The extracts for 1971 are not in alphabetical order. They are listed in the month as they appeared in the Dillon Herald
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JANUARY
Name: Georgia Bethea
Parents: Dr. Andrew J. and Annie M. Allen Bethea
Spouse: Married William Thaddeus Bethea, Sr. in 1912. He died in 1915
Date of Birth/Age: November 18, 1871
Place of Birth: Centerville section of Dillon County
Date of Death: January 2, 1971
Place of Death: Local nursing home
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 5, 1971, page 1, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Mary McLendon Powers
Parents: James and Emma Campbell McLendon
Spouse: Evan V. Powers (died Feb. 15, 1970)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Native of Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Columbus County, NC
Place of Burial: Columbus Memorial Park
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 5, 1971, page 5, col. 5 & 6.
Name: Rufus Lee Caulder
Parents: Grant C. and Rebecca Cooke Caulder
Spouse: Josie Lee Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Manning
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park, Bennettsville, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 5, 1971, page 5, col. 6 & 7
Name: Furman Horne
Spouse: Mary Taylor Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Adams Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 5, 1971, page 5, col. 7
Name: Letha Price Hayes
Parents: Gilbert and Hettie Price
Spouse: John Chaddie Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Death: Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 5, 1971, page 5, col. 7 & 8
Name: Luther Boyd Stephens
Parents: Steve W. and Francis Harrelson Stephens
Spouse: Eva McCallum Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Residence (Latta)
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (WW I Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 7, 1971, page 8, col. 5 & 6
Name: Jasper McDaniel
Spouse: Ruby Barrineau McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 7, 1971, page 8, col. 6 & 7
Name: S-Sgt. Zeb V. Hunt
Parents: Mrs. Naomi Turner
Spouse: Lillian Brickhouse Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Date of Death: Services Sunday in Hampton, Virginia
Place of Death: Walter Reed Hospital, Washington DC
Place of Burial: Veteran’s Memorial Gardens, Hampton, VA (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 12, 1971, page 1, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Boyd Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: St. Marys Cemetery, (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 12, 1971, page 5, col. 5.
Name: Lizzie Richardson Baxley
Parents: Allen R. and Ranzie Turner Richardson
Spouse: W. M. Baxley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Latta
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 12. 1971, page 9, col. 1
Name: John Richard Hyatt
Parents: Ethel Lousie Fowble of Dillon and Levie Geral Hyatt of Maryland
Date of Birth/Age: Age 15
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Glen Burnie, Maryland
Place of Burial: Mount Calvary Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 12. 1971, page 9, col. 1
Name: Annie L. Manning
Parents: Dr. William and Mary Emma Bethea Herrell
Spouse: Eli B. Manning
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Formerly of Latta
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Harrisonburg, Virginia
Place of Burial: Dothan Church Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 12. 1971, page 9, col. 1 & 2
Name: Nellie Sue Altman Turbeville
Parents: Jessie Altman and Annie Wallace Altman
Spouse: Jesse J. Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55, Born October 20, 1915
Place of Birth: Dunn, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 12. 1971, page 9, col. 2
Name: Hattie Edwards Oliver
Parents: Ben Frank and Sara Mills Edwards
Spouse: J. Marion Oliver
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Reagan Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 19, 1971, page 5, col. 3
Name: George Winston Page Sr.
Spouse: Helen Rawlings Page
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 19, 1971, page 5, col. 5 & 6
Name: Bobby Fay Hyatt
Parents: Luther and Reba Ivy Hyatt
Spouse: Nancy Smith Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Place of Birth: Lumberton, NC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Greenville
Place of Burial: Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery (US Air Force Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 19, 1971, page 5, col. 4 & 5
Name: Willie C. Connor
Parents: Mrs. Ellen Connor
Spouse: Millie Brady Connor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: Olivet Cemetery, Marietta, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 19, 1971, page 5, col. 5 & 6
Name: Katie Stephens
Spouse: George Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 19, 1971, page 5, col. 6 & 7
Name: Ollie McRae
Parents: Duncan and Maggie Henderson McRae
Spouse: Elizabeth Graham McRae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 19, 1971, page 5, col. 7 & 8
Name: Addie Small Edwards
Parents: Chet and Lula Cook Small
Spouse: Lester W. Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Born January 22, 1926
Place of Birth: Dillon county
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, January 28, 1971, page 8, col. 7
Name: Martha Goddard Monroe
Spouse: M. M. Monroe
Date of Birth/Age: Born January 22, 1926
Place of Birth: Lauren County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 28, 1971, page 8, col. 7
FEBRUARY
Name: Minnie Gaddy Bailey
Parents: James and Orrie McKenzie Gaddy
Spouse: H. H. Bailey (deceased)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 2, 1971, page 7, col. 5, page 6
Name: Beulah Williams Rawlings
Parents: James R. and Martha Tatum Williams
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Brunswick County, Virginia
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Lake View, SC
Place of Burial: Jarratt Cemetery, Jarratt, Virginia
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 2, 1971, page 7, col. 5
Name: Dr. Vincent L. Smith
Parents: Grover L. and Louise Inabinet Smith
Spouse: Flora McDonald Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Springfield
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 2, 1971, page 7, col. 5 & 6
Name: Charlie Mack Carter
Parents: John Henry and Benton Lane Carter
Spouse: Thursie Turner Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 2, 1971, page 7, col. 6
Name: Dr. Otis Minnick Mitchell
Parents: McKendree and Susan Pope Scurry Mitchell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Ridge Springs
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Union Methodist Cemetery in Georgetown County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 2, 1971, page 7, col. 6, 7 & 8
Name: Jackie Wayne Lane
Parents: Louise Johnson and Jack E. Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 19
Date of Death: Last Wednesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 1, col. 4
Name: Letha Rouse Burgess
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. James R. Burgess
Date of Birth/Age: Age 3
Date of Death: Monday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 1, col. 3
Name: Linda A. Arrington
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Crawford G. Arrington, Jr.
Grandparents: Mrs. and Mrs. C. G. Arrington or Rowland and Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Holland of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Date of Death: Friday of last week
Place of Death: Walsonburg, NC (Auto Accident – also killed was Edith Ann Tart of Dunn, NC)
Place of Burial: Red Springs, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: John Tolan Reaves, Sr.
Parents: John Tolan and Dora Cottingham Reaves
Spouse: Marguerite Smith Reaves
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Pembroke, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 7, col. 1
Name: Walter David Hyatt
Parents: David H. and Mariah Surles Hyatt
Spouse: Vincie Miller Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 7, col. 1
Name: Dora Blaton Yarborough
Parents: Bob B. and Mary Edwards Blaton
Spouse: Wilson H. Yarborough
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery near Olanta
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 7, col. 1
Name: Ressie Jackson Bryant
Parents: Albert and Celia Ann Bailey Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 7, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Madge Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Services Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 7, col. 2.
Name: Lorean R. Henderson
Parents: Albert and Ella Grainger Rogers
Spouse: Levey Vance Henderson, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Stevens-Gerald Cemetery, Nichols, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 7, col. 2.
Name: Mabel Leigh Easterling
Parents: Andrew J. and Ella Mobley Evans
Spouse: George D. Easterling
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 7, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Stephen D. Scott
Assistant Superintendent of Lake View Schools
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Union A.M.E. Church Cemetery, Lake View, SC (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 7, col. 3.
Name: Margaret Bullock McClain
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 7, col. 3.
Name: Lacy Grice
Parents: James Robert and Effie McRae Grice
Spouse: Luvenia Powers Grice
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Residence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 11, 1971, page 8, col. 7
Name: James Richard Jackson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. James Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 1 and ½ months old
Place of Burial: (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 16, 1971, page 1, col. 5.
Name: Mary Jane Breeden
Spouse: Alton Breeden
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: New Zion AME Church Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 16, page 8, col. 8
Name: F. G. Godbold
Parents: H. S. and Annie Wise Godbold
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 18, 1971, page 8, col. 7 & 8
Name: Lt. Col. Marvin DeLeon Yarborough
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Sumter
Place of Burial: Bethany Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery near Olanta
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 23, 1971, page 6, col. 1.
Name: James Persons Flewellen
Parents: James E. and Rosa Newman Flewellen
Spouse: Jeanie Ransy Flewellen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Washington County, Texas
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 23, 1971, page 6, col. 1.
Name: Dr. William Cox Allen
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 23, 1971, page 6, col. 1.
Name: Aggie Kirby
Parents: Charlie and Mary Norton Kirby
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 23, 1971, page 6, col. 1.
Name: Charlie Smutherman
Spouse: Carrie Wheeler Smutherman
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 25, 1971, page 8, col. 3 & 4
MARCH
Name: Mildred Ann Cooper Howard
Spouse: John Pratt Howard
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Report of accident ( daughter Leslie Emma, age 11 months, killed in same traffic accident)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 2, 1971, page 1, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Rev. Frank Fisher
Parents: John F. and Laura Hocult Fisher
Spouse: Gladys Burema Fisher
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64, Born December 24, 1906
Place of Birth: Fairmont, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Hampton County General Hospital
Place of Burial: Deep Branch Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 2, 1971, page 8, col. 4 & 5.
Name: John Malcom Long
Parents: John R. and Stella Edwards Long
Date of Birth/Age: 22
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Richmond Virginia
Place of Burial: Richmond Virginia (Viet Nam War Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 2, 1971, page 8, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Harold V. Whittington
Parents: Horace Vernon and Doris Harper Whittington
Spouse: Wilma Lee Ray Whittington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 9, 1971, page 9, col 1
Name: Allen McNair
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 9, 1971, page 9, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Corinne E. Stanley
Parents: Rufus and Ina Hayes Edwards
Spouse: John H. Stanley
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Andrews
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 9, 1971, page 9, col. 2.
Name: Jim Graham
Parents: Pat and Abb Martin Graham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58, Born August 8, 1912
Place of Birth: Robinson County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 9, 1971, page 9, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Franklin Peirce Rogers
Parents: Davis S. and Debbie Tipkin Rogers
Spouse: Elizabeth Trantham Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 9, 1971, page 9, col. 3, 4 & 5.
Name: Wake* Hampton McNeil
Parents: James K. and Edna Gray McNeil
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 9, 1971, page 9, col. 5, 6. 7. & 8.
* Spelling should be Wade
Name: David D. Gardner
Parents: William P. and Florence Sansbury Gardner
Spouse: Mary M Gardner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Darlington
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery, Darlington County (WW I Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 11, 1971, page 3, col. 2
Name: Johnny Lee Ivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Auto accident
Place of Burial: (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 16, 1971, page 1, col. 7 & 8, report of accident.
Name: William Joshua Baxley
Parents: William Joshua and Annie Roundtree Baxley
Spouse: Harriett Lucius Baxley
Place of Birth: Barnwell
Date of Death: Tuesday, March 16, 1971
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 16, 1971, page 1, col. 7 and Thursday March 18, 1971, page 1, col. 1 & 2,
Name: James Clarence Reaves
Parents: George R. and Kate Daniel Reaves
Spouse: Mary Mims Reaves
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 16, 1971, page 5, col. 1
Name: Corrina Drake
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 16, 1971, page 5, col. 1& 2
Name: Arthur Speights Marvin
Parents: Joseph and Susie Marvin
Spouse: Evelyn Stewart Marvin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Hendersonville
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1971, page 1, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Lizzie S. Morgan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Family cemetery (Services at Oakdale Baptist Church)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: Lillie Grimsley Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: Jasper Caulder
Spouse: Nellie G. Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Raleigh, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1971, page 8, col. 1 & 2
Name: James Burke Berry
Parents: James Henry and Mary Stackhouse Berry
Spouse: Lucille Nichols Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Dillon county
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1971, page 8, col. 2
Name: Annie Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon county
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at East Dillon Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1971, page 8, col. 2
Name: Tea Wise Turbeville
Spouse: G. H. Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Resident of Florence for the past 25 years
Date of Death: Thursday, March 16, 1971
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1971, page 8, col. 2
Name: James Curtis Hooks
Parents: John T. and Elizabeth Jane Boone Hooks
Spouse: Bonnie coward Hooks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday March 26, 1971, page 3, col. 2
Name: Joe Owens, Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Owens, Sr.
Spouse: Ruth Douglas Owens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday March 26, 1971, page 3, col. 2
Name: James Edwards Rogers, Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. James E. Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Lumberton
Place of Burial: Mt. Holly Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday March 26, 1971, page 3, col. 2
APRIL
Name: Florence Turner
Spouse: Floyd Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Thomasville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 1, 1971, page 4, col. 2
Name: Millie Anderson
Parents: Rev. and Mrs. A. B. Whittington
Spouse: Sgt. Charles Anderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Place of Birth: Dillon county
Date of Death: April 5, 1971
Place of Death: Texas (auto accident)
Place of Burial: West Lawn Cemetery at China Grove, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 6, 1971, page 1, col. 6 and Tuesday, April 13, 1971, page 2*, col. 3
* Second page on the microfilm. First pages of the issue were missing.
Name: Dr. M. A. Huggins
Spouse: Katiebet Morris Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Raleigh
Place of Burial: Montlawn Cemetery (Services in Raleigh)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1971, page 2*, col. 1. * Second page on the microfilm. First pages of the issue were missing.
Name: George Evans Bond, Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Formerly of Dillon
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Richmond, Virginia
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (Veteran of WW II)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1971, page 2*, col. 1. * Second page on the microfilm. First pages of the issue were missing.
Name: Dr. Phillip M. Hamer
Parents: Philip B. and Gertrude Buck Hamer
Spouse: Elizabeth Edwards Hamer
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Bethesda, Maryland
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1971, page 2*, col. 2. * Second page on the microfilm. First pages of the issue were missing.
Name: Sharon Lavonne Anderson
Parents: Sgt. Charles C. and Millie Whittington Anderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 9, Born April 3, 1962
Place of Birth: Rowan County, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: San Antonio, Texas (auto accident)
Place of Burial: West Lawn Cemetery, China Grove, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1971, page 2*, col. 3. *Second page on the microfilm. First pages of the issue were missing.
Name: Murroy Goldfinch Lane
Spouse: Jean Brewer Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Hayestown Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 15, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: James S. Nancy
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Luther Nance
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Date of Death: From the results of a motorcycle accident Monday
Place of Death: Lake View
Place of Burial: (Mutual Funeral Home) (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 15, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: Dr. Carl E. Bailey
Parents: H. B. and Minnie Gaddy Bailey
Spouse: Bernice Brown Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49, Born May 13, 1921
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Moncks Corner
Place of Burial: Services at Moncks Corner United Methodist Church (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 20, 1971, page 3, col. 7
Name: Sallie S. McIntyre
Parents: Pinkney Allen and Annie Coleman Baxley Shelley
Spouse: # 1. Pierce Strickland # 2. Dr. E. Reagan McIntyre
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 20, 1971, page 3, col. 7 & 8
Name: Rachel Mott
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Causley C. Moody
Spouse: Jim Mott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Jacksonville, Florida (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Marion County (hbm)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 20, 1971, page 3, col. 8
Name: Lillie McCormick
Spouse: W. R. McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 22, 1971, page 8, col. 6
Name: Margaret Moody Coburn
Parents: Stepmother – Mrs. Mary Moody
Spouse: Julian L. Coburn, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 22, 1971, page 8, col. 6 & 7
Name: Irene Cowick Tunstall
Parents: Milton and Florence Cain Cowick
Spouse: N. D. Tunstall, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 22, 1971, page 8, col. 7
Name: Grady Gilbert Norton
Parents: Julius and Sallie Gilbert Norton
Spouse: Edna Gibson Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: McLeod Cemetery near Bingham
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 22, 1971, page 8, col. 8
Name: Alton Carl Moody
Parents: E. Vander and Flora Kate Stephens Moody
Spouse: Sallie Hayes Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Bermuda Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 27, 1971, page 8, col. 7 & 8.
Name: C. F. Moody*
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Article headlined Bennettsville
Place of Burial: (Whitner Funeral Home)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 29, 1971, page 6, col. 1
*The heading has C. F. Moody but in the text if was C. C. Moody.
Name: John A. Henry
Parents: Rev. S. W and Mrs. Amanda Wolfe Henry
Spouse: Jennie Cottingham Henry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Antreville
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Greenville
Place of Burial: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 29, 1971, page 6, col. 1 & 2
Name: Paul Capers Jones
Parents: Beverly C. and Vincie Ford Jones
Spouse: Betty Page Jones
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Jones - Nichols Cemetery (W W I Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 29, 1971, page 6, col. 1 and Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 4, col. 3 & 4
MAY
Name: David Harper Derrick, Sr.
Parents: Charles Caughman and Florence Jeffords Derrick
Spouse: Lutie Bethea Derrick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Lake City, SC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 5, col. 1
Name: Marie Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Bethea Hill AME Church Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 4, col. 1
Name: Gene Donald Mew, Jr.
Parents: Gene Donald and Ruth Martin Mew
Date of Birth/Age: Infant (one day old)
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 4, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Estella Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 4, col. 2
Name: Edna Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 4, col. 3
Name: Dorothy Huggins Williamson
Parents: William Thomas and Polly Bethea Huggins
Spouse: Shelby Harry Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Little Rock, SC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 4, col. 5 & 6
Name: Joseph Judson Allen
Parents: David Smith and Amanda Fore Allen
Spouse: #1. Anna Bell Stanton. # 2. Bertha Barker Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Allendale County
Place of Burial: Mt. Arnon Baptist Church Cemetery near Allendale
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 4, col. 5 & 6
Name: Nannie Game
Parents: Van Dillon and Mary Frances Aycocke Game
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84, Born in 1891
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Residence in Latta
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 4, col. 5 & 6
Name: C. G. Arrington, Sr.
Spouse: Josephine Wheeler Arrington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Scotland County
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 7, col. 3 & 4
Name: Nancy Owens
Taught English in Dillon High for 33 years
Place of Birth: Native of Ellengton, SC
Date of Death: May 4, 1971
Place of Death: Barnwell, SC
Place of Burial: Barnwell Memorial Cemetery, Barnwell, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 6, 1971, page 1, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Nolie E. Roberts
Spouse: Clara Graves Roberts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Services at Oak Grove Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 6, 1971, page 4, col. 3
Name: Angus Egbert Smith
Spouse: Mary McKenzie Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Laurinburg, NC
Place of Burial: Services at Carolina Presbyterian church near Clio
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 6, 1971, page 4, col. 3 & 4
Name: Douglas Rich, Jr.
Parents: Douglas and Dannie Caulder Rich, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 6, 1971, page 4, col. 5 & 6
Name: John Herring
Spouse: Pauline Martin Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1971, page 1, col. 6, 7 & 8
Name: Hortense Hampton Jordan
Parents: James Harris and Rebecca Katherine Klyce Hampton
Spouse: A. B. Jordon, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Place of Birth: Leaksville, Rockingham County, NC
Date of Death: Saturday, May 8, 1971
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1971, page 3, col. 1 & 2
Name: Clifford Robert Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Duke Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1971, page 3, col. 3
Name: Madge Morris
Parents: Robert and Alice Sweat Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Born March 17, 1883
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1971, page 3, col. 3
Name: Lelia Herring Hargrove
Parents: George and Mary Jane Herring
Spouse: Sam Hargrove
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1971, page 3, col. 4
Name: Josephine Johnson
Parents: Grover Grimsley and Mrs. Beulah Caulder Cannon
Spouse: James Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1971, page 3, col. 4 & 5
Name: Bertha Pope Dollison
Spouse: John Allen Dollison
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Place of Birth: Native of Bennettsville
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Walterboro, SC (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery, Bennettsville
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 20, 1971, page 1, col. 2 & 3
Name: Carolina Caldwell Smith
Parents: Rev. Samuel Craighead and Kate Peason Caldwell
Spouse: Harry B. Smith
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Native of Bennettsville
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: St. Petersburg, Florida
Place of Burial: Presbyterian Church Cemetery (article headline Clinton)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 25, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: Leatha Moore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 25, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: Joseph Palmer Cain, Jr.
Parents: Joseph T. Cain, Sr. and Emma Wilbanks Cain
Father of Mrs. Douglas Jenkins
Spouse: Frances Cade Scott Cain
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 27, 1971, page 1, col. 5 & 6, Tuesday, June 1, 1971, page 5, col. 6 & 7 and a tribute on the editorial page in the June 1st issue.
JUNE
Name: Bruce Benjamin Hayes
Parents: Hugh and Rebecca McLellan Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 1, 1971, page 5, col. 6
Name: Alex S. Cottingham
Spouse: Myrtle L. Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Hillside Cemetery, Laurinburg, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 1, 1971, page 5, col. 7
Name: George Lovette
Spouse: Erma Spivey Lovette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 1, 1971, page 5, col. 7 & 8
Name: Richard Augusta Ford
Spouse: Christine Morgan Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Ford Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 1, 1971, page 5, col. 8
Name: Flossie Wheeler
Spouse: Neil Wheeler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Report of auto accident in Floydale
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 8, 1971, page 1, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Edward Morrison
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Report of auto accident
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 8, 1971, page 1, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Charles David Price
Parents: H. F. and Martha Jane Hyatt Price
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Price Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 15, 1971, page 5, col. 1
Name: Billy Clark, Jr.
Parents: W. F. Clark, Sr and Mrs. and Mrs. Walter E. Nadeau
Date of Birth/Age: Age 17
Place of Birth: Fayetteville, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial:
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 17, 1971, page 5,col. 5 thru 8.
Name: Robert Maxie Bryant
Spouse: Dora Bullock Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 24, 1971, page 3, col. 6
JULY
Name: Giles Shepard Page, Jr.
Spouse: Pauline Bracy Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Page Family Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 1, 1971, page 4, col. 1
Name: Slade Smith Turbeville
Parents: David and Charlotte White Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: North Carolina
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery near Sellers
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 1, 1971, page 4, col. 1
Name: Martha Sweat
Spouse: Walter Sweat
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 1, 1971, page 4, col. 1
Name: Mary McLeod Hardy
Parents: Preston L. and Josie Weatherly Bethea
Spouse: Dr. B. F. Hardy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Bennettsville
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Dothan Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 6, 1971, page 1, col. 1
Name: James Henry Knight
Parents: W. V. and Alice Martin Knight
Spouse: Alice Street Robertson (married in 1939)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon
Date of Death: Services Wednesday (article date June 30)
Place of Burial: Clayton City Cemetery, Clayton, Alabama (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 6, 1971, page 6, col. 1 & 2
Name: John Calhoun Hayes, Jr.
Parents: John Calhoun and Rebecca Fore Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Charlotte, NC
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 6, 1971, page 6, col. 2
Name: Roland Turner
Parents: Roland and Jewel Caulder Turner
Spouse: Mary Owens Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Life long resident of Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 8, 1971, page 6, col. 1
Name: Bruce Arnette Harrelson
Spouse: John Burney Harrelson
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 8, 1971, page 6, col. 1 & 2
Name: Rosa E. LeVeque
Parents: John and Kate Berry Hamer
Spouse: Frank LeVeque, Sr. (died Nov. 21, 1961)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery (resident of Springfield)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 13, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: William Burnice Church, Sr.
Spouse: Annie Rouse Church
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Kemper Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 13, 1971, page 8, col. 2
Name: John Coleman Allen
Parents: John Coleman and Hattie Whitington
Spouse: Katherine Turner Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 20, 1971, page 3, col. 1
Name: Keever Miller
Spouse: Murtie Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Born November 9, 1912
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: July 8, 1971
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 20, 1971, page 3, col. 2 & 3
Name: Gordon Huntington Ellis, Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Gordon H. Ellis
Spouse: Carol Whedbee Ellis (granddaughter of Mrs. F. L. Bethea)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Place of Birth: Native of Wilmington, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Houme, Louisiana (plane crash)
Place of Burial: Oleander Memorial Gardens, Wilmington, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 22, 1971, page 1, col. 6 & 7.
Name: Neppie S. Hammond
Parents: Henry and Marin Gertrude Tyler Strickland
Spouse: Archie H. Hammond
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Columbus County, NC
Date of Death: July 10, 1971
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 22, 1971, page 6, col. 6 & 7.
Name: Stephen D. Williamson
Parents: George and Annie Cockfield Williamson
Spouse: Pearl E. Smith Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Williamsburg County Native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 29, 1971, page 6, col. 5.
Name: Roland Vereen
Parents: Roland Verren, Sr. and Docia O’Quinn Vereen
Spouse: Billie Lou Dickens Vereen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 29, 1971, page 6, col. 5 & 6.
Name: Carol G. Hyatt
Parents: B. H. and Martha Hyatt
Spouse: Sally Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 29, 1971, page 6, col. 6 & 7
Name: Charlene D. Powers
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Powers
Date of Birth/Age: Age - one year, eleven months
Date of Death: Services Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 29, 1971, page 6, col. 7 & 8
AUGUST
Name: Oscar Bethea
Parents: Handy and Lonnie Ellerbe Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Baltimore, MD
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 5, 1971, page 8, col. 5 & 6
Name: Lorena H. Gray
Parents: James and Margaret H. Hood
Spouse: Z. L. Gray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Native of Marlboro County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Brownsville Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 5, 1971, page 8, col. 6 & 7
Name: Huey Kemp Lewis
Parents: Hugh G. and Mandy Jane Lewis
Spouse: Izzie L. Lewis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 5, 1971, page 8, col. 7 & 8
Name: Nannie Grace Alford
Spouse: Thomas Brooks Alford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon
Date of Death: last week, Services Sunday
Place of Death: Douglas, Georgia
Place of Burial: Douglas, Georgia
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 10, 1971, page 5, col. 4
Name: Mable Bracy Huggins
Parents: Albert Sidney and Mary Francis Sykes Bracy
Spouse: Lonnie B. Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Maxton, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 10, 1971, page 5, col. 4 & 5
Name: Carrie J. Stubbs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Roselawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 10, 1971, page 5, col. 6
Name: George T. Baker
Parents: George and Annie Blakely Baker
Spouse: Willie Mae Baker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 10, 1971, page 5, col. 6
Name: Houston Manning
Parents: Senator J. H. Manning and Florence Ellerbe Manning
Spouse: Lura Deane Hamer Manning
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 19, 1971, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: Robert Earle McMillan
Parents: Frank Mitchell and Anna Smith McMillan
Spouse: Alice Burley McMillan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Latta, SC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Veterans Administration Hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Park
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 19, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: Lila Barron Oates
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: York General Hospital
Place of Burial: Laurelwood Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 19, 1971, page 8, col. 1 & 2
Name: William Lee Hewitt
Parents: W. L. and Pauline Jones Hewitt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 19, 1971, page 8, col. 2
Name: Howard Moore, Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Howard Moore, Sr..
Spouse: Pamela Harrelson Moore
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Shiloh Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 19, 1971, page 8, col. 2 & 3
Name: Arneitha S. McEachern
Spouse: Allen McEachern
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Hazel Grove Baptist Church Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 19, 1971, page 8, col. 3 & 4
Name: Bertha Long
Spouse: Joe Long
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Services Friday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 19, 1971, page 8, col. 4 & 5
Name: Nelton Rogers
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Cornie Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1971, page 5, col. 1
Name: Mabel Hancock Hayes
Parents: John and Ovella Hall Hancock
Spouse: Clyde Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Bluefield, West Virginia
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1971, page 5, col. 1 & 2
Name: Beulah G. Gray
Parents: Calvin and Sarah Riley Gray
Spouse: Luther T. Gray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1971, page 5, col. 2
Name: Mary Louise Andrews Jones
Parents: William Holton and Mary Burnham Jones
Spouse: Wade Hampton Jones
Date of Birth/Age: Age 99
Place of Birth: Charleston, SC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1971, page 5, col. 2
Name: John Press Eagerton
Parents: Press and Alice Harrel Eagerton
Spouse: Ida Mae Hodge Eagerton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Hamer
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Kentyre Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 31, page 1, col. 3
Name: Joseph Tucker Minshew
Parents: Newton and Maggie Gardner Minshew
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 31, 1971, page 4, col. 6
Name: Lola Mumford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 31, 1971, page 4, col. 6 & 7.
Name: Myrtle Jackson Grimsley
Spouse: Lewis Grimsley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 31, 1971, page 4, col. 7.
Name: James Arthur Bethea
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon
Date of Death: Services Friday
Place of Burial: New Holly Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 31, 1971, page 4, col. 8.
SEPTEMBER
Name: Earl Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Goldsboro, NC
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 2, 1971, page 4, col. 3
Name: Stella K. Mozley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lake City
Place of Burial: Panama City, Florida
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 2, 1971, page 4, col. 3
Name: Bessie Louis Stalvey Henry
Parents: Dr. John Kelly and Bessie Rollinson Stalvey
Spouse: George Hugh Henry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Conway
Place of Burial: Lakeside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 2, 1971, page 4, col. 3 & 4
Name: Bobby Miller Winesett
Parents: Robert A. Winesett and Mrs. Agnes Pavlow
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Harrisonburg, Virginia (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 2, 1971, page 4, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Bruno Werner
Parents: Johann and Franceska Shely Werner
Spouse: Ida Harmel Werner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Germany
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Gilbert
Place of Burial: Services at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 2, 1971, page 4, col. 5
Name: William Sinclair Pope, Sr.
Parents: Addison Duncan and Leila Quick Pope
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 7, 1971, page 1, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Clyde L. Bailey
Spouse: Sarah J. Moore Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 7, 1971, page 7, col. 6.
Name: Annie Bell Driggers Hooks
Parents: Walter Driggers and Mary Dodge Driggers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 7, 1971, page 7, col. 6 & 7
Name: Aletha Clark Simpson
Parents: Edward Jowers and Elizabeth Morrison Clark
Spouse: Rev. A. M. Simpson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Tirzah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 7, 1971, page 7, col. 7 & 8
Name: William Chapman Jacobs
Spouse: Mary Jacobs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Lake Cemetery (probably Lake View)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 9, 1971, page 8, col. 2
Name: Walter Clarence Averette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 9, 1971, page 8, col. 3
Name: Mann Barton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Pee Dee Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 16, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: Ruth Grainger
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 16, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: Lizzie Hayes Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 16, 1971, page 8, col. 2
Name: Ida Ellis Berrry
Parents: Hugh G. and Emmaline E. Perritt Ellis
Spouse: James F. Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 94
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 16, 1971, page 8, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Blanche Miller
Parents: Arthur and Mandy Young Brigman
Spouse: James C. Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 16, 1971, page 8, col. 3
Name: David Mack Woodard
Parents: Charlie and Fannie Brumbles Woodard
Spouse: Hortense Berry Woodard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 16, 1971, page 8, col. 3
Name: Alice Bethea
Parents: Neil and Bertha Bethea
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: September 11, 1971
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 23, 1971, page 3, col. 6 & 7
Name: Preston Lang Bethea II
Parents: Colon Weatherly Bethea (deceased) and Margaret Gaillard Carpenter
Spouse: Beatrice Audley Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 23, 1971, page 5, col. 3
Name: George H. Boughner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 96
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Chadborune Memorial Cemetery, Chadbourne, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 23, 1971, page 5, col. 5 6
Name: Charlie F. Bowen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Elizabethtown, NC
Place of Burial: New Hollywood Cemetery (article headlined Lumberton)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 23, 1971, page 5, col. 7 & 8
Name: Joseph Henry McKenzie
Parents: Mrs. Carrie McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon (report of auto accident)
Place of Burial: Resident of St. Paul, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1971, page 1, col. 1, 2 & 3.
Name: Carrie McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon (report of auto accident)
Place of Burial: Resident of St. Paul, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1971, page 1, col. 1, 2 & 3.
Name: Mary Edna Taylor
Parents: Carrie McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age about 60
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon (report of auto accident)
Place of Burial: Resident of St. Paul, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1971, page 1, col. 1, 2 & 3.
Name: James Blanton Lane
Parents: James R. and Elizabeth Sanderson Lane
Spouse: Mamie Johnson Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (WW I Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1971, page 6, col. 1
Name: Rembert Harrelson
Parents: Willie Garris and Nollie Rogers Harrelson
Spouse: Mamie Johnson Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1971, page 6, col. 1
Name: Samuel T. Atkinson
Parents: William Benjamin and Henrieta Gaddy Atkinson
Spouse: Gladys Spigener Atkinson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Ocean Wood Memorial Park, Myrtle Beach, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1971, page 6, col. 4, 5, 6 & 7.
Name: Robert J. Ervin
Spouse: Lundy Aldman Ervin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 7 (as written – obviously a misprint)
Date of Death: Tuesday of last week
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Smith Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1971, page 6, col. 7 & 8.
OCTOBER
Name: Percy Gray Dunlap
Parents: John and Sally Loyd Dunlap
Spouse: DeEtte Tally Dunlap
Place of Birth: Chatham County, NC
Date of Death: October 1, 1971
Place of Death: Residence in Little Rock, SC
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1971, page 5, col. 4
Name: Sallie Breeden Hamer
Parents: Thomas Jefferson and Sallie Townsend Breeden
Spouse: J. W. Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 94
Place of Birth: Bennettsville, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Hamer Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1971, page 5, col. 5
Name: Herbert S. White, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: Utley Caulder
Parents: Thomas and Janie Cook Caulder
Spouse: Valentina M. Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Monroe
Place of Burial: National Cemetery, Florence SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1971, page 8, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Allie Doris Cottingham Lane
Parents: Henry W. and Estell Brigman Cottingham
Spouse: Crom Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence, SC (auto accident)*
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 12, 1971, page 1, col. 5 & 6. *Other Florence residents killed in the same accident were Banksell Roscoe Cottingham, age 61, and Mrs. Mary Price, age 56. No other information was supplied about them.
Name: Julia Kendrick Bethea
Parents: John Fox and Martha Antionette Erwin Kendrick
Spouse: Tristram Walker Bethea (died in 1926) (married 1908)
Date of Death: October 11, 1971
Place of Burial: Services at Main Street Methodist Church, Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 12, 1971, page 1, col. 3
Name: John R. Hilton
Parents: William Henry and Margaret Hancock Hilton
Spouse: Sadie Inez Hicks Hilton (died 24 July 1967) hbm
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Tuesday, October 12, 1971
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 12, 1971, page 1, col. 6 and Tuesday, October 19, 1971, page 5 col. 5
Name: Eloise Huggins Poole
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 12, 1971, page 6, col. 6
Name: Geneva Bourgoin Bailey
Spouse: James A. Bailey
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 12, 1971, page 6, col. 7 & 8
Name: Banksell R. Cottingham
Parents: Henry W. and Estile Brigman Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 14, 1971, page 4, col. 2 & 3
Name: L. Carl Hyman
Parents: Lewis A and Dora Jane Finklea Hyman
Spouse: Mrs. Russell Poston Hyman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Hyman
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lake City
Place of Burial: Lake City Memorial Park
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 19, 1971, page 5, col. 3 & 4
Name: Betty Bond Burgett
Parents: George and Mary Elizabeth Wallace Bond
Spouse: Col. J. R. Burgett
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 21, 1971, page 6, col. 3 & 4
Name: Julian Laverne Jackson
Parents: Julian T. and Mattie J. Jackson
Spouse: Freddie Jordan Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 21, 1971, page 6, col. 4, 5 & 6.
Name: Crawford Tyndall
Spouse: Nettie Jackson Tyndall
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 21, 1971, page 6, col. 6 & 7
Name: Clara Dudley
Parents: Thomas and Annie Jane Peterkin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Cedar Falls Baptist Church Cemetery, Blenhelm (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 26, 1971, page 4, col. 1.
Name: Henry Edmiston Dixon
Parents: Dr. Joseph E. and Emily Watkins Dixon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Columbia, Tennessee
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 26, 1971, page 4, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Henry McIver Rogers
Parents: Lot B. and Adeline Townsend Rogers
Spouse: Frances Morgan Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 93
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: St. Paul’s Methodist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 26, 1971, page 4, col. 2
Name: Allen Gibson LeGette
Parents: Kossuth and Annie Gibson LeGette
Spouse: Thelma Williams LeGette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Centenary Methodist Church Cemetery, Centenary, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 26, 1971, page 4, col. 3
Name: Dr. Thomas Rex Simpson
Parents: Thaddeaus Rex Simpson (dec) and Mrs. Emma Johnson Lunt
Spouse: Ruth Knight Simpson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Laurens
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery, Mullins, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 26, 1971, page 4, col. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
NOVEMBER
Name: Flora Edwards Stewart
Parents: Benjamin Franklin and Jane* Mills Edwards
Spouse: Clifford C. Stewart
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Fairview Presbyterian Cemetery near Fountain Inn
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 2, 1971, page 6, col. 6
*The article has James Mills but should be Sarah Jane Mills Edwards. (hbm)
Name: Minnie Jane Hooks Campbell
Parents: Van and Fannie Jones Hooks
Spouse: Daniel A. Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 9, 1971, page 4, col. 7
Name: Victor Brown
Parents: Belton and Ora Lee Brown
Spouse: Clara A. Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 32
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial:
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 9, 1971, page 4, col. 7
Name: Leamon Jacobs
Parents: Dora Caulder Jacobs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Butner, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 9, 1971, page 4, col. 7 & 8
Name: Elizabeth Munn rogers
Parents: Frank and Elizabeth Trapp Welton
Spouse: Heniard* Rogers (according to step-granddaughter the correct spelling is Hiniard)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Ohio
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Sumter
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 9, 1971, page 4, col. 7 & 8
Name: Monroe Lucas Bryant
Parents: James L. and Mary Bell Hall Bryant
Spouse: Evelyn Fore Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Florence, SC
Date of Death: Sunday, October 31, 1971
Place of Death: Lakeland, Florida
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 11, 1971, page 6, col. 7 & 8.
Name: Will A. Causey
Spouse: Euncie Church Causey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 16, 1971, page 6, col. 1
Name: Molly Wise Moody
Parents: James E. and Auerilla Hayes Wise
Spouse: Major S. Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 16, 1971, page 6, col. 1
Name: Michael Elias Hobeika, Sr.
Parents: Michael Elias and Helen Hobeika
Spouse: Mary Sarkis Hobeika
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Beirut, Syria
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach, SC
Place of Burial: Ocean Woods Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 16, 1971, page 6, col. 1, 2 & 3.
Name: Marion P. Rozier
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73, October 12, 1898
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lake View
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 18, 1971, page 7, col. 5
Name: Josie Barnhill
Parents: Perry and Kett Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 18, 1971, page 7, col. 6
Name: Mrs. K. M. McLennan
Mother of Mrs. Maurice (Grace) Carmichael of Dillon
Spouse: Kenneth M. McLennan
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Greenwood Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1971, page 5, col. 1
Name: Marvel Culbreth
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Culbreth, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Devotions Garden Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1971, page 5, col. 1
Name: Howard Henry Cottingham
Parents: Marvin and Cora Huggins Cottingham
Spouse: Thelma Kenney Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bennettsville (Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1971, page 5, col. 1
Name: Margaret Evans Smoot
Parents: Walker W. and Effie McDougall Evans
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 30, 1971, page 4, col. 3 & 4
Name: L. F. (Buster) Smoot
Parents: Louis Francis and Annie Louise Garner Smoot
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Darlington
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 30, 1971, page 4, col. 4 & 5
Name: Annie M. McQueen
Parents: William J. and Nancy Owens Edwards
Spouse: Martin C. McQueen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 30, 1971, page 4, col. 5 & 6.
Name: Curtis Cook
Parents: John and Mary Wallace Cook
Spouse: Betty Ivey Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 30, 1971, page 4, col. 6 & 7
Name: Lonnie O. Yarborough
Parents: John H. and Fannie Catherine West Yarborough
Stepmother: Mrs. Ethel Lee Walters
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Place of Birth: Native of Cumberland County, North Carolina
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Place of Burial:
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 30, 1971, page 4, col. 7 & 8
DECEMBER
Name: Ruby McLean Gaddy
Parents: Silamon and Angerona Manning McLean
Spouse: Walker L. Gaddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 7, 1971, page 4, col. 1 & 2
Name: Carrie Bedia Russell Hulon
Spouse: Jack Proctor Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 7, 1971, page 4, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Charles Furr
Parents: Fulton and Laura Goodman Furr
Spouse: Louise Furr
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Native of Georgia
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: City Cemetery, Sandersville, Georgia
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 7, 1971, page 4, col. 3 & 4 and Tuesday, December 14, 1971, page 8, col. 3 & 4.
Name: E. B. “Burke” Berry
Parents: Edmund and Mary Manning Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Sellers Native
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1971, page 10, col. 5
Name: Edward/Everett* D. Earles
Parents: Charles I. And Laura Walker Earles
Spouse: Annette Allen Earles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1971, page 5, col. 4. *Heading has Edward and the body of the article has Everett.
Name: Mrs. Earlie H. Edge
Parents: William Jack and Eva Jane Strickland Hardy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1971, page 8, col. 1 & 2
Name: Joseph Joel (Joe) Saleeby
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Saleeby
Spouse: Ruth Isgett Saleeby
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Darlington
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1971, page 8, col. 2
Name: Paul Edward Mahaffey, Sr.
Parents: Sidney B. and Maisie B. Mahaffey
Spouse: Betty Lou West Mahaffey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth: Lancaster County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: New Johnsonville, Tennessee
Place of Burial: Lancaster Memorial Park (Korean Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 16, 1971, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: Nina David Dixon
Spouse: Harry E. Dixon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Services Wednesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1971, page 5, col. 5
Name: Charles Henry Hyatt
Parents: Levie Hyatt and Mrs. Cora Erickson
Spouse: Betty Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Baltimore, Maryland
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1971, page 5, col. 5
Name: Mary Ella Jackson Powers
Parents: Asberry and Beadie Sanderson Jackson
Spouse: Ed Franklin Powers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1971, page 6, col. 1
Name: Silas McDowell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Services at Oak Grove Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1971, page 6, col. 1
Name: Raybon/Rabon* Lovett
Parents: Buster and Maude Powers Lovett
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1971, page 6, col. 1 & 2. *Spelled both ways in article.
Name: Frank Edwin Paschal
Parents: F. I. And Katie Millsap Paschal
Spouse: Earline Paschal
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Article headlined Little River
Place of Burial: Ocean Forest Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1971, page 6, col. 2
Name: Jewell Beatrice McDaniel Rodgers
Parents: G. C. and Betty Ann Herring McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1971, page 6, col. 2
Name: Rev. Mack Carmichael McQueen
Parents: John and Margaret Carmichael McQueen
Spouse: Memory Motes McQueen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Services at Graves Memorial Presbyterian Church, Clinton, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1971, page 6, col. 2
Name: Blanche Port
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 23, 1971, page 5, col. 6
Name: Infant Son Jackson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Leverne Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Services Wednesday
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 23, 1971, page 5, col. 6
Name: Rev. John Wesley Alford, Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (Masonic Rites) (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 23, 1971, page 5, col. 6
Name: Avritte R. Temple
Brother: Dr. L. W. Temple
Spouse: Hazel Elizabeth Hanna Temple
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77, Born August 25, 1894
Place of Birth: Lake View, SC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Biloxi Veterans Hospital, Mississippi (WW I Veteran)
Place of Burial: Louisville Memorial Park Cemetery, Louisville, Mississippi
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 28, 1971, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: Charlie R. Miller
Spouse: Betty Causey Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Miller Family Cemetery near Lake View
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1971, page 4, col. 1
Name: Ila Mae Wittemore/Whittemore*
Parents: Hassie and Minnie Harrelson Hazelton
Spouse: John R. Whittemore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Miller Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 30, 1971, page 8, col. 3. *Spelled both ways in article
Name: Michael George Saleeby
Parents: George and Maggie Saleeby
Spouse: Margaret Lee Weaver Saleeby
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Florence
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 30, 1971, page 8, col. 3 & 4
Name: Nancy Winesett
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Dickens
Spouse: Mike Winesett
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Place of Burial: Services at Virginia Beach
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 30, 1971, page 8, col. 4
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JANUARY
Name: Georgia Bethea
Parents: Dr. Andrew J. and Annie M. Allen Bethea
Spouse: Married William Thaddeus Bethea, Sr. in 1912. He died in 1915
Date of Birth/Age: November 18, 1871
Place of Birth: Centerville section of Dillon County
Date of Death: January 2, 1971
Place of Death: Local nursing home
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 5, 1971, page 1, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Mary McLendon Powers
Parents: James and Emma Campbell McLendon
Spouse: Evan V. Powers (died Feb. 15, 1970)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Native of Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Columbus County, NC
Place of Burial: Columbus Memorial Park
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 5, 1971, page 5, col. 5 & 6.
Name: Rufus Lee Caulder
Parents: Grant C. and Rebecca Cooke Caulder
Spouse: Josie Lee Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Manning
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park, Bennettsville, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 5, 1971, page 5, col. 6 & 7
Name: Furman Horne
Spouse: Mary Taylor Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Adams Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 5, 1971, page 5, col. 7
Name: Letha Price Hayes
Parents: Gilbert and Hettie Price
Spouse: John Chaddie Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Death: Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 5, 1971, page 5, col. 7 & 8
Name: Luther Boyd Stephens
Parents: Steve W. and Francis Harrelson Stephens
Spouse: Eva McCallum Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Residence (Latta)
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (WW I Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 7, 1971, page 8, col. 5 & 6
Name: Jasper McDaniel
Spouse: Ruby Barrineau McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 7, 1971, page 8, col. 6 & 7
Name: S-Sgt. Zeb V. Hunt
Parents: Mrs. Naomi Turner
Spouse: Lillian Brickhouse Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Date of Death: Services Sunday in Hampton, Virginia
Place of Death: Walter Reed Hospital, Washington DC
Place of Burial: Veteran’s Memorial Gardens, Hampton, VA (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 12, 1971, page 1, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Boyd Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: St. Marys Cemetery, (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 12, 1971, page 5, col. 5.
Name: Lizzie Richardson Baxley
Parents: Allen R. and Ranzie Turner Richardson
Spouse: W. M. Baxley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Latta
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 12. 1971, page 9, col. 1
Name: John Richard Hyatt
Parents: Ethel Lousie Fowble of Dillon and Levie Geral Hyatt of Maryland
Date of Birth/Age: Age 15
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Glen Burnie, Maryland
Place of Burial: Mount Calvary Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 12. 1971, page 9, col. 1
Name: Annie L. Manning
Parents: Dr. William and Mary Emma Bethea Herrell
Spouse: Eli B. Manning
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Formerly of Latta
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Harrisonburg, Virginia
Place of Burial: Dothan Church Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 12. 1971, page 9, col. 1 & 2
Name: Nellie Sue Altman Turbeville
Parents: Jessie Altman and Annie Wallace Altman
Spouse: Jesse J. Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55, Born October 20, 1915
Place of Birth: Dunn, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 12. 1971, page 9, col. 2
Name: Hattie Edwards Oliver
Parents: Ben Frank and Sara Mills Edwards
Spouse: J. Marion Oliver
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Reagan Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 19, 1971, page 5, col. 3
Name: George Winston Page Sr.
Spouse: Helen Rawlings Page
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 19, 1971, page 5, col. 5 & 6
Name: Bobby Fay Hyatt
Parents: Luther and Reba Ivy Hyatt
Spouse: Nancy Smith Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Place of Birth: Lumberton, NC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Greenville
Place of Burial: Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery (US Air Force Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 19, 1971, page 5, col. 4 & 5
Name: Willie C. Connor
Parents: Mrs. Ellen Connor
Spouse: Millie Brady Connor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: Olivet Cemetery, Marietta, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 19, 1971, page 5, col. 5 & 6
Name: Katie Stephens
Spouse: George Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 19, 1971, page 5, col. 6 & 7
Name: Ollie McRae
Parents: Duncan and Maggie Henderson McRae
Spouse: Elizabeth Graham McRae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 19, 1971, page 5, col. 7 & 8
Name: Addie Small Edwards
Parents: Chet and Lula Cook Small
Spouse: Lester W. Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Born January 22, 1926
Place of Birth: Dillon county
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, January 28, 1971, page 8, col. 7
Name: Martha Goddard Monroe
Spouse: M. M. Monroe
Date of Birth/Age: Born January 22, 1926
Place of Birth: Lauren County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 28, 1971, page 8, col. 7
FEBRUARY
Name: Minnie Gaddy Bailey
Parents: James and Orrie McKenzie Gaddy
Spouse: H. H. Bailey (deceased)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 2, 1971, page 7, col. 5, page 6
Name: Beulah Williams Rawlings
Parents: James R. and Martha Tatum Williams
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Brunswick County, Virginia
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Lake View, SC
Place of Burial: Jarratt Cemetery, Jarratt, Virginia
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 2, 1971, page 7, col. 5
Name: Dr. Vincent L. Smith
Parents: Grover L. and Louise Inabinet Smith
Spouse: Flora McDonald Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Springfield
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 2, 1971, page 7, col. 5 & 6
Name: Charlie Mack Carter
Parents: John Henry and Benton Lane Carter
Spouse: Thursie Turner Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 2, 1971, page 7, col. 6
Name: Dr. Otis Minnick Mitchell
Parents: McKendree and Susan Pope Scurry Mitchell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Ridge Springs
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Union Methodist Cemetery in Georgetown County
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 2, 1971, page 7, col. 6, 7 & 8
Name: Jackie Wayne Lane
Parents: Louise Johnson and Jack E. Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 19
Date of Death: Last Wednesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 1, col. 4
Name: Letha Rouse Burgess
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. James R. Burgess
Date of Birth/Age: Age 3
Date of Death: Monday
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 1, col. 3
Name: Linda A. Arrington
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Crawford G. Arrington, Jr.
Grandparents: Mrs. and Mrs. C. G. Arrington or Rowland and Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Holland of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Date of Death: Friday of last week
Place of Death: Walsonburg, NC (Auto Accident – also killed was Edith Ann Tart of Dunn, NC)
Place of Burial: Red Springs, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: John Tolan Reaves, Sr.
Parents: John Tolan and Dora Cottingham Reaves
Spouse: Marguerite Smith Reaves
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Pembroke, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 7, col. 1
Name: Walter David Hyatt
Parents: David H. and Mariah Surles Hyatt
Spouse: Vincie Miller Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 7, col. 1
Name: Dora Blaton Yarborough
Parents: Bob B. and Mary Edwards Blaton
Spouse: Wilson H. Yarborough
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery near Olanta
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 7, col. 1
Name: Ressie Jackson Bryant
Parents: Albert and Celia Ann Bailey Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 7, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Madge Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Services Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 7, col. 2.
Name: Lorean R. Henderson
Parents: Albert and Ella Grainger Rogers
Spouse: Levey Vance Henderson, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Stevens-Gerald Cemetery, Nichols, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 7, col. 2.
Name: Mabel Leigh Easterling
Parents: Andrew J. and Ella Mobley Evans
Spouse: George D. Easterling
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Residence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 7, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Stephen D. Scott
Assistant Superintendent of Lake View Schools
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Union A.M.E. Church Cemetery, Lake View, SC (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 7, col. 3.
Name: Margaret Bullock McClain
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, page 7, col. 3.
Name: Lacy Grice
Parents: James Robert and Effie McRae Grice
Spouse: Luvenia Powers Grice
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Residence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 11, 1971, page 8, col. 7
Name: James Richard Jackson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. James Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 1 and ½ months old
Place of Burial: (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 16, 1971, page 1, col. 5.
Name: Mary Jane Breeden
Spouse: Alton Breeden
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: New Zion AME Church Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 16, page 8, col. 8
Name: F. G. Godbold
Parents: H. S. and Annie Wise Godbold
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 18, 1971, page 8, col. 7 & 8
Name: Lt. Col. Marvin DeLeon Yarborough
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Sumter
Place of Burial: Bethany Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery near Olanta
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 23, 1971, page 6, col. 1.
Name: James Persons Flewellen
Parents: James E. and Rosa Newman Flewellen
Spouse: Jeanie Ransy Flewellen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Washington County, Texas
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 23, 1971, page 6, col. 1.
Name: Dr. William Cox Allen
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 23, 1971, page 6, col. 1.
Name: Aggie Kirby
Parents: Charlie and Mary Norton Kirby
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 23, 1971, page 6, col. 1.
Name: Charlie Smutherman
Spouse: Carrie Wheeler Smutherman
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 25, 1971, page 8, col. 3 & 4
MARCH
Name: Mildred Ann Cooper Howard
Spouse: John Pratt Howard
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Report of accident ( daughter Leslie Emma, age 11 months, killed in same traffic accident)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 2, 1971, page 1, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Rev. Frank Fisher
Parents: John F. and Laura Hocult Fisher
Spouse: Gladys Burema Fisher
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64, Born December 24, 1906
Place of Birth: Fairmont, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Hampton County General Hospital
Place of Burial: Deep Branch Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 2, 1971, page 8, col. 4 & 5.
Name: John Malcom Long
Parents: John R. and Stella Edwards Long
Date of Birth/Age: 22
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Richmond Virginia
Place of Burial: Richmond Virginia (Viet Nam War Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 2, 1971, page 8, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Harold V. Whittington
Parents: Horace Vernon and Doris Harper Whittington
Spouse: Wilma Lee Ray Whittington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 9, 1971, page 9, col 1
Name: Allen McNair
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 9, 1971, page 9, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Corinne E. Stanley
Parents: Rufus and Ina Hayes Edwards
Spouse: John H. Stanley
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Andrews
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 9, 1971, page 9, col. 2.
Name: Jim Graham
Parents: Pat and Abb Martin Graham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58, Born August 8, 1912
Place of Birth: Robinson County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 9, 1971, page 9, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Franklin Peirce Rogers
Parents: Davis S. and Debbie Tipkin Rogers
Spouse: Elizabeth Trantham Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 9, 1971, page 9, col. 3, 4 & 5.
Name: Wake* Hampton McNeil
Parents: James K. and Edna Gray McNeil
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 9, 1971, page 9, col. 5, 6. 7. & 8.
* Spelling should be Wade
Name: David D. Gardner
Parents: William P. and Florence Sansbury Gardner
Spouse: Mary M Gardner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Darlington
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery, Darlington County (WW I Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 11, 1971, page 3, col. 2
Name: Johnny Lee Ivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Auto accident
Place of Burial: (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 16, 1971, page 1, col. 7 & 8, report of accident.
Name: William Joshua Baxley
Parents: William Joshua and Annie Roundtree Baxley
Spouse: Harriett Lucius Baxley
Place of Birth: Barnwell
Date of Death: Tuesday, March 16, 1971
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 16, 1971, page 1, col. 7 and Thursday March 18, 1971, page 1, col. 1 & 2,
Name: James Clarence Reaves
Parents: George R. and Kate Daniel Reaves
Spouse: Mary Mims Reaves
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 16, 1971, page 5, col. 1
Name: Corrina Drake
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 16, 1971, page 5, col. 1& 2
Name: Arthur Speights Marvin
Parents: Joseph and Susie Marvin
Spouse: Evelyn Stewart Marvin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Hendersonville
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1971, page 1, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Lizzie S. Morgan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Family cemetery (Services at Oakdale Baptist Church)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: Lillie Grimsley Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: Jasper Caulder
Spouse: Nellie G. Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Raleigh, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1971, page 8, col. 1 & 2
Name: James Burke Berry
Parents: James Henry and Mary Stackhouse Berry
Spouse: Lucille Nichols Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Dillon county
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1971, page 8, col. 2
Name: Annie Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon county
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at East Dillon Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1971, page 8, col. 2
Name: Tea Wise Turbeville
Spouse: G. H. Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Resident of Florence for the past 25 years
Date of Death: Thursday, March 16, 1971
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1971, page 8, col. 2
Name: James Curtis Hooks
Parents: John T. and Elizabeth Jane Boone Hooks
Spouse: Bonnie coward Hooks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday March 26, 1971, page 3, col. 2
Name: Joe Owens, Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Owens, Sr.
Spouse: Ruth Douglas Owens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday March 26, 1971, page 3, col. 2
Name: James Edwards Rogers, Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. James E. Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Lumberton
Place of Burial: Mt. Holly Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday March 26, 1971, page 3, col. 2
APRIL
Name: Florence Turner
Spouse: Floyd Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Thomasville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 1, 1971, page 4, col. 2
Name: Millie Anderson
Parents: Rev. and Mrs. A. B. Whittington
Spouse: Sgt. Charles Anderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Place of Birth: Dillon county
Date of Death: April 5, 1971
Place of Death: Texas (auto accident)
Place of Burial: West Lawn Cemetery at China Grove, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 6, 1971, page 1, col. 6 and Tuesday, April 13, 1971, page 2*, col. 3
* Second page on the microfilm. First pages of the issue were missing.
Name: Dr. M. A. Huggins
Spouse: Katiebet Morris Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Raleigh
Place of Burial: Montlawn Cemetery (Services in Raleigh)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1971, page 2*, col. 1. * Second page on the microfilm. First pages of the issue were missing.
Name: George Evans Bond, Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Formerly of Dillon
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Richmond, Virginia
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (Veteran of WW II)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1971, page 2*, col. 1. * Second page on the microfilm. First pages of the issue were missing.
Name: Dr. Phillip M. Hamer
Parents: Philip B. and Gertrude Buck Hamer
Spouse: Elizabeth Edwards Hamer
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Bethesda, Maryland
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1971, page 2*, col. 2. * Second page on the microfilm. First pages of the issue were missing.
Name: Sharon Lavonne Anderson
Parents: Sgt. Charles C. and Millie Whittington Anderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 9, Born April 3, 1962
Place of Birth: Rowan County, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: San Antonio, Texas (auto accident)
Place of Burial: West Lawn Cemetery, China Grove, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1971, page 2*, col. 3. *Second page on the microfilm. First pages of the issue were missing.
Name: Murroy Goldfinch Lane
Spouse: Jean Brewer Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Hayestown Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 15, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: James S. Nancy
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Luther Nance
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Date of Death: From the results of a motorcycle accident Monday
Place of Death: Lake View
Place of Burial: (Mutual Funeral Home) (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 15, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: Dr. Carl E. Bailey
Parents: H. B. and Minnie Gaddy Bailey
Spouse: Bernice Brown Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49, Born May 13, 1921
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Moncks Corner
Place of Burial: Services at Moncks Corner United Methodist Church (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 20, 1971, page 3, col. 7
Name: Sallie S. McIntyre
Parents: Pinkney Allen and Annie Coleman Baxley Shelley
Spouse: # 1. Pierce Strickland # 2. Dr. E. Reagan McIntyre
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 20, 1971, page 3, col. 7 & 8
Name: Rachel Mott
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Causley C. Moody
Spouse: Jim Mott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Jacksonville, Florida (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Marion County (hbm)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 20, 1971, page 3, col. 8
Name: Lillie McCormick
Spouse: W. R. McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 22, 1971, page 8, col. 6
Name: Margaret Moody Coburn
Parents: Stepmother – Mrs. Mary Moody
Spouse: Julian L. Coburn, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 22, 1971, page 8, col. 6 & 7
Name: Irene Cowick Tunstall
Parents: Milton and Florence Cain Cowick
Spouse: N. D. Tunstall, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 22, 1971, page 8, col. 7
Name: Grady Gilbert Norton
Parents: Julius and Sallie Gilbert Norton
Spouse: Edna Gibson Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: McLeod Cemetery near Bingham
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 22, 1971, page 8, col. 8
Name: Alton Carl Moody
Parents: E. Vander and Flora Kate Stephens Moody
Spouse: Sallie Hayes Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Bermuda Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 27, 1971, page 8, col. 7 & 8.
Name: C. F. Moody*
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Article headlined Bennettsville
Place of Burial: (Whitner Funeral Home)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 29, 1971, page 6, col. 1
*The heading has C. F. Moody but in the text if was C. C. Moody.
Name: John A. Henry
Parents: Rev. S. W and Mrs. Amanda Wolfe Henry
Spouse: Jennie Cottingham Henry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Antreville
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Greenville
Place of Burial: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 29, 1971, page 6, col. 1 & 2
Name: Paul Capers Jones
Parents: Beverly C. and Vincie Ford Jones
Spouse: Betty Page Jones
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Jones - Nichols Cemetery (W W I Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 29, 1971, page 6, col. 1 and Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 4, col. 3 & 4
MAY
Name: David Harper Derrick, Sr.
Parents: Charles Caughman and Florence Jeffords Derrick
Spouse: Lutie Bethea Derrick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Lake City, SC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 5, col. 1
Name: Marie Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Bethea Hill AME Church Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 4, col. 1
Name: Gene Donald Mew, Jr.
Parents: Gene Donald and Ruth Martin Mew
Date of Birth/Age: Infant (one day old)
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 4, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Estella Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 4, col. 2
Name: Edna Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 4, col. 3
Name: Dorothy Huggins Williamson
Parents: William Thomas and Polly Bethea Huggins
Spouse: Shelby Harry Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Little Rock, SC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 4, col. 5 & 6
Name: Joseph Judson Allen
Parents: David Smith and Amanda Fore Allen
Spouse: #1. Anna Bell Stanton. # 2. Bertha Barker Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Allendale County
Place of Burial: Mt. Arnon Baptist Church Cemetery near Allendale
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 4, col. 5 & 6
Name: Nannie Game
Parents: Van Dillon and Mary Frances Aycocke Game
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84, Born in 1891
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Residence in Latta
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 4, col. 5 & 6
Name: C. G. Arrington, Sr.
Spouse: Josephine Wheeler Arrington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Scotland County
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1971, page 7, col. 3 & 4
Name: Nancy Owens
Taught English in Dillon High for 33 years
Place of Birth: Native of Ellengton, SC
Date of Death: May 4, 1971
Place of Death: Barnwell, SC
Place of Burial: Barnwell Memorial Cemetery, Barnwell, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 6, 1971, page 1, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Nolie E. Roberts
Spouse: Clara Graves Roberts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Services at Oak Grove Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 6, 1971, page 4, col. 3
Name: Angus Egbert Smith
Spouse: Mary McKenzie Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Laurinburg, NC
Place of Burial: Services at Carolina Presbyterian church near Clio
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 6, 1971, page 4, col. 3 & 4
Name: Douglas Rich, Jr.
Parents: Douglas and Dannie Caulder Rich, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 6, 1971, page 4, col. 5 & 6
Name: John Herring
Spouse: Pauline Martin Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1971, page 1, col. 6, 7 & 8
Name: Hortense Hampton Jordan
Parents: James Harris and Rebecca Katherine Klyce Hampton
Spouse: A. B. Jordon, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Place of Birth: Leaksville, Rockingham County, NC
Date of Death: Saturday, May 8, 1971
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1971, page 3, col. 1 & 2
Name: Clifford Robert Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Duke Hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1971, page 3, col. 3
Name: Madge Morris
Parents: Robert and Alice Sweat Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Born March 17, 1883
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1971, page 3, col. 3
Name: Lelia Herring Hargrove
Parents: George and Mary Jane Herring
Spouse: Sam Hargrove
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1971, page 3, col. 4
Name: Josephine Johnson
Parents: Grover Grimsley and Mrs. Beulah Caulder Cannon
Spouse: James Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1971, page 3, col. 4 & 5
Name: Bertha Pope Dollison
Spouse: John Allen Dollison
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Place of Birth: Native of Bennettsville
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Walterboro, SC (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery, Bennettsville
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 20, 1971, page 1, col. 2 & 3
Name: Carolina Caldwell Smith
Parents: Rev. Samuel Craighead and Kate Peason Caldwell
Spouse: Harry B. Smith
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Native of Bennettsville
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: St. Petersburg, Florida
Place of Burial: Presbyterian Church Cemetery (article headline Clinton)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 25, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: Leatha Moore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 25, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: Joseph Palmer Cain, Jr.
Parents: Joseph T. Cain, Sr. and Emma Wilbanks Cain
Father of Mrs. Douglas Jenkins
Spouse: Frances Cade Scott Cain
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 27, 1971, page 1, col. 5 & 6, Tuesday, June 1, 1971, page 5, col. 6 & 7 and a tribute on the editorial page in the June 1st issue.
JUNE
Name: Bruce Benjamin Hayes
Parents: Hugh and Rebecca McLellan Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 1, 1971, page 5, col. 6
Name: Alex S. Cottingham
Spouse: Myrtle L. Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Hillside Cemetery, Laurinburg, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 1, 1971, page 5, col. 7
Name: George Lovette
Spouse: Erma Spivey Lovette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 1, 1971, page 5, col. 7 & 8
Name: Richard Augusta Ford
Spouse: Christine Morgan Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Ford Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 1, 1971, page 5, col. 8
Name: Flossie Wheeler
Spouse: Neil Wheeler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Report of auto accident in Floydale
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 8, 1971, page 1, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Edward Morrison
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Report of auto accident
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 8, 1971, page 1, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Charles David Price
Parents: H. F. and Martha Jane Hyatt Price
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Price Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 15, 1971, page 5, col. 1
Name: Billy Clark, Jr.
Parents: W. F. Clark, Sr and Mrs. and Mrs. Walter E. Nadeau
Date of Birth/Age: Age 17
Place of Birth: Fayetteville, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial:
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 17, 1971, page 5,col. 5 thru 8.
Name: Robert Maxie Bryant
Spouse: Dora Bullock Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 24, 1971, page 3, col. 6
JULY
Name: Giles Shepard Page, Jr.
Spouse: Pauline Bracy Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Page Family Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 1, 1971, page 4, col. 1
Name: Slade Smith Turbeville
Parents: David and Charlotte White Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: North Carolina
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery near Sellers
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 1, 1971, page 4, col. 1
Name: Martha Sweat
Spouse: Walter Sweat
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 1, 1971, page 4, col. 1
Name: Mary McLeod Hardy
Parents: Preston L. and Josie Weatherly Bethea
Spouse: Dr. B. F. Hardy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Bennettsville
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Dothan Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 6, 1971, page 1, col. 1
Name: James Henry Knight
Parents: W. V. and Alice Martin Knight
Spouse: Alice Street Robertson (married in 1939)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon
Date of Death: Services Wednesday (article date June 30)
Place of Burial: Clayton City Cemetery, Clayton, Alabama (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 6, 1971, page 6, col. 1 & 2
Name: John Calhoun Hayes, Jr.
Parents: John Calhoun and Rebecca Fore Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Charlotte, NC
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 6, 1971, page 6, col. 2
Name: Roland Turner
Parents: Roland and Jewel Caulder Turner
Spouse: Mary Owens Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Life long resident of Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 8, 1971, page 6, col. 1
Name: Bruce Arnette Harrelson
Spouse: John Burney Harrelson
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 8, 1971, page 6, col. 1 & 2
Name: Rosa E. LeVeque
Parents: John and Kate Berry Hamer
Spouse: Frank LeVeque, Sr. (died Nov. 21, 1961)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery (resident of Springfield)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 13, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: William Burnice Church, Sr.
Spouse: Annie Rouse Church
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Kemper Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 13, 1971, page 8, col. 2
Name: John Coleman Allen
Parents: John Coleman and Hattie Whitington
Spouse: Katherine Turner Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 20, 1971, page 3, col. 1
Name: Keever Miller
Spouse: Murtie Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Born November 9, 1912
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: July 8, 1971
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 20, 1971, page 3, col. 2 & 3
Name: Gordon Huntington Ellis, Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Gordon H. Ellis
Spouse: Carol Whedbee Ellis (granddaughter of Mrs. F. L. Bethea)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Place of Birth: Native of Wilmington, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Houme, Louisiana (plane crash)
Place of Burial: Oleander Memorial Gardens, Wilmington, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 22, 1971, page 1, col. 6 & 7.
Name: Neppie S. Hammond
Parents: Henry and Marin Gertrude Tyler Strickland
Spouse: Archie H. Hammond
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Columbus County, NC
Date of Death: July 10, 1971
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 22, 1971, page 6, col. 6 & 7.
Name: Stephen D. Williamson
Parents: George and Annie Cockfield Williamson
Spouse: Pearl E. Smith Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Williamsburg County Native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 29, 1971, page 6, col. 5.
Name: Roland Vereen
Parents: Roland Verren, Sr. and Docia O’Quinn Vereen
Spouse: Billie Lou Dickens Vereen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 29, 1971, page 6, col. 5 & 6.
Name: Carol G. Hyatt
Parents: B. H. and Martha Hyatt
Spouse: Sally Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 29, 1971, page 6, col. 6 & 7
Name: Charlene D. Powers
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Powers
Date of Birth/Age: Age - one year, eleven months
Date of Death: Services Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 29, 1971, page 6, col. 7 & 8
AUGUST
Name: Oscar Bethea
Parents: Handy and Lonnie Ellerbe Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Baltimore, MD
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 5, 1971, page 8, col. 5 & 6
Name: Lorena H. Gray
Parents: James and Margaret H. Hood
Spouse: Z. L. Gray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Native of Marlboro County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Brownsville Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 5, 1971, page 8, col. 6 & 7
Name: Huey Kemp Lewis
Parents: Hugh G. and Mandy Jane Lewis
Spouse: Izzie L. Lewis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 5, 1971, page 8, col. 7 & 8
Name: Nannie Grace Alford
Spouse: Thomas Brooks Alford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon
Date of Death: last week, Services Sunday
Place of Death: Douglas, Georgia
Place of Burial: Douglas, Georgia
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 10, 1971, page 5, col. 4
Name: Mable Bracy Huggins
Parents: Albert Sidney and Mary Francis Sykes Bracy
Spouse: Lonnie B. Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Maxton, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 10, 1971, page 5, col. 4 & 5
Name: Carrie J. Stubbs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Roselawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 10, 1971, page 5, col. 6
Name: George T. Baker
Parents: George and Annie Blakely Baker
Spouse: Willie Mae Baker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 10, 1971, page 5, col. 6
Name: Houston Manning
Parents: Senator J. H. Manning and Florence Ellerbe Manning
Spouse: Lura Deane Hamer Manning
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 19, 1971, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: Robert Earle McMillan
Parents: Frank Mitchell and Anna Smith McMillan
Spouse: Alice Burley McMillan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Latta, SC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Veterans Administration Hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Park
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 19, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: Lila Barron Oates
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: York General Hospital
Place of Burial: Laurelwood Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 19, 1971, page 8, col. 1 & 2
Name: William Lee Hewitt
Parents: W. L. and Pauline Jones Hewitt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 19, 1971, page 8, col. 2
Name: Howard Moore, Jr.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Howard Moore, Sr..
Spouse: Pamela Harrelson Moore
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Shiloh Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 19, 1971, page 8, col. 2 & 3
Name: Arneitha S. McEachern
Spouse: Allen McEachern
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Hazel Grove Baptist Church Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 19, 1971, page 8, col. 3 & 4
Name: Bertha Long
Spouse: Joe Long
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Services Friday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 19, 1971, page 8, col. 4 & 5
Name: Nelton Rogers
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Cornie Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1971, page 5, col. 1
Name: Mabel Hancock Hayes
Parents: John and Ovella Hall Hancock
Spouse: Clyde Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Bluefield, West Virginia
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1971, page 5, col. 1 & 2
Name: Beulah G. Gray
Parents: Calvin and Sarah Riley Gray
Spouse: Luther T. Gray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1971, page 5, col. 2
Name: Mary Louise Andrews Jones
Parents: William Holton and Mary Burnham Jones
Spouse: Wade Hampton Jones
Date of Birth/Age: Age 99
Place of Birth: Charleston, SC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1971, page 5, col. 2
Name: John Press Eagerton
Parents: Press and Alice Harrel Eagerton
Spouse: Ida Mae Hodge Eagerton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Hamer
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Kentyre Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 31, page 1, col. 3
Name: Joseph Tucker Minshew
Parents: Newton and Maggie Gardner Minshew
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 31, 1971, page 4, col. 6
Name: Lola Mumford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 31, 1971, page 4, col. 6 & 7.
Name: Myrtle Jackson Grimsley
Spouse: Lewis Grimsley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 31, 1971, page 4, col. 7.
Name: James Arthur Bethea
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon
Date of Death: Services Friday
Place of Burial: New Holly Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 31, 1971, page 4, col. 8.
SEPTEMBER
Name: Earl Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Goldsboro, NC
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 2, 1971, page 4, col. 3
Name: Stella K. Mozley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lake City
Place of Burial: Panama City, Florida
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 2, 1971, page 4, col. 3
Name: Bessie Louis Stalvey Henry
Parents: Dr. John Kelly and Bessie Rollinson Stalvey
Spouse: George Hugh Henry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Conway
Place of Burial: Lakeside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 2, 1971, page 4, col. 3 & 4
Name: Bobby Miller Winesett
Parents: Robert A. Winesett and Mrs. Agnes Pavlow
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Harrisonburg, Virginia (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 2, 1971, page 4, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Bruno Werner
Parents: Johann and Franceska Shely Werner
Spouse: Ida Harmel Werner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Germany
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Gilbert
Place of Burial: Services at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 2, 1971, page 4, col. 5
Name: William Sinclair Pope, Sr.
Parents: Addison Duncan and Leila Quick Pope
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 7, 1971, page 1, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Clyde L. Bailey
Spouse: Sarah J. Moore Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 7, 1971, page 7, col. 6.
Name: Annie Bell Driggers Hooks
Parents: Walter Driggers and Mary Dodge Driggers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 7, 1971, page 7, col. 6 & 7
Name: Aletha Clark Simpson
Parents: Edward Jowers and Elizabeth Morrison Clark
Spouse: Rev. A. M. Simpson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Tirzah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 7, 1971, page 7, col. 7 & 8
Name: William Chapman Jacobs
Spouse: Mary Jacobs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Lake Cemetery (probably Lake View)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 9, 1971, page 8, col. 2
Name: Walter Clarence Averette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 9, 1971, page 8, col. 3
Name: Mann Barton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Pee Dee Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 16, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: Ruth Grainger
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 16, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: Lizzie Hayes Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 16, 1971, page 8, col. 2
Name: Ida Ellis Berrry
Parents: Hugh G. and Emmaline E. Perritt Ellis
Spouse: James F. Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 94
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 16, 1971, page 8, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Blanche Miller
Parents: Arthur and Mandy Young Brigman
Spouse: James C. Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 16, 1971, page 8, col. 3
Name: David Mack Woodard
Parents: Charlie and Fannie Brumbles Woodard
Spouse: Hortense Berry Woodard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 16, 1971, page 8, col. 3
Name: Alice Bethea
Parents: Neil and Bertha Bethea
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: September 11, 1971
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 23, 1971, page 3, col. 6 & 7
Name: Preston Lang Bethea II
Parents: Colon Weatherly Bethea (deceased) and Margaret Gaillard Carpenter
Spouse: Beatrice Audley Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 23, 1971, page 5, col. 3
Name: George H. Boughner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 96
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Chadborune Memorial Cemetery, Chadbourne, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 23, 1971, page 5, col. 5 6
Name: Charlie F. Bowen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Elizabethtown, NC
Place of Burial: New Hollywood Cemetery (article headlined Lumberton)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 23, 1971, page 5, col. 7 & 8
Name: Joseph Henry McKenzie
Parents: Mrs. Carrie McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon (report of auto accident)
Place of Burial: Resident of St. Paul, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1971, page 1, col. 1, 2 & 3.
Name: Carrie McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon (report of auto accident)
Place of Burial: Resident of St. Paul, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1971, page 1, col. 1, 2 & 3.
Name: Mary Edna Taylor
Parents: Carrie McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age about 60
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon (report of auto accident)
Place of Burial: Resident of St. Paul, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1971, page 1, col. 1, 2 & 3.
Name: James Blanton Lane
Parents: James R. and Elizabeth Sanderson Lane
Spouse: Mamie Johnson Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (WW I Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1971, page 6, col. 1
Name: Rembert Harrelson
Parents: Willie Garris and Nollie Rogers Harrelson
Spouse: Mamie Johnson Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1971, page 6, col. 1
Name: Samuel T. Atkinson
Parents: William Benjamin and Henrieta Gaddy Atkinson
Spouse: Gladys Spigener Atkinson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Ocean Wood Memorial Park, Myrtle Beach, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1971, page 6, col. 4, 5, 6 & 7.
Name: Robert J. Ervin
Spouse: Lundy Aldman Ervin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 7 (as written – obviously a misprint)
Date of Death: Tuesday of last week
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Smith Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1971, page 6, col. 7 & 8.
OCTOBER
Name: Percy Gray Dunlap
Parents: John and Sally Loyd Dunlap
Spouse: DeEtte Tally Dunlap
Place of Birth: Chatham County, NC
Date of Death: October 1, 1971
Place of Death: Residence in Little Rock, SC
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1971, page 5, col. 4
Name: Sallie Breeden Hamer
Parents: Thomas Jefferson and Sallie Townsend Breeden
Spouse: J. W. Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 94
Place of Birth: Bennettsville, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Hamer Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1971, page 5, col. 5
Name: Herbert S. White, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1971, page 8, col. 1
Name: Utley Caulder
Parents: Thomas and Janie Cook Caulder
Spouse: Valentina M. Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Monroe
Place of Burial: National Cemetery, Florence SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1971, page 8, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Allie Doris Cottingham Lane
Parents: Henry W. and Estell Brigman Cottingham
Spouse: Crom Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence, SC (auto accident)*
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 12, 1971, page 1, col. 5 & 6. *Other Florence residents killed in the same accident were Banksell Roscoe Cottingham, age 61, and Mrs. Mary Price, age 56. No other information was supplied about them.
Name: Julia Kendrick Bethea
Parents: John Fox and Martha Antionette Erwin Kendrick
Spouse: Tristram Walker Bethea (died in 1926) (married 1908)
Date of Death: October 11, 1971
Place of Burial: Services at Main Street Methodist Church, Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 12, 1971, page 1, col. 3
Name: John R. Hilton
Parents: William Henry and Margaret Hancock Hilton
Spouse: Sadie Inez Hicks Hilton (died 24 July 1967) hbm
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Tuesday, October 12, 1971
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 12, 1971, page 1, col. 6 and Tuesday, October 19, 1971, page 5 col. 5
Name: Eloise Huggins Poole
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 12, 1971, page 6, col. 6
Name: Geneva Bourgoin Bailey
Spouse: James A. Bailey
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 12, 1971, page 6, col. 7 & 8
Name: Banksell R. Cottingham
Parents: Henry W. and Estile Brigman Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 14, 1971, page 4, col. 2 & 3
Name: L. Carl Hyman
Parents: Lewis A and Dora Jane Finklea Hyman
Spouse: Mrs. Russell Poston Hyman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Hyman
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lake City
Place of Burial: Lake City Memorial Park
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 19, 1971, page 5, col. 3 & 4
Name: Betty Bond Burgett
Parents: George and Mary Elizabeth Wallace Bond
Spouse: Col. J. R. Burgett
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 21, 1971, page 6, col. 3 & 4
Name: Julian Laverne Jackson
Parents: Julian T. and Mattie J. Jackson
Spouse: Freddie Jordan Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 21, 1971, page 6, col. 4, 5 & 6.
Name: Crawford Tyndall
Spouse: Nettie Jackson Tyndall
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 21, 1971, page 6, col. 6 & 7
Name: Clara Dudley
Parents: Thomas and Annie Jane Peterkin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Cedar Falls Baptist Church Cemetery, Blenhelm (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 26, 1971, page 4, col. 1.
Name: Henry Edmiston Dixon
Parents: Dr. Joseph E. and Emily Watkins Dixon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Columbia, Tennessee
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 26, 1971, page 4, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Henry McIver Rogers
Parents: Lot B. and Adeline Townsend Rogers
Spouse: Frances Morgan Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 93
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: St. Paul’s Methodist Church Cemetery, Little Rock, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 26, 1971, page 4, col. 2
Name: Allen Gibson LeGette
Parents: Kossuth and Annie Gibson LeGette
Spouse: Thelma Williams LeGette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Centenary Methodist Church Cemetery, Centenary, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 26, 1971, page 4, col. 3
Name: Dr. Thomas Rex Simpson
Parents: Thaddeaus Rex Simpson (dec) and Mrs. Emma Johnson Lunt
Spouse: Ruth Knight Simpson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Laurens
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery, Mullins, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 26, 1971, page 4, col. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
NOVEMBER
Name: Flora Edwards Stewart
Parents: Benjamin Franklin and Jane* Mills Edwards
Spouse: Clifford C. Stewart
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Fairview Presbyterian Cemetery near Fountain Inn
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 2, 1971, page 6, col. 6
*The article has James Mills but should be Sarah Jane Mills Edwards. (hbm)
Name: Minnie Jane Hooks Campbell
Parents: Van and Fannie Jones Hooks
Spouse: Daniel A. Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 9, 1971, page 4, col. 7
Name: Victor Brown
Parents: Belton and Ora Lee Brown
Spouse: Clara A. Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 32
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial:
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 9, 1971, page 4, col. 7
Name: Leamon Jacobs
Parents: Dora Caulder Jacobs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Butner, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 9, 1971, page 4, col. 7 & 8
Name: Elizabeth Munn rogers
Parents: Frank and Elizabeth Trapp Welton
Spouse: Heniard* Rogers (according to step-granddaughter the correct spelling is Hiniard)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Ohio
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Sumter
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 9, 1971, page 4, col. 7 & 8
Name: Monroe Lucas Bryant
Parents: James L. and Mary Bell Hall Bryant
Spouse: Evelyn Fore Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Florence, SC
Date of Death: Sunday, October 31, 1971
Place of Death: Lakeland, Florida
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 11, 1971, page 6, col. 7 & 8.
Name: Will A. Causey
Spouse: Euncie Church Causey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 16, 1971, page 6, col. 1
Name: Molly Wise Moody
Parents: James E. and Auerilla Hayes Wise
Spouse: Major S. Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 16, 1971, page 6, col. 1
Name: Michael Elias Hobeika, Sr.
Parents: Michael Elias and Helen Hobeika
Spouse: Mary Sarkis Hobeika
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Beirut, Syria
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach, SC
Place of Burial: Ocean Woods Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 16, 1971, page 6, col. 1, 2 & 3.
Name: Marion P. Rozier
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73, October 12, 1898
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lake View
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 18, 1971, page 7, col. 5
Name: Josie Barnhill
Parents: Perry and Kett Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 18, 1971, page 7, col. 6
Name: Mrs. K. M. McLennan
Mother of Mrs. Maurice (Grace) Carmichael of Dillon
Spouse: Kenneth M. McLennan
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Greenwood Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1971, page 5, col. 1
Name: Marvel Culbreth
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Culbreth, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Devotions Garden Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1971, page 5, col. 1
Name: Howard Henry Cottingham
Parents: Marvin and Cora Huggins Cottingham
Spouse: Thelma Kenney Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bennettsville (Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1971, page 5, col. 1
Name: Margaret Evans Smoot
Parents: Walker W. and Effie McDougall Evans
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 30, 1971, page 4, col. 3 & 4
Name: L. F. (Buster) Smoot
Parents: Louis Francis and Annie Louise Garner Smoot
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Darlington
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 30, 1971, page 4, col. 4 & 5
Name: Annie M. McQueen
Parents: William J. and Nancy Owens Edwards
Spouse: Martin C. McQueen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 30, 1971, page 4, col. 5 & 6.
Name: Curtis Cook
Parents: John and Mary Wallace Cook
Spouse: Betty Ivey Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 30, 1971, page 4, col. 6 & 7
Name: Lonnie O. Yarborough
Parents: John H. and Fannie Catherine West Yarborough
Stepmother: Mrs. Ethel Lee Walters
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Place of Birth: Native of Cumberland County, North Carolina
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Place of Burial:
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 30, 1971, page 4, col. 7 & 8
DECEMBER
Name: Ruby McLean Gaddy
Parents: Silamon and Angerona Manning McLean
Spouse: Walker L. Gaddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 7, 1971, page 4, col. 1 & 2
Name: Carrie Bedia Russell Hulon
Spouse: Jack Proctor Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 7, 1971, page 4, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Charles Furr
Parents: Fulton and Laura Goodman Furr
Spouse: Louise Furr
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Native of Georgia
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: City Cemetery, Sandersville, Georgia
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 7, 1971, page 4, col. 3 & 4 and Tuesday, December 14, 1971, page 8, col. 3 & 4.
Name: E. B. “Burke” Berry
Parents: Edmund and Mary Manning Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Sellers Native
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1971, page 10, col. 5
Name: Edward/Everett* D. Earles
Parents: Charles I. And Laura Walker Earles
Spouse: Annette Allen Earles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1971, page 5, col. 4. *Heading has Edward and the body of the article has Everett.
Name: Mrs. Earlie H. Edge
Parents: William Jack and Eva Jane Strickland Hardy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1971, page 8, col. 1 & 2
Name: Joseph Joel (Joe) Saleeby
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Saleeby
Spouse: Ruth Isgett Saleeby
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Darlington
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1971, page 8, col. 2
Name: Paul Edward Mahaffey, Sr.
Parents: Sidney B. and Maisie B. Mahaffey
Spouse: Betty Lou West Mahaffey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth: Lancaster County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: New Johnsonville, Tennessee
Place of Burial: Lancaster Memorial Park (Korean Veteran)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 16, 1971, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: Nina David Dixon
Spouse: Harry E. Dixon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Services Wednesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1971, page 5, col. 5
Name: Charles Henry Hyatt
Parents: Levie Hyatt and Mrs. Cora Erickson
Spouse: Betty Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Baltimore, Maryland
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1971, page 5, col. 5
Name: Mary Ella Jackson Powers
Parents: Asberry and Beadie Sanderson Jackson
Spouse: Ed Franklin Powers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1971, page 6, col. 1
Name: Silas McDowell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Services at Oak Grove Baptist Church
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1971, page 6, col. 1
Name: Raybon/Rabon* Lovett
Parents: Buster and Maude Powers Lovett
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1971, page 6, col. 1 & 2. *Spelled both ways in article.
Name: Frank Edwin Paschal
Parents: F. I. And Katie Millsap Paschal
Spouse: Earline Paschal
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Article headlined Little River
Place of Burial: Ocean Forest Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1971, page 6, col. 2
Name: Jewell Beatrice McDaniel Rodgers
Parents: G. C. and Betty Ann Herring McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1971, page 6, col. 2
Name: Rev. Mack Carmichael McQueen
Parents: John and Margaret Carmichael McQueen
Spouse: Memory Motes McQueen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Services at Graves Memorial Presbyterian Church, Clinton, NC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1971, page 6, col. 2
Name: Blanche Port
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 23, 1971, page 5, col. 6
Name: Infant Son Jackson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Leverne Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Services Wednesday
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 23, 1971, page 5, col. 6
Name: Rev. John Wesley Alford, Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (Masonic Rites) (AA)
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 23, 1971, page 5, col. 6
Name: Avritte R. Temple
Brother: Dr. L. W. Temple
Spouse: Hazel Elizabeth Hanna Temple
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77, Born August 25, 1894
Place of Birth: Lake View, SC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Biloxi Veterans Hospital, Mississippi (WW I Veteran)
Place of Burial: Louisville Memorial Park Cemetery, Louisville, Mississippi
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 28, 1971, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: Charlie R. Miller
Spouse: Betty Causey Miller
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Miller Family Cemetery near Lake View
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1971, page 4, col. 1
Name: Ila Mae Wittemore/Whittemore*
Parents: Hassie and Minnie Harrelson Hazelton
Spouse: John R. Whittemore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Miller Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 30, 1971, page 8, col. 3. *Spelled both ways in article
Name: Michael George Saleeby
Parents: George and Maggie Saleeby
Spouse: Margaret Lee Weaver Saleeby
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Florence
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 30, 1971, page 8, col. 3 & 4
Name: Nancy Winesett
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Dickens
Spouse: Mike Winesett
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Place of Burial: Services at Virginia Beach
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 30, 1971, page 8, col. 4