of Death: Friday auto accident
Place of Death: of Roseboro, North Carolina
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 26, 1973, page 1, col. 7
Name: Daniel C. Stanton
Spouse: Jessie Boyce Stanton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 26, 1973, page 10, col. 3
Name: Walter McFarland
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John McFarland
Spouse: Beulah McFarland
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: of Dillon
Date of Death: June 19
Place of Burial: Bethel Hill Cemetery, Latta (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 26, 1973, page 10, col. 5
Name: J. W. (Joby) Sessions
Parents: L. T. and Martha Ellen Sessions
Spouse: Dallas Sessions of Bronson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Floydale, Dillon County, lived in Bronson, Fla.
Date of Death: Thursday, June 21
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital at Gainsville, Fla.
Place of Burial: Bronson, Fla., World War II veteran, awarded a Silver Star, Sicily-Italy campaign
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 28, 1973, page 6, col. 6
Name: William Hamer
Parents: Mary Edna Hamer and Daniel F. Hamer
Spouse: Carolyn Branch Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Fernandina Beach, Florida
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 3, 1973, page 1, col. 6
Name: Enoch Davis
Parents: Clarence and Lesslie Williams Davis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Place of Birth: Bennettsville
Date of Death: Saturday accident
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 3, 1973, page 1, col. 4 and Thursday, July 8, 1973, page 8, col. 8 and 9
Name: Melvin Hunt
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hunt
Spouse: Dorothy Dan Sanderson Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: of Rowland, N. C.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Hunt Family Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 3, 1973, page 9, col. 4
Name: Mary Belle H. Lowery
Spouse: Eddie Buck Lowery
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Reedy Branch Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 3, 1973, page 9, col. 4
Name: Fronnie Ransom Watts
Parents: Dunk and Frances Floyd Ransom
ate of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Horry County, of Nichols
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 3, 1973, page 10, col. 2 and 3
Name: Andrew Ancl Morgan
Parents: stepmother: Laura Morgan of Kannapolis, N. C.
Spouse: Kathleen Bailey Morgan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Knoxville, Tenn.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 3, 1973, page 10, col. 3
Name: Smith Page
Parents: Harley D. and Betty Adams Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Fair Swamp Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 3, 1973, page 10, col. 4
Name: infant son
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. James Walker Hargrove
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 10, 1973, page 3, col. 3
Name: Margaret Jackson Rogers Cottingham
Parents: Roderick Murchison and Melvina Hayes Jackson
Spouse: first: Arthur Coke Rogers, second: Burriss A. Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: her home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 10, 1973, page 9, col. 3 and 4
Name: Ruth Sellers Bryant
Parents: Thomas W. and Dora Campbell Sellers, stepmother: Sarah Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Marion County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 12, 1973, page 10, col. 5
Name: Mary Annise Watson Campbell
Parents: William and Betsy Ann Lane Watson
Spouse: C. Pratt Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County, of Mullins
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Old Zion Methodist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 12, 1973, page 12, col. 5
Name: Ethel Manship Covington
Parents: Lorinzo Dow and Mary Ann Gibson Manshi
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Hebron Methodist Church cemetery in Marlboro County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 12, 1973, page 12, col. 5 and 6.
Name: Carroll Rogers
Parents: Bessie Byrd Rogers and Oliver Rogers
Spouse: Earline Page Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 17, 1973, page 1, col. 4
Name: Joseph Kirkland Page Sr.
Parents: Isabelle Arnette Page and Mark Page
Spouse: Sybil Hayes Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Lumberton, N. C. and resident of Floydale
Date of Death: Thursday bee sting death
Place of Death: Fair Bluff, N. C.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 17, 1973, page 1, col. 8
Name: Willie Hyatt
Parents: Jessie and Clarkie Ann Hyatt
Spouse: Bell Norton Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Norton Family Cemetery in Marietta, North Carolina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 17, 1973, page 9, col. 1
Name: Marie Williamson
Parents: John Charles and Nellie West Jackson
Spouse: Jimmy Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Place of Birth: Cumberland County, North Carolina
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 17, 1973, page 9, col. 1
Name: Larry Richard Padgett Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Larry Richard Padgett
Date of Birth/Age: three-month old
Place of Birth: home near Hamer
Place of Burial: Brewton, Alabama
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 17, 1973, page 9, col. 1
Name: Elra (El) Ivey
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Offie Ivey
Spouse: Essie Britt Ivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: of Orrum, N. C.
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital, Lumberton, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Ivey family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 17, 1973, page 11, col. 8
Name: Maxie B. Davis
Spouse: Ethel Warwick Davis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, N. C.
Place of Burial: Proctorville Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 17, 1973, page 11, col. 8 and 9
Name: William Graves
Parents: E. D. and Obella Parker Graves
Spouse: Addie Cox Graves
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Old Zion Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 17, 1973, page 11, col. 9
Name: Frances F. Wheatley
Spouse: John W. Wheatley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 35
Place of Birth: of McDonald, Pa.
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon auto accident
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 24, 1973, page 1, col. 6
Name: Bertha McCormick Jones
Parents: Alex and Julia Ann Miller Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: her home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 24, 1973, page 7, col. 4.
Name: Mildred Rogers Elvington
Parents: Ruth Waddell and Alton P. Rogers
Spouse: Valery Elvington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Fair Bluff
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Powell Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 24, 1973, page 11, col. 6 and Thursday, July 26, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Furman Gay Bullock
Spouse: Millie Cox Bullock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Bullock family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 24, 1973, page 11, col. 6
Name: Maggie W. Floyd
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Walters
Spouse: E. T. Floyd Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: of Lumberton
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Columbus County Hospital in Whiteville,
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 24, 1973, page 11, col. 6 and 7
Name: Bulah Proctor Lester
Parents: Henry and Hattie Powers Proctor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: arrangements: Kannaday’s Funeral Home of Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 24, 1973, page 11, col. 7
Name: Mamie Tart
Parents: Enos and Maggie Hayes Tart
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Tart Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 24, 1973, page 11, col. 7
Name: Uler C. Vanderhall
Place of Birth: of Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday accident
Place of Death: near Nichols
Place of Burial: arrangements: Mutual Funeral Home in Dillon (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 26, 1973, page 1, col. 4
Name: Ezra Charles Odom
Date of Birth/Age: Age 17
Date of Death: Sunday auto accident
Place of Death: near Minturn
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 26, 1973, page 1, col. 7
Name: James Robert Odom
Date of Birth/Age: Age 12
Date of Death: Sunday auto accident
Place of Death: near Minturn
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 26, 1973, page 1, col. 7
Name: Charlie Glyn Bullock
Spouse: Camelia Johnson Bullock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62 :
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital, Lumberton, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Bullock family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 26, 1973, page 8, col. 1.
Name: Lucridie Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 26, 1973, page 8, col. 1.
Name: Fred Baker
Place of Birth: of Rowland
Date of Death: Saturday train accident
Place of Death: near Rowland
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 31, 1973, page 1, col. 3
Name: John Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Saturday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 31, 1973, page 1, col. 7
AUGUST
Name: Barry Quinton Elliott
Parents: William Avery and Pauline McDaniel Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 9
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 2, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Mary Margaret McCarthy McDonald
Spouse: David W. McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Boston, Mass., resident of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 2, 1973, page 14, col. 3
Name: Dr. Frederick Jay Hay
Parents: Frederick Hay and Annie Richards Hay
Spouse: Mildred Johnston Hay
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Liberty Hill
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery in Florence
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 7, 1973, page 1, col. 5
Name: Pvt. Jerry Tillman Ricks
Parents: Jessie T. and Mary Helen Smith Ricks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 19
Place of Birth: Manning
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Augusta, Ga.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 7, 1973, page 1, col. 4
Name: John Wilson
Parents: Martha Carter
Spouse: Joyce Wilson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: former resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Durham, N. C.
Place of Burial: Richmond Memorial Park, Rockingham, N. C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 7, 1973, page 6, col. 3
Name: Luther Gibson Paul
Parents: Mac Paul and Cora Scott Yarboro
Spouse: Marion Stone Paul
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery in Marion County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 7, 1973, page 7, col. 1
Name: Lula Reed Fogle
Parents: James M. and Alice Fanning Reed
Spouse: James E. Fogle
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Orangeburg County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Nichols
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 7, 1973, page 8, col. 9
Name: Lonnie Evander Daniels, Sr.
Parents: Ellis and Viola Register Daniels
Spouse: Ella Carter Daniels
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 7, 1973, page 10, col. 4
Name: Troy Branson (T. B.) Chavis
Spouse: Minnie Lee Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Reddy Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 9, 1973, page 7, col. 8 and 9
Name: Percy Mack Rogers
Parents: Kemp and Lottie Mae Rogers
Spouse: Mae Bell Williams Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Fayetteville, N. C.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 9, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Jerome R. Housand
Parents: John Levone and Armathie Edwards Housand
Spouse: Lucille Best Housand
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery near Nichols
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 9, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Ernest Gilbert Bryant
Parents: William Emory and Maggie Coward Bryan
Spouse: Juanita Hayes Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: services held in Union Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 9, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Palmer Stackhouse Bethea
Parents: Festus and Sally Stackhouse Bethea
Spouse: Dora Bennett Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 9, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Dr. James M. Bethea
Parents: T. W. and Sue McRae Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 14, 1973, page 4, col. 1
Name: Jessie Coleman Clark
Parents: Daniel Hampton and Lillie Gray Clark
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: services held in Brownsville Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 16, 1973, page 5, col. 4
Name: Jerome Robert Stutts Sr.
Parents: J. R. and Betty Ann Manness Stutts
Spouse: Ada Berry Stutts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Chatham County, N. C.
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 16, 1973, page 10, col. 3
Name: Kathleen Moody Gilmore
Parents: Allen D. and Margaret Ann Carmichael Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Charlotte, N. C.
Place of Burial: Pee Dee Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 21, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: Jo Carol Williams Butler
Parents: Jack and Betty Williams Hardwick
Spouse: Randolph Butler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 21, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: Edna Carmichael Hughes
Parents: William David and Lou McEachern Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 21, 1973, page 5, col. 1
Name: Mettie Elliott Elliott
Parents: Morgan and Dollie Williamson Elliott
Spouse: Marvin Haynes Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Elliott Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 21, 1973, page 7, col. 1
Name: Ralph Dennis Jumper
Parents: Vandy Saylor and Carrie Tate Jumper
Spouse: Mary Dunning Jumper
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Lexington County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Lexington County
Place of Burial: Oak Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery in Sandy Run
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 23, 1973, page 3, col. 3 and 4
Name: Frank Francis Causey
Parents: Benjamin Tillman and Frances Hodges Causey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 28, 1973, page 6, col. 1
Name: Margaret Ernestine Siceloff Carmichael
Parents: Ernest and Irene Swearinger Siceloff
Spouse: Cecil Kenneth Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Charlotte, N. C. native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Durham
Place of Burial: Memorial services held Kentyre Presbyterian Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 28, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Frank King
Parents: John and Ella Ford King
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 28, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Levone Tedder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Place of Birth: Scranton native
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 28, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Emily Rogers English
Parents: William and Elizabeth Kelly Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 28, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Johnny Riley Rotan
Parents: Johnny R. Sr. and Sadie Moore Rotan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday (motorcycle accident)
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 28, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Ella House
Parents: Joseph A. and Effie Alice Williams Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 28, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Joy Tuggle Cottingham
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Howard P. Tuggle
Spouse: Charles Felder Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Ga.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Decatur, Ga.
Place of Burial: Decatur
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 28, 1973, page 12, col. 2
Name: Lucille Blair Wiggins
Parents: John Chesley and Nancy Elizabeth Dominick Blair
Spouse: Robert Hampton Wiggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Newberry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: St. Paul’s Methodist Cemetery at Little Rock
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 30, 1973, page 7, col. 6
SEPTEMBER
Name: Fred Wilson Brown
Parents: Charlie and Betty Williams Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Lexington County hospital
Place of Burial: Centenary Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 4, page 5, col. 1
Name: Samuel Britt
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Britt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Lumberton hospital
Place of Burial: Britt family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 4, page 5, col. 1
Name: Ezra Leroy Estes Jr.
Parents: Ezra Leroy and Virginia Lester Estes
Spouse: Edith Helms Estes
Date of Birth: November 24, 1907
Place of Birth: Shawnee, Okla.
Date of Death: August 29
Place of Death: Mercy Hospital, Charlotte, N. C.
Place of Burial: services held at King Memorial Baptist Church, Waxhaw, World War II veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 4, page 5, col. 2
Name: Homer Chavis
Spouse: Kathleen Brayboy Chavis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Dogwood Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 4, page 5, col. 2
Name: John Kelly Fairfax
Spouse: Sara Bass Fairfax
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville
Place of Burial: Bass Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 4, page 5, col. 3
Name: Mary Causey Flowers
Parents: John F. and Margaret Causey
Spouse: Wille B. (Scrap) Flowers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Spring Branch Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 4, page 5, col. 3
Name: Jack Proctor Hulon
Parents: Samuel and Hapsy Lane Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 4, page 5, col. 4
Name: Gertrude Jackson
Parents: John and Melinda Strickland Hamilton
Spouse: R. O. Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 6, 1973, page 7, col. 5
Name: Leonard Preston (Dutch) Baker
Parents: Paul Frederick and Mary Friedhoff Baker
Spouse: Miriam Wise Baker of Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Richmond, Va.
Date of Death: August 29
Place of Death: a Columbia nursing home
Place of Burial: Bethesda Southern Methodist Church cemetery, US Army, Korean conflict
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 6, 1973, page 7. col. 2
Name: Nollie Fulton Gasque
Parents: Sam Gasque and Annie Jones Gasque
Spouse: Lora Williamson Gasque
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: plans will be announced by Goldfinch Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 11, 1973, page 5, col. 7
Name: Gary Kagy Johnson
Parents: Gary and Ruby Hayes Johnson
Spouse: Carol Blackmon Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Park
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 11, 1973, page 5, col. 8
Name: Ruby Rabon Gause
Parents: W. Boyd and Isadora Martin Jones
Spouse: Pershing Gause
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Loris hospital
Place of Burial: services at Pleasant Union Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 11, 1973, page 5, col. 9
Name: Claude A. Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Sunny Acres Nursing Home
Place of Burial: Ford family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 11, 1973, page 5, col. 4
Name: James Hovey Gaddy
Parents: William B. and Lula Crawford Gaddy
Spouse: Olive McKenzie Gaddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, World War I veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 11, 1973, page 5, col. 4
Name: Virginia Gasque Ellsworth
Parents: S. S. and Julia Gasque of Myrtle Beach
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: of Myrtle Beach
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: services held at First United Methodist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 11, 1973, page 5, col. 4
Name: Herbert Lee Rickenbacker
Parents: Andrew and Clara Rickenbacker
Spouse: Helen Moore Rickenbacker, son, Dr. John H. Rickenbacker of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a nursing home
Place of Burial: Maple Wood Cemetery in Kinston, North Carolina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 11, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Lenora W. Jackson
Spouse: J. M. Jackson (owner of Jackson’s Dept. Store)
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park at Bennettsville
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 13, 1973, page 4, col. 7
Name: Janie D. Owens
Maiden name: Hodges
Parents: Addison and Barbara Ann Rogers Hodges
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Norwalk, Conn.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 18, 1973, page 7, col. 2
Name: Luther Alton Bethea
Parents: William Wylie and Effie Martin Bethea
Spouse: Myrtle Gibbs Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, World War II veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 18, 1973, page 7, col. 3
Name: Eve Lynn Nevius Sessions
Parents: Edwin M. and Eva Manning Nevius
Spouse: Tally T. Sessions
Date of Birth/Age: Age 28
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Richland Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church Cemetery in Elgin
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 18, 1973, page 1, col. 6, 7 and 8
Name: Rudolph B. Powell
Parents: H. W. and Fannie Leath Powell
Spouse: Pauline Lashley Powell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday auto accident
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 18, 1973, page 10, col. 4
Name: Joe C. Wood
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Wood
Spouse: Mortimer M. Wood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Enfield, N. C.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 20, 1973, page 1, col. 7
Name: Earnestine Stroud
Parents: V. Mayo and Annie Adams Stroud
Spouse: Pauline E. Stroud
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: services at Cedar Creek Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 20, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Merle Annette Perritt Richardson
Parents: L. R. Perritt and Genevia Evans Perritt
Spouse: Clayton Richardson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Place of Birth: Hanover County, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: near Fork
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 25, 1973, page 1, col. 4.
Name: May Dennis Powell
Spouse: Rose Burnes Powell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 25, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Carrie McCall Stith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: of Rowland
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Lamar Cemetery at Lamar
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 25, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Carrie Williams Mincey
Parents: Richard and Lucy Haddock Williams
Spouse: Russ Mincey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Loris nursing home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Nichols
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 25, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Clarence Levern Altman
Parents: Allard James and Ollie Jones Altman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 25, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Maude Holt Lee
Parents: Louis P. and Bessie Lee Jones Holt
Spouse: Malcom Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Richmond, Va.
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 25, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Wilson Brown
Parents: Fannie Settlemyer Brown and Judson Brown
Spouse: Lena Wilson Brown of Garden City
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Greenville
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Hospital, World War II veteran
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 25, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Martha Jane Smith
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Allen Smith
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: September 21
Place of Death: a hospital in San Francisco, California
Place of Burial: services conducted in Citrus, Calif. September 22
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 25, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Roy Baxley
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: of the Minturn section
Date of Death: Wednesday death notice
Place of Burial: arrangements by Cottingham Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 27, 1973, page 13, col. 3
Name: Kathy Marie Kelly
Parents: Rev. and Mrs. Burch Kelly of Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 15
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: arrangements by Cottingham Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 27, 1973, page 13, col.7
OCTOBER
Name: Leroy Wilson Baxley
Parents: William Monroe and Alice Coleman Baxley
Spouse: Marguerite Ammons Baxley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 2, 1973, page 12, col. 1 and Thursday, September 27, 1973, page 13, col. 3
Name: Kathy Marie Kelly
Parents: Rev. and Mrs. Burch Kelley
Date of Birth/Age: Age15
Place of Birth: Darlington
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 2, 1973, page 12, col. 1 and Thursday, September 27, 1973, page 13, col. 3
Name: Mrs. G. W. Fowler
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Bullock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Lumberton hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 2, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Darrell D. Burch
Parents: Robert H. and Bernice Threadgill Burch Sr
Spouse: Julia M. Burch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Chesterfield County hospital
Place of Burial: services and interment at Cheraw
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 2, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Marvin Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Wednesday accident
Place of Death: Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 4, 1973, page 1, col. 3
Name: Pate Sneed
Parents: Samuel Franklin and Mary Gibson Sneed
Spouse: Ruth Bryant Sneed
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Laurinburg, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 4, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Barney Holly Tince Weatherford
Parents: Layton H. and Ida McColl Weatherford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Black Creek Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 4, 1973, page 8, col, 1
Name: Clarence A. Calhoun
Parents: John C. and Mary McQueen Calhoun
Spouse: Irene Bryant Calhoun
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 4, 1973, page 8, col, 1
Name: Geneva K. Conyers
Parents: Jim and Eva Kimbrill
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Kershaw County
Date of Death: September 23
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Bethany Westville Baptist Church cemetery near Camden
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 4, 1973, page 8, col, 1
Name: Alex Burgess
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Place of Birth: of Latta
Date of Death: Saturday accident
Place of Death: Sellers
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 9, 1973, page 1, col. 5
Name: Rose Hood Hodge
Parents: John and Florrie Smothers Hood
Spouse: Sam Hodge
Date of Birth: March 7, 1922
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Brownsville Cemetery near Bennettsville
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 9, 1973, page 5, col. 7
Name: Samuel Zeno Pruitt
Parents: Sam and Martha Vause Pruitt
Spouse: Ethel Hogan Pruitt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: North Carolina
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Laurinburg, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Richland County Memorial Park
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 9, 1973, page 6, col. 1
Name: John R. Hayes
Parents: Robert and Julia Scott Hayes
Spouse: Betty Lane Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Hayes Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 9, 1973, page 6, col. 1 and 2
Name: Isaac Townsend
Parents: Issac and Zillie Townsend
Spouse: Beulah Townsend
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Place of Burial: North View
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 9, 1973, page 6, col. 2
Name: Sallie Walker Myers
Date of Birth: April 4, 1882
Place of Birth: Wilkes County, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Iredell Memorial Hospital
Place of Burial: New Hope Baptist Church cemetery, Hampton, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 9, 1973, page 6, col. 3
Name: Zahie Hobeika Saleeby
Parents: Leias and Helen Moukbel Hobeika
Spouse: William K. Saleeby
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Beirut, Lebanon
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: residence
Place of Burial: arrangements by Stoudenmire Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 9, 1973, page 6, col. 3 and 4
Name: Boyd Lee Garner
Parents: John and Lavanna Clark Garner
Spouse: Amelia Brigman Garner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Dillon nursing home
Place of Burial: services in Oak Grove Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 9, 1973, page 6, col. 4
Name: Inez Mitchum Askins
Spouse: Heywood Askins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: of Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Sacramento, Calif.
Place of Burial: arrangements by Layton-Perry Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 9, 1973, page 7, col. 7
Name: Debra Lynn McKellar
Parents: Johnny and Doris Hyatt McKellar
Date of Birth/Age: two
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Charlotte, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 11, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Claude L. Turner
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. George W. Turner of Fairmont
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charleston, West Virginia
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 11, 1973, page 9, col. 1
Name: Eliza Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital in Lumberton, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 11, 1973, page 9, col. 1
Name: Ella Mae Miller
Parents: Claude David and Bernice Grimsley
Spouse: Earl Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: arrangements made by Williams Funeral Service
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 11, 1973, page 9, col. 2
Name: Vernell (Buddy) Mitchell
Parents: Ethel Hunt Mitchell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Place of Birth: of Fairmont
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Southeastern General Hospital in Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: New Bethel Methodist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 11, 1973, page 9, col. 2
Name: Bessie Mae Baxley
Parents: James Winston and Mary Catherine Davis
Spouse: Boyd Baxley Sr. of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 16, 1973, page 6, col. 4
Name: Wanda Marie Craft
Parents: Ben T. Craft
Date of Birth/Age: six
Place of Birth: of Darlington County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Mechanicsville Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 16, 1973, page 6, col. 1
Name: Mattie F. Fowler
Parents: Everette and Mary Nobles Fowler
Spouse: Olins Fowler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Columbus County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Georgetown hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Nichols
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 16, 1973, page 6, col. 1 and 2
Name: Zeila Bost Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46 sister: Mrs. Paul Welch of Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday auto accident
Place of Death: Charlotte, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 16, 1973, page 6, col. 2
Name: Mary Morgan Evans
Spouse: D. C. Evans of Fairmont
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a North Carolina hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 18, 1973, page 7, col. 5 and 6
Name: Lyna N. Murdauga
Parents: Joseph Sidney and Tullah Starr Newlin, daughter: Mortimer Wood of Dillon
Spouse: Mortimer Murdauga
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Pregnalls
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Hampton hospital
Place of Burial: Varnville cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 18, 1973, page 8, col. 1
Name: Bessie Squires
Parents: Thomas Pickney and Catherine McKenzie Squires
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 18, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Homer V. Hammond
Parents: James K. and Martha Williams Hammond
Spouse: Ethel Cain Hammond
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Whiteville, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a nursing home here
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 18, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: William Perry Ratliff
Parents: James N. and Lena McNair Ratliff, daughter: Mrs. Junior Branch of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Lexington County Hospital
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 23, 1973, page 5, col. 3
Name: Sallie Elizabeth Elkins Hodge
Parents: Council and Sallie Jane Burney Elkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Bladen County, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 23, 1973, page 5, col. 3
Name: James Hubert Bailey
Parents: William Lee and Jean Spears Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Nichols
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital in Charleston
Place of Burial: services in Bullard Funeral Home, Myrtle Beach
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 23, 1973, page 5, col. 3
Name: James Napier Cousar
Parents: H. C. and Corrie Belle Napier Cousar
Spouse: Clara Johnson Cousar
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 23, 1973, page 5, col. 4
Name: Jo Ann Williamson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Liley Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 14
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Bermuda community
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 23, 1973, page 1, col. 5 and 6
Name: Paul Chavis
Parents: Hector and Katie Chavis
Spouse: Mozell Beach Chavis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: native of Rowland, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Veterans hospital here (Columbia), US Army, Korea and Indochina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 25, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Houston Glyn Grimsley
Spouse: Estelle Barnes Grimsley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: resident of Rowland, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Floyd Memorial Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 25, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Israel Hines
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon resident
Date of Death: Thursday auto accident
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 1, col. 4 and 5
Name: William Edford Calder
Parents: Mary Kirby Calder and Stone Wall Calder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Date of Death: Saturday fall accident
Place of Death: a Wilmington, NC hospital
Place of Burial: three tours of duty in Vietnam
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 1, col. 4
Name: Marianne McLaurin Hubbard
Parents: Grover Gordon and Inez Ragsdale McLaurin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Hebron Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 5, col. 5
Name: Grover C. Elliott
Parents: Charlie and Dora E. Elliott
Spouse: Lonie Marlowe Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Conway hospital
Place of Burial: Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 5, col. 5
Name: Curtis Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: formerly of Hamer
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Fairview Methodist Church cemetery, Hamer
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 5, col. 5
Name: Esau Monroe
Spouse: Gladys Carmichael Monroe
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: of Rowland, NC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Lumberton hospital
Place of Burial: Salem Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 5, col. 5
Name: John Gordon Crosland
Parents: Ethen and Annie Eliza Thomas Crosland
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: his store
Place of Burial: Salem Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 5, col. 1 and 2
Name: Lester Carroll Stoudenmire
Parents: Seba Walter and Anna Gates Stoudenmire
Spouse: Eunice Keller Stoudenmire, Lone Star
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Calhoun County
Place of Death: Eloree
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 5, col. 3 and 4
Name: Celia Bass Basham
Parents: Joe M. and Carrie Hayes Bass
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Sykesville, Md. hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 30, 1973, page 5, col. 4 and 5 .
NOVEMBER
Name: Ambrose C. (Jabo) Christmas
Parents: Liston and Edna Turner Christmas
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a hospital in Charleston
Place of Burial: Christmas Family Cemetery in Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 1, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Nora Miller McDuffie
Parents: Henry and Mary Elizabeth Moody Miller
Spouse: D. B. McDuffie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 94
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Clinton hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 1, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Caldwell McLeod
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Place of Birth: resident of Lake View
Date of Death: Saturday auto accident
Place of Death: Hayestown Community
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 6, 1973, page 1, col. 4
Name: Arthur J. Quick
Parents: John and Mary Stewart Quick
Spouse: Viola Quick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Rocky Mount, NC hospital
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 6, 1973, page 5, col. 6 and Thursday, November 8, 1973, page 9, col. 5 and 6
Name: Bessie Jane Richardson Brigman
Parents: Wade and Bessie Jane Roberts Richardson
Spouse: Marvin Emerson Brigman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Loris hospital
Place of Burial: service in Gateway Baptist Church near Tabor City, North Carolina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 6, 1973, page 7, col. 6
Name: Eva Louise Hucks
Parents: Joseph and Eliza Gordon Gibson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Georgetown
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 6, 1973, page 7, col. 5
Name: Alma Weatherford Lloyd
Parents: Layton and Ida McCall Weatherford
Spouse: William Daniel Lloyd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Elim Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 6, 1973, page 7, col. 6
Name: Ivan Creel Harrah
Spouse: Judith Norrell Harrah
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: of Fairmont
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Veteran Administration Hospital at Durham, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery, US Army security guard in Turkey
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 8, 1973, page 9, col. 4 and 5
Name: Albert Sutton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: of Rowland
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Cotton Valley Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 8, 1973, page 9, col. 6 and 7
Name: Pearl B. Allen
Parents: Mary Perritt and Wade Hampton Berry of the Mallory community of Dillon County
Spouse: Bruce E. Allen
Date of Birth: December 2, 1902
Place of Birth: resident of Zion, then North Carolina
Place of Burial: services October 29, Garden of Faith near Lumberton
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 8, 1973, page 9, col. 7 and 8
Name: Walter Hecht
Parents: Samuel and Alice Butensky Hecht
Spouse: Rosalie Warner Hecht
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: New York
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: services held at Cottingham Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 8, 1973, page 9, col. 9
Name: Allen Bruce Jackson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 16
Place of Birth: of Dillon
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon train accident
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 1, col. 6 and 7
Name: James (Jim) McKenzie
Parents: James S. and Minerva M. McKenzie
Spouse: Minnie Rasberry McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: residence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Ester Leona Rogers Gerrald
Parents: Hughie and Lillie Gerrald Rogers
Spouse: D. Rea Gerrald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Sallie Gray
Parents: Bealer and Mary Brumbles Gray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local nursing home
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery near Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Emma Bryant
Parents: Walter B. and Addie Hickmon Shelley
Spouse: Ralph Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Loris hospital
Place of Burial: services at Green Sea Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Charlie Bates Page Jr.
Parents: Mattie Barfield Page and Charlie Page Sr.
Spouse: Mary Alice Smith Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Clyde Earl Radford
Spouse: Wessie B. Radford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: McDowell County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Vernie Morris
Parents: Clarence L. and Carolina Daniels of Dillon
Spouse: Clara Edwards Morris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: of Rowland, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 3 and 4
Name: Felix Warley Trescott
Parents: Henry S. and Ella Homes Trescott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: native of Pendleton
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery in Dillon, veteran of World War I and II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 4 and 5
Name: Kay Turner
Parents: Daisy McDonald Turner and Tracey Turner
Spouse: Edna T. Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: McColl
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 5 and 6
Name: David Booth Haney
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Herschel H. Haney of Lumberton
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 7, 8 and 9 (auto/train accident)
Name: Stephen Van Thorndyke
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John Knox Thorndyke of Lumberton
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 7, 8 and 9 (auto/train accident)
Name: Charles Ferguson Edens
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Edens of Lumberton
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 13, 1973, page 3, col. 7, 8 and 9 (auto/train accident)
Name: Neal A. Turner
Parents: Mary Sports Turner and George Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 15, 1973, page 11, col. 6
Name: Lena Mae Squires
Parents: Lester and Gladys Williams
Spouse: Edwin Levoin Squires
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: near Fork auto accident
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 20, 1973, page 1, col. 7
Name: Edwin Levoin Squires
Parents: Ethel Mae Squires and Joseph M. Squires
Spouse: Lena Mae Squires
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: near Fork auto accident
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 20, 1973, page 1, col. 7
Name: J. Wacon Price
Parents: Gilbert and Hettie Goodyear Price
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 20, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Chad William Belger
Parents: Jackie L. and Bonnie Usher Belger, formally of Latta
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Newberry County Hospital
Place of Burial: Newberry Memorial Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 20, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Cora Enzor Elliott
Parents: Millard and Sally Kinlaw Enzor
Spouse: Montgomery B. Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday auto accident
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: services in Spring Branch Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 20, 1973, page 3, col. 1 and 2
Name: Lena Bryant Martin
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Bryant
Spouse: Alex Martin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Floyd Memorial Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 20, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Randolph Cornelius Brown
Parents: Frank Cornelius and Susie Sineth Brown
Spouse: Mary Jackson Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Darlington
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Fort Lauderdale, Fla. hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, navy veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 20, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Delos Ulric “Mac” McKenzie
Parents: James Nelson and Lazinka Wilson McKenzie
Spouse: Mary Gibson McKenzie of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Kingstree
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Coast Guard veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 20, 1973, page 3, col. 3 and 4
Name: Eunice Goodyear Barfield
Parents: George and Stella Price Goodyear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: native of Horry County
Date of Death: November 20
Place of Death: a nursing home here
Place of Burial: Ford Family Cemetery, Nichols
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 27, 1973, page 12, col. 1
Name: Major Alford
Parents: Eugene and Daisy Burr Alford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: November 18
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: military honors at Bethesda Southern Methodist Church cemetery, sergeant: Air Force 20 years
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 27, 1973, page 12, col. 1and 2
Name: Zerno McNeil
Parents: Jim and Edna Gray McNeil
Spouse: Letha Hill McNeil
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday of last week
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 27, 1973, page 12, col. 2 and 3
Name: Cephus B. Rogers
Parents: Hiniard and Lillie Elvington Rogers
Spouse: Mary Parrish Rogers
Date of Birth: September 19, 1903
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: the Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 29, 1973, page 12, col. 1, 2 and 3
Name: Rupert Carl Miles
Parents: Orpha Mae Miles
Spouse: Rufus and Edna Herring Miles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 29, 1973, page 12, col. 4
Name: Father Anthony Plikunas
Parents: Justin Plikunas and Felicia Wetart Plikunas
Date of Birth: October 20, 1907
Place of Birth: Hartford, Connecticut
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: St. Francis Hospital, West Hartford, Connecticut
Place of Burial: funeral mass at St. Helen’s Catholic Church, West Harford, Connecticut
Source& date of issue: Thursday, November 29, 1973, page 12, col. 4 and Tuesday, December 4, 1973, page 9, col. 1
Name: Sara C. Shirey
Parents: Stenson K. and Willie Mae Campbell of West Columbia
Spouse: James A. Shirey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: West Columbia home
Place of Burial: services in Grace Chapel Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 29, 1973, page 12, col. 5 and 6
Name: Daniel Merritt Herring
Parents: D. B. and Annie Jackson Herring
Spouse: Aleen Lane Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 29, 1973, page 12, col. 7, 8 and 9
DECEMBER
Name: Ruby Gough Snipes
Parents: J. R. and Maggie Bryant Gough
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 4, 1973, page 9, col. 2
Name: Ernest Wallace
Parents: Ira L. and Nellie Houston Wallace
Spouse: Leona Hamilton Wallace
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a nursing home here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 4, 1973, page 9, col. 3
Name: Rose Bell Leggett Herring
Parents: Charlie and Dora Rogers Leggett
Spouse: Shep Leggett
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: services at Shiloh Methodist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 4, 1973, page 9, col. 4 and 5
Name: Della Hyatt
Parents: David and Molly Hayes Webster
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 4, 1973, page 9, col. 6
Name: Lula P. Sasser
Parents: Sam and Martha Pruitt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Flynn’s Cemetery in Whiteville, North Carolina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 4, 1973, page 9, col. 6
Name: Rufus Wiley Miller
Parents: Lilly Horne Miller and Jesse Miller
Spouse: Shirley Scott Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Darlington
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, navy veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 6, 1973, page 1, col. 6 and 7 and Tuesday, December 11, 1973, page 7, col. 2 and 3
Name: Stacey Cooke
Parents: Arthur and Eula Barfield Cooke
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston
Place of Burial: Cooke Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 6, 1973, page 1, col. 5
Name: William Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: of Lake View
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Lake View
Place of Burial: veteran of the Korean War
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 6, 1973, page 1, col. 1
Name: Lula Mae Parker
Parents: Bryant and Lizzie Gardner Parker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Dillon County native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Danville, Va.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 6, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Arch Wilkes
Parents: Frank and Alice Tyndall Wilsoh (Dillon Herald spell)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: his home
Place of Burial: Brostow Chapel Cemetery at Brownsville (Dillon Herald spell)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 6, 1973, page 1, col. 1
Name: Henry Marvin Driggers Sr.
Parents: Ida Evans Driggers and James R. Driggers
Spouse: Inez Hall Driggers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 6, 1973, page 1, col. 1and 2
Name: Walter Bryan Carter
Parents: Willie Carter and Minnie Jackson Carter
Spouse: Jo Ann Lane Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday accident
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 11, 1973, page 1, col. 6 and 7
Name: Jo Ann Lane Carter
Parents: Ruth Phillips Lane and Douglas Lane
Spouse: Walter Bryan Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday accident
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 11, 1973, page 1, col. 6 and 7
Name: Mortie Lee Snipes
Parents: Mack and Mary Ann Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Robeson County, North Carolina
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Hayestown Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 11, 1973, page 7, col. 1 and 2
Name: William Earl Miller
Spouse: Patsy Lupo Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: of Lake View
Place of Burial: service: Friday at Piney Grove Baptist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 11, 1973, page 7, col. 4
Name: William (Mutt) Peele
Parents: Jim and Sallie Adams Peele and brother of Olin Peele of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Scotland County, North Carolina
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: service held in Westfield Creek Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 11, 1973, page 7, col. 4
Name: Miss Mary McCormick
Parents: James A. and Lula Virgina LeGette McCormick
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Medical University of Charleston
Place of Burial: Ashpole Presbyterian Church cemetery in Rowland, North Carolina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 13, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Mrs. Colonel W. Moody
Parents: Willis and Lilly Dew of Marion County
Spouse: Colonel W. Moody
Place of Birth: of Dillon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 13, 1973, page 10, col. 1.
Name: W. B. (Bill) Scott
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: arrangement made by Cottingham Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 13, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Cora Helen Shooter
Spouse: Benjamin D. Shooter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Lumberton hospital
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 13, 1973, page 10, col. 1
Name: Josephus Manning
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Friday accident
Place of Death: State Highway 34 at the Walker Bethea Service Station
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 1, col. 4
Name: James Willie Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Monday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 1, col. 2
Name: Eli Locklear
Parents: George and Nancy Caulder Locklear
Spouse: Nessie Locklear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: services at Mt. Elam Church in Clio
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col.1
Name: Blanche Mae Hunt
Parents: John J. and Aninora Rainwater Quick
Spouse: John Wesley Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Red Springs, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Pee Dee Chapel Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col.1
Name: James Lee Platt Jr.
Parents: J. Lee and Ida McCall Platt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col.1 and 2
Name: William Bryant (Bill) Scott
Parents: Robert and Virginia Norris Scott
Spouse: Ann Cain Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Bennettsville
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a local hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Navy veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col.1
Name: Charlie Spivey
Parents: Ed and Mary Bullock Spivey
Spouse: Ethel Brumbles Spivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Greeenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col.1
Name: Bertha Oliver Jordan
Parents: Robert M. and Gause Rogers Oliver
Spouse: Jord H. Jordan
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Charlotte, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Felicia Lynn Jones
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Gary Jones of Rowland
Date of Birth/Age: four - week - old
Place of Burial: Locklear family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Geneva Miles Taylor
Place of Birth: of Rowland
Place of Burial: Salem Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col. 2
Name: Annie Sanderson Thompson
Parents: Archie and Charlotte Kilpatrick Sanderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col. 2 and 3
Name: Mark Elliott Fields
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Earl Fields of Fairmont
Date of Birth/Age: six-week-old
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: graveside rites at Reedy Branch Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 18, 1973, page 8, col. 4 and 5
Name: Bessie Ivey Watson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Lumberton, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Floyd Memorial Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 20, 1973, page 16, col. 1
Name: Carl Jackson Leviner
Parents: Marie Jordan Leviner and Sylvester L. Leviner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: found Monday
Place of Death: near Conway
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 20, 1973, page 16, col. 1
Name: Christabell McKinney
Spouse: Joe Lewis McKinney
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Date of Death: Saturday accident
Place of Death: home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 20, 1973, page 16, col. 1
Name: Jimmy Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Pleasant Hill community
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 27, 1973, page 1, col. 6 and 7
Name: Luther Edison Smith
Spouse: Clara B. Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Rosehill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 27, 1973, page 3, col. 1
Name: Robert M. Blackwell
Spouse: Fern D. Blackwell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Lumberton hospital
Place of Burial: Meadowbrook Cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 27, 1973, page 3, col. 1 and 2
Name: Walter Driggers
Parents: Stephen and Lizzie Caulder Driggers
Date of Birth/Age: age 84
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 27, 1973, page 3, col. 2
Name: Allie Carter
Parents: Henry Eddie and Katie Minnie Carter
Spouse: Beulah Jernigan Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age68
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Carter family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 27, 1973, page 3, col. 3
Name: Donnie Boyd Walters
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Walters
Spouse: MayBelle Owens Walters
Date of Birth/Age: Age79
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 27, 1973, page 3, col. 4