The extracts are listed in the month they appeared in the Dillon Herald and then alphabetically by surname
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JANUARY
Name: Brice Leon Altman
Spouse: Luella Bass
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 29, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Melvina Brewer
Spouse: John M. Brewer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of services: Sunday
Place of Burial: Services at Bear Swamp Baptist Church.
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Clyde L. Carmichael
Parents: Archie Baldie and Elizabeth Gaddy Carmichael
Spouse: Sally Blanche Edward (married December 21, 1873)
Date of Birth/Age: Born September 23, 1873
Place of Birth: Gaddy's Mill Section, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Mount Holly Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, January 1, 1942
Name: Malina Herring
Parents: Robert and Betty McEachern Morris
Spouse: Nye Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: January 7, 1942
Place of Death: Residence in Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 15, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Naomi Ford Hill
Spouse: Ed Hill
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Wednesday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1942, page 1, col. 1.
Name: Rosa Mae Hyatt
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Wallace
Spouse: Whitt Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Date of Death: December 31, 1942
Place of Death: McLeod’s Hospital, Florence SC
Place of Burial: Rhanan Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 8, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Brenda Joyce Ivey
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ivey
Date of Birth/Age: 5 months
Date of Death: January 12, 1942
Place of Burial: Mt. Holly Cemetery , Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Rev. H. M. Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Born near Minturn, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Raleigh, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 29, 1942, page 1, col. 6
Name: Wylie L. Lupo
Parents: W. S. and Janie Horn Lupo
Spouse: Madge Powell Lupo (died Sept. 5, 1939)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Near Gaddy's Mill, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, January 1, 1942
Name: Robert F. Moody
Parents: John Thomas and Sara Ann Moody
Spouse: Annie Sawyer Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72, Born December 25, 1869
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: January 6, 1942
Place of Death: Residence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, January 8, 1942
Name: Mrs. Phil Osteen
Parents: Daniel W. Alford and Betty Water Alford
Spouse: Phil Osteen (married December 27, 1906)
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Near Little Rock
Date of Death: January 7, 1942
Place of Death: McLeod's Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, January 15, 1942
Name: Ida Stackhouse
Parents: I. P. Stackhouse
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: January 23, 1942
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 29, 1942, page 1, col. 3.
Name: Eva Baxley Tyner
Spouse: D. T. Tyner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Catfish Baptist Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 15, 1942, page 4, col. 3.
FEBRUARY
Name: Lillie Mae Ammons
Parents: Hamilton and Annise Hatcher Ammons
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Date of Death: January 27, 1942
Place of Death: Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 5, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Blackwell Infant
Parents: Mrs. and Mrs. J. R. Blackwell
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Last week
Place of Death: Kernersville
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 26, 1942, page 5, col. 2.
Name: Phillip Cook
Spouse: Martha Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: February 12, 1942
Place of Death: Residence
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, February 19, 1942, page 1, col. 6
Name: William J. Galloway
Parents: W. A. and Margaret E. Galloway
Spouse: Myrtle Treadway Galloway
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Charlotte, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 12, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Gertrude Hatcher
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Dimmery
Spouse: V. M. Hatcher
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence Bingham Section, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Bethel Cemetery near Aynor, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 19, 1942, page 2, col. 3.
Name: Earl Hood
Parents: Nancy A. Hood
Date of Death: December 7, 1941
Place of Death: Pearl Harbor
Place of Burial: Reedy Creek Cemetery, Marion County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 5, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Nancy Huggins
Spouse: Boyd Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 19, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Infant Hyatt Daughter
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: McLeod Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Family burial ground near Fairmont, NC.
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 26, 1942, page 1, col. 3.
Name: Mary Kirby
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: January 18, 1942
Place of Death: Residence in Oak Grove Section of Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery.
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 5, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Nollie McRae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence in Minturn Section of Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: McLucus Cemetery near Clio, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 19, 1942, page 1, col. 5.
Name: Joseph Palcok
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: Native Yugoslavia
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 12, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Edwin J. Sherwood
Parents: Thomas Cade and Laura Legette Sherwood
Spouse: Bess Burroughs Sherwood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Conway
Place of Burial: Lake Side Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 19, 1942, page 1, col. 1.
MARCH
Name: William Wylie Bethea
Spouse: Ephie Jimmie Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Last Wednesday*
Place of Death: Residence Little Rock, SC
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 5, 1942, page 5, col. 3. * The date February 4 is given for the date of death.
Name: W. C. Fore
Spouse: Inez Berry Fore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 5, 1942, page 3, col. 2.
Name: Katherine Hamilton Goodwin
Spouse: H. D. Goodwin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Residence Kentyre Section, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 3, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Thad Walker Hayes
Parents: Robert Rogers and Frances Sellers Hayes
Spouse: Jane Hall Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: June 8, 1885
Place of Birth: Little Rock, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 12, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Gamewell Beasley Keels
Spouse: # 1 – Besse E. Bradford, # 2 – Mamie Hiers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Lynchburg, Sumter County, SC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 5, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: William Alexander Pate
Spouse: Hattie E. Pate
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: March 3, 1942
Place of Death: Residence Carolina Section, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Beulah Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 12, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Debbie Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: 80
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 12, 1942, page 1, col. 5. (Report of death)
April
Name: M. H. Ammons
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: March 24, 1942
Place of Death: Residence in Kentyre Section of Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Fork, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 2, 1942, page 1, col. 3.
Name: Jewell Bailey
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Residence in Hayestown Section of Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Hayestown Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 9, 1942, page 4, col. 3
Name: Lieut. Joe Meadors, Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Meadors
Date of Death: April 21, 1942
Place of Death: Somewhere in Far East
Issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 30, 1942, page 1, col. 6. (report of death)
Name: Cellie Hunt Owens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: March 28, 1942
Place of Death: Residence Oak Grove Section of Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 2, 1942, page 1, col. 3.
MAY
Name: Lucinda Brigman Hall
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: May 17, 1942
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 21, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Truss Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: May 18, 1942
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 21, 1942, page 1, col. 3.
Name: A. H. McCormick
Spouse: Jimmie McRae
Date of Birth/Age: 79
Date of Death: May 14, 1942
Place of Death: Ashville, NC
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 21, 1942
Name: Arch McRae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: McLucus Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 7, 1942, page 4, col. 3.
Name: William Melvin
Parents: Mrs. and Mrs. William Melvin
Spouse: Susan Moore Melvin
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC
Date of Death: May 4, 1942
Place of Death: Augusta, GA
Place of Burial: Augusta, GA
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 7, 1942, page 4, col.4
Name: Carl, Robert and Russell Morris
Date of Birth/Age: Ages 18, 17 and 15
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Cherry Grove Beach, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 7, 1942, page 4, col. 4 (report of drowning)
Name: Lettie Baker Page
Parents: William and Abi Elvington Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins, SC hospital
Place of Burial: Page Cemetery near Marietta, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 14, 1942, page 6, col. 3 and page 7, col. 3.
Name: Mrs. Bert Rising
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Mt. Holly Cemetery, Dillon SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 21, 1942, page 5, col. 5.
The following is posted on the Dillon County Web page under Cemeteries, and Mount Holly. “Berta Rising Sept 27 1878 May 16 1942 I have the dearest picture, not in a golden frame it's the dearest little picture of any by that name. It's in a little frame that won't ever come apart. It's a picture of my mother and it's framed within my heart. She went straight to God in Heaven when her work on earth was done. And I'll always be a happy person to know that I am her child.”
Name: Mary Elizabeth Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins, SC hospital
Place of Burial: Watson Cemetery near Marion, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 28, 1942, page 9, col. 4
Note: The date at the top of the page is May 21, however, it was microfilmed in with the May 28th issue.
JUNE
Name: Bailey Infant
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: 6 months
Place of Burial: McColl’s Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 18, 1942, page 4, col. 4.
Name: Henry Bethea
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bethea
Spouse: Lillian Wright Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Washington, NC
Place of Burial: Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 25, 1942, page 1, col. 7
Name: W. D. Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 18, 1942, page 4, col. 3
Name: J. F. Driggers
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Driggers
Spouse: Ethel Blackman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Maxton, NC
Place of Burial: McLucus Cemetery, Clio, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 25, 1942, page 1, col. 2
Name: Leona Ivey
Date of Death: May 27, 1942
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 18, 1942, page 4, col. 3.
Name: Frances Harrelson Lane
Spouse: Paul Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 23
Date of Death: May 19, 1942
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital, SC
Place of Burial: Services at Buck Swamp Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 4, 1942, page 3, col. 3. (see Joe Lester Lane)
Name: Joe Lester Lane
Parents: Paul and Frances Harrelson Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: May 19, 1942
Place of Death: Mullins, SC hospital
Place of Burial: Services at Buck Swamp Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 4, 1942, page 3, col. 3.
Name: Lewis Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Burial: Catfish Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 25, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Maggie McInnis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Carolina Community, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Carolina Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 18,1942, page 4, col. 7.
Name: Bert Norris
Spouse: Manda Norris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: June 17, 1942
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 25, 1942, page 5, col. 6.
Name: Mrs. L. F. Utley
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 4, 1942, page 6, col. 5.
Name: Arnette Young
Parents: Mrs. and Mrs. F. F. Young
Date of Birth/Age: 8 months
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC Thursday, June 25, 1942, page 1, col. 2.
JULY
Name: William Boland, Jr.
Parents: William and Reba Haselden Boland
Date of Death: June 21, 1942
Place of Death: Wrightsville Beach, NC
Place of Burial: Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church Cemetery, Newberry County , SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 2, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Benjamin Tiley Causey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: July 4, 1942
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 9, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Morris Cohen
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Jewish Cemetery, Florence, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 23, 1942, page 1, col. 5.
Name: Martha Carmichael Edwards
Spouse: Austin Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Residence near Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 2, 1942, page 3, col. 3.
Name: Archie Fore
Spouse: Veda Watts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: July 7, 1942
Place of Death: Washington
Place of Burial: Socaste Cemetery, Socaste, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 16, 1942, page 1, col. 3
Name: H. B. Floyd
Parents: C. F. and Ziltha Floyd
Spouse: Hattie Floyd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Nichols, SC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 23, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Janie Griffin
Spouse: William Griffin
Date of Birth/Age: age 34
Date of Death: July 22, 1942
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Bulah* Church Cemetery. *as written
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 30, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Emma Deas Hubbard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Bennettsville, SC hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 16, 1942, page 1, col. 4
Name: Lula Ingram
Parents: Rev. and Mrs. Henry and Laura Clark Mood
Spouse: I. C. Ingram
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Lenoir, NC.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 2, 1942, page 1, col. 3.
Name: A. M. McGregor
Spouse: Mollie McLaurin McGregor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Lykesland, near Columbia, SC
Place of Burial:
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 30, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Dollie McKenzie
Spouse: Eli McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 16, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: G. M. Noble
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Death: Branchville, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 2, 1942, page 3, col. 7
Name: LeRoy Rogers
Parents: T. B. and Mary Rogers
Spouse: Annie C. Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Born 1876
Place of Birth: Fork, SC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Fork, SC
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Fork, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 16, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Mary E. Snead
Spouse: Isral B. Snead
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Date of Death: Date of death or service not given.
Place of Death: Residence in Hamer, SC
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 23, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Infant Williams Daughter
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lester Williams
Date of Birth/Age: 4 months
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins, SC hospital
Place of Burial: Little Rock Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 9, 1942, page 1, col. 3.
August
Name: Clyde David Bethea
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 19 months
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Wilmington, NC
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 20, 1942, page 1, col. 2.
Name: Mary E. Freeman Bounds
Spouse: P. A. Bounds
Date of Death: July 29, 1942
Place of Death: Wilmington, NC
Place of Burial: Oakdale Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 13, 1942, page 3, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Eliza Bracey
Spouse: W. C. Bracey
Date of Death: August 12, 1942
Place of Death: Morehead City, NC
Place of Burial: Rowland, NC cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 20, 1942, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mrs. John G. Hayes
Spouse: John G. Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: August 10, 1942
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery near Bermuda, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 13, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Jeanette McKenzie Henslee The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 27, 1942 (see September listings)
Name: M. H. McDonald (Miley Hugh)
Parents: William and Elizabeth Moody McDonald
Spouse: Roberta McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: January 14, 1871
Place of Birth: Near Dillon
Date of Death: August 13, 1942
Place of Death: Residence in Gaddy’s Mill Section of Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 20, 1942, page 1, col. 5.
Name: Frank Norman
Spouse: Bessie Miller Norman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins SC hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 27, 1942, page 4, col. 3.
Name: John Keith Page
Parents: Samuel and Elizabeth Keith Page
Spouse: # 1 – Sophronia Watson. # 2 – Imogene Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence near Sellers
Place of Burial: Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Marion County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 13, 1942, page 3, col. 3, 4, 5, and 6.
September
Name: Kate Carter
Parents: William and Mary Martin
Spouse: William J. Carter (married January 1, 1920)
Date of Birth/Age: September 21, 1868
Date of Death: September 11, 1942
Place of Death: Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 17, 1942, page 6, col. 3.
Name: Jenette “Nettie” Henslee
Parents: William and Rebecca Ann Johnson McKenzie
Spouse: Dr. Samuel Clifford Henslee
Date of Birth/Age: August 21, 1871
Date of Death: August 26, 1942
Place of Death: Florence, SC hospital
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 27, 1942, page 1, col. 2 and September 3, 1942, page 1, col. 5.
Name: Martha Ann Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth: Bermuda Section, Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Family Plot near Kentyre Presbyterian Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 10, 1942, page 1, col. 5.
Name: Hill Reid Nettles
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Nettles
Spouse: Minette Hanna Nettles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: New York
Place of Burial: Cross Hill (no other information)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 3, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Mrs. W. T. Squires
Spouse: W. T. Squires
Date of Birth/Age: 44
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: September 3, 1942
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 10,1942, page 1, col. 2.
Name: Ellwood J. Staples
Date of Death: Last Saturday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Dearborn, Michigan
Place of Burial: Mt. Holly Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 24, 1942, page 4, col. 4.
Name: Jack Wallace
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Raleigh, NC
Place of Burial: Little Rock Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 17, 1942, page 1, col. 2.
October
Name: Pendleton G. Ayes
Spouse: Alice McMillan Ayers
Date of Birth/Age: June 28, 1856
Place of Birth: Old Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence near Nichols, SC
Place of Burial: Ayers Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 29, 1942, page 1, col. 7
Name: Carson Brewer
Spouse: Aline Hayes Brewer
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: North Carolina
Date of Death: September 25, 1942
Place of Death: Residence in Hayestown, Dillon County, SC
Services at Hayestown Church.
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 1, 1942, page 1, col. 2
Name: Alma Carter Brown
Spouse: A. H. Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: McCall, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 29, 1942, page 4, col. 3.
Name: Charles C. Burgner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence SC hospital
Place of Burial: Morristown, Tennessee
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 22, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Name: W. N. Goodyear
Spouse: Fannie Booth Goodyear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Marion County, SC
Date of Death: September 26, 1942
Place of Death: Mullins SC hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 1, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Name: John Calhoun Hayes
Spouse: # 1 – Addie Stubbs. # 2 – Rebecca Fore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Residence near Latta, SC
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery near Latta
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 29, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: J. S. Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Death: Residence in Rowland, NC.
Place of Burial: Naynaham Cemetery, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 8, 1942, page 1, col. 3.
Name: Mrs. J. M. Tart
Maiden Name: Gilbert
Spouse: J. M. Tart
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Tart Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 22, 1942, page 1, col. 3
November
Name: D. C. Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: November 19, 1942
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 26, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Wade H. Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Date of Death: November 5, 1942
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 12, 1942, page 1, col. 2
Name: C. George Bruce
Spouse: Lila Sheppard
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Parnasus Church Cemetery near Blenheim
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 5, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Mrs. Mose Cook
Maiden Name: Morris
Date of Death: November 19, 1942
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 26, 1942, page 5, col. 6
Name: Estella Eddins
Date of Death: November 2, 1942
Place of Death: McLeod Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Chesterfield County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 12, 1942, page 1, col. 4
December
Name: B. Frank Edwards
Parents: Richard and Carolina Martin Edwards
Spouse: Sara James Mills (from my personal files - not mentioned in obituary)
Date of Birth/Age: November 27, 1853
Place of Birth: Allens Bridge near Mullins
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence in Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Oliver Cemetery, near Gaddy’s Mill, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 17, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Infant Faircloth Son
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Faircloth
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 10, 1942, page
Name: Name: Mollie Faircloth
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Whiteville, NC.
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 3, 1942,page 1, col. 2
Name: Larry Randall Jones
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones
Date of Birth/Age: Age 3
Place of Burial: Scott Cemetery near Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 10, 1942, page 2, col. 3 and page 4, col. 4.
Name: Josephine McIntyre
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 31, 1942, page 1, col. 5. (report of coroner’s inquest)
Name: John Purdy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Tuesday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 3, 1942, page 1, col. 4 (report of accident)
Name: Mrs. W. L. Rose
Parents: Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Hursey
Spouse: Walter Rose
Date of Death: Not given
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 24, 1942, page 4, col. 3.
Name: Charles C. Woodle
Spouse: Bessie Hayes Woodle
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence in Latta, SC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 31, 1942, page 3, col. 2.
Be sure and check the index below to see if the obituary you are interested in is one of the many transcriptions available by email
JANUARY
Name: Brice Leon Altman
Spouse: Luella Bass
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 29, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Melvina Brewer
Spouse: John M. Brewer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of services: Sunday
Place of Burial: Services at Bear Swamp Baptist Church.
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Clyde L. Carmichael
Parents: Archie Baldie and Elizabeth Gaddy Carmichael
Spouse: Sally Blanche Edward (married December 21, 1873)
Date of Birth/Age: Born September 23, 1873
Place of Birth: Gaddy's Mill Section, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Mount Holly Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, January 1, 1942
Name: Malina Herring
Parents: Robert and Betty McEachern Morris
Spouse: Nye Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: January 7, 1942
Place of Death: Residence in Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 15, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Naomi Ford Hill
Spouse: Ed Hill
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Wednesday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1942, page 1, col. 1.
Name: Rosa Mae Hyatt
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Wallace
Spouse: Whitt Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Date of Death: December 31, 1942
Place of Death: McLeod’s Hospital, Florence SC
Place of Burial: Rhanan Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 8, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Brenda Joyce Ivey
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ivey
Date of Birth/Age: 5 months
Date of Death: January 12, 1942
Place of Burial: Mt. Holly Cemetery , Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Rev. H. M. Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Born near Minturn, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Raleigh, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 29, 1942, page 1, col. 6
Name: Wylie L. Lupo
Parents: W. S. and Janie Horn Lupo
Spouse: Madge Powell Lupo (died Sept. 5, 1939)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Near Gaddy's Mill, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, January 1, 1942
Name: Robert F. Moody
Parents: John Thomas and Sara Ann Moody
Spouse: Annie Sawyer Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72, Born December 25, 1869
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: January 6, 1942
Place of Death: Residence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, January 8, 1942
Name: Mrs. Phil Osteen
Parents: Daniel W. Alford and Betty Water Alford
Spouse: Phil Osteen (married December 27, 1906)
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Near Little Rock
Date of Death: January 7, 1942
Place of Death: McLeod's Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, January 15, 1942
Name: Ida Stackhouse
Parents: I. P. Stackhouse
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: January 23, 1942
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 29, 1942, page 1, col. 3.
Name: Eva Baxley Tyner
Spouse: D. T. Tyner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Catfish Baptist Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 15, 1942, page 4, col. 3.
FEBRUARY
Name: Lillie Mae Ammons
Parents: Hamilton and Annise Hatcher Ammons
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Date of Death: January 27, 1942
Place of Death: Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 5, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Blackwell Infant
Parents: Mrs. and Mrs. J. R. Blackwell
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Last week
Place of Death: Kernersville
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 26, 1942, page 5, col. 2.
Name: Phillip Cook
Spouse: Martha Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: February 12, 1942
Place of Death: Residence
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, February 19, 1942, page 1, col. 6
Name: William J. Galloway
Parents: W. A. and Margaret E. Galloway
Spouse: Myrtle Treadway Galloway
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Charlotte, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 12, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Gertrude Hatcher
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Dimmery
Spouse: V. M. Hatcher
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence Bingham Section, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Bethel Cemetery near Aynor, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 19, 1942, page 2, col. 3.
Name: Earl Hood
Parents: Nancy A. Hood
Date of Death: December 7, 1941
Place of Death: Pearl Harbor
Place of Burial: Reedy Creek Cemetery, Marion County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 5, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Nancy Huggins
Spouse: Boyd Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 19, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Infant Hyatt Daughter
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: McLeod Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Family burial ground near Fairmont, NC.
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 26, 1942, page 1, col. 3.
Name: Mary Kirby
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: January 18, 1942
Place of Death: Residence in Oak Grove Section of Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery.
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 5, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Nollie McRae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence in Minturn Section of Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: McLucus Cemetery near Clio, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 19, 1942, page 1, col. 5.
Name: Joseph Palcok
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: Native Yugoslavia
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 12, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Edwin J. Sherwood
Parents: Thomas Cade and Laura Legette Sherwood
Spouse: Bess Burroughs Sherwood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Conway
Place of Burial: Lake Side Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 19, 1942, page 1, col. 1.
MARCH
Name: William Wylie Bethea
Spouse: Ephie Jimmie Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Last Wednesday*
Place of Death: Residence Little Rock, SC
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 5, 1942, page 5, col. 3. * The date February 4 is given for the date of death.
Name: W. C. Fore
Spouse: Inez Berry Fore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 5, 1942, page 3, col. 2.
Name: Katherine Hamilton Goodwin
Spouse: H. D. Goodwin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Residence Kentyre Section, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 3, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Thad Walker Hayes
Parents: Robert Rogers and Frances Sellers Hayes
Spouse: Jane Hall Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: June 8, 1885
Place of Birth: Little Rock, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 12, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Gamewell Beasley Keels
Spouse: # 1 – Besse E. Bradford, # 2 – Mamie Hiers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Lynchburg, Sumter County, SC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 5, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: William Alexander Pate
Spouse: Hattie E. Pate
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: March 3, 1942
Place of Death: Residence Carolina Section, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Beulah Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 12, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Debbie Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: 80
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 12, 1942, page 1, col. 5. (Report of death)
April
Name: M. H. Ammons
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: March 24, 1942
Place of Death: Residence in Kentyre Section of Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Fork, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 2, 1942, page 1, col. 3.
Name: Jewell Bailey
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Residence in Hayestown Section of Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Hayestown Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 9, 1942, page 4, col. 3
Name: Lieut. Joe Meadors, Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Meadors
Date of Death: April 21, 1942
Place of Death: Somewhere in Far East
Issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 30, 1942, page 1, col. 6. (report of death)
Name: Cellie Hunt Owens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: March 28, 1942
Place of Death: Residence Oak Grove Section of Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 2, 1942, page 1, col. 3.
MAY
Name: Lucinda Brigman Hall
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: May 17, 1942
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 21, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Truss Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: May 18, 1942
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 21, 1942, page 1, col. 3.
Name: A. H. McCormick
Spouse: Jimmie McRae
Date of Birth/Age: 79
Date of Death: May 14, 1942
Place of Death: Ashville, NC
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 21, 1942
Name: Arch McRae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: McLucus Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 7, 1942, page 4, col. 3.
Name: William Melvin
Parents: Mrs. and Mrs. William Melvin
Spouse: Susan Moore Melvin
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC
Date of Death: May 4, 1942
Place of Death: Augusta, GA
Place of Burial: Augusta, GA
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 7, 1942, page 4, col.4
Name: Carl, Robert and Russell Morris
Date of Birth/Age: Ages 18, 17 and 15
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Cherry Grove Beach, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 7, 1942, page 4, col. 4 (report of drowning)
Name: Lettie Baker Page
Parents: William and Abi Elvington Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins, SC hospital
Place of Burial: Page Cemetery near Marietta, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 14, 1942, page 6, col. 3 and page 7, col. 3.
Name: Mrs. Bert Rising
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Mt. Holly Cemetery, Dillon SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 21, 1942, page 5, col. 5.
The following is posted on the Dillon County Web page under Cemeteries, and Mount Holly. “Berta Rising Sept 27 1878 May 16 1942 I have the dearest picture, not in a golden frame it's the dearest little picture of any by that name. It's in a little frame that won't ever come apart. It's a picture of my mother and it's framed within my heart. She went straight to God in Heaven when her work on earth was done. And I'll always be a happy person to know that I am her child.”
Name: Mary Elizabeth Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins, SC hospital
Place of Burial: Watson Cemetery near Marion, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 28, 1942, page 9, col. 4
Note: The date at the top of the page is May 21, however, it was microfilmed in with the May 28th issue.
JUNE
Name: Bailey Infant
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: 6 months
Place of Burial: McColl’s Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 18, 1942, page 4, col. 4.
Name: Henry Bethea
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bethea
Spouse: Lillian Wright Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Washington, NC
Place of Burial: Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 25, 1942, page 1, col. 7
Name: W. D. Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 18, 1942, page 4, col. 3
Name: J. F. Driggers
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Driggers
Spouse: Ethel Blackman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Maxton, NC
Place of Burial: McLucus Cemetery, Clio, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 25, 1942, page 1, col. 2
Name: Leona Ivey
Date of Death: May 27, 1942
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 18, 1942, page 4, col. 3.
Name: Frances Harrelson Lane
Spouse: Paul Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 23
Date of Death: May 19, 1942
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital, SC
Place of Burial: Services at Buck Swamp Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 4, 1942, page 3, col. 3. (see Joe Lester Lane)
Name: Joe Lester Lane
Parents: Paul and Frances Harrelson Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: May 19, 1942
Place of Death: Mullins, SC hospital
Place of Burial: Services at Buck Swamp Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 4, 1942, page 3, col. 3.
Name: Lewis Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Burial: Catfish Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 25, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Maggie McInnis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Carolina Community, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Carolina Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 18,1942, page 4, col. 7.
Name: Bert Norris
Spouse: Manda Norris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: June 17, 1942
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 25, 1942, page 5, col. 6.
Name: Mrs. L. F. Utley
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 4, 1942, page 6, col. 5.
Name: Arnette Young
Parents: Mrs. and Mrs. F. F. Young
Date of Birth/Age: 8 months
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC Thursday, June 25, 1942, page 1, col. 2.
JULY
Name: William Boland, Jr.
Parents: William and Reba Haselden Boland
Date of Death: June 21, 1942
Place of Death: Wrightsville Beach, NC
Place of Burial: Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church Cemetery, Newberry County , SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 2, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Benjamin Tiley Causey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: July 4, 1942
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 9, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Morris Cohen
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Jewish Cemetery, Florence, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 23, 1942, page 1, col. 5.
Name: Martha Carmichael Edwards
Spouse: Austin Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Residence near Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 2, 1942, page 3, col. 3.
Name: Archie Fore
Spouse: Veda Watts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: July 7, 1942
Place of Death: Washington
Place of Burial: Socaste Cemetery, Socaste, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 16, 1942, page 1, col. 3
Name: H. B. Floyd
Parents: C. F. and Ziltha Floyd
Spouse: Hattie Floyd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Nichols, SC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 23, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Janie Griffin
Spouse: William Griffin
Date of Birth/Age: age 34
Date of Death: July 22, 1942
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Bulah* Church Cemetery. *as written
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 30, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Emma Deas Hubbard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Bennettsville, SC hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 16, 1942, page 1, col. 4
Name: Lula Ingram
Parents: Rev. and Mrs. Henry and Laura Clark Mood
Spouse: I. C. Ingram
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Lenoir, NC.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 2, 1942, page 1, col. 3.
Name: A. M. McGregor
Spouse: Mollie McLaurin McGregor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Lykesland, near Columbia, SC
Place of Burial:
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 30, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Dollie McKenzie
Spouse: Eli McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 16, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: G. M. Noble
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Death: Branchville, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 2, 1942, page 3, col. 7
Name: LeRoy Rogers
Parents: T. B. and Mary Rogers
Spouse: Annie C. Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Born 1876
Place of Birth: Fork, SC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Fork, SC
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Fork, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 16, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Mary E. Snead
Spouse: Isral B. Snead
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Date of Death: Date of death or service not given.
Place of Death: Residence in Hamer, SC
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 23, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Infant Williams Daughter
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lester Williams
Date of Birth/Age: 4 months
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins, SC hospital
Place of Burial: Little Rock Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 9, 1942, page 1, col. 3.
August
Name: Clyde David Bethea
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 19 months
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Wilmington, NC
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 20, 1942, page 1, col. 2.
Name: Mary E. Freeman Bounds
Spouse: P. A. Bounds
Date of Death: July 29, 1942
Place of Death: Wilmington, NC
Place of Burial: Oakdale Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 13, 1942, page 3, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Eliza Bracey
Spouse: W. C. Bracey
Date of Death: August 12, 1942
Place of Death: Morehead City, NC
Place of Burial: Rowland, NC cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 20, 1942, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mrs. John G. Hayes
Spouse: John G. Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: August 10, 1942
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery near Bermuda, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 13, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Jeanette McKenzie Henslee The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 27, 1942 (see September listings)
Name: M. H. McDonald (Miley Hugh)
Parents: William and Elizabeth Moody McDonald
Spouse: Roberta McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: January 14, 1871
Place of Birth: Near Dillon
Date of Death: August 13, 1942
Place of Death: Residence in Gaddy’s Mill Section of Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 20, 1942, page 1, col. 5.
Name: Frank Norman
Spouse: Bessie Miller Norman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins SC hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 27, 1942, page 4, col. 3.
Name: John Keith Page
Parents: Samuel and Elizabeth Keith Page
Spouse: # 1 – Sophronia Watson. # 2 – Imogene Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence near Sellers
Place of Burial: Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Marion County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 13, 1942, page 3, col. 3, 4, 5, and 6.
September
Name: Kate Carter
Parents: William and Mary Martin
Spouse: William J. Carter (married January 1, 1920)
Date of Birth/Age: September 21, 1868
Date of Death: September 11, 1942
Place of Death: Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 17, 1942, page 6, col. 3.
Name: Jenette “Nettie” Henslee
Parents: William and Rebecca Ann Johnson McKenzie
Spouse: Dr. Samuel Clifford Henslee
Date of Birth/Age: August 21, 1871
Date of Death: August 26, 1942
Place of Death: Florence, SC hospital
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 27, 1942, page 1, col. 2 and September 3, 1942, page 1, col. 5.
Name: Martha Ann Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth: Bermuda Section, Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Family Plot near Kentyre Presbyterian Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 10, 1942, page 1, col. 5.
Name: Hill Reid Nettles
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Nettles
Spouse: Minette Hanna Nettles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: New York
Place of Burial: Cross Hill (no other information)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 3, 1942, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Mrs. W. T. Squires
Spouse: W. T. Squires
Date of Birth/Age: 44
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: September 3, 1942
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 10,1942, page 1, col. 2.
Name: Ellwood J. Staples
Date of Death: Last Saturday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Dearborn, Michigan
Place of Burial: Mt. Holly Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 24, 1942, page 4, col. 4.
Name: Jack Wallace
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Raleigh, NC
Place of Burial: Little Rock Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 17, 1942, page 1, col. 2.
October
Name: Pendleton G. Ayes
Spouse: Alice McMillan Ayers
Date of Birth/Age: June 28, 1856
Place of Birth: Old Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence near Nichols, SC
Place of Burial: Ayers Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 29, 1942, page 1, col. 7
Name: Carson Brewer
Spouse: Aline Hayes Brewer
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: North Carolina
Date of Death: September 25, 1942
Place of Death: Residence in Hayestown, Dillon County, SC
Services at Hayestown Church.
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 1, 1942, page 1, col. 2
Name: Alma Carter Brown
Spouse: A. H. Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: McCall, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 29, 1942, page 4, col. 3.
Name: Charles C. Burgner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence SC hospital
Place of Burial: Morristown, Tennessee
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 22, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Name: W. N. Goodyear
Spouse: Fannie Booth Goodyear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Marion County, SC
Date of Death: September 26, 1942
Place of Death: Mullins SC hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 1, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Name: John Calhoun Hayes
Spouse: # 1 – Addie Stubbs. # 2 – Rebecca Fore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Residence near Latta, SC
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery near Latta
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 29, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: J. S. Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Death: Residence in Rowland, NC.
Place of Burial: Naynaham Cemetery, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 8, 1942, page 1, col. 3.
Name: Mrs. J. M. Tart
Maiden Name: Gilbert
Spouse: J. M. Tart
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Tart Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 22, 1942, page 1, col. 3
November
Name: D. C. Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: November 19, 1942
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 26, 1942, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Wade H. Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Date of Death: November 5, 1942
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 12, 1942, page 1, col. 2
Name: C. George Bruce
Spouse: Lila Sheppard
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Parnasus Church Cemetery near Blenheim
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 5, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Mrs. Mose Cook
Maiden Name: Morris
Date of Death: November 19, 1942
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 26, 1942, page 5, col. 6
Name: Estella Eddins
Date of Death: November 2, 1942
Place of Death: McLeod Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Chesterfield County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 12, 1942, page 1, col. 4
December
Name: B. Frank Edwards
Parents: Richard and Carolina Martin Edwards
Spouse: Sara James Mills (from my personal files - not mentioned in obituary)
Date of Birth/Age: November 27, 1853
Place of Birth: Allens Bridge near Mullins
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence in Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Oliver Cemetery, near Gaddy’s Mill, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 17, 1942, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Infant Faircloth Son
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Faircloth
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 10, 1942, page
Name: Name: Mollie Faircloth
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Whiteville, NC.
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 3, 1942,page 1, col. 2
Name: Larry Randall Jones
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones
Date of Birth/Age: Age 3
Place of Burial: Scott Cemetery near Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 10, 1942, page 2, col. 3 and page 4, col. 4.
Name: Josephine McIntyre
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 31, 1942, page 1, col. 5. (report of coroner’s inquest)
Name: John Purdy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Tuesday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 3, 1942, page 1, col. 4 (report of accident)
Name: Mrs. W. L. Rose
Parents: Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Hursey
Spouse: Walter Rose
Date of Death: Not given
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 24, 1942, page 4, col. 3.
Name: Charles C. Woodle
Spouse: Bessie Hayes Woodle
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence in Latta, SC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 31, 1942, page 3, col. 2.