The extracts for 1959 are not in alphabetical order. They are listed in the month as they appeared in the Dillon Herald
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JANUARY
Name: Grady Christmas
Parents: Liston and Edna Christmas
Spouse: Cindy Bass
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Place of Birth: Hamer native
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Hamlet, N.C.
Place of Burial: Fairmont, N.C. Auto accident
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 07, 1959, page 1, col. 6 & 7
Name: Sam W. Hatchell
Parents: George and Ruby Hatchell
Spouse: Helen Green
Date of Birth/Age: Age 22
Place of Birth: Hamer native
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Hamlet, N. C. Auto accident
Place of Burial: Hicks Chapel Cemetery, Coward
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 07, 1959, page 1, col. 6 & 7
Name: Harvey E. Jackson
Parents: Arthur and Helen Lane Jackson
Spouse: Elsie Lane Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Place of Birth: Latta native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Catfish Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 07, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Annie Christenberg
Spouse: Will Christenberg
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Dillon native, residing in Florence
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Saunders Memorial Hospital, Florence
Place of Burial: Kentyre cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 07, 1959, page 4, col. 4
Name: Mary T. Fletcher
Parents: J. S. and Belle Wade Thompson
Spouse: J. S. Fletcher
Place of Birth: Rockingham, N.C. native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Memorial Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 07, 1959, page 8, col. 4
Name: John Garry Allen
Parents: Elmore and Sally Roberts Allen
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Chester
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, January 09, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Delia Barnett
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, January 09, 1959, page 1, col. 5
Name: Joe Turner Hollis
Parents: C. T. Hollis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: services: Great Falls, S. C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 14, 1959, page 1, col. 2
Name: Lattie B. Fort
Parents: William Kirkland and Laura Edwards Fort
Spouse: Edna Wallace Fort
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Life Long resident of the Fork community
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 14, 1959, page 1, col. 5
Name: Gene Edge
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, January 16, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: C. C. Thomas, Sr.
Parents: J. E. and Cathy Thomas
Spouse: Allie McEachern Thomas
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Mecklenburg County, Hamer native
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Riverside cemetery, Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, January 16, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Annie Hayes Dew
Parents: J. Rich and Ella Frances Hayes
Spouse: James Leon Dew
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: old Zion Methodist Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 21, 1959, page 1, col. 2
Name: Graham Brown Alford
Parents: James W. and Martha Smith Alford
Spouse: Martha Usher Alford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Frevir Infirmary, Clio
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 21, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Mrs. Lillie Hilliard
Parents: Clarence and Melinda Turner Coats
Spouse: June Hilliard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: St. Eugene
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 21, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Willard Ross McCormick
Parents: Nathan and Mary Ann Butler McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Mt. Calvary section residence of Dillon County
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 21, 1959, page 1, col. 5
Name: Bertha Hayes Moore
Parents: Robert R. and Frances Sellers Hayes
Spouse: J. W. Moore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Little Rock
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Lake View residence
Place of Burial: Cross Creek Cemetery, Fayetteville, N.C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 21, 1959, page 1, col. 5
Name: Robert Kinchen Ford
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 6 week-old
Place of Burial: Tarboro, N. C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 21, 1959, page 1, col. 7
Name: J. Ernest Cottingham
Parents: John C. and Mary Jane Legette Cottingham
Spouse: Ruth Wannamaker
Place of Birth: Little Rock native
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist cemetery, Little Rock
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, January 23, 1959, page 1, col. 1 & 2
Name: Blanche McQueen Bender
Place of Death: a Fayetteville rest home
Place of Burial: Cross Creek cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, January 23, 1959, page 1, col. 1
Name: Willie M. Pullie
Parents: James and Caroline Pullie
Spouse: Sallie Cook Pullie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Latta native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Medical College Hospital, Charleston
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, January 23, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Jesse Floyd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, January 28, 1959, page 1, col. 6 & 7
Name: Wesley Brumbles
Spouse: Ann Williamson Brumbles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 93
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, January 30, 1959, page 1, col. 6
Name: Mrs. H. F. Taylor
Spouse: H. F. Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Maxton
Place of Burial: Oak Grove cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, January 30, 1959, page 5, col. 3
FEBRUARY
Name: Hap Irvin
Place of Birth: Brownsville section native
Place of Death: Richland County
Place of Burial: Richland County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, February 6, 1959, page 1, col. 1
Name: Chattie Vernon Harrelson Taylor
Parents: Thomas and Sarah M. Harrelson
Spouse: Charles Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Fork native
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Harrelson family cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, February 11, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Pinckney Crawford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: found yesterday
Place of Death: Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, February 11, 1959, page 1, col. 7
Name: Nonie Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Lake View
Place of Burial: Services at Bear Swamp Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, February 11, 1959, page 1, col. 1
Name: Worth Lupo
Parents: Joseph and Annie Horne Lupo
Spouse: Maggie Brewer Lupo
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, February 11, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Flora Lane Watson
Parents: Samuel and Alma Hiott Lane
Spouse: Joseph Watson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lane Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, February 18, 1959, page 1, col. 2
Name: William Perry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 94
Place of Birth: Bermuda section native
Date of Death: February 11
Place of Burial: Spring Hill Methodist church cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, February 18, 1959, page 1, col. 1
Name: Mrs. John F. Davis
Date of Death: Last week
Place of Burial: Services in Winnsboro Sunday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, February 18, 1959, page 8, col. 2 and Friday February 20, 1959, page 8, col. 2
Name: Raymond David Rogers
Spouse: Annie Turbeville Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Mt. Andrew Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, February 20, 1959, page 1, col. 5
Name: Clarence McLaurin
Spouse: Bessie McLaurin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: McLeod’s Infirmary, Florence
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, February 27, 1959, page 1, col. 5
MARCH
Name: Annie Parham Hartley
Parents: Arthur and Anna Jones Parham
Spouse: Thomas E. Hartley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 4, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Temperance Ann Huggins Hayes
Parents: John and Henrietta Clemmons Huggins
Spouse: N. K. Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: February 27
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Nichols
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 4, 1959, page 7, col. 3
Name: Francis T. McRedmond
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: New York native
Date of Death: Wednesday Motorcycle accident
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, March 6, 1959, page 1, col. 4 and 5
Name: Montilla Loupo
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Lake View
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Fork
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, March 6, 1959, page 10, col. 3
Name: Valdor Bourgoin
Spouse: Cora Bourgoin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 11, 1959, page 1, col. 1
Name: Paul Allen
Parents: Elmore and Ann Waters Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Columbus, Ga.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 11, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: John Dewey Martin
Parents: Bearley and Rosie Wilkerson Martin
Spouse: Earline Berry Martin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, N.C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 11, 1959, page 1, col. 6
Name: Brenda Lou Rippy
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Rippy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 14
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Cain Cemetery, Mallory
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, March 13, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Queen Estelle Simmons
Date of Birth/Age: Age 16
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, March 13, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Alpha Sanderson
Parents: John and Melinda Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 18, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: William Rupert Page
Parents: Inman Oliver and Mattie Norman Page
Spouse: Lutie Strickland Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: services held at Bear Swamp Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 18, 1959, page 4, col. 3
Name: Jim Morris
Parents: Jesse and Leacy Rowell Morris
Spouse: Madge Caulder Morris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 25, 1959, page 1, col. 2
Name: John Duncan Watson
Spouse: former Mrs. Raymond Powell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Maxton
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 25, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Leonzo J. Edwards
Spouse: Mary Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charlotte
Place of Burial: Mullins
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 25, 1959, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Annie Sanderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, March 25, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: David Owens
Parents: William and Mandy Cook Owens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Lane Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, March 27, 1959, page 1, col. 6
APRIL
Name: Isaiah Evans Tarlton
Parents: William Samuel and Lydia T. Coker Tarlton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: New Hope M. E. Cemetery between Chesterfield and Wadesboro
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, April 1, 1959, page 1, col. 5
Name: Albertine Marlowe Hayes
Parents: James Daniel and Nellie Jane Dillard Marlowe
Spouse: Chester C. Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: 55
Place of Birth: Marion County, S. C.
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Lumberton, N. C.
Place of Burial: Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, April 8, 1959, page 5, col. 6
Name: Mary Janet Berry
Parents: William and Donella Lou Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Bethesda Cemetery at Oak Grove
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, April 22, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Shirley Ann Maynor
Parents: Jack and Thelma Murray Maynor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 19 months old
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Fairmont
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, April 22, 1959, page 1, col. 3.
Name: Elias Johnson Miller
Spouse: Delana Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, April 22, 1959, page 5, col. 4
Name: Minnie Grice
Parents: Henry and Arlene Freeman Kersey
Spouse: Furman Grice
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Tarte Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, April 24, 1959, page 1, col. 2
Name: Eunice Tippett Tolar
Spouse: John J. Tolar
Place of Birth: Latta resident
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Monroe, La.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, April 24, 1959, page 1, col. 3
MAY
Name: Anne Allen Powell
Parents: Walker Allen and Janie Utley Allen
Spouse: Charlie Powell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: New Smyrna, Fla.
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery in Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, May 1, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Johnny G. Morris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Ashville native
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, May 1, 1959, page 1, col. 7
Name: Nathaniel Worley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lake View
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 6, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Annie Leatha Richardson Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Watson Cemetery, Zion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 6, 1959, page 4, col. 2
Name: Maggie T. Brigman
Parents: John M. Tarte and Mary Ann Hayes Tarte
Spouse: James Andrew Brigman
Date of Birth/Age: April 6, 1886
Place of Birth: Bennettsville
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 6, 1959, page 4, col. 5
Name: John M. Johnson
Parents: Duncan A. and Mary Stanton Johnson
Spouse: Edna Hargett Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: November 19, 1905
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: services held April 29, 1959
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 6, 1959, page 4, col. 1
Name: Thomas J. Young
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon resident
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: McEachern Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 13, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: June Snipes
Spouse: Martie Lee Snipes
Date of Birth/Age: Age: 76
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 13, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: William Brick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Jewish Cemetery, Florence
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 20, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Charles Smith Stubbs
Parents: Marshall A. and Florence Goodwin Stubbs
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Pueblo, Colorado
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 20, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: John Newton Fields
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Washington, Pa.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 20, 1959, page 1, col. 5
Name: Allene Norman Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 20, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Charlie C. Owens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, May 22, 1959, page 1, col. 6
Name: James C. Miller
Parents: Ellen Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 27, 1959, page 1, col. 1
Name: Alvin Rafield Moseley
Parents: Mrs. J. Luther Mosely
Spouse: Lillian Bullard Mosely
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Laurinburg
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 27, 1959, page 1, col. 1
Name: Mrs. C. M. Moody
Spouse: C. M. Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Lake View native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 27, 1959, page 1, col. 2.
Name: Eutah (Bub) Davis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death: Friday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 27, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Polly Rogers Rouse
Parents: Curtis Robert and Addie Johnson Rogers
Spouse: C. R. Rouse, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Watson Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, May 27, 1959, page 1, col. 5
JUNE
Name: Dr. F. W. Sessions
Parents: Lorraine Trezevant Sessions and Ellen Smith Sessions
Spouse: Kathleen Latchclaw
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Jacksonville, Fla.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 3, 1959, page 1, col. 7
Name: Irene Jones Cureton
Spouse: Alfred Cureton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Liberty Hill resident
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Bishopville
Place of Burial: Liberty Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 3, 1959, page 1, col. 7
Name: John Herbert Lial
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Place of Birth: Shelby, N. C. resident
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lake View
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, June 5, 1959, page 1, col. 2
Name: Mrs. Smith Page, Jr.
Spouse: Smith Page, Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Lumberton, N. C.
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, June 5, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: John Owens
Parents: Del and Marie Cook Owens
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Sardis Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, June 5, 1959, page 1, co. 2
Name: Ida Mae Quick Raiford
Spouse: O. P. Raiford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Quick Cemetery, Clio
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 10, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: David Alexander Tillinghast
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Belfast, Ireland
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Park, Spartanburg
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 10, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Thomas W. Shine
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Faison, N. C. native
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Hollywood, Fla.
Place of Burial: Faison Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, June 12, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: John Thomas Allen
Parents: T. A. and Minnie Hamilton Allen
Spouse: Mary Hinson Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon County
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday June 19, 1959, page 1, col. 2
Name: Arthur Lee McDonald
Spouse: Mrs. A. L. McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Gastonia, N. C. resident
Date of Death: June 11
Place of Burial: services at Ridge Baptist Church, Gastonia
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday June 19, 1959, page 1, col. 2
Name: Rufus Lester Bailey
Spouse: Rometer Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Hayestown Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday June 19, 1959, page 1, col. 1
Name: Grady (Teen) Jackson
Parents: Albert and Effie Weatherford Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 24, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Harry Luther Graham, Jr.
Parents: Harry L. and Eula Grice Graham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Fork (Auto accident)
Place of Burial: services at Hopewell Methodist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 24, 1959, page 1, col. 5 & 6
Name: Mrs. J. Marshall McDonald
Spouse: J. Marshall McDonald
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 24, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Willie Farrar
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Little Rock (Auto accident)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 24, 1959, page 1, col.1 & 2
Name: Amanda Dillon Johnson
Parents: William and Amanda Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Johnson Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 24, 1959, page 5, col. 4
Name: Minnie S. Rogers
Parents: Louis F. and Annie Louise Gardner Smoot
Spouse: Edward T. Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Franklin, Va. resident
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Darlington
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 24, 1959, page 8, col. 4
Name: Adelaide Wilson Bethea
Parents: Wilson Henry and Elvira Wilson Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Rosehill Cemetery, Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, June 24, 1959, page 8, col. 4
J ULY
Name: J. D. Palars
Spouse: Betty Richman
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon native: Los Angeles, Ca.
Date of Death: June 28
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 1, 1959, page 1, col. 1
Name: Mrs. James Edward Porter
Parents: James A. and Catherine Elizabeth Smith
Spouse: J. E. Porter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 1, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Nathan Holmes Britt
Parents: Tom and Lizzie Wiggins Britt
Spouse: Lowray Herring Britt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Hayestown Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 1, 1959, page 1, col. 5 .
Name: Allen Lonnie Woodle
Parents: John and Ellen Mumford Woodle
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: June 30
Place of Burial: Catfish Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 1, 1959, page 1, col. 5
Name: Charity Yaw
Spouse: John W. Yaw
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: June 29
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 8, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Mrs. W. E. Blue
Spouse: W. E. Blue
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Raeford, N. C.
Place of Burial: Raeford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 10, 1959, page 1, col. 1
Name: Olin Fred Moody
Parents: Mary Moody and Olin Franklin Moody
Spouse: Birdie George Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 10, 1959, page 1, col. 5
Wednesday, July 15, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Gilbert Hugh Paschal
Parents: Frank and Kate Millsap Paschal
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Winston-Salem, N. C.
Place of Burial: Ashpole Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rowland, N. C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 15, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Alice H. Wallace
Parents: Arrie and Nellie Houston Wallace
Spouse: Andrew Wallace
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 15, 1959, page 1, col. 4 and Friday, July 17, 1959, page 1, col. 2
Name: Herbert L. Carmichael
Parents: Clyde L. and Blanche Edwards Carmichael
Spouse: Zynetta G. Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Fayetteville
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 22, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Mattie Anderson Cauthen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Orangeburg
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 22, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Dora Davis Reaves
Parents: Elmer and Jenny Aston Davis
Spouse: J. Robert Reaves
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Reaves Cemetery, Floydale
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 22, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Mattie Humphrey Hursey
Parents: Lewis and Celia Britt Humphrey
Spouse: Rev. John A. Hursey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 22, 1959, page 1, col. 5
Name: Ezeakiel W. Sports
Parents: Ezeakiel and Janie McDowell Sports
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Mallory Church of God Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 22, 1959, page 1, col. 6
Name: Wade Goodyear
Parents: Hessie W. and Janie Hyatt Goodyear
Spouse: Ella Mae McCormick Goodyear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Troy, N. C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 22, 1959, page 1, col. 6 & 7. (auto accident)
Name: H. W. Goodyear, Jr.
Parents: Hessie W. and Janie Hyatt Goodyear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Troy, N. C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 22, 1959, page 1, col. 6 & 7. (auto accident)
Name: Bert Berry Summerford
Parents: Furman Berry and Lucy Parker
Spouse: Wilbur Summerford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Bristow Chapel Cemetery, Marlboro County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, July 24, 1959, page 1, col. 7
(auto accident)
Name: E. L. Powell, Sr.
Parents: Charles and Mary Powell
Spouse: Estelle Bethea
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Marlboro native, Latta resident
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 29, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: David A. Hamilton, Sr.
Parents: Stephen Addison and Nettie Ann Perritt Hamilton
Spouse: Sallie McKenzie Hamilton
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: St. Eugene
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, July 29, 1959, page 1, col. 3
AUGUST
Name: Maybelle Bradshaw Coleman
Parents: Thomas and Sanfrona Tyner Bradshaw
Spouse: John Henry Coleman
Date of Birth/Age: May 16, 1887
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Darlington
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, August 5, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Anna Morrison Cottingham
Parents: Mary Jane Little and Cameron D. Morrison
Spouse: Arthur D. Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Reedy Creek Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, August 7, 1959, page 1, col. 5
Name: Neil D. McKenzie
Spouse: Lelia McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, August 12, 1959, page 1, col. 2
Name: Mrs. James T. Price
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Porter-Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, Columbus County, N.C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, August 12, 1959, page 1, col. 5
Name: Carroll Huggins
Spouse: Annie Lane Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Newton Grove, N. C.
Place of Burial: Elizabethtown, N.C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, August 12, 1959, page 4, col. 4 ( auto accident)
Name: Brig. Gen. David W. Bethea, Jr.
Parents: D. W. and Hattie Purcell Bethea
Spouse: Elizabeth McLaurin Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: March 1903
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, August 14, 1959, page 1, col. 4 & 5
Name: Donald LeRoy Moore
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Moore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Jackson, La.
Place of Burial: Greenville, Tenn.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, August 19, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: John C. Stackhouse
Parents: John R. and Ellen Dunbar Stackhouse
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Little Rock, Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Cheraw
Place of Burial: McLucas Cemetery, Clio
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, August 19, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Catherine Horne
Spouse: William Troy Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, August 19, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Annie Rogers Cooper
Parents: Albert Q. and Martha Berry Rogers
Spouse: H. A. Cooper
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, August 21, 1959, page 1, col. 6
SEPTEMBER
Name: Mary Brice Summerlin
Parents: W. J. Summerlin and Connie Berry Summerlin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Latta native
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, September 2, 1959, page 1, col. 1
Name: Rev. Ernest Stackhouse Dunbar
Parents: John C. and Alice Stackhouse Dunbar
Spouse: Estelle Carmichael Dunbar
Date of Birth/Age: September 5, 1893
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, September 2, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Friday, September 4, 1959, page 1, col. 5
Name: Phillip Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 14
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon County
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, September 2, 1959, page 1, col. 5
Name: Wallie C. Dove
Spouse: Minnie Dove
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 4, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Calvin Rogers
Spouse: Rhonda Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lumberton, N. C.
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 11, 1959, page 1, col. 2
Name: I. W. Shooter, Jr.
Parents: Ira W. and Florence Todd Shooter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 17
Place of Birth: Mullins
Place of Death: near Brownsville
Place of Burial: Patterson Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 11, 1959, page 1, col. 4. ( auto accident Friday)
Name: Blaine Hodges Sessions
Spouse: J. W. Sessions
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Floydale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 11, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Mrs. Marvin Sweat
Parents: May Belk Dean and Lawton Dean
Spouse: Marvin Sweat
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 11, 1959, page 1, col. 5
Name: Bertha Price Page
Parents: Andrew and Ellen Ford Price
Spouse: Elias J. Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Martin Hospital
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, September 16, 1959, page 8, col. 1
Name: Kathleen Berry Hayes
Parents: Dennis L. and Lucy Berry
Spouse: John Austin Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Tuomey Hospital
Place of Burial: Bethesda Methodist Church Cemetery at Oak Grove in Dillon County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, September 16, 1959, page 8, col. 2
Name: John Gary Gibbs
Parents: Mrs. Annie Keith Gibbs and Frank Gibbs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, September 16, 1959, page 8, col. 2
Name: Margaret Hayes
Spouse: W. W. Hayes
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday September 23, 1959, page 8, col. 4
Name: Marie Haselden Jones
Parents: Jim and Mayfein Dew Haselden
Spouse: Wheeler Jones
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Haselden Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday September 23, 1959, page 1, col. 6
Name: John Franklin McLaurin
Parents: C. S. and Lella Martin McLaurin
Spouse: Lucile Kirkpatrick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charlotte
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 25, 1959, page 1, col. 5
Name: James Haselden
Parents: James W. and Mae Dew Haselden
Spouse: Minnie Caulder Haselden
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Haselden Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, September 25, 1959, page 1, col.
Name: Celestia Bull Dantzler
Parents: Emanuel E. Bull and Amanda Felder Bull
Spouse: David Dantzler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Orangeburg County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Providence Methodist Church Cemetery, Holly Hill
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, September 30, 1959, page 10, col. 1
Name: Rufus Harrison Curtis
Spouse: Grace McCormick Curtis
Place of Birth: Rowland native
Place of Burial: services in Rowland Thursday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, September 30, 1959, page 10, col. 1
Name: Pauline Fowler Watts
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Will Fowler of Nichols
Spouse: Bill Watts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 23
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, September 30, 1959, page 10, col. 1
Name: Gurney McKenzie
Parents: Whit and Rosa Bell Allen McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, September 30, 1959, page 10, col. 1
Name: Walker L. Collins
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Elon Collins
Spouse: Mary Ann Goodyear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Nichols
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, September 30, 1959, page 10, col. 2
Name: Gary Collins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, September 30, 1959, page 10, col. 2
OCTOBER
Name: Arnold V. Moody
Spouse: Ruby Wiggins Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Bermuda Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 7, 1959, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Maggie Norton
Parents: Solomon and Margaret Scott Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 14, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Walter Stephens
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stephen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 14, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: William Byrd
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Byrd
Spouse: Fotchie Harrell Byrd
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Bethesda Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, October 16, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: William D. Brinson, Jr.
Parents: William D. Sr. and Marie Smith Brinson
Spouse: Gloria Brewer Brinson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Jacksonville, Fla. auto accident
Place of Burial: Brinson, Ga.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, October 16, 1959, page 1, col. 2
Name: Sister Blanche Edward Ryan
Place of Birth: Dillon resident
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: St. Louis, Missouri
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 21, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Robert Mitchell Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 2 months old
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Garden Rest Cemetery, Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 21, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Clarence M. Stroud
Parents: Mayberry and Essie Long Stroud
Spouse: Grace Sellers Stroud
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Place of Birth: Horry County and Grand Rapids, Mich. resident
Date of Death: Tuesday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 21, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Dr. Carl M. Sanders
Parents: Robt. Lee and Sallie Powell Sanders
Spouse: Martha Schnaidt Sanders
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Smithfield, N.C.
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 21, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Thomas Hayes
Spouse: Janie H.
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 21, 1959, page 1, col. 5 & 6 train accident
Name: Elias Pearl Wiggins
Parents: John and Abey Butler Wiggins
Spouse: Josephine Smith Wiggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, October 23, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Ell Rowell
Parents: Willis and Mary Robbins Rowell
Spouse: Fan Rowell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67 :
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 28, 1959, page 8, col. 6
Name: Lonzo McIver Lupo
Spouse: Sadie Mae W. Lupo
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lake View
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 28, 1959, page 1, col. 6
Name: Mrs. Luther C. Bass
Place of Birth: Sumter native
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Winston Salem, N.C.
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 28, 1959, page 1, col. 7
Name: Rembert H. Cox
Spouse: Swannie Snipes Cox
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Place of Burial: Hayestown Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, October 28, 1959, page 1, col. 7
Name: Herbert Boyd Ayers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Rome, Ga.
Place of Burial: services held at Rome
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, October 30, 1959, page 1, col. 2
Name: James A. (Jim) McCormac
Parents: Elias Alford McCormac and Mary Flynn Cousar McCormac
Spouse: Sarah Watson
Place of Birth: Dillon County native
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, October 30, 1959, page 1, col. 5
NOVEMBER
Name: James McC. Cottingham
Parents: Lila and Jennie McCutcheon Cottingham
Spouse: Carolyn Bethea
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (On Greenlawn Cemetery index
James M.Cottingham SC Lt. USNR WWII 8/13/1921-11/3/1959)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 4, 1959, page 1, col. 4 and Friday, November 6, 1959, page 1, col. 4 (train accident)
Name: James Monroe McLellan
Parents: A. K. and Isla Faulk McLellan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: services held at Kentyre Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 4, 1959, page 1, col. 5
Name: Azzie Hood
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hood
Spouse: Willie Hood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marlboro County
Place of Burial: services held at Bristow Chapel
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, November 6, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: John Huggins
Parents: Rachel Hyatt Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, November 6, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Joe Keith
Parents: Acie and Dora Amanda Brown Keith
Spouse: Vencie Morris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 18, 1959, page 1, col. 2 and Friday, November 20, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Rupert H. Allen
Parents: A. B. and Mary Smith Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Allen Cemetery, Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 18, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Julius R. Jackson
Parents: Knox and Happy Jane Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 18, 1959, page 5, col. 5
Name: Ernest Thomas McDaniel
Parents: D. C. and Emma Lewis McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Cain Cemetery, Laurel Hill, N. C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, November 20, 1959, page 1, col. 2
Name: Lula Powers
Parents: Noah and Nancy Bartley Sweat
Spouse: Isham Powers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Columbia
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 25, 1959, page 1, col. 5
Name: Marvin Hamilton
Parents: Jeff and Effie Jane McKinnes Hamilton
Spouse: Flora Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Darlington
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 25, 1959, page 1, col. 6
Name: Avery T. Moody
Spouse: Elma Florence Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, November 25, 1959, page 1, col. 2.
DECEMBER
Name: J. Cline Ramsey
Parents: James R. and Minnie Breeland Ramsey
Spouse: Irma Philen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon auto accident
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 2, 1959, page 1, col. 2
Name: W. H. Parham
Parents: W. W. and Catherine McLean Parham
Spouse: Kathryn Mayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 2, 1959, page 1, col. 5
Name: Tom M. Bethea
Parents: John B. and Sarah Manning Bethea
Spouse: Carrie Foxworth Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 2, 1959, page 1, col. 7
Name: James Lewellyn
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Friday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 2, 1959, page 4, col. 1
Name: Jimmy Dean Grice
Parents: James and Louise Small Grice
Date of Birth/Age: Age 1 year old
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 2, 1959, page 4, col. 3
Name: A. Burney Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charlotte
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 2, 1959, page 4, col. 4
Name: Bertie Martin
Spouse: Don C. Martin
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Clio
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 2, 1959, page 4, col. 4.
Name: Cox infant son
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Cox
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Hayestown Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 2, 1959, page 4, col. 4
Name: Jerry Ronald Bracey
Parents: Tom and Bessie Jones Bracey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 20
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Ash Pole Cemetery at Rowland
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 2, 1959, page 4, col. 4
Name: William Floyd McCormick
Parents: William and Desby Baxley McCormick
Spouse: Bertha Herring McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Monday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 2, 1959, page 4, col. 5
Name: Isadore Blum
Spouse: Belle Schafer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Riga, Latvia
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Place of Burial: Jewish Cemetery in Florence
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, December 4, 1959, page 1, col. 1
Name: Arleen Collins
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: services held at Bethlehem Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 9, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: William Thomas Bowyer
Parents: Peter and Elizabeth Wallace Bowyer
Date of Birth/Age: June 5, 1868
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Lake View
Place of Burial: Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 9, 1959, page 1, col. 2
Name: Bessie Rogers Drake
Parents: Thomas Irby and Cora McCormac Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Rogers Family Cemetery, Brownsville section of Marlboro County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Friday, December 11, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Clarence Berry
Parents: Curtis and Florence Moore Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, December 11, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Mamie Murray Windburn
Spouse: Paul Windburn
Date of Birth/Age: Age 35
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Mt. Zion Cemetery at Hamer
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, December 11, 1959, page 8, col. 2 and 3
Name: Cora J. Hayes
Spouse: Bruce Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 16, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Henry William Gerald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 14
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Latta (auto accident)
Place of Burial: services from the Bethea Funeral Home
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 16, 1959, page 1, col. 3
Name: Alice Cox Lemmon
Parents: Peter and Margaret Waddell Cox
Spouse: O. C. Lemmon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Tuesday
P lace of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 16, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Marion L. Allen
Parents: W. B. and Theodocia Cox Allen
Spouse: Mallie Coleman Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 16, 1959, page 1, col. 4
Name: Marie Grubb
Parents: Lewis Thomas and Martha Isgett Young
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Prospect Church Cemetery near Hyman, S. C.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 23, 1959, page 1, col. 2
Name: J. Frank Thompson
Parents: Tristram Bethea Thompson and Flora Emma Bethea Thompson
Spouse: Vera Shirley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Wednesday, December 23, 1959, page 1, col. 1 and 2