The extracts are listed in the month they appeared in the Dillon Herald and then alphabetically by surname
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JANUARY
Name: Madge Arnette
Maiden name: Regan
Parents: Dr. Regan
Spouse: J. B. Arnette (late)
Date of Birth/Age: age 67
Place of Birth: Gaddy’s Mill section
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1945, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Mrs. Mary Gray Brooks
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John Gray
Date of Birth/Age: age 34
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Petersburg, Va.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 4, 1945, page 1, col. 6
Name: Christine Caulder
Date of Death: December 25, 1944
Place of Death: Dillon, SC,
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 4, 1945, page 1, col. 3 (accident report)
Name: Craymond Cook
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. David Cook
Date of Birth/Age: age 25
Date of Death: November 8, 1944
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 18, 1945, page 1, col. 5 (military death –killed in action) (rank not given)
Name: Rev. John A. Hursey
Spouse: (1) Laura Surles (2) Miss Mattie Humphrey
Date of Birth/Age: age 88
Place of Birth: native: Latta, SC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Columbia Hospital, Columbia, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1945, page 1, col. 3
Name: Robert L. Mathias
Date of Death: December 23, 1944
Place of Death: Dillon, SC,
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 11, 1945, page 1, col. 7 (accident report)
Name: Edgar Gaines Smith
Spouse: Fletcher Johnston
Date of Birth/Age: age 74
Place of Birth: native: Amory, Miss.
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon, SC,
Place of Burial: Mississippi
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 18, 1945, page 4, col. 4
Name: Mrs. Truss B. Thompson
Maiden name: Braddy
Parents: L. C. and Annie E. Braddy
Spouse: Truss B. Thompson
Place of Birth: native of Dillon, SC,
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Johnson City, Tenn.
Place of Burial: Jewish Cemetery, Florence, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 4, 1945, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Mrs. Alice Tindall
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, SC,
Place of Burial: Union Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 18, 1945, page 1, col. 2
Name: David Whitcover
Parents: Hyman and Celia Whitcover
Place of Birth: native: Marion, SC
Place of Death: Johnson City, Tenn.
Place of Burial: Jewish Cemetery, Florence, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 4, 1945, page 1, col. 7
Name: Pfc. Milton Clair Wiggins
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Wiggins
Date of Birth/Age: age 20
Date of Death: January 9, 1945
Place of Death: Kerkade, Holland
Place of Burial: Ninth United States Army Cemetery, Holland
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1945, page 1, col. 5 – February 22, page 1, col. 7
FEBRUARY
Name: Clarence A. Ammons
Spouse: Daisey Martin
Date of Birth/Age: age 58
Place of Birth: native of Little Rock, SC
Date of Death: January 22
Place of Death: Little Rock, SC
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery, Hamer, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1945, page 3, col. 3
Name: Miss Margaret E. Bethea
Parents: Sheriff W. E. Allen (stepfather)
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC,
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Chapel Hill, NC
Place of Burial: Latta, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1945, page 1, col. 2.
Name: Mrs. Wilmer Farr Brown
Spouse: Elbert Brown
Place of Birth: native of Little Mountain, SC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery, Little Mountain, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1945, page 7, col. 3
Name: Alfred Calder
Date of Birth/Age: age 65
Date of Death: February 18
Place of Death: Latta, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 22, 1945, page 5, col. 5
Name: Douglas R. Covington
Parents: W. K. Covington
Date of Birth/Age: age about 48
Place of Birth: native of Dillon, SC,
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Raleigh, NC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1945, page 5, col.2
Name: Jimmie Dargan Daniels
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: February 13
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, SC,
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 22, 1945, page 5, col. 5
Name: Ryan Hayes Edwards
Parents: Rufus and Ina Hayes Edwards
Spouse: Dorothy Sawyer
Date of Birth/Age: age 37
Place of Birth: native of Lake View, SC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital, Columbia, SC
Place of Burial: Millers Church yard, Mullins, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1945, page 1, col. 6
Name: Pvt. Forest Floyd
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Floyd
Place of Birth: native of Nichols, SC
Date of Death: December 25, 1944
Place of Death: Belgium
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 8, 1945, page 1, col. 4
Name: Clyde G. Hatch
Parents: John R. and Mrs. F. M. Wall
Spouse: Lula Reeves
Date of Birth/Age: age 52
Place of Birth: Onslow County, SC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital, Columbia, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1945, page 1, col. 6
Name: Mrs. Ezzie Coward Jackson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Coward
Spouse: John W. Jackson
Date of Death: February 17
Place of Death: Pleasant Grove section, Dillon, SC,
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Dillon, SC,
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 22, 1945, page 5, col. 5
Name: W.W. Lipscomb
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Roper Hospital, Charleston, SC
Place of Burial: Gaffney, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1945, page 1, col. 6
Name: Mrs. Edna McNeil
Date of Birth/Age: age 70
Date of Death: February 7
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, SC,
Place of Burial: Reeves Cemetery, Floydale, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1945, page 2, col. 2
Name: Infant Moody
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Bishop Moody
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital, Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Little Rock Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1945, page 2, col. 1
Name: Mrs. Betty Shaw
Parents: Mrs. Lessie Morris
Date of Birth/Age: age 43
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 8, 1945, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Will Stackhouse
Parents: Col. E. T. and Mrs. Annie Fore Stackhouse
Spouse: Mary W. Davis
Date of Birth: 1867
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC,
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion, SC
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 22, 1945, page 1, col. 4
Name: Joseph Page Temple
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Temple
Spouse: Carmelete Mercedes Pound
Date of Birth/Age: age 54
Place of Birth: native: native of Lake View, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Lake View, SC
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 8, 1945, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Mrs. Carrie Williamson
Spouse: Larkin Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: age 59
Place of Birth: native: native of Hamer, SC
Date of Death: January 23
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital, Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1945, page 1, col. 6
MARCH
Name: Mr. Joe Ammons
Parents: Allen and Julia Ann Jackson Ammons
Date of Birth/Age: 1860
Place of Birth: native: native of Marlboro County, SC
Date of Death: age 79
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 22, 1945, page 4, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Lena Breeden Barlow
Parents: James Franklin & Sarah Jane Breeden
Spouse: late G.D. Barlow
Date of Birth/Age: 68
Place of Birth: native of Marlboro County, SC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 22, 1945, page 1, col.3
Name: Mrs. J. R. Bowen
Maiden name: Cottingham
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. T. H. Cottingham
Spouse: J. R. Bowen
Date of Birth/Age: 52
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Bermuda section
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 29, 1945, page 1, col. 2
Name: Lonnie Jordan Coxe
Spouse: Margaret Moody
Date of Birth/Age: 49
Place of Birth: native: of Dillon
Date of Death: March 3
Place of Burial: Blenheim
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 8, 1945, page 1, col.2
Name: Mr. J. C. Crowley
Date of Birth/Age: 82
Place of Birth: Marlboro County, SC
Place of Death: Oak Grove, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Tart Cemetery, near Oak Grove
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 1, 1945, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mrs. Hiniard Rogers
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Frank B. Elvington
Spouse: Hiniard Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: 67
Place of Birth: Lake View, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Lake View
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 29, 1945, page 1, col. 4
Name: Pfc. Fitzhugh Freeman
Parents: Mrs. Norma Freeman
Spouse: Exie Pigler
Date of Birth/Age: 24
Place of Birth: native: Dillon, SC,
Date of Death: January 28
Place of Death: Germany
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 1, 1945, page 1, col. 2
Name: Mrs. Elizabeth Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: 82
Date of service: Friday
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 29, 1945, page 1, col. 6
Name: Mrs. Janie Wise Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: 63
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: February 19
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 1, 1945, page 4, col. 3
Name: John W. McKay
Parents: Gilbert & Jeannie Baker McKay
Spouse: Annie Jane McLendon
Date of Birth/Age: 75
Place of Birth: Oakland section, Dillon Co.,SC
Place of Death: McLeod Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Ashpole Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 15, 1945, page 1, col. 2
For a complete listing of markers in Ashpole Cemetery visit http://www.geocities.com/ncrobeson/cemeteries/Ashpole_cem1.html
Name: Capt. James L. Manning
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. L. A. Manning
Place of Birth: native: Latta native
Place of Death: Germany
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 8, 1945, page 1, col. 5
Name: John Rich
Spouse: Fanny Poston*
Date of Birth/Age: 71
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Latta, SC
Place of Burial: Tatum Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 29, 1945, page 1, col. 3
*Should read Polson
Name: Frank Sanderson
Spouse: Alpha Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: 69
Date of Death: March 4, 1945
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 8, 1945, page 1, col. 3
Name: Pfc. Bennett Laneau Scott
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. W. E. Scott
Spouse: Helen McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: 22
Place of Birth: native: Lake View native
Date of Death: March 24
Place of Death: New York (military shrapnel wounds from November 10, 1944)
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 29, 1945, page 3, col. 2
Name: William E. Spivey
Spouse: Mattie Baxley
Date of Birth/Age: 65
Place of Birth: native: Fork native
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Fork, SC
Place of Burial: Fork Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 15, 1945, page 1, col. 2
Name: Mrs. Martha L. Stanton
Parents: Henry & Amanda Berry
Spouse: late Thaddeus Stanton
Date of Birth: February 6, 1876
Place of Birth: Mallory, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: March 17
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Laurinburg, NC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 29, 1945, page 1, col. 1
Name: Perlie Stevens
Spouse: Bertie Squires
Date of Birth/Age: 47
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Fayetteville Hospital, Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 8, 1945, page 1, col. 2
Name: Patricia Turbeville
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Johnnie Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: two months
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC,
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital, Mullins, Marion County, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 15, 1945, page 1, col. 6
April
Name: Mrs. Florence Moore Berry
Spouse: Curtis Berry
Date of Birth/Age: 62
Place of Birth: native: Dillon native
Date of Death: April 5
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 12, 1945, page 1, col 3
Name: P.V. C. James Garnette Elvington
Parents: Mrs. Nora Barns Elvington & late William W. Elvington
Spouse: Gertilee Goodwin
Date of Birth/Age: 27
Place of Birth: Lake View native
Date of Death: March 6
Place of Death: Iwo Jima
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 12, 1945, page 1, col.4
Name: Mr.& Mrs. Joe Fleishman
Place of Birth: Mullins natives
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Aynor, SC auto accident
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 19, 1945, page 1, col. 1
Name: P.F.C. Shelbourne L. Grantham
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. William P. Grantham
Place of Birth: native:
Place of Death: LaSurieville, France –killed in action
Place of Burial: Plot Y, Row 1, Grave ll, American Military Cemetery, Blosville, France
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 12, 1945, page 1, col. 3
Name: Sgt. Luther B. Harrington, Jr.
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Luther B. Harrington
Place of Birth: native:
Place of Death: March 31, 1945
Place of Burial: Germany military-killed in action-notice
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 26, 1945, page 1, col. 5
Name: Pfc. Paul C. Jones
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Jones
Date of Birth/Age: 20
Place of Birth: Lake View native
Date of Death: March 1, 1945
Place of Death: Philippines killed in action
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 5, 1945, page 7, col. 2
Name: Claude S. Lucas
Date of Birth/Age: 74
Place of Birth: native: Florence, SC native
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: McLeod Infirmary, Florence, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 26, 1945, page 1, col. 6
Name: Mrs. Lillie Norton McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: 79
Date of Death: service on April 6
Place of Death: Clio, SC
Place of Burial: McLucas Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 26, 1945, page 4, col.3
Name: P.F.C. Albert E. Smoak
Parents: Mr.& Mrs. Russell A. Smoak
Date of Birth/Age: 23
Place of Birth: NC
Date of Death: March 1, killed in action
Place of Death: Iwo Jima
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 26, 1945, page 4, col. 3.
MAY
Name: Robert C. H. Berry
Parents: Mrs. N. A. Berry & late Neil Berry
Date of Birth/Age: 54
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Rockingham, NC
Place of Burial: Methodist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 3, 1945, page 4, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Annie Alley Braddy
Maiden name: Alley
Parents: R. D. & Ella Reaves Alley
Spouse: late Lewton C. Braddy
Date of Birth/Age: 78
Place of Birth: Wilson, NC. native
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 3, 1945, page 1, col. 6
Name: Paul S. Carpenter
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Lee Carpenter
Date of Birth/Age: 21
Place of Birth: Rockingham, NC
Date of Death: July 1942
Place of Death: Japanese prison camp
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 31, 1945, page 1, col. 4
Name: First Lieut. Edward H. Carmichael, Jr.
Parents: Mr.& Mrs. Edward H. Carmichael, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: native: Dillon native
Date of Death: April 20
Place of Death: Italy (plane crash)
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 3, 1945, page 1, col. 4
Name: Mrs. Josephine M. Coward
Spouse: A. C. Coward (married 1928)
Date of Birth/Age: May 18, 1906
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Columbia Hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 10, 1945, page 10, col. 2
Name: Mrs. Duncan Dew, Sr.
Spouse: D. M. Dew, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Magnolia
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 17, 1945, page 1, col. 3
Name: PFC Hartwell Dew
Parents: Mrs. Eleanor Roddrick Dew & late Robert Julian Dew
Date of Birth/Age: 25
Date of Death: April 17, 1945
Place of Death: Luzon (military)
Place of Burial:
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 17, 1945, page 1, col. 7
Name: Miss Cornelia Hayes
Parents: Madison Ghant & Ida Floyd Hayes
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital, Mullins, Marion County, SC
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 24, 1945, page 6, col. 2
Name: Pfc. Lloyd E. Hayes
Parents: Mrs. Virginia Ann Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: 25
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: April 4
Place of Death: Germany (killed in action)
Place of Burial:
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 17, 1945, page 6, col. 1
Name: George Hugh Henry
Spouse: Bessie Stalvey
Date of Birth/Age: 29
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Conway Hospital, Conway, Horry County, SC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 3, 1945, page 4, col. 6
Name: Miss Loretta McIntyre
Parents: John C. & Sara Carmichael McIntyre
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Kentyre
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, SC,
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 10, 1945, page 10, col. 2
Name: PVT Mack Rich
Parents: Mrs. John Rich & late John Rich, Sr.
Spouse: Hester Carter
Date of Birth/Age: 26
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: April 5
Place of Death: Germany (killed in action)
Place of Burial: memorial service
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 3, 1945, page 1, col. 6, May 10, page 1, col. 6
Name: Miss Sallie Rogers
Parents: David & Debie Pipkin Rogers
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: McLeods Infirmary
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 17, 1945, page 1, col. 7
Name: Mrs. Madge Galloway Scott
Spouse: C. R. Scott
Place of Birth: native: Dillon native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Charlotte, NC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 17, 1945, page 1, col. 3
Name: Ralph Hunter Smith
Parents: Frank & Ada Hunter Smith
Spouse: Virginia Wilson
Date of Birth/Age: 58
Place of Birth: New Bern, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon, SC,
Place of Burial: New Bern Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 17, 1945, page 1, col. 7
Name: Mrs. F. S. Terry
Spouse: F. S. Terry
Place of Death: Columbia, SC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 10, 1945, page 5, col. 5
Name: Mrs. Alice Wilkes
Spouse: Frank Wilkes
Date of Birth/Age: 1886
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: May 3
Place of Death: Mallory, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Brownsville Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 10, 1945, page 7, col. 2
Name: Pfc. James E. Wise
Spouse: Gladys Snipes
Date of Death: April 11, 1945
Place of Death: Germany
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 31, 1945, page 3, col. 2
JUNE
Name: Lamon Grimsley
Parents: Mrs. Carl Grimsley
Date of Birth/Age: 38
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: May 30
Place of Death: State Park, Columbia, SC
Place of Burial: Fairmont
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 7, 1945, page 4, col. 3
Name: Robert Cochrane Hamer
Parents: late R. P. & Janie McCallum Hamer
Spouse: Jane Pocher DuBose Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: July 13, 1890
Place of Birth: Hamer
Date of Death: June 20
Place of Death: McLeod Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Methodist Cemetery, Little Rock, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 28, 1945, page 2, col. 2
Name: CPL. Johnnie Hatchell
Parents: Mrs. Hattie Hatchell & late C. M. Hatchell
Spouse: Mrs. Mildred S. Hatchell
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: April 18
Place of Death: Germany
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 7, 1945, page 1, col. 1
Name: Sgt. James Huggins
Parents: Mrs. Rachel Huggins
Spouse: Helen Etchison Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: 23
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC,
Date of Death: May 3
Place of Death: Philippines killed in action
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 28, 1945, page 1, col. 3
Name: Pfc. Willie W. Hyatt
Parents: Mrs. Lizzie Daniels & late Solomon Hyatt
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Place of Death: Japanese prison camp, Philippine Island
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 14, 1945, page 7, col. 4
Name: Mr. H. P. (Tom) Jackson
Spouse: Eloise Hicks Jackson
Place of Birth: Laurinburg, NC native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 14, 1945, page 1, col. 2
Name: Lepoleon Jackson
Parents: Mr.& Mrs. Napoleon Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 14, 1945, page 1, col. 6
Name: Mr. R. M. (Bob) McLellan
Spouse: Hattie Lee Carter McLellan
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC,
Date of Death: June 1
Place of Death: McDonald, NC
Place of Burial: Kentyre Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hamer, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 14, 1945, page 4, col. 3
Name: Willawise McNeil
Spouse: SM 1/C Charles McNeil
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: May 23
Place of Death: Jersey City
Place of Burial: Dillon, SC,
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 7, 1945, page 8, col. 1
Name: Mrs. Emily Kay Moore
Parents: Wilbur Asbury & Louise Burts Kay
Spouse: late James A. Moore, died 1918
Place of Birth: Hones Path native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Kelly Memorial Hospital, Kingstree, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 7, 1945, page 1, col. 4
Name: Mr. Z. O. Owens
Spouse: Mrs. Emma Owens
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Latta, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 7, 1945, page 4, col. 5
Name: Pfc. Robert L. Richardson
Parents: adoptive parents are uncle and aunt: Mr. David & Eula Miller
Date of Birth/Age: May 27, 1916
Place of Birth: Latta, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: April 2
Place of Death: Germany killed in action
Place of Burial: US Military Cemetery, Margraten, Holland
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 28, 1945, page 1
Name: Emma Carol Skipper
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Cletus Skipper
Date of Birth/Age: 5 months
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home of grandfather, Sanky Stephens
Place of Burial: Bermuda cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 7, 1945, page 4, col. 6
Name: Mrs. Frances Harrelson Stephens
Parents: Alfred & Julia Ann Roberts Harrelson
Spouse: late S. W. Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: 81
Place of Birth: native of Dillon, SC,
Date of Death: June 13
Place of Death: Bermuda section, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 21, 1945, page 3, col. 2
Name: Tom Ward
Spouse: Agnes Herring Ward
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, S. C.
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 14, 1945, page1, col. 2
Name: Mrs. Eddie Francis Wilkes
Date of Birth/Age: 77
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Place of Death: Ninety-Six, S. C. at home of son, Delton Wilkes
Place of Burial: Brownsville Cemetery, Marlboro County, S. C.
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 7, 1945, page 4, col. 3
JULY
Name: John Franklin Arnette
Parents: Mr.& Mrs. Grady Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: 7 ½ months
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: July 22
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 26, 1945 , page 8, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Eva Dill Cottingham
Spouse: late Henry K. Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: 68
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Place of Death: Kingstree, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 5, 1945, page 6, col. 3
Name: Donald Lee Dean
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Dean
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: July 18
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, SC,
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Baptist Church, Little Rock, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 26, 1945, page 8, col. 3
Name: Infant son Edwards
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. W. B. Edwards
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: June 26
Place of Death: Thompson Memorial Hospital, Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 4, 1945, page 2, col.4
Name: Mrs. Ora Stewart Ford
Spouse: Lee Ford
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Marion native
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, SC,
Place of Burial: family cemetery near Temperance Hill, Marion County, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 26, 1945, page 3, col. 5
Name: Pvt. James W. Godbold
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Godbold
Spouse: Bessie Hyatt Godbold
Date of Birth/Age: 25
Place of Birth: native of Mullins
Date of Death: January 10
Place of Death: German prison
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 26, 1945, page 5, col. 3
Name: Hewy Goodwin
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: June 21
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 5, 1945, page 2, col. 4
Name: D. W. L. Harrelson
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: 59
Place of Birth: Marion native
Date of Death: Tuesday
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 19, 1945, page 1, col.6
Name: Edward Jackson Hotchkiss
Parents: Mr. James & Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Sealock Hotchkiss
Spouse: Nellie Lent Fletcher Hotchkiss
Date of Birth/Age: 2-5-1867
Place of Birth: Linden, Fauquier County, Virginia
Date of Death: June 21
Place of Death: Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Place of Burial: family cemetery in Warren, Virginia
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 5, 1945, page 1, col.7
Name: Dewey S. Hyatt
Parents: Late Franklin & Mrs. Hyatt
Spouse: Frances Moody Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: 48
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 26, 1945, page 1, col. 2
Name: Maggie Hyatt
Maiden name: Hyatt
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Lonnie Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: 5 months
Date of Death: June 26
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital, Mullins, Marion County, SC
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 5, 1945, page 2, col. 4
Name: Mrs. Greer Jackson
Spouse: Greer Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: 64
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon, SC,
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 5, 1945, page 8, col. 2
Name: Pfc. Ernest Locklear
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Locklear
Date of Birth/Age: 22
Place of Birth: native of McColl
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Camp Gruber, Ga. Accident report
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 5, 1945, page 5, col. 5
Name: Mr. John Lupo
Spouse: Irene Horne Lupo
Date of Birth/Age: February 13, 1855
Place of Birth: Gaddys Mill community of Lake View, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: June 19
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence County, SC
Place of Burial:
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 12, 1945, page 1,,col. 7
Name: Dr. John L. McLaurin
Date of Birth/Age: 84
Place of Birth: Mississippi native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Clio, Marlboro County, SC
Place of Burial: Red Bluff cemetery, Marlboro County, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 12, 1945, page 1, col. 2
Name: Patsy Ann McPhatter
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Dock McPhatter
Date of Birth/Age: nine months
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 19, 1945, page 1, col. 7
Name: Mrs. Mattie Price
Spouse: Raymond Price
Date of Birth/Age: 23
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Ford Cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 5, 1945, page 2, col. 3
Name: Thurman Addison Pope auto accident
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. A. D. Pope
Spouse: Ovaline Strickland Pope
Date of Birth/Age: 19
Place of Birth: Little Rock, Dillon County, SC native
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins, Marion County, SC
Place of Burial: Little Rock (WW II Veteran - additional inf. available)
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 5, 1945, page 1, col. 4
Name: Infant Taylor
Parents: Mrs. Mert Taylor & late Mr. Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: 5 months
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Sidbury Hospital, Wilmington, NC
Place of Burial: Little Rock cemetery
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 19, 1945, page 3, col. 3
AUGUST
Name: 2/c James Barfield US Navy
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Barfield
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: service was Sunday
Place of Burial: memorial at Church of God, Dillon, SC,
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 23, 1945,
page 1, col. 4
Name: Mrs. Mary Wallace Bond
Parents: R. W. & Mary Smith Wallace
Spouse: George Bond
Date of Birth/Age: 59
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, SC,
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 9, 1945, page 1, col. 2
Name: Pfc. William E. (Billy) Ford
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Alex N. Ford
Date of Birth/Age: 20
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: April 12
Place of Death: Germany
Place of Burial: US Military Cemetery, Margraten, Holland
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 2, 1945, page 1, col. 4
Name: Joseph Grimsley
Parents: Mr. L. E. & Myrtle Jackson Grimsley
Date of Birth/Age: nine months
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Dillon, SC,
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 2, 1945, page 3, col. 1
Name: Loyd E. Hayes
Parents: Mrs. Virginia Ann Hayes & late E. T. Hayes
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: native:
Place of Burial: memorial service at Piney Grove Baptist Church, Dillon, SC,
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 2, 1945, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mrs. J. B. Jones
Maiden name: Ida Mae Anderson Jones
Parents: B. A. & Susan Powell Anderson
Spouse: Jack B. Jones
Place of Birth: Fair Bluff, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins Hospital, Mullins, Marion County, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 2, 1945, page 1, col. 3
Name: Capt. H. D. McPherson, Jr.
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. H. D. McPherson
Date of Birth: December 12, 1923
Place of Birth: Charleston, SC
Date of Death: August 14
Place of Death: China
Place of Burial:
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 30, 1945, page 4, col. 3
Name: Morris D. Meggs
Date of Birth/Age: 71
Place of Birth: native of Oak Grove, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Latta, SC
Place of Burial: Bethesda Methodist Church Cemetery, Oak Grove, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 9, 1945, page 4, col. 4
Name: Pvt. Loyd Miller
Parents: Mr. Boyd Miller & late Mrs. Miller
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: March 20
Place of Death: Germany
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 2, 1945, page 1, col. 6
Name: Mrs. Emily Kay Moore
Place of Birth: native:
Date of Death: June 2
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 16, 1945, page 1, col. 3
Name: Mrs. T. G. Saxon
Parents: Mrs. W. B. Lovelle
Date of Death: August 22, 1945
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, SC,
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC,
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 30, 1945, page 1, col. 4
Name: Samuel I. Shafer
Parents: Abram & Racheal Isman Shafer
Spouse: Betty Baker Shafer
Place of Birth: Little Rock, Dillon County, SC
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence, SC
Place of Burial: family plot, Florence, SC
Source and date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 23, 1945, page 1, col. 6
SEPTEMBER
Name: James Franklin Berry
Spouse: Mary Ellis Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Born April 5, 1873
Date of Death: September 6, 1945
Place of Burial: Catfish Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 13, 1945, page 1, col. 4
Name: Curtis Black
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Dan W. Black
Date of Death: July 28, 1945
Place of Death: Luzon
Place of Burial: US Army Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Luzo, Phillipines
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 6, 1945, page 4, col. 3
Name: Edward Bradock
Parents: Mrs. Edna Bradock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 16
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Services at Bethlehem Church Cemetery, Marlboro County
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 13, 1945, page 1, col. 7 (report of accident)
Name: Oscar Campbell
Parents: Daniel and Elizabeth Carmichael Campbell
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: McDuffie Cemetery
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 20, 1945, page 1, col. 7 ( the copy on the microfilm was torn off on the right side)
Name: Duncan Arch Carmichael
Parents: N. J. and Mrs. Charlotte C. Carmichael
Spouse: (the name was torn from the copy)
Date of Death: September 12, 1945
Place of Death: Wilmington, NC
Place of Burial: Kentyre Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 20, 1945, page 1, col. 7 ( the copy on the microfilm was torn off on the right side)
Name: Hettie Carmichael
Parents: Archie and Sara Harrelson Bethea Carmichael
Date of Death: September 6, 1945
Place of Burial: Pee Dee Cemetery
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 13, 1945, page 8, col. 3
Name: Roy Coward
Parents: Erwin and Mary Hyatt Coward
Spouse: Kate Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC,
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 27, 1945, page 4, col. 4
Name: Jean Durwood Fore
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 11
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 27, 1945, page 4, col. 3
Name: Mary Webster
Maiden Name: Ammons
Parents: Jack and Amanda Stackhouse Ammons
Spouse: J. D. Webster
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 27, 1945, page 4, col. 3.
OCTOBER
Name: Oscar Bethea
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 11, 1945, page 1, col. 2 (report of accident)
Name: W. H. Coates
Spouse: Georgia Etta Causey Coates
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC,
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 11, 1945, page 1, col. 4
Name: Robert Pinckney Cribb
Spouse: Daisy Demery Cribb
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC,
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 18, 1945, page 5, col. 7
Name: Ida Jane Hamilton
Spouse: John H. Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC,
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 11, 1945, page 1, col. 6
Name: Martha Huggins
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 18, 1945, page 4, col. 3.
Name: Robert Edward Lee
Spouse: Rosahna Owens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 18, 1945, page 5, col. 4
Name: Rev. G. C. Leonard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Tuesday
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 25, 1945, page 1, col. 4 (report of accident)
Name: W. C. Ludlum
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 1, 1945, page 1, col. 7 (report of death – body found in the Pee Dee Swamp)
Name: Etta Follette Mott
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 18, 1945, page 1, col. 7
Name: Mattie Jane McRae
Spouse: Ollie McRae
Date of Birth/Age:
Date of Death: October 10, 1945
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 11, 1945, page 1
(report of accident)
Name: Dan Miles, Jr.
Parents: Dan Miles, Sr.
Date of Death: September 16, 1945
Place of Death: Burma
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 25, 1945, page 1, col. 2 (report of drowning)
Name: Howard Rising
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Rising, SR.
Spouse: Elvie Van Hoy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC,
Date of Death: Wednesday
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 4, 1945, page 4, col. 3
Name: John Edward Rowland
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Rowland
Spouse: Evelyn Holden
Date of Birth/Age: Age 28
Date of Death: September 9, 1945
Place of Death: Luzon (motor accident)
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 4, 1945, page 7, col. 4, 5, and 6.
Name: Bessie Scott
Spouse: R. O. Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC,
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 11, 1945, page 1, col. 1.
Name: Raymond Singleton
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 4, 1945, page 1, col. 5 (report of death and identification of body found the week before)
Name: Annie Watson
Maiden Name: Bond
Spouse: Cleveland Watson
Date of Death: October 3, 1945
Place of Death: Residence in Latta, SC
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion, SC
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 4, 1945, page 1, col. 3.
NOVEMBER
Name: Katherine M. Campbell
Parents: John C. and Jeanie Carmichael McEachern
Spouse: John H. Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Kentyre Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 29, 1945, page 1, col. 5
Name: Madge Carmichael
Parents: W. K. and Laura J. Edwards Fort
Spouse: Dr. Thad W. Carmichael
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 29, 1945, page 1, col. 1.
Name: Tracey T. Cottingham
Date of Death: November 7, 1945
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 8, 1945, page 1, col. 4
Name: Ella Horne
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Joel Harrelson
Spouse: Will Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: (not given – article was headed Monday, November 5)
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 15, 1945, page 3, col. 5
Name: Mrs. C. W. Johnson
Maiden Name: Roberts
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John M. Roberts
Spouse: (widow of L. C. Johnson – article has C. W. in the heading and L. C. in the text)
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charlotte, NC
Place of Burial: Johnson Cemetery near Latta, SC
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 1, 1945, page 4, col. 5
Name: Annie Mae Legette
Maiden Name: Thompson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John S. Thompson
Spouse: James Legette
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Shelby, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC,
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 1, 1945, page 4, col. 5
Name: Rufus Lee
Spouse: Sallie Hatchell Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC,
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 29, 1945, page 7, col. 6
Name: June C. Page
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Jim Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery near Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 15, 1945, page 3, cols. 5, 6 and 7.
Name: Willie Ashley Proctor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: November 14, 1945
Place of Death: Residence near Little Rock, SC
Place of Burial: Miller’s Church Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 22, 1945, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Mrs. E. T. Roberts
Spouse: E. T. Roberts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC,
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 1, 1945, page 1, col. 6
Name: Fletcher Smith
Maiden Name: Johnston
Parents: Capt. James Payne and Elmira Simmons Johnston
Spouse: Edgar Gaines Smith (died January 1945)
Date of Birth/Age: January 9, 1871
Place of Birth: Pontatoc, Mississippi
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Family Plot, Booneville, Mississippi
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 22, 1945, page 7, col. 2.
DECEMBER
Name: Rev. W. M. Barrentine
Spouse: Laura Mae Butler
Place of Burial: Funeral plans incomplete
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 20, 1945, page 1, col. 6
Name: Martha J. Collins
Parents: Franklin F. and Margaret Johnson
Spouse: Bryant Collins
Date of Birth/Age: 60
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Johnson Cemetery near Latta, SC
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 6, 1945 page 1, col. 3 and December 13, 1945, page 4, cols. 5, 6 and 7.
Name: Mary Hamer
Maiden Name: Berry
Parents: John H. and Annie Richardson Berry
Spouse: Neil A. Berry
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Methodist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 6, 1945, page 5, col. 4.
Name: Henry Liston Ivey
Parents: Macon and Julia Simmons Ivey
Spouse: Hattie Lee Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC,
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 5, 1945, page 1, col. 5
Name: J. Walter Jackson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jackson
Spouse: Nettie Bradshaw
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC,
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 20, 1945, page 6, col. 3.
Name: Herbert McKenzie
Parents: Eli and Dollie McKenzie
Date of Death: December 5, 1945
Place of Death: Raleigh, NC
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 13, 1945, page 1, col. 7
Name: Isaiah McKenzie
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Whit McKenzie
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Maxton, NC
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 20, 1945, page 1, col. 7 (report of accident – see Rufus McKenzie and Oliver Wethington)
Name: Rufus McKenzie
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Whit McKenzie
Spouse: Pauline Hyatt McKenzie
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Maxton, NC
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dillon County, SC
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 20, 1945, page 1, col. 7 (report of accident – see Isaiah McKenzie and Oliver Wethington)
Name: Oliver Wethington
Parents: Arch and Lonnie Jackson Wethington
Spouse: Flora Lee Griffin
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Maxton, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC,
Source & date of issue:The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 20, 1945, page 1, col. 7 (report of accident – see Rufus and Isaiah McKenzie)