The extracts for 1968 are not in alphabetical order. They are listed in the month as they appeared in the Dillon Herald
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JANUARY
Name: Winifred Bosche Brown
Parents: Philip and Cornelia Blickensdorfer Bosche
Spouse: Earl H. Brown
Date of Birth/Age: May 4, 1880
Place of Birth: New Philadelphia, Ohio
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Concord, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 2, 1968, page 1, col. 4, 5, & 6
Name: Mrs. Jack Steele
Spouse: Jack Steele
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Services at Gold Hill Methodist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 2, 1968, page 5, col. 3
Name: Edward C. Coker Patterson
Parents: Edward and Ida Patterson
Spouse: Rose Marie Hartley Patterson
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: (auto accident on Friday)
Place of Burial: Bethesda Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 2, 1968, page 5, col. 3
Name: Maude Lovette
Parents: Andrew and Minnie Kersey Powers
Spouse: Elbert Lovette
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery, Marlboro County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Nettie James Lee
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Ada Turbeville Smith
Parents: Stephen and Julia Smith Turbeville
Spouse: Hudson Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery,
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Willie E. Carmichael
Parents: Ed A. and Mae Carmichael
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Resided in Mullins
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Zingle Stone
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age Age 77
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Ida Sparks Lane
Spouse: Herbert Lane
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Pfc. Lafon W. Ladson
Parents: Roosevelt and Marietta Ladson
Place of Birth: Of Latta, SC
Date of Death: January 5, 1968
Place of Death: Vietnam
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 11, 1968, page 1, col. 6
Name: Francis Marion Craven
Parents: Juliun Tyson and Margaret Ann McDonald Easterling
Spouse: William H. Craven
Date of Birth/Age: October 23, 1900
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Bamberg
Place of Burial: South End Cemetery Bamberg, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 11, 1968, page 8, col.6
Name: Bessie Price Lee
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Pinkney Price
Spouse: E. P. Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1968, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: Jennie Cottingham
Parents: Col. James McCutchen and Mary Jane Gilland McCutchen
Spouse: L. Cottingham (married April 12, 1906, at Fowler near Kingstree
Date of Birth/Age: August 18, 1881
Place of Birth: Indiantown Community of Williamsburg County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Methodist Home in Orangeburg, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1968, page 4, col. 1 & 2
Name: Kam McDaniel
Parents: Jasper and Ruby Barrineau McDaniel
Spouse: Margaret Hyatt McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: VA Hospital Durham, N. C. (WW II Veteran)
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1968, page 5, col. 7
Name: Ella Jane Hodges
Spouse: Walker Hodges
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Conway
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1968, page 5, col. 7 & 8
Name: William Taylor
Parents: John Monroe and Anna Cook Taylor
Spouse: Bertha Mae Johnson Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charleston. SC
Place of Burial: Services to be announced by Meares Funeral Home, Mullins, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1968, page 5, col. 8
Name: Betty Hamilton Emanuel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Norfolk, VA
Place of Burial: Services in Raynham Baptist Church, Rowland, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: Meldinia Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Friday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: John D. Elliott
Parents: E. T. and Lyda David Elliott
Spouse: Dorothy Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Residence in Sarasota, Florida
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1968, page 4, col. 7
Name: Lionel Ethier
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Native of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Local Motel in Dillon (tourist)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1968, page 4, col. 7
Name: Sarah McQueen
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Ivey Johnson
Spouse: William A. McQueen
Date of Death: Services to be held Friday
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1968, page 4, col. 2
Name: Leland Clarence Talbert
Parents: T. B. and Ann Gable Talbert
Spouse: Katherine Hayes Talbert
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: McCormick City Cemetery, McCormick County, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1968, page 4, col. 7
Name: Edward Burke Hayes
Parents: Murray and Sallie Floyd Hayes
Spouse: Jimmie Carmichael Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: January 25, 1968
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1968, page 4, col. 8
Name: Gordon Miller
Spouse: Cora Lupo Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Tuesday, January 30, 1968
Place of Death: VA Hospital in Charleston SC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (WW I Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1968, page 1 col. 4 & Tuesday, February 13, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: Annie Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age about 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, Tuesday, January 30 1968, page 1, col. 4 & 5 (report of accident) and Thursday, February 1, 1968, page 6, col. 3
Name: Minnie Ethel Swintz Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1968, page 8, col. 7
Name: Lessie Norton
Spouse: Spurgeon Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Thursday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1968, page 8, col. 7 & 8
Name: Sallie George
Parents: Dave and Mariah Surles Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Life long member of Pleasant Grove Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1968, page 8, col. 8
Name: Bruce Moore
Spouse: Ellen Jackson Moore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1968, page 8, col. 8
FEBRUARY
Name: Mary Lester
Parents: Robert H. and Kitty Proctor Lester
Date of Death: January 31, 1968
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1968, page 6, col. 3
Name: Margaret Hargrove Barnwell
Parents: Jim and Linnie McKnight Hargrove
Spouse: Stephen E. Barnwell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Laurinburg
Place of Burial: Evergreen Memorial Park, Dillon. SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1968, page 6, col. 3
Name: Hattie Tyndall
Parents: Robert and Alice Miles Tyndall
Date of Birth/Age: Age78
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Marion County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1968, page 6, col. 3
Name: Mrs. William Curry Harlee
Parents: Zachariah and Agnes Cade Fullmore
Spouse: Brigadier General William Curry Harlee
Place of Birth: Salado, Texas
Date of Death: January 16, 1968
Place of Death: Philadelphia, PA
Place of Burial: Arlington, Virginia
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1968, page 11, col. 6, 7 & 8
Name: Henry Haithcock
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Grady Haithcock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 9
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Services at Free Will Pentecostal Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1968, page 11, col. 8
Name: Vernie L. McLellan
Spouse: Maybelle McLellan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Services January 28, 1968
Place of Burial: Services at New Bethel Presbyterian Church (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 6, 1968, page 8, col. 7
Name: Elizabeth George
Parents: John C. Annie Stubbs Hayes
Stepmother: Mrs. John C. Hayes
Spouse: Carlos George
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 6, 1968, page 8, col. 7 & 8
Name: James Monroe Hatchell
Parents: Chancelor and Hattie Lane Hatchell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Loris
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 6, 1968, page 8, col. 8
Name: John M. Edwards
Spouse: Edna McDaniel Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery (WW I Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 8, 1968, page 8, col. 5
Name: Luther I. Sheppard
Spouse: Venice Church Sheppard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: VA Hospital Durham, NC
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 13, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: John E. McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Services Sunday
Place of Burial: McCormick Family Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 13, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: J. Rembert McKenzie
Spouse: Rachel Oliver Ward McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 13, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: Henry Charlton Quick
Parents: Alexander and Mary Peele Quick
Spouse: Louise Wallace Quick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Quick Family Cemetery near Clio
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1968, page 4, col. 3
Name: Lou Ann Parks
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hatchell
Spouse: Sgt. Roy L. Parks
Date of Death: January 18, 1968
Place of Death: Dayton, Ohio
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1968, page 4, col. 3
Name: Kermit Boyd Flowers, Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Kermit B. Flowers, Sr.
Spouse: Judy Flowers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Auto Accident near Dillon
Place of Burial: Services in Lake View Baptist Church, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1968, page 1, col. 1 & 2
Name: Harvey D. Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Services in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1968, page 9, col. 7
Name: David Lane
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1968, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: Charlie Jackson
Parents: Charlie and Annie Hiott Jackson
Spouse: Listed as survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Charlottesville, VA
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1968, page 4, col. 3
Name: Howard Herring
Parents: Jim and Ada Herring
Spouse: Mary Kay Thompson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: Services Wednesday
Place of Death: Cleveland, Ohio
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1968, page 4,col. 3 & 4.
Name: Belton Brown
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown
Spouse: Ona Lee Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services held at Bethea Funeral Home, Latta, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1968, page 4,col. 4.
Name: Gus McIntyre
Spouse: Listed as a survivor by not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1968, page 4, col. 4 & 5
Name: Joseph A. Warren, Jr.
Parents: Joseph A. and Margaret Brown Warren
Spouse: Margaret Pearson Warren
Date of Birth/Age: Born January 16, 1906
Place of Birth: Sumter, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Arrangements to be announced in Pittsburg, PA.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1968, page 4, col. 5 & 6
Name: Herman King
Spouse: Roseanna King
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Fayetteville NC
Place of Burial: Services at Manning Baptist Church (AA) (Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1968, page 4,col. 6, 7 & 8
Name: Preston McKellar
Spouse: Mattie Snead McKellar
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Last Thursday
Place of Burial: Snead Family Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 29, 1968, page 8, col. 4.
MARCH
Name: Grady Stanton
Parents: D. K. Stanton and Nancy Graham Stanton
Spouse: Berta Gibson Stanton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery,
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 5, 1968, page 8, col. 7
Name: John Wesley Beckwith
Parents: William and Nondum Gerald Beckwith
Date of Birth/Age: 5 months old
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery,
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 5, 1968, page 8, col. 7 & 8.
Name: Ada Alford
Parents: James B. and Alice Berry Hayes
Spouse: James F. Alford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Virginia Beach, VA
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 5, 1968, page 8, col. 8
Name: Mrs. F. M. McMillan
Date of Death: March 7, 1968
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 7, 1968, page 1, col. 6
Name: Virginia Aline McCormick
Place of Birth: Life long resident of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Atlanta. GA
Place of Burial: Ashepole Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 12, 1968, page 4, col. 2
Name: Alton H. Barfield
Parents: Murray and Elsie Huggins Barfield
Spouse: Edna Hayes Barfield
Date of Birth/Age: October 7, 1909
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 12, 1968, page 5, col. 1, 2, 3 & 4
Name: John R. Garris
Parents: E. M. and Mary H. Garris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 12, 1968, page 5, col. 4
Name: Clarence Carter
Parents: Charles and Becky Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 12, 1968, page 5, col. 4
Name: J. L. (Bill) Thomas
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Oconee
Place of Burial: Richland Cemetery, Senceca
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 12, 1968, page 5, col. 4, 5, 6 & 7
Name: Curtis Darrell Wilkins
Parents: James W. and Dorothy B. Wilkins
Spouse: Maude Richardson Wilkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Asheboro, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 21, 1968, page 8, col. 1
Name: Mazura Grace Fowler
Parents: John William Sr. and Mittie Pender Fowler
Place of Birth: Marion County
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 21, 1968, page 8, col. 1
Name: Bessie Mishue
Spouse: Oda Stone Mishue
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Services Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (WW I Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 21, 1968, page 8, col. 1
Name: Lizzie May Page
Parents: Sam and Hannah Rogers
Spouse: Furnie Mack Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Methodist Rehobeth Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 26, 1968, page 4, col. 4
Name: David Walker Bethea
Parents: LeRoy and Ella Easterling Bethea
Spouse: Mary Louise Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Life long resident of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Residence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (WWI Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 26, 1968, page 4, col. 4
Name: Infant Son Floyd
Parents: Donnie and Doris Tarte Floyd
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Services Monday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 26, 1968, page 5, col. 1
Name: Henry Freeman Reaves
Parents: Dr. and Mrs. R.L. Reaves
Date of Death: March 22, 1968
Place of Death: Denver, Colorado
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery, Floydale, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 26, 1968, page 5, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Jessie J. Miller
Spouse: Ina Harrleson Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Georgetown County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 28, 1968, page 5, col. 5
APRIL
Name: Katie Barnes Smith
Parents: T. C. and Lola Floyd Barnes
Spouse: James L. Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: North Carolina
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 2, 1968, page 10, col. 7 & 8
Name: Lilly Mae Woodle Daniels Altman
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Colin Woodle
Spouse: # 1. Ralph Daniels (deceased) # 2. Decar Altman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Red Springs, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 4, 1968, page 10, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Ed Evander Bullock
Parents: Minnie Johnson Bullock and the late Mr. Bullcok
Spouse: Joan Townsend Bullock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Date of Death: Early Tuesday morning
Place of Death: Residence in Lake View
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 9, 1968, page 1, col 5, 1968 and Tuesday, April 11, 1968, page 5, col. 3
Name: Lonnie Hyatt
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Don Hyatt
Spouse: Barbara Hinson Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Date of Death: April 9, 1968
Place of Death: Little Pee Dee River
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 9, 1968, page1, col. 8 and Tuesday, April 11, 1968, page 5, col. 3
Name: Gerald Thomas Britt
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Britt, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 9, 1968, page 1, col. 7 & 8 (Report of accident)
Name: Herbert Bethea
Parents: Wade and Myrtle Berry Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 9, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Mary Jane Herring e:
Parents: Lizzie Raul and Howard Allen
Spouse: Jonas Herring (deceased)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 9, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Hallie McLaurin
Parents: John L. and Mary McElyea McLaurin
Date of Death: Services Monday
Place of Burial: Dunbarton Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 9, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Smiley Bigham Huggins
Parents: Silas and Sara McLellan Huggins
Spouse: Vernon Arnette Huggins
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 9, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Grady Thomas
Parents: J. E. and Myrtle Ballard Thomas
Spouse: Rebecca Dickens Thomas
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (Veteran of the Korean War)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 16, 1968, page 1, col. 5 & 6
Name: Hettie J. Webster
Spouse: Ocie Webster (deceased)
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 16, 1968, page 4, col. 8
Name: Florrie Perritt
Spouse: LeRoy Perritt
Date of Birth/Age:
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 16, 1968, page 4, col. 8
Name: Dena Piper Currin
Parents: Elizabeth Hobgood and Carl H. Piper, Sr.
Spouse: Grady C. Currin
Date of Birth/Age: Born May 6, 1904
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Scotland County
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 25, 1968, page 4, vol. 3
Name: James McLellan, Sr.
Parents: Timothy Rogers and Flora Amanda McCormick McLellan
Spouse: Vera McLellan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Kentyre Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 30, 1968, page 1, col. 3, 4 & 5
Name: Lafon Sweat
Parents: Liston and Eva Gerald Sweat
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Date of Death: April 27, 1968
Place of Burial: Services at Brownsville Baptist Cemetery in Marlboro County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 30, 1968, page 4, col. 4
Name: Miriam W. Parker
Parents: Mrs. Nettie Watson
Spouse: Oliver Floyd Parker
Date of Death: Services May 9, 1968
Place of Burial: Services First Methodist church in Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 30, 1968, page 4, col. 4
Name: Odell Cook
Spouse: Leslie Cook
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Thompson Cemetery in Florence County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 30, 1968, page 4, col. 4
Name: Milford Cook
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Cook
Spouse: Winsome Allen Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 30, 1968, page 4, col. 4
MAY
Name: Sammy Powers
Parents: W. W. and Bessie Davis Powers
Spouse: Eunice Springs Powers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 7, 1968, page 4, col. 5
Name: Ina Hayes Edwards
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Millers Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 7, 1968, page 4, col. 5
Name: Charles William (Bill) Sawyer
Spouse: Allie Martin Sawyer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 7, 1968, page 4, col. 5.
Name: Florrie Goers Sandstrom
Parents: Wilhelm D. and Annie Grace Jones Goers
Spouse: Gustab E. Sandstrom
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Ocean Woods Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 7, 1968, page 4, col. 5
Name: Magnolia Moody Barfield
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 9, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Jerry Rodney Polston
Parents: William and Mary Polston
Date of Birth/Age: Age 3 months
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Elliott Cemetery in Horry County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 9, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Clyde Caulder
Parents: Mother – Mrs. Margaret Caulder Sweat
Date of Birth/Age: Age 16
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 14, 1968, page 4, col. 4
Name: Leland S. Rogers
Parents: D. C. and Lizzie Richardson Rogers
Spouse: Mary Alice Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Born March 8, 1913
Place of Birth: Britton’s Neck
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Services at Centenary Methodist Church Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 14, 1968, page 8, col. 6
Name: Carl Bethea Goodyear
Spouse: Annie C. Goodyear
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Nichols, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 14, 1968, page 8, col. 6
Name: Lewis Rogers
Parents: Hugh and Sara J. Wiggins Rogers
Spouse: Minnie Huggins Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Native of Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Shiloh Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 14, 1968, page 8, col. 5 & 6
Name: James C. McElveen
Spouse: Pearl Ownes McElveen
Date of Death: Services Friday
Place of Burial: Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 14, 1968, page 8, col. 5
Name: John Thomas Herring
Parents: S. C. and Kate Dubois Herring
Spouse: Emma Anderson Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Schenectady , NY
Place of Burial: Schenectady, NY
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 21, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: Lillie Black Gardner
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Services at Piney Grove Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 21, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: Annie Elizabeth (Lizzie) Usher
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday`
Place of Death: Laurinburg, NC
Place of Burial: McLucus Cemetery near Clio
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 21, 1968, page 4, col. 5 & 6
Name: Willie McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 21, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: Mary Carter
Spouse: Allen Carter, Sr.
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 23, 1968, page 10, col. 3
Name: Inez Gibson
Parents: Lewis and Willie Oliver Rogers
Spouse: Charles Gibson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 28, 1968, page 1, col. 3 & 4.
Name: Luther Hunt :
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 28, 1968, Page 8, col. 6
Name: Robert Harlee Carmichael
Parents: William D. and Margaret McCaull Carmichael
Spouse: Anne McCormick Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Native of Durham
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: New York
Place of Burial: Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 28, 1968, page 8, col. 6
Name: Gus Herring
Parents: James and Pettie Brumbles Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 28, 1968, page 8, col. 6
JUNE
Name: Irma Medlin
Parents: Frank and Mary Bethea Medlin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 4, 1968, page 1, col. 7
Name: Mrs. Jasper Harrelson
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 4, 1968, page 4, col. 4
Name: Spurgeon Walters
Date of Death: Last Monday
Place of Burial: Services at Mt. Zion Church in Hamer
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 6, 1968, page 6, col. 5
Name: Mary Ella Driggers
Parents: John and Jimmie Sweat Hodge
Spouse: # 1. Fred Robert Jackson. # 2. Walter Driggers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Services in Mullins
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 11, 1968, page 4, col. 8
Name: Harvey C. Caulder, Jr.
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Services at Dillon Second Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 11, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Vickie Louise Gough
Date of Birth/Age: Age 13
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 18, 1968, page 8, col. 3 (report of accident)
Name: Chesley (Buddy) Grice, Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Chesley S. Grice.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 13
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 18, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Cherry Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 18, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Barbara Ann Johnson
Parents: Oscar Turbeville
Spouse: Jasper Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Salisbury, NC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 20, 1968, page 8, col. 8
Name: Mrs. Willie Owens Miller
Date of Birth/Age:
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 20, 1968, page 8, col. 7 & 8
Name: Mrs. Labanon G. Page
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 20, 1968, page 8, col. 7
JULY
Name: Julia Moore Edwards
Spouse: Rev. G. E. Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Member of Macedonia Methodist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 2, 1968, page 7, col. 6
Name: W. R. “Billy” Wallace
Parents: John W. and Lizzie Polston Wallace
Spouse: Alma Nolan Wallace
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence in Alford Section of Dillon County
Place of Burial: Parnassus Church Cemetery near Bennettsville, SC (WWII Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 4, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Jessie Weatherford
Spouse: Lillie Mae Williams Weatherford
Date of Death: Services Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 9, 1968, page 8, col. 4
Name: Anna Havileck Smith
Parents: Hans and Anna Brunner Havileck
Spouse: John Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 25
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Fort Gordon, Georgia
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 9, 1968, page 8, col. 5
Name: Francis Marion Atkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Life long resident of Latta
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery near Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 9, 1968, page 8, col. 4
Name: Mrs. Norbert St. Clair
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Place of Birth: Native of Hungry*
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Dillon
Place of Burial: Orlando Florida
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 9, 1968, page 1, col. 2, 3, 4 and Thursday, July 11, 1968, page 8, col. 3
*As given
Name: Pauline C. Turner
Parents: William A. and Arnette Jackson Christmas
Spouse: Robert Preston Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: July 3, 1968
Place of Death: Sarasota Florida
Place of Burial: Centenary Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 11, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Wendell Campbell
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Buck Campbell
Spouse: Charlotte Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Dillon
Place of Burial: Mount Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 16, 1968, page 1, page 1 & 2.
Name: Brown M. Hamer
Parents: Janie Brown McCallum Hamer and Robert Picket Hamer, Jr.
Spouse: Louise Haynesworth Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 16, 1968, page 1, col. 6 and Thursday, July 18, 1968, page 1, col. 4 & 5 with picture.
Name: James Robert Lane
Spouse: Annie Jackson Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday night or early Sunday morning
Place of Death: Irrigation Pond near Latta
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 23, 1968, page 1, col. 1 & 2
Name: Charles D. Allen
Parents: H. B. and Kate McDonald Allen
Spouse: Camille Murray Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Date of Death: July 15, 1968
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 23, 1968, page 8, col. 5
Name: Dr. Forest LaFon Carpenter
Parents: Dr. F. L. Carpenter and Sally Pinkerton Carpenter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Durham
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 23, 1968, page 8, col. 4
Name: Claudine Medlin
Parents: Joseph and Mary Ammonds Webster
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 25, 1968, page 9, col. 1
Name: Johnnie Thompson
Parents: John B. and Annie Smith Thompson
Spouse: Johnnie Osburn Thompson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon county
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Bethea Funeral Home in charge of services
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 25, 1968, page 9, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Allen Junior Ransome
Parents: Mrs. Jessie Ransome
Spouse: Camellia Ransome
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Baltimore MD
Place of Burial: Services at Bethlehem Chapel in Marion County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 25, 1968, page 9, col. 2.
Name: Mabel McKay
Parents: William James and Patsy Lane Campbell
Spouse: Rufus McKay
Date of Birth/Age: Born 1893
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 30, 1968, Page 5, col. 7
Name: Aline Ray Swatcell
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Caulder
Spouse: Charles Swatcall
Date of Birth/Age: Born April 23, 1922
Place of Birth: Marion
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 30, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Thomas P. Port
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Port
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 30, 1968, page 5, col. 7
Name: Ida Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 30, 1968, page 5, col. 7
Name: Annie Laura Bennett
Parents: J. L. and Alice Wilkes Bennett
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Services at Clio Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 30, 1968, page 5, col. 8
Name: Donnie Steve Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 30, 1968, page 5, col. 8
AUGUST
Name: Hugh Charleston Cousar
Parents: Hugh C. and Carrie Belle Napier Cousar
Spouse: Mildred Hatchell Cousar
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Mobile, Alabama
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 1, 1968, page 4, col. 8
Name: Jack O. Moody
Parents: Richard J. and Sara Jane Jackson Moody
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Service last Thursday in Mocksville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 1, 1968, page 4, col. 7.
Name: James M. Love
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 1, 1968, page 4, col. 7.
Name: James Michael Parnell
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Parnell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 5
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marlboro County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 6, 1968, page 1, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Betty Joyce Byrd
Parents: Robert E. and Joyce Cox Byrd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 3
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 6, 1968, page 1, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Verney Jean and Blanche Wiggins
Parents: Verney and Margie Ann HazeltonWiggins
Date of Birth/Age: Twin Daughters
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 13, 1968, page 8, col. 8
Name: Annie Rowell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Loris
Place of Burial: Kentrye Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 13, 1968, page 8, col. 7 & 8,
Name: Janie Ford
Spouse: Bracy E. Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 13, 1968, page 8, col. 7
Name: Robert Thompson
Parents: Willis and Harriett Whittington Thompson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 20, 1968, page 5, col. 2
Name: Sarah M. Allen
Place of Death: Thomasville, NC
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 20, 1968, page 5, col. 2
Name: Eugenia Bethea
Parents: James and George Lambert Smith
Spouse: Frank Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 20, 1968, page 5, col. 2
Name: Maebelle Calhoun
Parents: Rufus L. and Carrie Lane
Spouse: John M. Calhoun
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 20, 1968, page 5, col. 1
Name: Fannie Simmons
Spouse: Maxie Simmons
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Oakdale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 20, 1968, page 5, col. 1
Name: Myrtle Evans
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John S. Hulon
Spouse: James Rogie Evans
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Griffin Cemetery, Ash, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 20, 1968, page 5, col. 1
Name: Ralph E. Hatchell
Parents: Dock Wiley and Anna Sanderson Hatchell
Spouse: Annie Pearman Hatchell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Lydia, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Durham
Place of Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 20, 1968, page 8, col. 5
Name: Charles David Campbell
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John F. Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: August 19, 1968
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 20, 1968, page 8, col. 5 & 6.
Name: Everette Samuel Braswell
Parents: Forest Braswell (deceased) and Edith Jackson Braswell Eutley
Spouse: Margaret O. Braswell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Mullins
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 22, 1968, page 4, col. 3
Name: Pete Graham
Parents: Pat and Abbie Martin Graham
Spouse: Versie Christmas Graham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 27, 1968, page 5, col. 6 & 7.
Name: Elizabeth McQueen
Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth Rainey Moore
Spouse: John McQueen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at Carolina Presbyterian Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 27, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Joseph Gray
Spouse: Naomie Davis Gray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Death: Charleston,
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 27, 1968, page 8, col. 8
Name: Laurie P. McLaurin*
Parents: Dan D. and Annie Pate McClaurin*
Spouse: Margaret Smith McClaurin*
Date of Birth/Age: June 13, 1910
Place of Birth: Clio
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charleston SC
Place of Burial: McCall Cemetery, Bennettsville, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 29, 1968, page 5, col. 5
*Spelling in heading was McLaurin and in the body of the article it was spelled McClaurin.
SEPTEMBER
Name: C. E. Dowling
Parents: Lillian Cleland and John C. Dowling, Sr.
Spouse: Maxie O’Brien Dowling
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66, Born July 26, 1902
Place of Birth: Hampton County, SC
Date of Death: September 1, 1968
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 3, 1968, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: Mary Frances H. Price
Date of Birth/Age:Age 83
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 3, 1968, page 4, col. 3
Name: Alfred J. Herring
Parents: Miles and Janie Brown Herring
Spouse: Mary Alice Smith Herring
Date of Birth/Age:Age 40
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 3, 1968, page 4, col. 3 & 4
Name: Martha Bethea Dempsey
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Bethea
Spouse: Cecil Dempsey
Date of Birth/Age: Born March 4, 1932
Place of Birth: North Carolina
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 3, 1968, page 4, col. 4
Name: Elerlantz Holland
Spouse: Rev. John Holland
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dolton, Alabama
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 3, 1968, page 4, col. 4
Name: Frances King Biggs
Place of Birth: Dublin Ireland
Date of Death: Wednesday, September 4, 1968
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 8, 1968, page 8, col. 1 and Tuesday, September 17, 1968, page 6, col. 7
Name: Sheppard Allen McKenzie
Parents: Allan and Mary Spivey McKenzie
Spouse: # 1. Victoria Page McKenzie. # 2. Sally Smith McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age Age 87
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Conway
Place of Burial: Gapway Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 8, 1968, page 8, col. 1 & 2. & Thursday September 26, 1968, page 4, col. 3, 4, 5 and 6. (special tribute)
Name: Etta Berry Dreyspring
Parents: James and Harriett Alford Berry
Spouse: Ernest Dreyspring
Date of Birth/Age Age 88
Date of Death: September 4, 1968
Place of Death: Alabama
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 8, 1968, page 8, col. 2.
Name: Oscar Turbeville
Parents: Willie and Sally Rogers Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age Age 54
Place of Death: VA Hospital in Fayetteville
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery in Marion County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 12, 1968, page 5, col. 5.
Name: Lt. James L. Tarte
Grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tarte
Date of Birth/Age: age 22
Date of Death: August 24, 1968
Place of Death: Vietnam
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 17, 1968, page 7, col. 7 & 8
Name: Michael Wiggins
Parents: J. F. and Louise Campbell Wiggins
Date of Birth/Age: age 8
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Fork, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 17, 1968, page 7, col. 8
Name: Alva Lydelle Lupo
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Mack Lupo
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: VA Hospital Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 24, 1968, page 8, col. 4
Name: Lacy Grice, Jr.
Parents: Lacy and Luvina Powers Grice
Date of Birth/Age: Age 3
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Reedy Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 29, 1968, page 4 col. 2
Name: Ethel B. Driggers
Spouse: Jeff Driggers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Native of Latta
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: McLucas Cemetery, Clio
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 26, 1968, page 4, col. 2 & 3.
OCTOBER
Name: Johnny Mac Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 12
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 1, 1968, page 1, col. 3 (report of drowning}
Name: Maude M. Estes
Date of Death: September 29, 1968
Place of Death: Shawneee, Oklahoma
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 1, 1968, page 5, col. 1
Name: Laura Etta Watson McKenzie
Parents: Barney and Sarah Ann Rogers Watson
Spouse: David Franklin McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Watson Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 1, 1968, page 5, col. 1 & 2
Name: Infant Son Lane
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Durwood Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 1, 1968, page 5, col. 3
Name: Lonnie Hyatt
Parents: Bob and Josephine Moore Hyatt
Spouse: Maggie Gaddy Hyatt
Date of Death: Services Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 1, 1968, page 5, col. 3
Name: Warner McDaniels
Spouse: Tulah Humphrey McDaniels
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Mount Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 1, 1968, page 5, col. 3 & 4
Name: Bessie Allen Lide
Spouse: T. Thad Lide
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 1, 1968, page 5, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Mary Frances Web
Parents: John and Tommie Hampton McKissick
Spouse: Henry Webb
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at Liberty Chapel Church in Florence County.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 1, 1968, page 5, col. 4, 5, 6 & 7.
Name: Pfc. Walter I. Grimsley
Parents: Claude David and Bernice Cook Grimsley
Spouse: Listed as survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Date of Death: Services Saturday
Place of Death: auto-truck collision last week
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday October 3, 1968, page 1, col. 1 & 2 and Thursday, October 10 1968, page 4, col. 7
Name: Annie Bell Willis
Spouse: Simon Willis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: September 30, 1968
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 3, 1968, page 3, col. 7
Name: Charles George
Spouse: Martha Morris George
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday October 1, 1968, page 1, col. 8 and Thursday, October 3, 1968, page 3, col. 7 & 8
Name: John Joseph Bohachic
Spouse: Olga Ferenez Bohachic
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Pittsburg, PA
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday October 1, 1968, page 1, col. 8 and Thursday, October 3, 1968, page 3, col. 8
Name: Fannie Elizabeth Price
Spouse: David Price
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Price Family Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 8, 1968, page 8, col. 7
Name: Hazel Wise Clark
Parents: Neal and Bessie Wise
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Services at Bethesda Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 8, 1968, page 8, col. 7 & 8
Name: Infant Daughter Hargrove
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hargrove
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 10 1968, page 4, col. 7
Name: Boyd Gerald
Parents: Charlie and Arvelie Hodge Gerald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49 :
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Brownsville Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 10 1968, page 4, col. 7 & 8
Name: Opal K. Nance
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Olivet Methodist Church Cemetery, Marietta, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 10 1968, page 4, col. 8
Name: Annie David Bransford
Parents: Dr. John H. and Areitta Ione Manning David
Spouse: Elbert Owen Bransford
Date of Birth/Age: Born January 29. 1882
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at First Bapt ist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 15, 1968, page 1, col. 1 & 2
Name: David Bethea
Parents: Mrs. David Bethea, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Struck by train near Little Rock
Place of Burial: (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 22, 1968, page 1, col. 5 & 6
Name: Duncan Kirby
Spouse: Leona H. Kirby
Date of Death: Saturday (report of accident)
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC (WW I Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 15, 1968, page 8, col. 8
Name: Erline Kornahrens Lide
Parents: Arnold W. and Anna Fischer Kornahrens
Spouse: Dr. Charles Miller Lide
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Summerville
Date of Death: October 21, 1968
Place of Death: Columbia, SC
Place of Burial: Bethany Cemetery in Charleston
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 22, 1968, page 6, col. 4
Name: Willie Grover Grimsley
Parents: Willie and Mae Hardin Grimsley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 24, 1968, page 10, col. 3
Name: Verlie Elliott
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Cedar Creek Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 24, 1968, page 10, col. 3 & 4.
Name: Dester Taylor
Parents: Archie and Vinnie Caulder Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 29, 1968, page 8, col. 3.
Name: Mattie A. Baker
Parents: Marshall and Nora Ayers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Ayers Family Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 29, 1968, page 8, col. 3 & 4.
Name: Bryan Keith Lupo
Parents: Bryan G. and Betty Jean McNeil Lupo
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 29, 1968, page 8, col. 4 .
NOVEMBER
Name: Rebecca Fore Hayes
Parents: Sarah Martha Berry and Willis Fore
Spouse: John C. Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Born November 29, 1877
Place of Birth: Near Latta
Date of Death: Monday, November 4, 1968
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 5, 1968, page 1, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Earl Berry
Parents: Dan A. and Letha Thompson Berry
Spouse: Ruby Lamb Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Hartsville
Place of Burial: Mechanicsville Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 5, 1968, page 5, col. 7
Name: Opal Whittington
Parents: John and Maggie Jackson Johnson
Spouse: Boyd Whittington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 5, 1968, page 5, col. 7
Name: Josey Hopkins
Spouse: Loraine Horne Hopkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Lee County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 5, 1968, page 5, col. 8
Name: Sam Gasque Wiggins
Parents: Bill and Birdie Powers Wiggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion County
Place of Burial: Haselden Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 5, 1968, page 5, col. 8
Name: Katie B. Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 97
Date of Death: Services Sunday, November 3, 1968
Place of Burial: Services Bethel Presbyterian Church in Hamer (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 7, 1968, page 8, col. 2.
Name: Wade Hampton Richardson
Spouse: Fernie Strickland Richardson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Methodist Rehobeth Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 7, 1968, page 8, col. 1 &. 2.
Name: Neil McDonald
Parents: Joe and Hill Rogers McDonald
Date of Death: November 7, 1968
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 7, 1968, page 8, col. 2.
Name: Everette Raymond Hinson
Parents: Mack and Ellia Hamilton Hinson
Spouse: # 1. Dollie Penfield Hinson. # 2. Hattie Ponds Hinson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Monday, November 4, 1968
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Fairview Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 7, 1968, page 8, col. 1.
Name: Rev. James Ernest Merchant
Parents: James Edward Merchant and Janie Turner Merchant
Spouse: Lautrelle Gatlin Merchant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Branchville
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Greenville, SC
Place of Burial: Woodlawn Memorial Park
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 19, 1968, page 8, col. 6 & 7
Name: Eugene Hyatt
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Letha Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Services at Freewill Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 19, 1968, page 8, col. 6
Name: Tommy Woodrow Eatmon
Parents: T. W. Eatmon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 23
Date of Death: November 20, 1968
Place of Death: Hunter Air Base, Atlanta, Georgia (Veteran of Vietnam)
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 21, 1968, page 1, col. 7
Name: Dinsey Elkins Cook
Parents: Council and Sally Burney Elkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Bladen County, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 21, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: Leila Elvington McKenzie
Spouse: Neil B. McKenzie, deceased
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 21, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Joe Kershaw
Spouse: Mable Connelly Kershaw
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Lebanon, Syria
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 26, 1968, page 8, col. 3 & 4
Name: Carrie Stanton
Parents: John and Orphie Bass Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 26, 1968, page 8, col. 3 & 4.
Name: Bruce Mitchell Owens
Parents: Elbert Owens and Mrs. Cliff Sweat
Date of Birth/Age: Age 17
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 26, 1968, page 1, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Pfc. Billy Clayton McDaniels
Parents: Edna Earl Rowell McDaniels
Spouse: Linda Turner McDaniels
Date of Birth/Age: Age 25
Date of Death: November 19, 1968
Place of Death: Vietnam
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 26, 1968, page 1, col. 3 & 4
DECEMBER
Name: Joseph Robert Arnette
Parents: Othan Arnette
Spouse: Hazel Stephens Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Near Latta
Place of Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 3, 1968, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: Evans Willie (Son) Arnette
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 3, 1968, page 8, col. 7
Name: Tillman Coates
Parents: J. B. and Molly Coates
Spouse: Gladys Pearson Coates
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Date of Death: Thanksgiving Day
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 3, 1968, page 8, col. 7 & 8
Name: Charles Henry Herring
Spouse: Marie Brown Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 3, 1968, page 8, col. 8
Name: Henry Cook
Parents: Moses and Ollie Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Born October 30, 1873
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 3, 1968, page 8, col. 8
Name: Thomas Bardin Collier
Parents: Byron Haynes Collier and Maude Britt Collier
Spouse: Katherine Guest Collier
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Place of Birth: Chadbourn, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Chadbourn Memorial Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 5, page 4, col. 3
Name: Inez Fore
Parents: Loren and Lottie Coleman Hatchell
Spouse: Henry Fore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 10, 1968, page 10, col. 5
Name: Samuel Carlisle (Carl) Fields
Parents: Alexander S. and Frances Alexander Fields
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Lamar, SC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Daytona Beach, Florida
Place of Burial: Newman Swamp Cemetery near Lamar, SC (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 10, 1968, page 10, col. 5 & 6
Name: Etta Mae Topping
Parents: Ernest and Etta Berry Drayspring
Spouse: Clifford Topping
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Peidmont, Alabama
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 12, 1968, page 4, col. 5
Name: Infant Daughter Powers
Parents: Billy and Mary Herring Powers
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: December 10, 1968
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 12, 1968, page 4, col. 5
Name: Bernice Lee
Parents: Murdock and Carrie Lee
Spouse: Marie Clayton Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 17, page 10, col. 1
Name: Edna Christmas
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Christmas Family Cemetery near Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 17, page 10, col. 1
Name: Mozelle Belvin Moore
Spouse: John W. Moore (died 1957)
Date of Death: December 9, 1968
Place of Death: Sacramento, California
Place of Burial: Maplewood Cemetery (article headlined Durham)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 17, page 10, col. 1
Name: S. Lee Rowland
Spouse: Mildred Smith Rowland
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Rocky Mount, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 19, page 5, col. 1
Name: Mrs. Bright W. Tyler
Parents: Robert A. and Carrie Moody Bass
Spouse: Bright W. Tyler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Latta, SC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Conway
Place of Burial: Powell Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Monday, December 23, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: Oscar Wayne Hardee
Parents: Woodrow and Ethel Johnson Hardee
Spouse: Mary Alice Carter Hardee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Little Pee Dee River near Mullins
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Monday, December 23, 1968, page 4, col. 6. 7. & 8
Name: Rev. Maynard E. Allen
Parents: Isiah and Minnie Moore Allen
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Lake Side Cemetery, Conway, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Monday, December 23, 1968, second section, page 8, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Henry Cleveland Branch
Parents: Nathan and Charity Branch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Monday, December 23, 1968, second section, page 8, col. 5 & 6.
Name: C. Bennett Hamer
Parents: Walker Bennett and Brooks Hamer
Spouse: Rosa Reynolds Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: R. P. Hamer Cemetery at Little Rock, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 31, 1968, page 1, col. 4 and Thursday, January 2, 1969, page 5, col. 1.
Name: Walter Sweat
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Services at Oak Grove Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 31, 1968, Page 1, col. 4
Name: Patricia Page Hyatt
Parents: Kenneth Larry Page and Sarah Emanuel Page
Spouse: Johny Wayne Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 19
Date of Death: December 25, 1968
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 31, 1968, page 1, col. 6, 7, & 8 and page 8, col. 5
Name: Linda Webster Taylor
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Howard Webster
Spouse: Billy Gene Taylor
Date of Death: December 25, 1968
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 31, 1968, page 1, col. 6, 7, & 8 and page 8, col. 5
Name: Gerald Michaux
Parents: Dr. D. M. and Carrie Rayfield Michaux
Spouse: Sammy Carson Michaux
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 31, 1968, page 8, col. 4
Name: Glenda Snipes
Parents: Arthur and Addie Cook Snipes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 17
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Pee Dee Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 31, 1968, page 8, col. 4
Name: Cicero Julius Cooper
Parents: Ned and Maggie Turner Cooper
Spouse: Cornelia Williams Cooper
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Conway
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 31, 1968, page 8, col. 4
Name: Starr Shelley
Parents: P. A. and Annie Coleman Shelley
Spouse: Essie Clark Shelley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67, Born September 28, 1901
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 31, 1968, page 8, col. 4
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JANUARY
Name: Winifred Bosche Brown
Parents: Philip and Cornelia Blickensdorfer Bosche
Spouse: Earl H. Brown
Date of Birth/Age: May 4, 1880
Place of Birth: New Philadelphia, Ohio
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Concord, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 2, 1968, page 1, col. 4, 5, & 6
Name: Mrs. Jack Steele
Spouse: Jack Steele
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Services at Gold Hill Methodist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 2, 1968, page 5, col. 3
Name: Edward C. Coker Patterson
Parents: Edward and Ida Patterson
Spouse: Rose Marie Hartley Patterson
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: (auto accident on Friday)
Place of Burial: Bethesda Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 2, 1968, page 5, col. 3
Name: Maude Lovette
Parents: Andrew and Minnie Kersey Powers
Spouse: Elbert Lovette
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery, Marlboro County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Nettie James Lee
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Ada Turbeville Smith
Parents: Stephen and Julia Smith Turbeville
Spouse: Hudson Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery,
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Willie E. Carmichael
Parents: Ed A. and Mae Carmichael
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Resided in Mullins
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Zingle Stone
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age Age 77
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Ida Sparks Lane
Spouse: Herbert Lane
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 9, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Pfc. Lafon W. Ladson
Parents: Roosevelt and Marietta Ladson
Place of Birth: Of Latta, SC
Date of Death: January 5, 1968
Place of Death: Vietnam
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 11, 1968, page 1, col. 6
Name: Francis Marion Craven
Parents: Juliun Tyson and Margaret Ann McDonald Easterling
Spouse: William H. Craven
Date of Birth/Age: October 23, 1900
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Bamberg
Place of Burial: South End Cemetery Bamberg, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 11, 1968, page 8, col.6
Name: Bessie Price Lee
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Pinkney Price
Spouse: E. P. Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1968, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: Jennie Cottingham
Parents: Col. James McCutchen and Mary Jane Gilland McCutchen
Spouse: L. Cottingham (married April 12, 1906, at Fowler near Kingstree
Date of Birth/Age: August 18, 1881
Place of Birth: Indiantown Community of Williamsburg County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Methodist Home in Orangeburg, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1968, page 4, col. 1 & 2
Name: Kam McDaniel
Parents: Jasper and Ruby Barrineau McDaniel
Spouse: Margaret Hyatt McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: VA Hospital Durham, N. C. (WW II Veteran)
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1968, page 5, col. 7
Name: Ella Jane Hodges
Spouse: Walker Hodges
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Conway
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1968, page 5, col. 7 & 8
Name: William Taylor
Parents: John Monroe and Anna Cook Taylor
Spouse: Bertha Mae Johnson Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charleston. SC
Place of Burial: Services to be announced by Meares Funeral Home, Mullins, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 16, 1968, page 5, col. 8
Name: Betty Hamilton Emanuel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Norfolk, VA
Place of Burial: Services in Raynham Baptist Church, Rowland, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: Meldinia Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Friday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: John D. Elliott
Parents: E. T. and Lyda David Elliott
Spouse: Dorothy Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon, SC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Residence in Sarasota, Florida
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1968, page 4, col. 7
Name: Lionel Ethier
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Native of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Local Motel in Dillon (tourist)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 23, 1968, page 4, col. 7
Name: Sarah McQueen
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Ivey Johnson
Spouse: William A. McQueen
Date of Death: Services to be held Friday
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1968, page 4, col. 2
Name: Leland Clarence Talbert
Parents: T. B. and Ann Gable Talbert
Spouse: Katherine Hayes Talbert
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: McCormick City Cemetery, McCormick County, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1968, page 4, col. 7
Name: Edward Burke Hayes
Parents: Murray and Sallie Floyd Hayes
Spouse: Jimmie Carmichael Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: January 25, 1968
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 25, 1968, page 4, col. 8
Name: Gordon Miller
Spouse: Cora Lupo Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Tuesday, January 30, 1968
Place of Death: VA Hospital in Charleston SC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (WW I Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1968, page 1 col. 4 & Tuesday, February 13, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: Annie Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age about 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, Tuesday, January 30 1968, page 1, col. 4 & 5 (report of accident) and Thursday, February 1, 1968, page 6, col. 3
Name: Minnie Ethel Swintz Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1968, page 8, col. 7
Name: Lessie Norton
Spouse: Spurgeon Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Thursday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1968, page 8, col. 7 & 8
Name: Sallie George
Parents: Dave and Mariah Surles Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Life long member of Pleasant Grove Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1968, page 8, col. 8
Name: Bruce Moore
Spouse: Ellen Jackson Moore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 30, 1968, page 8, col. 8
FEBRUARY
Name: Mary Lester
Parents: Robert H. and Kitty Proctor Lester
Date of Death: January 31, 1968
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1968, page 6, col. 3
Name: Margaret Hargrove Barnwell
Parents: Jim and Linnie McKnight Hargrove
Spouse: Stephen E. Barnwell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Laurinburg
Place of Burial: Evergreen Memorial Park, Dillon. SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1968, page 6, col. 3
Name: Hattie Tyndall
Parents: Robert and Alice Miles Tyndall
Date of Birth/Age: Age78
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Marion County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1968, page 6, col. 3
Name: Mrs. William Curry Harlee
Parents: Zachariah and Agnes Cade Fullmore
Spouse: Brigadier General William Curry Harlee
Place of Birth: Salado, Texas
Date of Death: January 16, 1968
Place of Death: Philadelphia, PA
Place of Burial: Arlington, Virginia
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1968, page 11, col. 6, 7 & 8
Name: Henry Haithcock
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Grady Haithcock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 9
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Services at Free Will Pentecostal Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 1, 1968, page 11, col. 8
Name: Vernie L. McLellan
Spouse: Maybelle McLellan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Services January 28, 1968
Place of Burial: Services at New Bethel Presbyterian Church (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 6, 1968, page 8, col. 7
Name: Elizabeth George
Parents: John C. Annie Stubbs Hayes
Stepmother: Mrs. John C. Hayes
Spouse: Carlos George
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 6, 1968, page 8, col. 7 & 8
Name: James Monroe Hatchell
Parents: Chancelor and Hattie Lane Hatchell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Loris
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 6, 1968, page 8, col. 8
Name: John M. Edwards
Spouse: Edna McDaniel Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery (WW I Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 8, 1968, page 8, col. 5
Name: Luther I. Sheppard
Spouse: Venice Church Sheppard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: VA Hospital Durham, NC
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 13, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: John E. McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Services Sunday
Place of Burial: McCormick Family Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 13, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: J. Rembert McKenzie
Spouse: Rachel Oliver Ward McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 13, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: Henry Charlton Quick
Parents: Alexander and Mary Peele Quick
Spouse: Louise Wallace Quick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Quick Family Cemetery near Clio
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1968, page 4, col. 3
Name: Lou Ann Parks
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hatchell
Spouse: Sgt. Roy L. Parks
Date of Death: January 18, 1968
Place of Death: Dayton, Ohio
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 15, 1968, page 4, col. 3
Name: Kermit Boyd Flowers, Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Kermit B. Flowers, Sr.
Spouse: Judy Flowers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Auto Accident near Dillon
Place of Burial: Services in Lake View Baptist Church, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1968, page 1, col. 1 & 2
Name: Harvey D. Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Services in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 20, 1968, page 9, col. 7
Name: David Lane
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1968, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: Charlie Jackson
Parents: Charlie and Annie Hiott Jackson
Spouse: Listed as survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Charlottesville, VA
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1968, page 4, col. 3
Name: Howard Herring
Parents: Jim and Ada Herring
Spouse: Mary Kay Thompson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Date of Death: Services Wednesday
Place of Death: Cleveland, Ohio
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1968, page 4,col. 3 & 4.
Name: Belton Brown
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown
Spouse: Ona Lee Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services held at Bethea Funeral Home, Latta, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1968, page 4,col. 4.
Name: Gus McIntyre
Spouse: Listed as a survivor by not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1968, page 4, col. 4 & 5
Name: Joseph A. Warren, Jr.
Parents: Joseph A. and Margaret Brown Warren
Spouse: Margaret Pearson Warren
Date of Birth/Age: Born January 16, 1906
Place of Birth: Sumter, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Arrangements to be announced in Pittsburg, PA.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1968, page 4, col. 5 & 6
Name: Herman King
Spouse: Roseanna King
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Fayetteville NC
Place of Burial: Services at Manning Baptist Church (AA) (Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 27, 1968, page 4,col. 6, 7 & 8
Name: Preston McKellar
Spouse: Mattie Snead McKellar
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Last Thursday
Place of Burial: Snead Family Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 29, 1968, page 8, col. 4.
MARCH
Name: Grady Stanton
Parents: D. K. Stanton and Nancy Graham Stanton
Spouse: Berta Gibson Stanton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery,
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 5, 1968, page 8, col. 7
Name: John Wesley Beckwith
Parents: William and Nondum Gerald Beckwith
Date of Birth/Age: 5 months old
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery,
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 5, 1968, page 8, col. 7 & 8.
Name: Ada Alford
Parents: James B. and Alice Berry Hayes
Spouse: James F. Alford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Virginia Beach, VA
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 5, 1968, page 8, col. 8
Name: Mrs. F. M. McMillan
Date of Death: March 7, 1968
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 7, 1968, page 1, col. 6
Name: Virginia Aline McCormick
Place of Birth: Life long resident of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Atlanta. GA
Place of Burial: Ashepole Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 12, 1968, page 4, col. 2
Name: Alton H. Barfield
Parents: Murray and Elsie Huggins Barfield
Spouse: Edna Hayes Barfield
Date of Birth/Age: October 7, 1909
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 12, 1968, page 5, col. 1, 2, 3 & 4
Name: John R. Garris
Parents: E. M. and Mary H. Garris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 12, 1968, page 5, col. 4
Name: Clarence Carter
Parents: Charles and Becky Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 12, 1968, page 5, col. 4
Name: J. L. (Bill) Thomas
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Oconee
Place of Burial: Richland Cemetery, Senceca
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 12, 1968, page 5, col. 4, 5, 6 & 7
Name: Curtis Darrell Wilkins
Parents: James W. and Dorothy B. Wilkins
Spouse: Maude Richardson Wilkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Asheboro, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 21, 1968, page 8, col. 1
Name: Mazura Grace Fowler
Parents: John William Sr. and Mittie Pender Fowler
Place of Birth: Marion County
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 21, 1968, page 8, col. 1
Name: Bessie Mishue
Spouse: Oda Stone Mishue
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Services Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (WW I Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 21, 1968, page 8, col. 1
Name: Lizzie May Page
Parents: Sam and Hannah Rogers
Spouse: Furnie Mack Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Methodist Rehobeth Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 26, 1968, page 4, col. 4
Name: David Walker Bethea
Parents: LeRoy and Ella Easterling Bethea
Spouse: Mary Louise Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Life long resident of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Residence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (WWI Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 26, 1968, page 4, col. 4
Name: Infant Son Floyd
Parents: Donnie and Doris Tarte Floyd
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Services Monday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 26, 1968, page 5, col. 1
Name: Henry Freeman Reaves
Parents: Dr. and Mrs. R.L. Reaves
Date of Death: March 22, 1968
Place of Death: Denver, Colorado
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery, Floydale, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 26, 1968, page 5, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Jessie J. Miller
Spouse: Ina Harrleson Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Georgetown County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 28, 1968, page 5, col. 5
APRIL
Name: Katie Barnes Smith
Parents: T. C. and Lola Floyd Barnes
Spouse: James L. Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: North Carolina
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 2, 1968, page 10, col. 7 & 8
Name: Lilly Mae Woodle Daniels Altman
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Colin Woodle
Spouse: # 1. Ralph Daniels (deceased) # 2. Decar Altman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Red Springs, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 4, 1968, page 10, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Ed Evander Bullock
Parents: Minnie Johnson Bullock and the late Mr. Bullcok
Spouse: Joan Townsend Bullock
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Date of Death: Early Tuesday morning
Place of Death: Residence in Lake View
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 9, 1968, page 1, col 5, 1968 and Tuesday, April 11, 1968, page 5, col. 3
Name: Lonnie Hyatt
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Don Hyatt
Spouse: Barbara Hinson Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Date of Death: April 9, 1968
Place of Death: Little Pee Dee River
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 9, 1968, page1, col. 8 and Tuesday, April 11, 1968, page 5, col. 3
Name: Gerald Thomas Britt
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Britt, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 9, 1968, page 1, col. 7 & 8 (Report of accident)
Name: Herbert Bethea
Parents: Wade and Myrtle Berry Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 9, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Mary Jane Herring e:
Parents: Lizzie Raul and Howard Allen
Spouse: Jonas Herring (deceased)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 9, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Hallie McLaurin
Parents: John L. and Mary McElyea McLaurin
Date of Death: Services Monday
Place of Burial: Dunbarton Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 9, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Smiley Bigham Huggins
Parents: Silas and Sara McLellan Huggins
Spouse: Vernon Arnette Huggins
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 9, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Grady Thomas
Parents: J. E. and Myrtle Ballard Thomas
Spouse: Rebecca Dickens Thomas
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (Veteran of the Korean War)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 16, 1968, page 1, col. 5 & 6
Name: Hettie J. Webster
Spouse: Ocie Webster (deceased)
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 16, 1968, page 4, col. 8
Name: Florrie Perritt
Spouse: LeRoy Perritt
Date of Birth/Age:
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 16, 1968, page 4, col. 8
Name: Dena Piper Currin
Parents: Elizabeth Hobgood and Carl H. Piper, Sr.
Spouse: Grady C. Currin
Date of Birth/Age: Born May 6, 1904
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Scotland County
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 25, 1968, page 4, vol. 3
Name: James McLellan, Sr.
Parents: Timothy Rogers and Flora Amanda McCormick McLellan
Spouse: Vera McLellan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Kentyre Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 30, 1968, page 1, col. 3, 4 & 5
Name: Lafon Sweat
Parents: Liston and Eva Gerald Sweat
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Date of Death: April 27, 1968
Place of Burial: Services at Brownsville Baptist Cemetery in Marlboro County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 30, 1968, page 4, col. 4
Name: Miriam W. Parker
Parents: Mrs. Nettie Watson
Spouse: Oliver Floyd Parker
Date of Death: Services May 9, 1968
Place of Burial: Services First Methodist church in Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 30, 1968, page 4, col. 4
Name: Odell Cook
Spouse: Leslie Cook
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Thompson Cemetery in Florence County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 30, 1968, page 4, col. 4
Name: Milford Cook
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Cook
Spouse: Winsome Allen Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 30, 1968, page 4, col. 4
MAY
Name: Sammy Powers
Parents: W. W. and Bessie Davis Powers
Spouse: Eunice Springs Powers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 7, 1968, page 4, col. 5
Name: Ina Hayes Edwards
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Millers Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 7, 1968, page 4, col. 5
Name: Charles William (Bill) Sawyer
Spouse: Allie Martin Sawyer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 7, 1968, page 4, col. 5.
Name: Florrie Goers Sandstrom
Parents: Wilhelm D. and Annie Grace Jones Goers
Spouse: Gustab E. Sandstrom
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Ocean Woods Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 7, 1968, page 4, col. 5
Name: Magnolia Moody Barfield
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 9, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Jerry Rodney Polston
Parents: William and Mary Polston
Date of Birth/Age: Age 3 months
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Elliott Cemetery in Horry County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 9, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Clyde Caulder
Parents: Mother – Mrs. Margaret Caulder Sweat
Date of Birth/Age: Age 16
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 14, 1968, page 4, col. 4
Name: Leland S. Rogers
Parents: D. C. and Lizzie Richardson Rogers
Spouse: Mary Alice Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Born March 8, 1913
Place of Birth: Britton’s Neck
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Services at Centenary Methodist Church Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 14, 1968, page 8, col. 6
Name: Carl Bethea Goodyear
Spouse: Annie C. Goodyear
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Nichols, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 14, 1968, page 8, col. 6
Name: Lewis Rogers
Parents: Hugh and Sara J. Wiggins Rogers
Spouse: Minnie Huggins Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Native of Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Shiloh Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 14, 1968, page 8, col. 5 & 6
Name: James C. McElveen
Spouse: Pearl Ownes McElveen
Date of Death: Services Friday
Place of Burial: Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 14, 1968, page 8, col. 5
Name: John Thomas Herring
Parents: S. C. and Kate Dubois Herring
Spouse: Emma Anderson Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Schenectady , NY
Place of Burial: Schenectady, NY
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 21, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: Lillie Black Gardner
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Services at Piney Grove Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 21, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: Annie Elizabeth (Lizzie) Usher
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday`
Place of Death: Laurinburg, NC
Place of Burial: McLucus Cemetery near Clio
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 21, 1968, page 4, col. 5 & 6
Name: Willie McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 21, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: Mary Carter
Spouse: Allen Carter, Sr.
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 23, 1968, page 10, col. 3
Name: Inez Gibson
Parents: Lewis and Willie Oliver Rogers
Spouse: Charles Gibson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 28, 1968, page 1, col. 3 & 4.
Name: Luther Hunt :
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 28, 1968, Page 8, col. 6
Name: Robert Harlee Carmichael
Parents: William D. and Margaret McCaull Carmichael
Spouse: Anne McCormick Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Native of Durham
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: New York
Place of Burial: Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 28, 1968, page 8, col. 6
Name: Gus Herring
Parents: James and Pettie Brumbles Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 28, 1968, page 8, col. 6
JUNE
Name: Irma Medlin
Parents: Frank and Mary Bethea Medlin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 4, 1968, page 1, col. 7
Name: Mrs. Jasper Harrelson
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 4, 1968, page 4, col. 4
Name: Spurgeon Walters
Date of Death: Last Monday
Place of Burial: Services at Mt. Zion Church in Hamer
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 6, 1968, page 6, col. 5
Name: Mary Ella Driggers
Parents: John and Jimmie Sweat Hodge
Spouse: # 1. Fred Robert Jackson. # 2. Walter Driggers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Services in Mullins
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 11, 1968, page 4, col. 8
Name: Harvey C. Caulder, Jr.
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Services at Dillon Second Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 11, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Vickie Louise Gough
Date of Birth/Age: Age 13
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 18, 1968, page 8, col. 3 (report of accident)
Name: Chesley (Buddy) Grice, Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Chesley S. Grice.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 13
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 18, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Cherry Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 18, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Barbara Ann Johnson
Parents: Oscar Turbeville
Spouse: Jasper Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Salisbury, NC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 20, 1968, page 8, col. 8
Name: Mrs. Willie Owens Miller
Date of Birth/Age:
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 20, 1968, page 8, col. 7 & 8
Name: Mrs. Labanon G. Page
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 20, 1968, page 8, col. 7
JULY
Name: Julia Moore Edwards
Spouse: Rev. G. E. Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Member of Macedonia Methodist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 2, 1968, page 7, col. 6
Name: W. R. “Billy” Wallace
Parents: John W. and Lizzie Polston Wallace
Spouse: Alma Nolan Wallace
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence in Alford Section of Dillon County
Place of Burial: Parnassus Church Cemetery near Bennettsville, SC (WWII Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 4, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Jessie Weatherford
Spouse: Lillie Mae Williams Weatherford
Date of Death: Services Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 9, 1968, page 8, col. 4
Name: Anna Havileck Smith
Parents: Hans and Anna Brunner Havileck
Spouse: John Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 25
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Fort Gordon, Georgia
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 9, 1968, page 8, col. 5
Name: Francis Marion Atkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Life long resident of Latta
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery near Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 9, 1968, page 8, col. 4
Name: Mrs. Norbert St. Clair
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Place of Birth: Native of Hungry*
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Dillon
Place of Burial: Orlando Florida
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 9, 1968, page 1, col. 2, 3, 4 and Thursday, July 11, 1968, page 8, col. 3
*As given
Name: Pauline C. Turner
Parents: William A. and Arnette Jackson Christmas
Spouse: Robert Preston Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: July 3, 1968
Place of Death: Sarasota Florida
Place of Burial: Centenary Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 11, 1968, page 8, col. 3
Name: Wendell Campbell
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Buck Campbell
Spouse: Charlotte Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Dillon
Place of Burial: Mount Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 16, 1968, page 1, page 1 & 2.
Name: Brown M. Hamer
Parents: Janie Brown McCallum Hamer and Robert Picket Hamer, Jr.
Spouse: Louise Haynesworth Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 16, 1968, page 1, col. 6 and Thursday, July 18, 1968, page 1, col. 4 & 5 with picture.
Name: James Robert Lane
Spouse: Annie Jackson Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday night or early Sunday morning
Place of Death: Irrigation Pond near Latta
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 23, 1968, page 1, col. 1 & 2
Name: Charles D. Allen
Parents: H. B. and Kate McDonald Allen
Spouse: Camille Murray Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Date of Death: July 15, 1968
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 23, 1968, page 8, col. 5
Name: Dr. Forest LaFon Carpenter
Parents: Dr. F. L. Carpenter and Sally Pinkerton Carpenter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Durham
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 23, 1968, page 8, col. 4
Name: Claudine Medlin
Parents: Joseph and Mary Ammonds Webster
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 25, 1968, page 9, col. 1
Name: Johnnie Thompson
Parents: John B. and Annie Smith Thompson
Spouse: Johnnie Osburn Thompson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon county
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Bethea Funeral Home in charge of services
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 25, 1968, page 9, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Allen Junior Ransome
Parents: Mrs. Jessie Ransome
Spouse: Camellia Ransome
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Baltimore MD
Place of Burial: Services at Bethlehem Chapel in Marion County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 25, 1968, page 9, col. 2.
Name: Mabel McKay
Parents: William James and Patsy Lane Campbell
Spouse: Rufus McKay
Date of Birth/Age: Born 1893
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 30, 1968, Page 5, col. 7
Name: Aline Ray Swatcell
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Caulder
Spouse: Charles Swatcall
Date of Birth/Age: Born April 23, 1922
Place of Birth: Marion
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 30, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Thomas P. Port
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Port
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 30, 1968, page 5, col. 7
Name: Ida Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 30, 1968, page 5, col. 7
Name: Annie Laura Bennett
Parents: J. L. and Alice Wilkes Bennett
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Services at Clio Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 30, 1968, page 5, col. 8
Name: Donnie Steve Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 30, 1968, page 5, col. 8
AUGUST
Name: Hugh Charleston Cousar
Parents: Hugh C. and Carrie Belle Napier Cousar
Spouse: Mildred Hatchell Cousar
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Mobile, Alabama
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 1, 1968, page 4, col. 8
Name: Jack O. Moody
Parents: Richard J. and Sara Jane Jackson Moody
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Service last Thursday in Mocksville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 1, 1968, page 4, col. 7.
Name: James M. Love
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 1, 1968, page 4, col. 7.
Name: James Michael Parnell
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Parnell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 5
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marlboro County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 6, 1968, page 1, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Betty Joyce Byrd
Parents: Robert E. and Joyce Cox Byrd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 3
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 6, 1968, page 1, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Verney Jean and Blanche Wiggins
Parents: Verney and Margie Ann HazeltonWiggins
Date of Birth/Age: Twin Daughters
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 13, 1968, page 8, col. 8
Name: Annie Rowell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Loris
Place of Burial: Kentrye Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 13, 1968, page 8, col. 7 & 8,
Name: Janie Ford
Spouse: Bracy E. Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 13, 1968, page 8, col. 7
Name: Robert Thompson
Parents: Willis and Harriett Whittington Thompson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 20, 1968, page 5, col. 2
Name: Sarah M. Allen
Place of Death: Thomasville, NC
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 20, 1968, page 5, col. 2
Name: Eugenia Bethea
Parents: James and George Lambert Smith
Spouse: Frank Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 20, 1968, page 5, col. 2
Name: Maebelle Calhoun
Parents: Rufus L. and Carrie Lane
Spouse: John M. Calhoun
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 20, 1968, page 5, col. 1
Name: Fannie Simmons
Spouse: Maxie Simmons
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Oakdale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 20, 1968, page 5, col. 1
Name: Myrtle Evans
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John S. Hulon
Spouse: James Rogie Evans
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Griffin Cemetery, Ash, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 20, 1968, page 5, col. 1
Name: Ralph E. Hatchell
Parents: Dock Wiley and Anna Sanderson Hatchell
Spouse: Annie Pearman Hatchell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Lydia, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Durham
Place of Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 20, 1968, page 8, col. 5
Name: Charles David Campbell
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John F. Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: August 19, 1968
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 20, 1968, page 8, col. 5 & 6.
Name: Everette Samuel Braswell
Parents: Forest Braswell (deceased) and Edith Jackson Braswell Eutley
Spouse: Margaret O. Braswell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Mullins
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 22, 1968, page 4, col. 3
Name: Pete Graham
Parents: Pat and Abbie Martin Graham
Spouse: Versie Christmas Graham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 27, 1968, page 5, col. 6 & 7.
Name: Elizabeth McQueen
Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth Rainey Moore
Spouse: John McQueen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at Carolina Presbyterian Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 27, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Joseph Gray
Spouse: Naomie Davis Gray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Death: Charleston,
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 27, 1968, page 8, col. 8
Name: Laurie P. McLaurin*
Parents: Dan D. and Annie Pate McClaurin*
Spouse: Margaret Smith McClaurin*
Date of Birth/Age: June 13, 1910
Place of Birth: Clio
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charleston SC
Place of Burial: McCall Cemetery, Bennettsville, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 29, 1968, page 5, col. 5
*Spelling in heading was McLaurin and in the body of the article it was spelled McClaurin.
SEPTEMBER
Name: C. E. Dowling
Parents: Lillian Cleland and John C. Dowling, Sr.
Spouse: Maxie O’Brien Dowling
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66, Born July 26, 1902
Place of Birth: Hampton County, SC
Date of Death: September 1, 1968
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 3, 1968, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: Mary Frances H. Price
Date of Birth/Age:Age 83
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 3, 1968, page 4, col. 3
Name: Alfred J. Herring
Parents: Miles and Janie Brown Herring
Spouse: Mary Alice Smith Herring
Date of Birth/Age:Age 40
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 3, 1968, page 4, col. 3 & 4
Name: Martha Bethea Dempsey
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Bethea
Spouse: Cecil Dempsey
Date of Birth/Age: Born March 4, 1932
Place of Birth: North Carolina
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 3, 1968, page 4, col. 4
Name: Elerlantz Holland
Spouse: Rev. John Holland
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dolton, Alabama
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 3, 1968, page 4, col. 4
Name: Frances King Biggs
Place of Birth: Dublin Ireland
Date of Death: Wednesday, September 4, 1968
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 8, 1968, page 8, col. 1 and Tuesday, September 17, 1968, page 6, col. 7
Name: Sheppard Allen McKenzie
Parents: Allan and Mary Spivey McKenzie
Spouse: # 1. Victoria Page McKenzie. # 2. Sally Smith McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age Age 87
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Conway
Place of Burial: Gapway Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 8, 1968, page 8, col. 1 & 2. & Thursday September 26, 1968, page 4, col. 3, 4, 5 and 6. (special tribute)
Name: Etta Berry Dreyspring
Parents: James and Harriett Alford Berry
Spouse: Ernest Dreyspring
Date of Birth/Age Age 88
Date of Death: September 4, 1968
Place of Death: Alabama
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 8, 1968, page 8, col. 2.
Name: Oscar Turbeville
Parents: Willie and Sally Rogers Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age Age 54
Place of Death: VA Hospital in Fayetteville
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery in Marion County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 12, 1968, page 5, col. 5.
Name: Lt. James L. Tarte
Grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tarte
Date of Birth/Age: age 22
Date of Death: August 24, 1968
Place of Death: Vietnam
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 17, 1968, page 7, col. 7 & 8
Name: Michael Wiggins
Parents: J. F. and Louise Campbell Wiggins
Date of Birth/Age: age 8
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Fork, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 17, 1968, page 7, col. 8
Name: Alva Lydelle Lupo
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Mack Lupo
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: VA Hospital Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 24, 1968, page 8, col. 4
Name: Lacy Grice, Jr.
Parents: Lacy and Luvina Powers Grice
Date of Birth/Age: Age 3
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Reedy Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 29, 1968, page 4 col. 2
Name: Ethel B. Driggers
Spouse: Jeff Driggers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Native of Latta
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: McLucas Cemetery, Clio
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 26, 1968, page 4, col. 2 & 3.
OCTOBER
Name: Johnny Mac Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 12
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 1, 1968, page 1, col. 3 (report of drowning}
Name: Maude M. Estes
Date of Death: September 29, 1968
Place of Death: Shawneee, Oklahoma
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 1, 1968, page 5, col. 1
Name: Laura Etta Watson McKenzie
Parents: Barney and Sarah Ann Rogers Watson
Spouse: David Franklin McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Watson Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 1, 1968, page 5, col. 1 & 2
Name: Infant Son Lane
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Durwood Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 1, 1968, page 5, col. 3
Name: Lonnie Hyatt
Parents: Bob and Josephine Moore Hyatt
Spouse: Maggie Gaddy Hyatt
Date of Death: Services Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 1, 1968, page 5, col. 3
Name: Warner McDaniels
Spouse: Tulah Humphrey McDaniels
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Mount Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 1, 1968, page 5, col. 3 & 4
Name: Bessie Allen Lide
Spouse: T. Thad Lide
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 1, 1968, page 5, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Mary Frances Web
Parents: John and Tommie Hampton McKissick
Spouse: Henry Webb
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at Liberty Chapel Church in Florence County.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 1, 1968, page 5, col. 4, 5, 6 & 7.
Name: Pfc. Walter I. Grimsley
Parents: Claude David and Bernice Cook Grimsley
Spouse: Listed as survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Date of Death: Services Saturday
Place of Death: auto-truck collision last week
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday October 3, 1968, page 1, col. 1 & 2 and Thursday, October 10 1968, page 4, col. 7
Name: Annie Bell Willis
Spouse: Simon Willis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: September 30, 1968
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 3, 1968, page 3, col. 7
Name: Charles George
Spouse: Martha Morris George
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday October 1, 1968, page 1, col. 8 and Thursday, October 3, 1968, page 3, col. 7 & 8
Name: John Joseph Bohachic
Spouse: Olga Ferenez Bohachic
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Pittsburg, PA
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday October 1, 1968, page 1, col. 8 and Thursday, October 3, 1968, page 3, col. 8
Name: Fannie Elizabeth Price
Spouse: David Price
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Price Family Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 8, 1968, page 8, col. 7
Name: Hazel Wise Clark
Parents: Neal and Bessie Wise
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Services at Bethesda Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 8, 1968, page 8, col. 7 & 8
Name: Infant Daughter Hargrove
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hargrove
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 10 1968, page 4, col. 7
Name: Boyd Gerald
Parents: Charlie and Arvelie Hodge Gerald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49 :
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Brownsville Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 10 1968, page 4, col. 7 & 8
Name: Opal K. Nance
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Olivet Methodist Church Cemetery, Marietta, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 10 1968, page 4, col. 8
Name: Annie David Bransford
Parents: Dr. John H. and Areitta Ione Manning David
Spouse: Elbert Owen Bransford
Date of Birth/Age: Born January 29. 1882
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at First Bapt ist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 15, 1968, page 1, col. 1 & 2
Name: David Bethea
Parents: Mrs. David Bethea, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Struck by train near Little Rock
Place of Burial: (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 22, 1968, page 1, col. 5 & 6
Name: Duncan Kirby
Spouse: Leona H. Kirby
Date of Death: Saturday (report of accident)
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC (WW I Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 15, 1968, page 8, col. 8
Name: Erline Kornahrens Lide
Parents: Arnold W. and Anna Fischer Kornahrens
Spouse: Dr. Charles Miller Lide
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Summerville
Date of Death: October 21, 1968
Place of Death: Columbia, SC
Place of Burial: Bethany Cemetery in Charleston
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 22, 1968, page 6, col. 4
Name: Willie Grover Grimsley
Parents: Willie and Mae Hardin Grimsley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 24, 1968, page 10, col. 3
Name: Verlie Elliott
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Cedar Creek Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 24, 1968, page 10, col. 3 & 4.
Name: Dester Taylor
Parents: Archie and Vinnie Caulder Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 29, 1968, page 8, col. 3.
Name: Mattie A. Baker
Parents: Marshall and Nora Ayers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Ayers Family Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 29, 1968, page 8, col. 3 & 4.
Name: Bryan Keith Lupo
Parents: Bryan G. and Betty Jean McNeil Lupo
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 29, 1968, page 8, col. 4 .
NOVEMBER
Name: Rebecca Fore Hayes
Parents: Sarah Martha Berry and Willis Fore
Spouse: John C. Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Born November 29, 1877
Place of Birth: Near Latta
Date of Death: Monday, November 4, 1968
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 5, 1968, page 1, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Earl Berry
Parents: Dan A. and Letha Thompson Berry
Spouse: Ruby Lamb Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Hartsville
Place of Burial: Mechanicsville Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 5, 1968, page 5, col. 7
Name: Opal Whittington
Parents: John and Maggie Jackson Johnson
Spouse: Boyd Whittington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 5, 1968, page 5, col. 7
Name: Josey Hopkins
Spouse: Loraine Horne Hopkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Lee County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 5, 1968, page 5, col. 8
Name: Sam Gasque Wiggins
Parents: Bill and Birdie Powers Wiggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion County
Place of Burial: Haselden Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 5, 1968, page 5, col. 8
Name: Katie B. Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 97
Date of Death: Services Sunday, November 3, 1968
Place of Burial: Services Bethel Presbyterian Church in Hamer (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 7, 1968, page 8, col. 2.
Name: Wade Hampton Richardson
Spouse: Fernie Strickland Richardson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Methodist Rehobeth Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 7, 1968, page 8, col. 1 &. 2.
Name: Neil McDonald
Parents: Joe and Hill Rogers McDonald
Date of Death: November 7, 1968
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 7, 1968, page 8, col. 2.
Name: Everette Raymond Hinson
Parents: Mack and Ellia Hamilton Hinson
Spouse: # 1. Dollie Penfield Hinson. # 2. Hattie Ponds Hinson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Monday, November 4, 1968
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Fairview Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 7, 1968, page 8, col. 1.
Name: Rev. James Ernest Merchant
Parents: James Edward Merchant and Janie Turner Merchant
Spouse: Lautrelle Gatlin Merchant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Branchville
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Greenville, SC
Place of Burial: Woodlawn Memorial Park
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 19, 1968, page 8, col. 6 & 7
Name: Eugene Hyatt
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Letha Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Services at Freewill Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 19, 1968, page 8, col. 6
Name: Tommy Woodrow Eatmon
Parents: T. W. Eatmon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 23
Date of Death: November 20, 1968
Place of Death: Hunter Air Base, Atlanta, Georgia (Veteran of Vietnam)
Place of Burial:
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 21, 1968, page 1, col. 7
Name: Dinsey Elkins Cook
Parents: Council and Sally Burney Elkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Bladen County, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 21, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: Leila Elvington McKenzie
Spouse: Neil B. McKenzie, deceased
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 21, 1968, page 5, col. 6
Name: Joe Kershaw
Spouse: Mable Connelly Kershaw
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Lebanon, Syria
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 26, 1968, page 8, col. 3 & 4
Name: Carrie Stanton
Parents: John and Orphie Bass Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 26, 1968, page 8, col. 3 & 4.
Name: Bruce Mitchell Owens
Parents: Elbert Owens and Mrs. Cliff Sweat
Date of Birth/Age: Age 17
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 26, 1968, page 1, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Pfc. Billy Clayton McDaniels
Parents: Edna Earl Rowell McDaniels
Spouse: Linda Turner McDaniels
Date of Birth/Age: Age 25
Date of Death: November 19, 1968
Place of Death: Vietnam
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 26, 1968, page 1, col. 3 & 4
DECEMBER
Name: Joseph Robert Arnette
Parents: Othan Arnette
Spouse: Hazel Stephens Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Near Latta
Place of Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 3, 1968, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: Evans Willie (Son) Arnette
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 3, 1968, page 8, col. 7
Name: Tillman Coates
Parents: J. B. and Molly Coates
Spouse: Gladys Pearson Coates
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Date of Death: Thanksgiving Day
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 3, 1968, page 8, col. 7 & 8
Name: Charles Henry Herring
Spouse: Marie Brown Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 3, 1968, page 8, col. 8
Name: Henry Cook
Parents: Moses and Ollie Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Born October 30, 1873
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 3, 1968, page 8, col. 8
Name: Thomas Bardin Collier
Parents: Byron Haynes Collier and Maude Britt Collier
Spouse: Katherine Guest Collier
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Place of Birth: Chadbourn, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Chadbourn Memorial Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 5, page 4, col. 3
Name: Inez Fore
Parents: Loren and Lottie Coleman Hatchell
Spouse: Henry Fore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 10, 1968, page 10, col. 5
Name: Samuel Carlisle (Carl) Fields
Parents: Alexander S. and Frances Alexander Fields
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Lamar, SC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Daytona Beach, Florida
Place of Burial: Newman Swamp Cemetery near Lamar, SC (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 10, 1968, page 10, col. 5 & 6
Name: Etta Mae Topping
Parents: Ernest and Etta Berry Drayspring
Spouse: Clifford Topping
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Peidmont, Alabama
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 12, 1968, page 4, col. 5
Name: Infant Daughter Powers
Parents: Billy and Mary Herring Powers
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: December 10, 1968
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 12, 1968, page 4, col. 5
Name: Bernice Lee
Parents: Murdock and Carrie Lee
Spouse: Marie Clayton Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 17, page 10, col. 1
Name: Edna Christmas
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Christmas Family Cemetery near Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 17, page 10, col. 1
Name: Mozelle Belvin Moore
Spouse: John W. Moore (died 1957)
Date of Death: December 9, 1968
Place of Death: Sacramento, California
Place of Burial: Maplewood Cemetery (article headlined Durham)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 17, page 10, col. 1
Name: S. Lee Rowland
Spouse: Mildred Smith Rowland
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Rocky Mount, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 19, page 5, col. 1
Name: Mrs. Bright W. Tyler
Parents: Robert A. and Carrie Moody Bass
Spouse: Bright W. Tyler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Latta, SC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Conway
Place of Burial: Powell Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Monday, December 23, 1968, page 4, col. 6
Name: Oscar Wayne Hardee
Parents: Woodrow and Ethel Johnson Hardee
Spouse: Mary Alice Carter Hardee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Little Pee Dee River near Mullins
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Monday, December 23, 1968, page 4, col. 6. 7. & 8
Name: Rev. Maynard E. Allen
Parents: Isiah and Minnie Moore Allen
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Lake Side Cemetery, Conway, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Monday, December 23, 1968, second section, page 8, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Henry Cleveland Branch
Parents: Nathan and Charity Branch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Monday, December 23, 1968, second section, page 8, col. 5 & 6.
Name: C. Bennett Hamer
Parents: Walker Bennett and Brooks Hamer
Spouse: Rosa Reynolds Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: R. P. Hamer Cemetery at Little Rock, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 31, 1968, page 1, col. 4 and Thursday, January 2, 1969, page 5, col. 1.
Name: Walter Sweat
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Services at Oak Grove Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 31, 1968, Page 1, col. 4
Name: Patricia Page Hyatt
Parents: Kenneth Larry Page and Sarah Emanuel Page
Spouse: Johny Wayne Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 19
Date of Death: December 25, 1968
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 31, 1968, page 1, col. 6, 7, & 8 and page 8, col. 5
Name: Linda Webster Taylor
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Howard Webster
Spouse: Billy Gene Taylor
Date of Death: December 25, 1968
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 31, 1968, page 1, col. 6, 7, & 8 and page 8, col. 5
Name: Gerald Michaux
Parents: Dr. D. M. and Carrie Rayfield Michaux
Spouse: Sammy Carson Michaux
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 31, 1968, page 8, col. 4
Name: Glenda Snipes
Parents: Arthur and Addie Cook Snipes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 17
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Pee Dee Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 31, 1968, page 8, col. 4
Name: Cicero Julius Cooper
Parents: Ned and Maggie Turner Cooper
Spouse: Cornelia Williams Cooper
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Conway
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 31, 1968, page 8, col. 4
Name: Starr Shelley
Parents: P. A. and Annie Coleman Shelley
Spouse: Essie Clark Shelley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67, Born September 28, 1901
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 31, 1968, page 8, col. 4