The extracts for 1954 are not in alphabetical order. They are listed in the month as they appeared in the Dillon Herald
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JANUARY
Name: A. Pierce Alford
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Alford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 7, 1954, page 1, col. 4
Name: Curtis Moody
Spouse: Gertrude Nance
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Residence in Bermuda Section of Dillon County
Place of Burial: Bermuda Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 7, 1954, page 1, col. 7
Name: Annie Mae Farmer
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Coates
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Tampa, Florida
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 7, 1954, page 6, col. 4
Name: John Calvin Manship
Parents: Lorenzo and Molly Gibson Manship
Date of Birth/Age: May 8, 1889
Place of Birth: McColl, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Baltimore
Place of Burial: Tatum
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 7, 1954, page 8, col. 4
Name: Rev. S. M. Hughes
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at Kingstree AME Church (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 7, 1954, page 8, col. 3
Name: Betty Berry
Parents: Charlie and Elizabeth Brown Moses
Spouse: Edwin B. Berry Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: November 7, 1889
Place of Birth: London, KY
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Fort Bragg, NC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 14, 1954, page 1, col. 6
Name: Thomas Samuel Averett
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Scotland County, NC
Place of Burial: Averett Cemetery near Oxford, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 14, 1954, page 10, col. 4
Name: Elizabeth Whittington
Parents: William and Annie Hayes Meggs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Church Cemetery, Brownsville, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 21, 1954, page 1, col. 3
Name: Eugene Tunstall
Spouse: Eva Harrelson Tunstall
Date of Birth/Age: Age 32
Date of Death: Wednesday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 21, 1954, page 7, col. 2
Name: Nathan G. Hinds
Parents: Stephen and Georgia Bailey Hinds
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Moody Cemetery near Mars Bluff
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 21, 1954, page 7, col. 3
Name: Daniel C. Hyatt
Parents: Cal and Mary Goodman Hyatt
Spouse: Lillie Barfield Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Residence at Little Rock, SC
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 28, 1954, page 7, col. 4
Name: Stella Watts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marlboro County
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 28, 1954, page 10, col. 7,
FEBRUARY
Name: Betty Sue Moody
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 15
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, February 4, 1954, page 1, col. 2
Name: Arthur Hardwick
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Hardwick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 6
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, February 12, 1954, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mary McDonald
Parents: Carl and Telitha Wethington
Spouse: Neil McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Residence near Latta, SC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 16, 1954, page 1, col. 6
Name: Tom Jackson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Jackson
Spouse: Sally George Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, February 19, 1954, page 1, col. 6
Name: Mary Emma Manning Webb
Spouse: Lawrence Web
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Native of Greenville
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, February 19, 1954, page 10, col. 1
Name: Patricia Ann Small
Parents: Roy and Effie Small
Date of Birth/Age: Age 4
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Nichols
Place of Burial: Cedar Creek Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, February 19, 1954, page 10, col. 3
Name: Walker Polson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence near Darlington
Place of Burial: Antioch Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, February 19, 1954, page 10, col. 3
Name: Alpheus Victor Bethea
Parents: Dr. J. Frank and Hannah Jane Bethea
Spouse: Mattie Cooper (married 1910)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Residence near Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 23, 1954, page 1, col. 1 & 2
Name: Thurman Fore
Spouse: Selma Watts Fore
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 23, 1954, page 1, col. 1.
Name: Eva Hamilton Mobley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Middlebroook, Virginia
Place of Burial: Mt. Olive Cemetery, Johnson
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday February 26, 1954, page 1, col. 3.
Name: Joyce Edwards
Parents: Tom and Lorna Gerald Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, February 26, 1954, page 1, col. 4
Name: Josephine Townsend Bailey
Spouse: Harvey L. Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, February 26, 1954, page 1, col. 6
Name: Kate Fore Finklea
Spouse: A. Marion Finklea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence in Latta
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 26, 1954, page 1, col. 7
Name: James Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbus County, NC
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 26, 1954, page 3, col. 3
MARCH
Name: Pfc. William Leroy Gray
Parents: Hulon Gray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC (Veteran WWII)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 2, 1954, page 5, col. 3
Name: Lawrence W. McCormick
Spouse: Sara McLain McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC (Veteran WWI)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 2, 1954, page 8, col. 6
Name: Wade H. Baker
Spouse: Eva Pleasants Baker
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Robeson County, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, March 5, 1954, page 1, col. 4
Name: Pamela Gale Arnett
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Gentry Arnett
Date of Birth/Age: 5 months
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, March 5, 1954, page 1, col. 3
Name: John Fuller McDowell
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Moore County, NC
Place of Burial: Services at Rockfish Baptist Church, Raiford, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, March 19,1954, page 1, col. 1
Name: Shyrl Love
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. V. N. Love
Date of Birth/Age: Age 6
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1954, page 1, col. 5
Name: Harvey Hayes
Spouse: Fannie Stone Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Catfish Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, March 26, 1954, page 1, col. 4
Name: Albert Ashley
Spouse: Listed as survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, March 26, 1954, page 1, col. 3
Name: Laneau Smith
Parents: John and Jane Smith
Spouse: Grave Love Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, March 26, 1954, page 6, col. 3
APRIL
Name: Annie Lupo
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Residence near Sellers
Place of Burial: Piney Grove
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, April 2, 1954, page 6, col. 4
Name: Deans Crumpler
Parents: Rev. James and Isla Dew Crumpler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Last week
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Not given (Veteran of WWI)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, April 2, 1954, page 6, col. 5
Name: Nettie Kelgo
Parents: Andrew and Annie Allen Bethea
Spouse: Pierce Flening Kelgo
Place of Birth: Native Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Laurens County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, April 2, 1954, page 6, col. 5
Name: Lloyd Cox
Spouse: Mae Burr Cox
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence in Latta
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, April 9, 1954, page 1, col. 5
Name: John B. McRae
Spouse: Annie G. McRae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Lexington, SC
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, April 16, 1954, page 1, col. 2
Name: Rena Carter
Parents: Wylie C. and Deborah Perritt Bracey
Spouse: Vice Admiral W. J. Carter, Jr.
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Providence, Rhode Island
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, April 23, 1954, page 1, col. 5
Name: Cynthia Adeline Tyler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 27, 1954, page 1, col. 1
Name: Ferris E. Hobeika
Spouse: Ludia Hobeika
Place of Birth: Beirut, Lebanon
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 27, 1954, page 1, col. 4
Name: Thelma M. Beddingfield
Parents: John C. and Doshie C. Mabrey
Spouse: C. G. Beddingfield
Date of Birth/Age: November 2, 1907
Place of Birth: Greenville
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Park
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 27, 1954, page 7, col. 1 & 2.
Name: David Miller
Parents: Charity and William Miller
Spouse: Eula Hayes Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 27, 1954, page 8, col. 6 & 7
Name: Annie Daniels
Spouse: James R. Daniels
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday April 30, 1954, page 1, col. 5.
Name: James Alpheus Gallowary, Sr.
Parents: William A. and Margaret Lewis Galloway
Spouse: Mary Proctor Galloway
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence in Latta
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, April 30, 1954, page 4, col. 2
MAY
Name: Mary McQueen
Parents: John Wesley and Mary McKinney McLaurin
Spouse: J. P. McQueen
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, May 7, 1954, page 1, col. 1
Name: Stacy W. Powell
Spouse: Mary Lester Powell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Kingstree
Place of Burial: Grantham Cemetery, Gaddy’s Mill section
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1954, page 1, col. 1
Name: Carl M. Parrish
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Otis Parrish
Spouse: Janie Britt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 28
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Johns NC
Place of Burial: Spears Cemetery near Clio
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1954, page 1, col. 4
Name: Jackey Sanderson
Parents: John Wright and Helen Campbell Sanderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: May 13, 1954
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, May 14, 1954, page 1, col. 6
Name: Charles F. Patten
Parents: James and Susan Patten
Date of Birth/Age: November 29, 1873
Place of Birth: McLean County, Illinois
Date of Death: May 2, 1954
Place of Death: Charlotte, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, May 14, 1954, page 5, col. 1.
Name: Ira Williams
Spouse: Betty Edwards Williams
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 18, 1954, page 1, col. 3
Name: James Ellenson Wise
Parents: Robert C and Janie Watson Wise
Spouse: Avanella Hayes Wise
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: May 8, 1954
Place of Death: Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 18, 1954, page 8, col. 6 & 7
Name: Sandra Gale Willoughby
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Willoughby
Date of Birth/Age: Age 6
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Services at Pleasant View Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, May 21, 1954, page 1, col. 6
Name: Naomi Johnson McLean
Spouse: Winfred M. McLean
Date of Death: May 10, 1954
Place of Burial: Carolina Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, May 21, 1954, page 1, col. 2
Name: Rufus Smith Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Native of Latta
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Augusta, Georgia
Place of Burial: Augusta Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 25, 1954, page 1, col. 6
Name: Frank Lane
Parents: Ferdinand and Ida Barrentine
Spouse: Ellen Lee Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 25, 1954, page 8, col. 1
Name: Howard H. Bass
Parents: Cornelius G. and Lula Deere Bass
Spouse: Sallie Carmichael Bass
Date of Birth/Age: February 2, 1894
Place of Birth: Near Latta
Date of Death: May 22, 1954
Place of Death: Residence in Latta
Place of Burial: Bass Cemetery near Latta
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, May 28, 1954, page 1, col. 2
Name: Karen Leigh Singleton
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Singleton
Date of Birth/Age: Born February 12, 1953*
Date of Death: May 21, 1954*
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, May 28, 1954, page 1, col. 4
* dates added by hbm
Name: James G. Elvington
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Elvington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Date of Death: Mary 27, 1954
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, May 28, 1954, page 1, col. 7
Name: J. C. Barfield
Spouse: Magnolia Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, May 28, 1954, page 10, col. 5
JUNE
Name: Berry Stackhouse
Parents: Bradbury and Laura Scott
Spouse: Joe Stackhouse
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 1, 1954, page 1, col. 3
Name: Stafford William Britt
Parents: Mrs. Sanford Britt
Spouse: Ruby Lee Johnson Britt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery, Mullins, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday June 1, 1954, page 1, col. 2
Name: Mrs. Barney Page
Parents: Joe C. and Mary Graham Strickland
Spouse: Barney Page
Date of Birth/Age: August 21, 1890
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 1, 1954, page 1, col. 2
Name: John C. Carmichael
Spouse: Mae Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: May 31, 1954
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 1, 1954, page 1, col. 7 and Friday, June 4, 1954, page 1, col. 2.
Name: Mary Quick
Parents: Boll and Elizabeth Hatcher Brigman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Services Sunday
Place of Burial: Dunbar Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 8, 1954, page 1, col. 2
Name: Hugh G. Bass
Parents: Harley and Ella Snipes Bass
Spouse: Carolina Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Residence Millers Community near Mullins
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 8, 1954, page 1, col. 2
Name: Allen Barfield
Spouse: Listed as survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Residence near Lake View
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 8, 1954, page 1, col. 3
Name: Ora Rowzie
Parents: Mazarine and Awilda Shuffleburger
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Sunset Cemetery, Christianburg, Virginia
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, June 11, 1954,page 1, col. 7
Name: Eulah H. Atkins
Date of Death: June 3, 1954
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, June 11, 1954, page 1, col. 6
Name: Jennifer Louise Faulk
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Haywood Faulk
Date of Birth/Age: 1 day old
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, June 11, 1954, page 3, col. 2
Name: Glen Harrelson
Parents: Mother – Mrs. Harry Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 11, 1954, page 1, col. 3
Name: Sallie McLeod
Parents: Neil A. and Mary McPhaul McLeod
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Scotland County, NC
Place of Burial: McLeod Cemetery, near Bingham
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday June 15, 1954, page 1, col. 3
Name: Ruth McDaniel Carpenter
Spouse: Dr. F. L. Carpenter (married May 3, 1942)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Winston Salem, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, June 18, 1954, page 1, col. 4
Name: Mrs. J. P. Ewing
Spouse: Dr. J. P. Ewing
Place of Birth: Native of Gilead, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Pasadena, California
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, June 18, 1954, page 3, col. 5
Name: Linda Fay Carpenter
Parents: Jerry and Mabel Christmas Carpenter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 7
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, June 18, 1954, page 7, col. 5
Name: Annie Moore
Parents: Amos and Maggie Moore Tarte
Spouse: Leon M. Moore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marlboro County
Place of Burial: Bethesda Cemetery, Oak Grove, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 22, 1954, page 5, col. 1
Name: Ernest McDaniel
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lacy McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 28
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Oliver Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, June 25, 1954, page 1, col. 2
Name: Thomas Reedy Berry
Parents: Neil and Sara Ann Tart Berry
Spouse: Mary B. Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Tart Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 29, 1954 page 1, col. 7
Name: William Manning Harrelson
Parents: Alfred H. and Julia Roberts Harrelson
Spouse: Lizzie Hayes Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Life long member of Bermuda Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 29, 1954, page 1, col. 7
Name: Evelyn MCall
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Report of Drowning near Floyd
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 29, 1954, page 1, col. 6
Name: Luther Eugene Owens
Parents: Mother – Eva Owens Hucks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Auto Accident North Tonawanda, New York
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 29, 1954, page 1, col. 5
Name: Hortense Woodward
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Services Friday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 29, 1954, page 1, col. 1
Name: Julia Pittman
Parents: Simeon and Eliza Poston Abbott
Spouse: W. J. Pitttman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Winston Salem, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 29, 1954, page 3, col. 4
JULY
Name: Isaac Scott
Spouse: Nollie Williams Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Life time resident of Georgetown County
Date of Death: June 30, 1954
Place of Burial: Williams Hill Second Baptist Church, Hemingway
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 2, 1954, page 1, col. 3
Name: John R. Proctor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 2, 1954, page 1, col. 4
Name: Lizzie Morris Daniels Cook
Parents: Jesse and Lecie Rowell Morris
Spouse: Henry Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 2, 1954, page 1, col. 5
Name: Myrtle Dimery
Spouse: Lena Simpson Dimery
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 2, 1954, page 3, col. 6 & 7
Name: Andrew Wright
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Struck by Train
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 6, 1954, page 1, col. 3.
Name: J. Saye Wood
Parents: Hugh Jackson and Susie Steele Wood
Spouse: Doris Coleman Wood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Catfish Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 9, 1954, page 1, col. 5
Name: Laurens Dorroh Pitts
Parents: Rev. John Douglas and Phoebe Dorroh Pitts
Spouse: Lillian Miller Pitts (married June 8, 1904)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Laurens
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Chapel Hill, NC
Place of Burial: Laurelwood Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 9, 1954, page 1, col. 2
Name: Brooks Webster Strickland
Spouse: Lily Marrow Strickland
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Green Sea
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 9, 1954, page 1, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Eddie Owens Taylor
Spouse: Eddie Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 9, 1954, page 1, col. 3
Name: William Luther Gibson
Date of Birth/Age: age 59
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 13, 1954, page 1, col. 4
Name: Margaret David Browne
Parents: W. J. and Rebecca Spears David
Spouse: Dr. C. S. Browne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 16, 1954, page 1, col. 3
Name: Willette Taylor
Parents: William H. and Lenora Huggins Rogers
Spouse: J. H. Taylor (died 1946)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Old Marion County, now Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Residence Nichols, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 16, 1954, page 1, col. 5
Name: Lena Lambert Brown
Spouse: Robert Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence in Latta
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 16, 1954, page 1, col. 5
Name: Charles E. Kersey
Parents: J. H. and Charlotte Kirby Kersey
Spouse: Mary Gray Kersey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 16, 1954, page 1, col. 6
Name: Daniel Hampton Clark
Spouse: Lillie Gray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: (resident of Brownsville Section)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 16, 1954, page 1, col. 7
Name: Charles E. Bethea
Parents: Ellis and Claudia Spinks Bethea
Spouse: Mary Bell Manning Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 20, 1954, page 1, col. 4 and Friday, July 23, 1954, page 1, col. 6 & 7.
Name: Hattie Stackhouse Floyd
Spouse: H. B. Floyd, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Services Floydale Methodist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 20, 1954, page 1, col. 7.
Name: Elizabeth Usher
Parents: William and Martha White Coleman
Spouse: Tiller C. Usher
Place of Birth: Native of Little Rock, SC
Date of Death: July 12, 1954
Place of Death: Petersburg, Virginia
Place of Burial: Blanford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 23, 1954, page 1, col. 3.
Name: Glen Duncan McLaurin
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McLaurin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Auto accident
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 27, 1954, page 1, col. 5, 6 & 7.
AUGUST
Name: John Bunyan McKellar
Parents: Milton and Mettie Ann Burkett McKellar
Spouse: Daisy McKenzie McKellar
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, August 6, 1954, page 1, col. 3.
Name: Preston Wade Bethea*
Parents: Holden and Alice Rogers Bethea
Spouse: Minnie Hayes Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, August 6, 1954, page 1, col. 6 and Tuesday August 13, 1954, page 1, col. 2. *Preston L. Bethea in the heading of the articles.
Name: Lula Miller
Parents: Joe and Martha Hunt Williams
Spouse: Bruce Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, August 6, 1954, page 1, col. 2
Name: Lizzie Long
Parents: John and Frances O’Brian Jones
Spouse: Alex Long
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: August 29, 1954
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 31, 1954, page 1, col. 4
SEPTEMBER
Name: Barbara McRae
Parents: Causley C and Lee Dale Sellers Moody
Spouse: James Walker McRae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 22
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Jacksonville, Florida
Place of Burial: Zion Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday September 3, 1954, page 1, col. 3.
Name: William Keith
Parents: A. G. and Dora Brown Keith
Spouse: Princie Goodwin Keith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 3, 1954, page 1, col. 4
Name: Owen Jackson Hayes
Parents: O. C. and Catherine Jackson Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC (World War I Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 7, 1954, page 1, col. 7
Name: Greer Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC (World War I Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 14, 1954, page 1, col. 5
Name: Robert Colin Kersey
Parents: Arlene Freeman and Rev. Henry Kersey
Spouse: Eva Books Kersey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Service at Olive Branch Church at Oak Grove
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 17, 1954, page 1, col. 7
Name: Infant Son McKenzie
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Frank McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Nichols, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 17, 1954, page 4, col. 5
Name: Patricia B. HortonParents: L. M. and Veda Nance Baucom
Spouse: Richard Horton (died 9 months ago)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Dillon
Place of Burial: Chatham Hill Memorial Gardens, Cheraw
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 21, 1954, page 1
Name: Shirley Faye Prince
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Prince
Date of Birth/Age: Age 13
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Auto Accident near Hope Mills, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 24, 1954, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Branford Graham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marlboro County
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 24, 1954, page 1, col. 4
Name: Lloyd Arnette
Parents: Ulas and Vallie Gray Arnette
Spouse: Irene Davis Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 23
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1954, page 1, col. 3
Name: Isla Crumpler
Parents: Hartwell C. and Ann Lane Dew
Spouse: Rev. James C. Crumpler
Date of Birth/Age: September 12, 1871
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: September 20, 1954
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Elmwood Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1954, page 1, col. 4
Name: Lester Marvin Strickland
Parents: Mrs. William Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 16
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Reedy Creek
Place of Burial: Brownsville Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1954, page 1, col. 5.
OCTOBER
Name: Rosa Frasier
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Genes
Spouse: C. O. Frasier
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: September 30. 1954
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, October 1, 1954, page 1, col. 4
Name: Pearl Usher
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, October 1, 1954, page 1, col. 5
Name: Archie Wilkerson, Jr.
Parents: Archie and Mary Hyatt Wilkerson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Wednesday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, October 8, 1954, page 1, col. 3
Name: James D. Campbell
Parents: George W. and Jonnie Martin Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: October 12, 1954
Place of Death: Residence Oakland Community
Place of Burial: Snead Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday October 15,1954, page 1, col. 1
Name: Numa A. Huggins
Parents: Duncan and Elizabeth Huggins
Spouse: Willie Dudley Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, October 22, 1954, page 1, col. 5.
NOVEMBER
Name: J. D. Turner
Spouse: Linnie Kersey Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 2, 1954, page 1, col. 6
Name: Mrs. Clifton Elvington
Parents: Stella Page
Spouse: Clifton Elvington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Residence in Fork community
Place of Burial: Elvington Family Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, November 5, 1954, page 7, col. 2
Name: Mrs. Charlie Brown
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stephens
Spouse: Charlie Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 9, 1954, page 6, col. 2
Name: Marion Truax
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. William L. Gove
Spouse: Hollis U. Truax
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, November 12, 1954, page 1, col. 1.
Name: Arrie Lucy McLellan
Parents: Albert and Emaline Johnson Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: age 78
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Oak Grove Community
Place of Burial: Tabernacle Methodist Church Cemetery near Marion
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, November 12, 1954, page 1, col. 1.
Name: Anita Barnhill
Parents: Mrs. Josie Barnhill
Date of Birth/Age: Age 13
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, November 19, 1954, page 1. Col. 4
Name: David Monroe Ellen, Sr.
Parents: John H. and Sophie Moody Ellen
Spouse: Carrie McGill Ellen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon county
Date of Death: November 10, 1954
Place of Death: Near Darlington
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, November 19, 1954, page 1, col. 5.
Name: Cye Elwood Brown
Parents: Major Lott and Annie Laurie Richardson Brown*
Spouse: Mary Lois* Christmas Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 32, Born November 24, 1920*
Date of Death: Friday, November 19, 1954*
Place of Burial: Services at Second Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1954, page 1, col. 3. *additional information contributed by Elizabeth Brown Erwin
Name: Clenton W. Hyatt
Spouse: Mary McCormick Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary church yard
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1954, page 1, col. 3.
Name: Walter Thaddeous Jone
Spouse: Lucy McDuffie Jones
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1954, page 4, col. 1.
Name: Luther Cameron
Parents: Mrs. W. A. Cameron
Spouse: Olla Belle Spivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Wilmington, NC
Place of Burial: Services in Tabor City
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, November 26, 1954, page 1, col. 1
Name: Scott Huger,Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Scott Huger, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age early 20s
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Auto accident, Lexington, Virginia
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, November 26, 1954, page 1, col. 1
Name: Mary Magdeline Locklear
Parents: H. L. Locklear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Residence near Dillon
Place of Burial: Services Pee Dee Chapel, Marlboro County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, November 26, 1954, page 1, col. 2
Name: Howard Carter
Parents: Henry and Mary James Owens Carter
Spouse: Annie Ammons Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, November 26, 1954, page 1, col. 4
Name: Rufus Love
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Bethesda Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 30, 1954, page 1, col. 5
DECEMBER
Name: Irvin Rosh Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, December, 3, 1954, page 1, col. 3
Name: Larkin Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Beulah Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 7, 1954, page 1, col. 3
Name: Jesse J. Baker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Baltimore
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, December 10, 1954, page 1, col. 6
Name: William B. “Bud” Pace
Parents: William James and Della Floyd Pace
Spouse: Iona Hamilton Pace
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, December 10, 1954, page 1, col. 7
Name: Hannah Butler
Parents: Ben and Mary Lane Bailey
Spouse: Chancelor Butler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Residence of her daughter near Latta
Place of Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery near Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, December 10, 1954, page 1, col. 2
Name: Alice J. Williams
Date of Birth/Age: February 3, 1857
Date of Death: December 9, 1954
Place of Burial: Florence County Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, December 17, 1954, page 1, col. 6
Name: Bella Hardwick
Spouse: Tillman Hardwick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, December 17, 1954, page 8, col. 4
Name: Fronie Hayes
Parents: Stonewall and Fannie Stackhouse Watson
Spouse: Forest Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon (auto accident one week ago)
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1954, page 1, col. 7
Name: Mrs. Odel Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence near Lake View
Place of Burial: Services at Kemper Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1954, page 1, col. 6
Name: A. L. Berry
Spouse: Annie Meares Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: Meadowbrook Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, December 24, 1954, page 1, col. 5.
Name: Sarah Susan Rogers Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Parker Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, December 24, 1954, page 8, col. 1
Name: John Dozier Coleman
Parents: David H. and Hannah Drew Coleman
Spouse: #1. Mary Allen # 2. Daisy Atkinson Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: November 28, 1868
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence in Catfish Community
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, December 31, 1954, page 1, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Durham McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Dillon
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, December 31, 1954, page 1, col. 3 & 4.
Name: John Ray Berry
Parents: G. Raymond and Mary McIntyre Berry
Spouse: Sue Meares Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Residence in Pleasant Hill Section
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, December 31, 1954, page 1, col. 5
Name: Mrs. J. W. Lytton
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Services Cheraw Methodist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, December 31, 1954, page 1, col. 7.