The extracts for 1953 are not in alphabetical order. They are listed in the month as they appeared in the Dillon Herald
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JANUARY
Name: Shell Jackson
Parents: Joe L. and Mary Hyatt Jackson
Spouse: Listed as survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Wednesday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 1, 1953, page 1, col. 1
Name: Isaiah McKenzie
Parents: John D. and Mary Hamilton McKenzie
Spouse: Ida Taylor McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 1, 1953, page 1, col. 3
Name: R. A. (Bob) McLean
Spouse: Nettie Synder McLean
Date of Birth/Age: 82
Place of Birth: Native of Gaston County, NC
Date of Death: Services Last Friday
Place of Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 1, 1953, page 1, col. 3
Name: Tomatia Hammersley
Parents: Matthew Owen and Rebecca Blackburn Melton
Spouse: L. W. Hammersley
Date of Birth/Age: Born July 30th 1869
Place of Birth: Richmond, VA
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Latta, SC
Place of Burial: Catfish Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 1, 1953, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mrs. Nicky A. Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 8, 1953, page 1, col. 7
Name: Maude Meekins
Parents: Henry and Maggie Hayes
Spouse: Ernest Meekins
Date of Birth/Age: Born December 19, 1898
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: December 25, 1952
Place of Death: Scotland County Hospital, NC
Place of Burial: Buck Swamp Cemetery, Dillon County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 8, 1953, page 1, col. 5
Name: William F. Michaux
Spouse: Beulah Quincy Michaux
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Native of Sumter County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Byron, Illinois
Place of Burial: Byron, Illinois
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 8, 1953, page 1, col. 4
Name: Willine Johnson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brown
Spouse: Frances Marion Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 28
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Auto Accident near Andrews, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 15, 1953, page 1, col. 2
Name: Fred Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Residence Kemper Section, Dillon County, SC
Place of Burial: Hayes Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 15, 1953, page 1, col. 6
Name: Percy Brigman
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Brigman
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Petersburg, VA
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 15, 1953, page 3, col. 3
Name: Arthur Tisdal
Spouse: Pearl Haselden
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Conway, SC
Place of Burial: Catfish Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 15, 1953, page 3, col. 3
Name: Mattie Watts Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Buck Swamp Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 15, 1953, page 5, col. 3
Name: Tom Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Lifelong farmer of the Oakland Community
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Mt. Zion Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1953, page 1 col. 3
Name: Ida Pate McCrae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Near Minturn
Place of Burial: McCall Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1953, page 1, col. 5
Name: Cora McDowell
Spouse: John M. McDowell (married 1916)
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: Mt Calvary Cemetery, Dillon County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1953, page 1, col. 5
Name: Rebecca Saleeby
Parents: Mike and Mary Saleeby
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Lebanon, Syria
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Bennettsville, SC
Place of Burial: Mt Hope Cemetery, Florence, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1953, page 1, col. 5
Name: Ella Jones Rauch
Parents: Mother – Mrs. F. L. Sitton
Spouse: Cpl. L. J. Rauch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Friday (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1953, page 1, col. 6
Name: Perry Brigman
Spouse: Ruth Cagle Brigman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence in Petersburg, VA
Place of Burial: Blanford Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1953, page 10, col. 3
Name: W. H. Morgan
Parents: General E. and Mattie Hayes Morgan
Spouse: Lucille Scott Morgan
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1953, page 12, col. 2
Name: Lula Isabella Castle
Parents: W. W. and Mary Schumpert Whitesides
Spouse: James E. Castles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Smyrna
Place of Burial: Service at Smyrna A.R.P. Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1953, page 12, col. 4
FEBRUARY
Name: Florence LeGette
Parents: Maston Crawford and Mary Ann Rogers Stackhouse
Spouse: Neill A. Legette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 5, 1953, page 5, col. 5
Name: Edgar Payne Hayes
Parents: Caswell and Catherine Jackson Hayes
Spouse: Mamie J. Durant
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: St. Paul Methodist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 5, 1953, page 5, col. 5
Name: William Sellers
Parents: Wesley and Sally Long Sellers of Chadbourn, NC
Spouse: Nellie Pittman Sellers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Date of Death: Last Thursday (January 29, 1953)
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 5, 1953, second section page 4, col. 6 & 7.
Name: Edward James Garret
Parents: Thomas and Hannah Garret
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Native of Florence
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Mizpah Cemetery, Florence County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 12, 1953. Page 1, col. 7
Name: Mary Sue Small
Parents: Frank and Docia Taylor Hood
Spouse: Alex Small
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Brownsville Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 19, 1953, page 1, col. 6
Name: Abraham Iseman
Spouse: Bertha Solomon Iseman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Darlington, SC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Jewish Cemetery, Florence, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 19, 1953, page 7, col. 4
Name: Fred M. Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 19, 1953, page 7, col. 5
Name: Lonnie Mae Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery in Pleasant Hill section of Dillon County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 19, 1953, page 7, col. 5
Name: Marion Richards McCallum
Parents: Rev. John Gardiner and Sophie Smith Richards
Spouse: Douglad Archibald McCallum
Date of Birth/Age: Born January 28, 1876
Place of Birth: Liberty Hill
Date of Death: February 20, 1953
Place of Death: Home of her son, Brown McCallum
Place of Burial: Reedy Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 26, 1953, page 3, col. 2
Name: Ella Jernigan
Spouse: Joseph J. Jernigan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 26, 1953, page 3, col. 1
Name: Frank M. McMillan
Parents: Frank Marion and Anna Mae Smith McMillan
Spouse: Rebecca Harmon
Date of Birth/Age: Age50
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 26, 1953, page 11, col. 4
MARCH
Name: Julius Blumberg
Parents: Isadora and Rebecca Rosenstein Blumburg
Spouse: Leah Witcover
Date of Birth/Age: 58
Place of Birth: Mitera, Latvia
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Jewish Cemetery, Florence SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 5, 1953, page 1, col. 4
Name: Oscar McNeil
Parents: Ed and Julia McNeil
Date of Birth/Age: 1882
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: February 14, 1953
Place of Burial: AA
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 5, 1953, page 4, col. 6
Name: Celie Stokes Cook
Spouse: Rembert Cook
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Cook Family Cemetery near Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 12, 1953, page 1, col. 1.
Name: Lula Frances Johnson
Parents: Jeremiah and Sara McCormick Rowell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Mount Andrew Cemetery near Floydale, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 12, 1953, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Fernando Hamilton
Parents: Stephen and Nettie Perritte Hamilton
Spouse: Listed as survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Elizabethtown, NC
Place of Burial: Marietta Cemetery, Marietta, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 12, 1953, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Cpl. Harold Pierce
Date of Death: July 20, 1953
Place of Death: Killed in action
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 12, 1953, second section, page 2, col. 1. (Report of the details of his death).
Name: Ed C. Skipper
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: February 28, 1953
Place of Death: Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 12, 1953, second section, page 2, col. 2
Name: Fannie Grainger
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 12, 1953, second section page 3, col. 5
Name: Gwendolyn Bullock
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Hester Bullock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 5
Date of Death: Friday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 19, 1953, page 1, col. 3
Name: Evelyn Rebecca Yepanis
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. I. Blum
Spouse: Winthrop Yepanis
Date of Death: March 15, 1953
Place of Death: Wilmington, NC
Place of Burial: Jewish Cemetery, Florence SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 26, 1953, page 1, col. 7
Name: James Colon Pearce
Parents: Jesse H. and Alice Cox Pearson
Spouse: Fanny S. Pearce
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence Little Rock, SC
Place of Burial: Catfish Church Cemetery near Latta, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 26, 1953, page 10, col. 3
APRIL
Name: Virginia Moody Cave
Parents: Clifford C and Flossie Lee Dale Sellers Moody
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Marion County, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 2, 1953, page 1, col. 7.
Name: A. D. Moody
Parents: Enas (Enos) and Rebecca McK. Moody
Spouse: Dora Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: March 14, 1953
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 2, 1953, page 8, col. 3
Name: James L. Pruitt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Due West Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 9, 1953, page 1, col. 1
Name: Curtiss Herring
Spouse: Annie Smith Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: Tuesday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 9, 1953, page 1, col. 6
Name: David Powers
Parents: Elijah and Nancy Clark Powers
Spouse: Becky Powers – died April 10, 1952
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Sweat Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 9, 1953, page 1, col. 6
Name: Cpl. Don Mack Wiggins
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wiggins
Spouse: Dula Mae Fowler
Date of Death: April 8, 1953
Place of Death: Korea – killed in action
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 16, 1953, page 1, col. 2, also June 18, 1953, page 6, col. 6.
Name: Mrs. W. F. Stanton
Parents: Samuel and Mary Jane Proctor
Spouse: W. F. Stanton
Date of Death: April 7, 1953
Place of Death: Clio
Place of Burial: Little Rock Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 16, 1953, page 1, col. 3
Name: Hardy Jake Smith
Parents: Hardy Daniel and Ann Turbeville Smith
Spouse: Leta Arnette Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Pleasant Hill Community
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 16, 1953, page 1, col. 5
Name: Robert B. Harrelson
Parents: Louis H. and Ally Rogers Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Born near Mullins
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Millers Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 16, 1953, page 3, col. 3
Name: John Caison
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 16, 1953, page 3, col. 4
Name: Leon Barfield
Spouse: Leatha Miller Barfield
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 16, 1953, page 3, col. 3
Name: Billy Legette
Parents: William W. and Eunice Hardy Legette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 13
Place of Birth: Born near Little Rock, SC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 16, 1953, page 6, col. 7
The Train Wreck
Three miles south of Dillon
3 killed and 150 injured.
The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 23, 1953, several articles in this and ensuing issues.
Name: Edwin Mears
Parents: William Edwin Mears
Date of Birth/Age: Age 15
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Clinton, SC
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 23, 1953, page 7, col. 5
Name: Miss E. M. White
Place of Birth: Native of Lynchburg, VA
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Sumter, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 23, 1953, page 7, col. 3
Name: Marshall A. Stubbs
Date of Birth/Age: February 7, 1870
Place of Birth: Scotland County, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 30, 1953, page 1, col. 6
Name: Etta Brigman
Parents: John H. and Emaline Bryant Carabo
Spouse: Charles C. Brigman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Residence near Brownsville
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 30, 1953, page 8, col. 2.
MAY
Name: William C. Carter
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Auto Accident near Little Rock, SC
Place of Burial: Resident of Lumberton
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 7, 1953, page 1, col. 5
Name: Charles Galloway
Spouse: Delilah Hamer Galloway
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Hebron Cemetery, Clio, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 7, 1953, page 1, col. 5
Name: Ben Freeman
Parents: Frank and May Graham Freeman
Spouse: Addie McDowell Freeman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 7, 1953, page 4, col. 3
Name: B. S. Moffitt
Spouse: Lillian Bogan Moffitt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Native of Sanford, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 7, 1953, page 4, col. 3
Name: Flossie J. Huggins
Parents: Elly James and Lilia Price Jones
Spouse: M. Kay Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 7, 1953, second section, page 1, col. 5
Name: Estella R. Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Native of Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins, SC
Place of Burial: Fork Baptist Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 14, 1953, page 1, col. 3
Name: Miss Auttie A. Willoughby
Parents: Augusta and Amissa Stroud Willoughby
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Atlanta, GA
Place of Burial: Gerald Cemetery, Nichols, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 14, 1953, page 1, col. 5
Name: Bertha Smith
Parents: Samuel W. and Aggie Humbard Pate
Spouse: W. A. Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: McLucus Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 21, 1953, page 1, col. 5.
Name: Kate Lupo Hayes
Spouse: H. H. Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Date of Death: May 7, 1953
Place of Burial: Hayestown Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 21, 1953, page 3, col. 5, 6 & 7.
JUNE
Name: Sue McMillan
Parents: Lot B. and Adelide Townsend Rogers
Spouse: S. A. McMillan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 4, 1953, page 7, col. 5.
Name: Vincie Owens
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John Coates
Spouse: John Owens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: May 28, 1953
Place of Death: Columbia
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 4, 1953, page 7, col. 3
Name: Andrew F. Dew
Parents: John F. and Mary Gainey Dew
Spouse: Mamie Jackson Dew
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Latta, SC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery (Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 11, 1953, page 1, col. 3
Name: Rosie Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Little Pee Dee River
Place of Burial: AA
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 11, 1953, page 1, col. 1.
Name: J. P. McQueen
Parents: Daniel Arch and Theodosia McHargue McQueen
Spouse: Mary McLaurin McQueen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Residence in Fork
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 11, 1953, page 3, col. 3.
Name: F. W. Hart
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 18, 1953, page 1, col. 3
Name: Barbara Ann Bass
Parents: H. C. and Viola Jackson Bass
Date of Birth/Age: 6 months
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 18, 1953, page 1, col. 4
Name: John W. Norris
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John Norris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 18, 1953, page 13, col. 1
Name: Mamie Brabham
Parents: McKendree and Susan Scurry Mitchell
Spouse: Rev. M. M. Brabham
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Leesville Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 25, 1953, page 1, col. 2.
Name: Lila Johnson
Parents: W. D. and Ellen Legette Collins
Spouse: Ed Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 25, 1953, page 1, col. 3.
Name: Tom Moody
Date of Death: June 24, 1953
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 25, 1953. page1, col. 5
Notice of death, no details.
JULY
Name: B. R. Strickland and Billie Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Strickland – age 26, Bethea – age 33
Place of Death: Alexandria, VA (crushed in Railroad Car)
Place of Burial: Services at Church of God, Sunday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 2, 1953, page 1, col. 4.
Name: W. A. West
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Laurel, Delaware
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 9, 1953, page 10, col. 2
Name: Rev. O. S. Lane
Spouse: Mrs. Melvin Sanders Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 16, 1953, page 1, col. And July 23, 1953, page 1, col. 2.
Name: Emma B. Murchison
Maiden Name: Blackwell
Parents: R. B. and Celeste Young Blackwell
Spouse: William Murchison
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 16, 1953, page 1, col. 4
Name: Kate Lester
Parents: Harry and Florence Watson Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: July 14, 1953
Place of Death: Columbia, SC
Place of Burial: Oakland Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 23, 1953, page 1, col. 2.
Name: John Evans McKellar
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John McKellar
Spouse: Louise Jackson McKellar
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Near Nichols
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 23, 1953, page 1, col. 6
Name: Jesse A. Hayes
Parents: Nicholas and Molly Jackson Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Bethesda Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 23, 1953, page 1, col. 5
Name: Oliver Hatchell
Spouse: Minnie Coates Hatchell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Date of Death: Sunday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 23, 1953, page 1, col. 7. (report of auto accident)
Name: Alice Missouri Dew
Parents: Elizabeth and Christopher Dew
Spouse: S. B. Dew (married 1910)
Date of Birth/Age: 1877
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: July 15, 1953
Place of Burial: Services at Zion Southern Methodist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 23, 1953, page 8, col. 3
Name: John W. Bethea
Parents: Robert Chesley and Annie E. Bethea
Spouse: Belvin Bracey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 23, 1953, second section, page 2, col. 2
Name: Trex Sessions
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: July 15, 1953
Place of Death: Clio
Place of Burial: Mount Andrews Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 23, 1953, page 4, col. 5
Name: Kate “Pet” Covington
Maiden Name: Stackhouse
Parents: Col. Eli Thomas and Annie Fore Stackhouse
Place of Birth: Near Little Rock
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 30, 1953, page 1, col. 1
Name: R. G. Dunlap
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Bonlee, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 30, 1953, page 1, col. 4
AUGUST
Name: Annie Jackson
Maiden Name: Hyatt
Spouse: Charlie Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Service at Pleasant Grove
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 13, 1953, page 12, col. 5
Name: Mary Wilkes
Maiden Name: Barfield
Parents: Tom and Becky Ann Hubbard Barfield
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 20, 1953, page 8, col. 7
Name: Mrs. Andrew J. Norton
Maiden Name: Hamilton
Parents: Albert Hamilton
Spouse: Andrew J. Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Last Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at Little Rock Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 27, 1953, page 4, col. 3
SEPTEMBER
Name: Mrs. Oscar B. Hayes
Maiden Name: Scott
Parents: Bradberry and Rodie Edwards Scott
Spouse: Oscar Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 3, 1953, page 1, col. 2
Name: John R. Morrison
Parents: Cameron D. and Janie Little Morrison
Spouse: Pattie Wells Taylor Morrison
Date of Birth/Age: Born July 1, 1876
Place of Birth: Bingham
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: McLeod Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 3, 1953, page 1, col. 2
Name: Leroy Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 3, 1953, page 1, col. 3
Name: Mrs. J. L. (Betty) Bridgers
Parents: William B. and Martha Scruggs Guill
Spouse: James L. Bridgers
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 3, 1953, page 1, col. 5
Name: Tom Barfield
Spouse: Mary Turner Barfield
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 17, 1953, page 1, col. 4
Name: Lizzie M. Hayes
Parents: Capt. Stephen Berry and Mrs. S. F. Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Death: Richmond VA
Place of Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 17, 1953, page 1, col. 7
Name: Bryan Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 10
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Duke Hospital
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 17, 1953, page 8, col. 2
Name: Alice Temple
Parents: Joseph Nichols and Christian Mariane Ford Page
Spouse: L. W. Temple
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Service at Bear Swamp Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 24, 1953, page 1, col. 3
Name: Jack Simpson
Spouse: Mary Butler Simpson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: September 15, 1953
Place of Burial: Mt. Holly Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 24, 1953, page 3, col. 2
Name: T. E. Harley
Date of Death: Services Sunday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 24, 1953, page 4, col. 4
Name: Joanna Stephens Morris
Parents: John Earl and Maxie Stephens Morris
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Services last Thursday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 24, 1953, page 7, col. 4
OCTOBER
Name: Frederick J. Smith
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Smith
Spouse: Fleetwood Jernigan Smith
Date of Death: Services September 22, 1953
Place of Death: Washington DC
Place of Burial: Arlington National Cemetery (Veteran of World War II)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 1, 1953, page 14, col. 4
Name: Bessie W. Allen
Maiden Name: Waters
Parents: John J. and Ida Brice Waters
Spouse: C. J. Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 8, 1953, page 1, col. 3
Name: Annie Bell Page
Maiden Name: Horn
Spouse: John Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Wilmington, NC
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 8, 1953, page 10, col. 2
Name: Willie Lide Caulder
Date of Death: Service Wednesday
Place of Burial: Sweat Cemetery near Latta
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 15, 1953, page 1, col. 3
Name: John W. Ward
Spouse: Maggie Inman Ward
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 15, 1953, page 1, col. 6
Name: Riley Dial
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: September 29, 1953
Place of Burial: Fairview Methodist Church Cemetery, Bakers Mill Section, Dillon County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 15, 1953, page 6, col. 4 & 5
Name: Minnie McDonald
Maiden Name: Adams
Parents: David and Sara Oliver Adams
Spouse: William A. McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66 - Born 1887
Place of Birth: Marietta, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 22, 1953, page 1, col. 2
Name: Thad Hamilton
Parents: D. V. and Sallie Walker Smith Hamilton
Spouse: Isabel Miller Hamilton
Date of Death: October 21, 1953
Place of Death: Rocky Mount
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 22, 1953, page 3, col. 3.
Name: Rembert Stephens
Spouse: Margaret Rogers Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 22, 1953, page 8, col. 2
Name: Mollie Daniels
Maiden Name: Carter
Parents: Eliahu and Martha Herring Carter
Spouse: J. M. Daniels
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: October 2, 1953
Place of Burial: Service at Sardis Baptist Church on October 3, 1953
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 22, 1953, page 8, col. 3.
Name: Mary Jackson
Maiden Name: Hyatt
Parents: John and Gatesey Surles Hyatt
Spouse: Joel I. Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 29, 1953, page 1, col. 6.
Name: Alford Butler
Parents: Isham and Rose McIntyre Butler
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 29, 1953, page 8, col. 2
Name: John Howard Dudley
Spouse: Claudia Hursey Dudley
Date of Birth/Age: Born October 19, 1893
Place of Birth: Marlboro County, SC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Residence in Charleston, SC
Place of Burial: Bethany Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 29, 1953, second section, page 1, col. 4
Name: Neil A. Wise
Parents: Robert C. and Janie Watson Wise
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Residence in Oak Grove
Place of Burial: Bethesda Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 29, 1953, second section, page 1, col. 4
Name: Dollie Sanderson
(The heading was Dollie Anderson but all names were Sanderson in the body of the article)
Parents: John W. and Helen Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 29, 1953, second section, page 4, col. 7.
NOVEMBER
Name: Maley K. Caulder
Parents: M. and Sara Clark Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: October 28, 1953
Place of Burial: Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 5, 1953, page 1, col. 1
Name: Floy Mellette
Parents: W. Ellis and Claudia Spinks Bethea
Spouse: Francis Merritt Mellette
Date of Birth/Age: December 24, 1892
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: November 9, 1953
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery, Dillon County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 12, 1953, page 1, col. 6.
Name: John Franklin Height
Spouse: Ressie Evans Height
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 12, 1953, page 5, col. 1
Name: Pearl Edwards
Parents: Frank and Sara James Mills Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Gaddy’s Mill section of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 19, 1953, page 6, col. 5
Name: Richard Temple
Parents (adoptive): Dr. and Mrs. L. Wade Temple
Date of Birth/Age: Age 15
Date of Death: Monday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 26, 1953, page 1, col. 5
Name: Murray Hayes
Parents: Alexander and Elizabeth Roberts Hayes
Spouse: Kitty Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: November 25, 1953
Place of Death: Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 26, 1953, page 1, col. 7
Name: Alise B. Smith Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 26, 1953, page 1, col. 4
DECEMBER
Name: Marion McKay Monroe
Parents: Dr. F. M. and Carolyn Lewis Monroe
Spouse: Martha Goddard Monroe
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Latta, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 3, 1953, page 1, col. 5
Name: Senator R. S. Rogers
Parents: Robert H. and Verdie Ford Rogers
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Born June 9, 1878
Date of Death: December 9, 1953
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 10, 1953, page 1, col. 1
Name: J. C. Baker
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lumberton
Place of Burial: Hebrew Cemetery, Florence, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 10, 1953, page 1, col. 4
Report of the murder of Henry B. Allen and Betty Clair Cain
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 10, 1953, page 1, col. 6 & 7. The obituary for Henry Bennett Allen was published in the December 17, 1953 issue. He was a veteran.
Name: James Wesley Wilkens
Spouse: Dorothy Burney Wilkens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 10, 1953, page 10, col. 4
Name: Eugene Childes Stanton
Parents: James Thomas and Nannie Gaddy Stanton
Spouse: Mary Belle Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Native of Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Cades
Place of Burial: McLucus Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 17, 1953, page 1, col. 4
Name: Stan Revan
Spouse: Martha Hertzer Revan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Kiahow, Poland
Date of Death: Tuesday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 17, 1953, page 1, col. 5
Name: Alice Rogers
Maiden Name: Stackhouse
Parents: William H. and Josephine Bethea Stackhouse
Spouse: Jules Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: May 22, 1883
Date of Death: December 23, 1953
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 31, 1953, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mrs. Elias Harrington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Resident of Robeson county
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Service at Oakdale Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 31, 1953, page 4, col. 5