The extracts for 1972 are not in alphabetical order. They are listed in the month as they appeared in the Dillon Herald
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JANUARY
Name: Yancy Hyatt, Jr.
Parents: Yancy and Pattie Hyatt, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Near Dillon (struck by auto)
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 4, 1972, page 1, col. 3 & 4
Name: John McCrae
Spouse: Julia McCrae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 4, 1972, page 4, col. 2
Name: Hammie Hood
Parents: Charlie S. and Ester Mae Hall Hood
Spouse: Annie Ruth Powers Hood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Brownsville Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 4, 1972, page 4, col. 3 & 4
Name: Jane C. Page
Sister: Mrs. Rebekah C. Anderson
Date of Death: January 1, 1972
Place of Burial: Services in Wallace, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 4, 1972, page 8, col. 4
Name: Miles Smith
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Chester
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 4, 1972, page 8, col. 1
Name: Annie Bell McCormick Harrelson
Parents: Duncan James and Willie Ann Tarte McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Scotland County, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 4, 1972, page 8, col. 4
Name: Elizabeth Trantham Rogers
Parents: John S. and Carrie Elizabeth Brown Trantham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Camden
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Quaker Cemetery, Camden, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 4, 1972, page 8, col. 5 & 6
Name: Fred C. Bethea
Spouse: Essie Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 4, 1972, page 8, col. 6 & 7
Name: William Thad Bethea
Parents: William T. and Georgia Bethea
Spouse: Oriana Berry Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 6, 1972, page 1, col. 7 & 8 and Tuesday, January 11, 1972, page 1, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Dr. Benjamin F. Allen, Sr.
Spouse: Susan Hicks Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Near Latta
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 11, 1972, page 4, col. 2.
Name: Samuel H. Pratt
Parents: Samuel and Lula Clark Pratt
Spouse: Olive Clark Pratt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 11, 1972, page 4, col. 3.
Name: Annice Rowel Martin
Parents: Claudius and Elizabeth Hatchel Rowel
Spouse: Rufus Martin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Centenary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 11, 1972, page 4, col. 3 & 4.
Name: Harry W. Welch
Daughter: Mrs. Raymond Stubbs
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Death: January 10, 1972
Place of Death: New York
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 11, 1972, page 4, col. 4.
Name: Clifford McCormick
Parents: James A. and Lula LeGette McCormick
Spouse: Gladys Ammons McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach
Place of Burial: Ashpole Presbyterian Church Cemetery*, Rowland, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 13, 1972, page 5, col. 1
Name: Princess Stevens White
Spouse: F. M. White, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Death: Laurinburg
Place of Burial: New Hope Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 13, 1972, page 5, col. 1& 2
Name: Livingston Ira Curtis
Parents: Harrison and Mary Miller Curtis
Spouse: Christine Bethea Curtis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 18, 1972, page 1, col. 7.
Name: John David Turner
Parents: Will and Mary Garner Turner
Spouse: Lillie Mae Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Bristol Chapel Church Cemetery, Marlboro County, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 18,1972, page 4, col. 3
Name: Anna Coe Fountain
Parents: Barnie and Janie Billing Murphy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 93
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Hartsville
Place of Burial: Centerville AME Church Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 18,1972, page 4, col. 3 & 4.
Name: Jessie C. Miller
Parents: John H. and Thessie Ann Scott Miller
Spouse: Hanna Horne (died in 1961)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 25, 1972, page 8, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Wilbur Branch
Spouse: Flora Me Branch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 25, 1972, page 8, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Robert Maynor
Parents: J. F. and Viola McCracken Maynor
Spouse: Dorthea Lee Maynor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 25, 1972, page 8, col. 3 & 4.
Name: John Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 25, 1972, page 8, col. 4.
Name: Wade McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 25, 1972, page 8, col. 5.
Name: Edwin Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 25, 1972, page 8, col. 5 & 6
Name: Roberta Bethea Parham
Parents: John D. and Sarah Ann Manning Bethea
Spouse: Walter Clyde Parham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 25, 1972, page 8, col. 4 & 5
FEBRUARY
Name: Ida McDonald Rogers
Parents: Charles and Laura Jackson McDonald
Spouse: Morgan J. Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 1, 1972, page 3, col. 6 & 7.
Name: James Austin Smith
Parents: William C. and Harriet Clark Smith
Spouse: Lizzie Mae Usher Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Laurens County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 1, 1972, page 3, col. 7 & 8.
Name: Cora McCall Proctor
Parents: Hugh D. and Mary Ann Wright McCall
Spouse: Jesse Thomas Proctor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 3, 1972, page 6, col. 1.
Name: Willie I. Burns
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Native of SC, resident of Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Faith Cemetery, Lumberton, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 3, 1972, page 6, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Earle Bethea Meadors
Parents: Festers L. and Sallie Stackhouse Bethea
Spouse: Joe H. Meadows
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 3, 1972, page 6, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Eugene Clifton Watts
Parents: Numa and Fronnie Ranson Watts
Spouse: Nellie Stephens Watts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Nichols, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 3, 1972, page 6, col. 3.
Name: Mary Cottingham Brogdon
Parents: Toms and Lennie Huggins Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 3, 1972, page 6, col. 3
Name: Eugene McKenzie Moody
Parents: John Henry and Myrtle Jackson McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Conway
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC (WWII Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 15, 1972, page 6, col. 1
Name: Lennie Hayes Goodyear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 15, 1972, page 6, col. 1
Name: William Kenneth Brown
Parents: Maxie Monroe and Mary Kate Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: St. Lake City, Utah
Place of Burial: New Life Cemetery, Marion County (Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 15, 1972, page 6, col. 1
Name: Benny W. Rouse
Parents: Henry and Hattie Ivey Rouse
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 15, 1972, page 6, col. 1 & 2
Name: Furman W. Gooden
Parents: Peter and Laura Sutton Gooden
Spouse: Atlethia Mae Cassidy Gooden
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Cheraw
Place of Burial: Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 15, 1972, page 6, col. 2 & 3
Name: Alphonso Avery Howell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Meadow Brook Cemetery, (Biggs Funeral Home, Lumberton)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 15, 1972, page 6, col. 3
Name: Dollie McKellar Purvis
Parents: John and Daisy McKenzie McKellar
Spouse: Charlie E. Purvis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Conway
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 15, 1972, page 6, col. 3, 4, 5 & 6
Name: Former State Senator William C. Goldberg, Sr.
Parents: Dr. E. H. and Margaret Cobb Goldberg
Spouse: Lillian Huggins Goldberg
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery (WW II Veteran and POW)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 17, 1972, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: Ethel Lane Coward
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 17, 1972, page 4, col. 1
Name: John Blackmon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 17, 1972, page 4, col. 2
Name: Betty H. Hulon
Parents: Samuel and Hapsy Jane Hulon
Spouse: Willie R. Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 22, 1972, page 4, col. 1
Name: Ernest Martin Hayes
Parents: Harley and Hopie Staley Hayes
Spouse: Ruth Hooks Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Hoboken, Georgia
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Bayboro Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 22, 1972, page 4, col. 2
Name: William Lamar Bethea
Parents: William Lamar and Bertha McLeod Bethea
Spouse: Lillie H. Hotchkiss
Date of Birth/Age: August 19, 1908
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: February 24, 1972
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1972, page 1, col. 3 & 4.
Name: Norwood Richardson
Parents: Allen and Ranzie Tanner Richardson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence in Little Rock
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1972, page 8, col. 1
Name: David L. McCray
Parents: George and Rodie Manny McCrae
Spouse: Viola Farrow McCray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1972, page 8, col. 1
Name: Mae C. Carmichael
Parents: William D. and Orilla McInnis Carmichael
Spouse: Eddie A. Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Rains, SC
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1972, page 8, col. 1 & 2
Name: James Ellory Sanderson
Spouse: Lessie Jane Sanderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Sanderson Family Cemetery near Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1972, page 8, col. 2
Name: Rev. Henry Lide Reaves
Parents: James and Annie Durant Reaves
Spouse: Claudia Brown Reaves
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Clarendon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Summerville
Place of Burial: Durant Family Cemetery near Gable
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1972, page 8, col. 2
Name: Raeford Leslie Herring
Parents: Elget Thomas and Mary McKenzie Herring
Spouse: Nelle* M Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Fayetteville
Place of Burial: Barnsville Cemetery, Barnsville, North Carolina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 29, 1972, page 6, col. 1
*Best Guess – microfilm is faded out.
Name: James Pink McDowell
Spouse: Varrie Bell McDowell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Loris
Place of Burial: Twin Cities Memorial Gardens (WW I Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 29, 1972, page 7, col. 1 & 2.
MARCH
Name: Rosia Bell Bracey
Spouse: Dowson Bracey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: McLeod Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 7, 1972, page 6, col. 5
Name: Lloyd Horne
Spouse: Dorothy Parker Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 7, 1972, page 6, col. 5& 6
Name: Rosa Tyler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: March 5, 1972
Place of Burial: Services at Second Baptist Church, Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 7, 1972, page 6, col. 6& 7
Name: Mrs. Monroe Church
Spouse: Monroe Church
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 7, 1972, page 6, col. 7 & 8
Name: Earnest Van Moody
Parents: E. V. and Nancy Phillips (Moody)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 9, 1972, page 4,
col. 1 & 2
Name: Amelia Ray Alford
Parents: Jerry and Martha Parker Ray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Gethsemane Old Baptist Cemetery in Horry County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 14, 1972, page 4,
col. 6
Name: Lillian Bethea. Martin
Parents: John and Martha Boggs Wright
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Pickens County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 14, 1972, page 4,
col. 6 & 7
Name: Isaac Hinton Hyatt
Parents: Joseph A. and Alice Williams Hyatt
Spouse: Margaret Rowell (died 5 years ago)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: March 1, 1972
Place of Death: Norfolk Virginia
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 14, 1972, page 4,
col. 8
Name: James Morgan Brand
Parents: Thomas Morgan and Mollie Monroe Brand
Spouse: Evelyn Rogers Brand
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Beaumont, Texas
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 16, 1973, page 4,
col. 7 & 8
Name: William Thread DuBois
Parents: Joseph C. and Melissa J. Owens DuBois
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Myrtle Beach
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Centenary Methodist Church Cemetery near Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 21, 1972, page 4, col. 4
Name: Robie Odell McCollum
Parents: Joseph and Huldah Reed McCollum
Spouse: Dilva Burcham McCollum
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Native of Surry County, NC
Date of Death: February 16, 1972
Place of Death: North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Place of Burial: Forsythe Memorial Park, Winston-Salem, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 21, 1972, page 4, col. 4 & 5
Name: Rachel Smith
Parents: Lewis and Maggie Smith
Date of Death: February 24, 1972
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at St. Stephens United Methodist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 21, 1972, page 4, col. 5
Name: Mamie Frier
Date of Birth/Age: age 69
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at Beulah Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 21, 1972, page 4, col. 5
Name: Leitner A. “Pete” Steele
Parents: William B. and Leila McKay Steele
Spouse: Sarah Usher Steele
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach
Place of Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 23, 1972, page 3, col. 4
Name: Mary Layton Hulon
Parents: Verson and Gertrude Hyatt Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 17
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Bermuda Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 28, 1972, page 4, col. 7 & 8
Name: Colonel Moody
Parents: Tapley T. and Aggie Sanderson Moody
Spouse: Mattie Dew Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: March 28, 1972
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 28, 1972, page 1, col. 6. The issue the obituary would be in is missing from the microfilm.
APRIL
Name: John Theodore Henry, Sr.
Parents: Patrick Cornelius and Margaret Moore Henry
Spouse: Thelma Marlow Henry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Conway
Place of Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 4, 1972, page 4, col.
7& 8
Name: Ethel C. Sistare
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Bennettsville, SC
Place of Burial: McLucus Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 4, 1972, page 4, col.
5& 6
Name: Bunyon Baily Benfield
Spouse: Clara McDaniel Benfield
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach, SC
Place of Burial: Ocean Woods Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 4, 1972, page 8, col.
6, 7 & 8
Name: Josephine Daniels
Parents: James and Annie Ashby Daniels
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Chapel Hill, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 11, 1972, page 3,
col. 7 & 8
Name: Tom Hulon
Parents: Baker and Pearle Cooper Hulon
Spouse: Mary Turner Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 13, 1972, page 6,
col. 1
Name: Julese J. Ford
Parents: E. E. and Minnie E. Jernegan Johnson
Spouse: Junius Ford
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Ford Cemetery in Dillon County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 13, 1972, page 6,
col. 1
Name: Col. Stephen S. Hamilton
Parents: Dayton V. and Sally Walker Smith Hamilton
Spouse: Louise Frizell Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Dillon County (resident of West Columbia)
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D. C.
Place of Burial: Mt. Tabor Cemetery (WW I and WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 13, 1972, page 6,
col. 1 & 2
Name: Nellie Hayes Sturm
Daughter: Mrs. Curtis Burleson
Parents: John and Addie Suttle Hayes
Spouse: Lyman Sturm
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Lewisburg, West Virginia
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 18, 1972, page 3, col. 1
Name: James Edward Owens
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Owens, Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 18, 1972, page 3, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Oda Stone Mishue
Parents: Joel and Nellie Jackson Stone
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 18, 1972, page 3, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Claude Wilson Graham Jr.
Parents: Claude Wilson and Fannilu Thaxton Graham, Sr.
Spouse: Jane Ellen Gaddy Graham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Ocilla, Georgia
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 20, 1972, page 4, col. 7 & 8
Name: Annie Wethington Ivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland, North Carolina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 20, 1972, page 4, col. 8
Name: Steven Alan Veatch
Parents: Col. Charles Weldon and Barbara Ann Wilson Veatch
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Sumter
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Auto Accident near Monks Corner
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 25, 1972, page 1, col. 5 & 6
*Others who died in same accident, Jimmy Levonnie Richbourg, Glen Mitchell Richbourg of Monks Corner and Asbury Smoak, of Sumter.
Name: Tempie Luvenia Deal Rush
Parents: Demenion D. and Lillie Hollingsworth Deal
Spouse: James Thomas Rush, Sr.
Daughter: Mrs. O. B. Ross of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76, Born October 22, 1895
Place of Birth: Greenwood County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Greenwood, SC
Place of Burial: Bold Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 25, 1972, page 7, col. 1
Name: Emory J. Hayes
Parents: Samuel and Matilda Susan Moody
Spouse: Ruby Turner Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 25, 1972, page 7, col. 2
Name: Alphonso Edgar Townsend
Parents: Frank Floyd and Sophia Page Townsend
Spouse: Christine Stone Townsend
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 25, 1972, page 7, col. 2 & 3
Name: Caroline Daniels Morris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 25, 1972, page 7, col. 3 & 4
Name: Leroy “Bo” Carter
Spouse: Quennie P. Carer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 27, 1972, page 6, col. 2
Name: Mary E. Campbell
Parents: Daniel W. and Frances Williamson Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 27, 1972, page 6, col. 2
Name: Ruth Taylor Britt
Parents: Christopher and Maude Keels Taylor
Spouse: Herbert M. Britt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Sumter County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 27, 1972, page 6, col. 2
MAY
Name: Robert L. McNeil
Parents: Robert L. and Jane Peterkin McNeil
Spouse: Marilyn McNeil
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Fort Jackson, SC (National Guard training accident)
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 2, 1972, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: Maynard Eugene Fritts
Parents: Robert and Seffie* Roberts Fritts
Spouse: Jackie B. Fritts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth: Oak Ridge Tennessee
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 2, 1972, page 6, col. 6 *Best guess – microfilm was faded
Name: Lila Taylor
Parents: Murk and Mary Turner Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 2, 1972, page 6, col. 6 & 7.
Name: Geneva Huggins Arnette
Parents: John and Traud Grantham Huggins
Spouse: Van C. Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Loris
Place of Burial: Southeastern Memorial Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 2, 1972, page 6, col. 7
Name: Wayne Noel Norton
Parents: L. L. and Zula Huggins Norton
Spouse: Jewel Rogers Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 2, 1972, page 6, col. 7 & 8
Name: Clyde Alphonso Register
Daughter: Mrs. Douglas L. Truax
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Westview Cemetery, Kinston, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 2, 1972, page 6, col. 8
Name: Samuel Hopkins
Spouse: Bessie Lee Wilkes Hopkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Drowning accident at Harlee’s Bridge, Dillon County
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 9, 1972, page 1, col. 3, 4, 5, & 6
Name: Bessie Lee Wilkes Hopkins
Parents: Martha Owens Strickland of Latta
Spouse: Samuel Hopkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Drowning accident at Harlee’s Bridge, Dillon County
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 9, 1972, page 1, col. 3, 4, 5, & 6
Name: Samuel Hopkins, Jr.
Parents: Samuel and Bessie Lee Wilkes Hopkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 4
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Drowning accident at Harlee’s Bridge, Dillon County
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 9, 1972, page 1, col. 3, 4, 5, & 6
Name: Rufus McKay
Parents: Daniel Monroe and Celia Ann Smith McKay
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Center Community of Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Old Ebenezer Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 9, 1972, page 3, col. 5 & 6
Name: John Archie Dove
Parents: John and Mary Lee Dove
Spouse: Myrtle Stephens Dove
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 9, 1972, page 3, col. 6 & 7
Name: Leon Graham
Parents: Charles and Floy Lee Graham Graham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Carolina Church Cemetery, near Little Rock
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 9, 1972, page 3, col. 7
Name: Paul Bowen
Parents: Daniel and Annie Moody Bowen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence in Mt. Calvary Area
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 9, 1972, page 3, col. 7 & 8 and Thursday, May 11, 1972, page 3, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Eunice Belcher Brigman
Parents: Theodore and Elizabeth Hass Belcher
Spouse: John Oliver Brigman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Shelby, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery,
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 9, 1972, page 3, col. 8
Name: Susan Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83 :
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Raleigh, NC
Place of Burial: The Latta, S. C., Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 11, 1972, page 3, col. 1
Name: Curtis Cleve McClellen
Parents: P. D. and Estelle Smith McClellen
Stepmother: Dora McClellan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion, SC
Place of Burial: Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 11, 1972, page 3, col. 1
Name: Daniel Calvin Blue
Spouse: Lillie Platt (married January 1914)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: April 25, 1972
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Member of Bethel Presbyterian Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 11, 1972, page 3, col. 1
Name: James Edward Lupo
Parents: Naomi Wilson and Edward Lupo
Spouse: Ruth Hayes Lupo
Date of Birth/Age: August 17. 1917
Place of Birth: Jacksonville, Florida
Date of Death: April 25, 1972
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 11, 1972, page 3, col. 2
Name: Grace Halliburton
Spouse: Alvis G. Halliburton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Jacksonville, Florida
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 11, 1972, page 3, col. 2
Name: Bobby Ray Godbold
Parents: Glenn and Jean Lane Godbold*
Date of Birth/Age: Age 8
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 16, 1972, page 1, col. 7 & 8. *The article also has the parents as Mr. and Mrs. Gene Godbold
Name: Sallie Taylor
Parents: Andrew and Mary Elizabeth Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 16, 1972, page 4, col. 7
Name: Annie Pearl McPhatter
Parents: Elias and Lillie Hilburn Tyler
Spouse: LaVal McPhatter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 16, 1972, page 5, col. 3 & 4
Name: Willie Author McCormick
Parents: Willard R. and Lillie Moody McCormick
Spouse: Florence Herrin McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 16, 1972, page 5, col. 4 & 5
Name: William Maxwell McDonald
Parents: William Asa and Millie Adams McDonald
Spouse: Colie Allen McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Whiteville, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 16, 1972, page 5, col. 5
Name: Sadie Harrington Arnette
Parents: Eddie Simpson and Bessie Stephens Harrington
Spouse: Evans W. Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 16, 1972, page 5, col. 6
Name: Romie Edwards Smoak
Parents: Albert and Fannie Mason Edwards
Spouse: Russell Alvin Smoak
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Fork, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Hopewell Nursing Home
Place of Burial: Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Montrose, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 16, 1972, page 5, col. 6.
Name: Lee Roy Dean
Parents: James and Julia Satterwhite Dean
Spouse: Aline Huggins Dean
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Oxford, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 23, 1972, page 4, col. 4
Name: W. M. Sparkman, Jr.
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Native of the Pleasant Hill Community of Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 23, 1972, page 4, col. 5
Name: Lafon Caulder
Parents: Jim and Mettie C. Caulder
Spouse: Christine Herring Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Place of burial not given (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 25, 1972, page 4, col. 7
Name: James Little Alford, Sr.
Parents: Manton and Rena Curry Alford
Spouse: Mamie Legette Alford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 25, 1972, page 4, col. 7
JUNE
Name: Theodore Roscoe Gibbs
Parents: Joseph Francis and Annie Keith Gibbs
Spouse: Mollie Barfield Gibbs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Florence County, former resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charlotte, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 1, 1972, page 5, col. 3
Name: Mary C. McPhall
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 1, 1972, page 5, col. 3
Name: Douglas Nance
Aunt: Laura Potts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 13
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Drowned in irrigation pond near Lake View,
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 6, 1972, page 1, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Charles Rogers
Mother: Eva Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 13
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Drowned in irrigation pond near Lake View,
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 6, 1972, page 1, col. 4 & 5.
Name: John Lite Townsend
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Fayetteville, NC (WW II Veteran)
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 6, 1972, page 4, col. 6
Name: Edward Archoe* Farley
Spouse: Edythe Lovelle Farley
Date of Death: May 20, 1972
Place of Death: Coral Gables, Florida
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 6, 1972, page 4, col. 6 *As written
Name: F. G. “Gab” Sarvis
Parents: John H. and Emma Lorene Grainger Sarvis
Spouse: Genease Bell Sarvis
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Services at Pleasant View
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 6, 1972, page 4, col. 6 & 7
Name: Lula Butler Hamilton
Date of Death: May 28, 1972
Place of Death: Rockingham, NC
Place of Burial: East Side Cemetery, Rockingham, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 6, 1972, page 4, col. 7
Name: William Jennings Brasell
Parents: Jettha and Vincie Norton Brasell
Spouse: Bessie McQueen Brasell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June8, 1972, page 6, col. 6
Name: Dafer Marion Waddell
Parents: Adolphus and Missouri Parker Wadell
Spouse: Alnita Grice Wadell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: June 7, 1972
Place of Burial: Powell Cemetery (WW I Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 13, 1972, page 4, col. 6
Name: James Worth (Jake) Burns
Spouse: Ruth Ford Burns
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Services Monday
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 13, 1972, page 4, col. 3
Name: George D. Graham
Parents: Albert P. and Margie Cains Graham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: June 7, 1972
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Fork Baptist Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 13, 1972, page 4, col. 3 & 4
Name: Thomas Gilbert Smith
Parents: John N. and Phennie Caulder Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Sweat Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 13, 1972, page 4, col. 5
Name: Kate Clark
Parents: Thomas Irby and Cora McCormac Rogers
Spouse: Howard L. Clark
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Alexandria, Virginia
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 13, 1972, page 4, col. 4 and Thursday, June 15, 1972, page 6, col. 4
Name: Elizabeth H. Carmichael
Parents: Capt. and Mrs. William R. Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Exeter, New Hampshire
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 15, 1972, page 6, col. 3
Name: Robert A. Caddell
Parents: Dr. R. and Effie Caddell
Spouse: Carolina Chandler Caddell
Date of Death: June 19, 1972
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach, SC
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 20, 1972, page 7, col. 1
Name: Carl Gus Hulon
Parents: Verson Hulon
Spouse: Janice McKenzie Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Date of Death: Monday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 20, 1972, page 7, col. 1
Name: Lafon Caulder
Parents: James A. and Nettie Caulder
Spouse: Lillian J. Caulder
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: May 21, 1972
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Sweat Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 20, 1972, page 7, col. 2
Name: Walter J. Driggers
Spouse: Cora Bell Driggers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Summerville
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Sanford, Florida
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 20, 1972, page 7, col. 2
Name: Keith Van Powell
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Gerald V. Powell
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 22, 1972, page 9, col. 6
Name: James S. Ramsey
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Veteran’s Hospital at Fort Lyons, Colorado
Place of Burial: Florence National Cemetery, Florence, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 27, 1972, page 4, col. 3
Name: Carrell Hill Alford
Parents: Albert G. and Mary Guffey Hill
Spouse: Sion E. Alford (died in 1922)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Services at Carolina Presbyterian Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 27, 1972, page 4, col. 3
Name: LeGrande Rouse
Parents: William Robert and Maude Miller Rouse
Spouse: Virginia Ariail Rouse
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: June 23, 1972
Place of Death: Spartanburg, SC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 29, 1972, page 6, col. 7 & 8
JULY
Name: John Gilbert Weatherly
Parents: John H. and Amanda Gilbert Weatherly
Stepmother: Florrie A. Weatherly
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Native of McColl
Date of Death: June 28, 1972
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital Fayetteville, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Services in McColl
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 4, 1972, page 5, col. 4
Name: Mrs. Evelyn Richardson Powell
Parents: John Benjamin and Adelia Poston Richardson
Spouse: Furman L. Powell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Poston
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery, Poston
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 4, 1972, page 5, col. 4
Name: Sam Young
Spouse: Maxine B. Young
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Last Tuesday, June 27, 1972
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 4, 1972, page 9, col. 6 & 7.
Name: Grants W. Fenegan, Jr.
Parents: R.* W. and Willie Ellen Fenegan
Spouse: Katie Willard Fenegan
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon, now of Washington
Date of Death: Last Tuesday, June 27, 1972
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 4, 1972, page 9, col. 7 & 8.
*As written.
Name: Thelma W. McDowell
Parents: Frank and Susie Brubaker Wagener
Spouse: Jessie McDowell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Native of Pennsylvania
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 11, 1972, page 9, col. 7
Name: James Monroe Crowley
Parents: Jack and Hulda Crowley
Spouse: Hazel Driggers Crowley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 11, 1972, page 4, col. 5
Name: Frazier M. Causey
Parents: John Franklin and Margaret Norris Causey
Spouse: Orvelia Compton Causey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (WW I Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 13, 1972, page 4, col. 6
Name: Jennie Dew Moody
Parents: Willis W. and Lillian Moody Dew
Spouse: Leonard Moody (hbm)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 18, 1972, page 5, col. 5.
Name: Floyd A. Keith, Jr.
Parents: Floyd A. and Johnsie Thomas Keith
Spouse: Craig Stanton Keith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth: Moore County, N. C.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 18, 1972, page 5, col. 5
Name: Efffie Kirby Cope
Parents: Brumfield and Hannah Scott Kirby
Spouse: Sidney Cope
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Darlington
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Millersville, Maryland
Place of Burial: Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery, Bennettsville
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 18, 1972, page 9, col. 8
Name: Doris Elizabeth Caldwell
Parents: William Edward and Evelyn Gibson Caldwell
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 20, 1972, page 12, col. 1& 2.
Name: John Houston Harrelson
Parents: John Wesly and Celia Lambert Harrelson
Spouse: Dorothy Skipper Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 20, 1972, page 12, col. 2 & 3
Name: James Edgar Hulon
Parents: Gus and Emma Horne Hulon
Spouse: Virgie Whittington Hulon
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 25, 1972, page 1, col. 5 & 6.
Name: Henslee Clifford McLellan
Spouse: Bessie Thompson McLellan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Services at Kentyre Presbyterian Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 25, 1972, page 2, col. 5
Name: Lige Martin
Parents: Sims and Renta Rabon Martin
Spouse: Rosa Della Small Martin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 25, 1972, page 2, col. 6.
Name: Ella May Atkinson
Parents: William Benjamin and Henrietta Gaddy Atkinson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 25, 1972, page 2, col. 7.
Name: Askins Worth Taylor
Spouse: Willadine Thomas Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Native of Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Watson Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 25, 1972, page 2, col. 8.
Name: Nancy Hyatt Watkins
Parents: Yancey and Patty Hyatt
Spouse: Joseph R. Watkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 25, 1972, page 11, col. 3
Name: Elizabeth Keith Page Morrison
Parents: Mrs. J. K. Page
Spouse: Dr. Roy W. Morrison
Date of Death: July 17, 1972
Place of Death: Chapel Hill, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 25, 1972, page 11, col. 3
Name: William Charles Ray
Parents: Vernie and Katy Mae Carr* Ray
Spouse: Patricia Ann Deaver Ray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 25, 1972, page 11, col. 4
*Best guess – microfilm was blurred
Name: Everett Sissoms
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Hillsdale Memorial Park, Laurinburg, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 27, 1972, page 4, col. 6
AUGUST
Name: Daniel Archie Herring
Parents: Peter R. and Lucy McDaniel Herring
Spouse: Ollie Simmons Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Yadkinville, NC
Place of Burial: Ebenezer United Methodist Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 1, 1972, page 7, col. 4
Name: Orine Taylor
Parents: H. D. and Mary Cooper Dimery
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Ariel Baptist Cemetery at Raines
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 3, 1972, page 3, col. 7 & 8
Name: Edward Rountree
Parents: Mrs. C. N. Rountree (the former Theo Dew)
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Date of Death: July 31, 1972
Place of Death: Gonzales, Louisiana
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 8, 1972, page 1, col. 2
Name: Arthur H. Elliott
Parents: William and Bethel Elliott
Spouse: Mary S. Elliott
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Zion Section of Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Place of Burial: Zion Cemetery, Marion County, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 8, 1972, page 5, col. 7
Name: Lewton Capers Braddy
Parents: Lewton Capers and Annie Elizabeth Braddy
Spouse: Grace Smith Braddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Aiken, SC
Place of Burial: Aiken Memorial Park Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 8, 1972, page 5, col. 7 & 8
Name: Sadie Mae Rogers
Parents: Henry and Bell Dimery Rogers
Spouse: Charlie Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Kentyre Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 10, 1972, page 3, col. 2
Name: George W. (Babe) Williams
Parents: Daniel Webster and Pearl Sealy Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital, Fayetteville, N.C
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 10, 1972, page 3, col. 2
Name: John P. Morgan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Raleigh, N.C
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery, Lake View
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 15, 1972, page 6, col. 5
Name: Winfred Arnold Bryant
Parents: Gary and Dorothy Johnson Bryant
Spouse: Ann George Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 28
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Florence (work related accident)
Place of Burial: Union Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 15, 1972, page 1, col. 4 & 5
Name: Emma Jean Page
Parents: R. D. Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 13
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon County, tractor – truck accident
Place of Burial: Services to be announced by Green’s Funeral Home (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 22, 1972, page 1, col. 3 & 4
French Thomas Bethea
Parents: Hershell and Carrie Miller Bethea
Spouse: Mary Butler Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mount Calvary Section of Dillon County
Place of Burial: Mount Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 22, 1972, page 2, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Annie J. Weatherly
Parents: Thaddus and Mary Alford Weatherly
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Services to be held Wednesday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 22, 1972, page 2, col. 2.
Name: Erskin L. (Short) Moody
Parents: Chalmers and Mary Harrelson Moody
Spouse: Louise Nessin Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 22, 1972, page 7, col. 1
Name: Boyd Rivers Ford, Sr.
Parents: Walter Boyd and Fannie Flowers Ford
Spouse: Eva Graham Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Loris
Place of Burial: Patterson Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 22, 1972, page 7, col. 1
Name: Mamie Ivey
Parents: Frank and Annie Abbott Wiggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 22, 1972, page 7, col. 1 & 2
Name: John Alexander Owens
Parents: David and Ella Hardwick Owens
Spouse: Myrtle Horn Owens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: August 16, 1972
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Services at Gapway Methodist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 22, 1972, page 7, col. 2
Name: George Emerson Grainger
Parents: W. Cross and Lillie Anderson Grainger
Spouse: Emma Floyd Grainger
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: August 15, 1972
Place of Burial: Article headlined Nichols
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 22, 1972, page 7, col. 2 & 3
Name: Teather Blackmon
Parents: Thomas and Kate Rogers
Spouse: John A. Blackmon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Native of Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (article does not specify, but probably Nichols, SC)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 22, 1972, page 7, col. 3
Name: Gary Owens
Spouse: Lola Powers Owens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 26, 1972, page 6, col. 4
Name: Eva Mae Harper Fleming
Aunt of Mrs. Douglas L. Truax
Date of Birth/Age:
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Kinston, NC
Place of Burial: Kinston, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 26, 1972, page 6, col. 5
Name: Henry W. Soles
Parents: William Henry and Mary Elizabeth Soles
Spouse: Anna A. Soles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Native of Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (article headlined Nichols)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 29, 1972, page 7, col. 5
SEPTEMBER
Name: Dorothy Moore Emerson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Moore
Spouse: John W. Emerson
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday, August 11, 1972
Place of Death: Greenville, Tennessee
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 5, 1972, page 7, col. 3
Name: J. C. Ray
Parents: Rufus and Elizabeth Caulder Ray
Spouse: Rethie Emanuel Ray
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 5, 1972, page 7, col. 5
Name: Louise B. Rogers
Parents: G. W. and Addie Perritt Boatwright
Spouse: Robert Rogers
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 14, 1972, page 11, col. 1 & 2
Name: Robert C. Rogers
Parents: Albert and Ella Grainger Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Near Nichols
Place of Burial: Stevens-Gerald Cemetery in Horry County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 19, 1972, page 1, col. 4
Name: Frances Morgan Rogers
Spouse: H. M Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 19, 1972, page 1, col. 5
Name: Libby Franklin Hayes
Parents: William and Alice Johnson Franklin
Spouse: A. M. Hayes
Place of Birth: Avery County, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 19, 1972, page 1, col. 5
Name: Senator James P. (Spot) Mozingo III
Parents: James Pierce Mozingo Jr. and Jeanette Rawls Mozingo
Spouse: Margaret Johnson Mozingo
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59, Born August 24, 1913
Place of Birth: Darlington
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 19, 1972, page 1, col. 6
Name: Henry Bethea Legare
Parents: Swinton Legare Bethea and Leona Henke Bethea
Spouse: Mildred Cain Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Born June 28, 1914
Place of Birth: Asheville, NC
Date of Death: September 2, 1972
Place of Death: Houston, Texas
Place of Burial: Services at Sage Road Chapel
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 19, 1972, page 9, col. 6 & 7.
Name: Bessie Elise Grandy Jeffers
Parents: Samuel and Susan Catherine Coleman Gandy
Spouse: J. C. Jeffers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Welch Baptist Church Cemetery at Society Hill
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 19, 1972, page 9, col. 7 & 8.
Name: Lula Owens Rogers
Parents: Gaston and Lucender Barrentine Owens
Spouse: Thad H. Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 21, 1972, page 3, col. 5
Name: Avie Jane Flowers
Parents: Goodman J. and Annie G. James
Spouse: Willie Oscar Flowers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 21, 1972, page 3, col. 5
Name: Ethel Thompson Church
Spouse: Rupert Church
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 21, 1972, page 8, col. 5, 6, 7 & 8
Name: James Walter Harrelson
Parents: Joseph H. and Margaret O. Harrelson
Spouse: Dorothy Bull Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Marion
Date of Death: September 14, 1972
Place of Death: Baltimore, Maryland
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 21, 1972, page 12, col. 4
Name: John W. Mixon
Parents: James Robert and Edith Gatch Mixon
Spouse: Ruth Howton Mixon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Hampton County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Live Oak Cemetery, Walterboro (WW I Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 26, 1972, page 9, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Mary Jane Ward
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Marion Ward
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 26, 1972, page 9, col. 3.
Name: Albertine Johnson
Spouse: J. Lafon Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 26, 1972, page 9, col. 3.
OCTOBER
Name: Willye Burkhalter Pate
Parents: Willie Basil and Angie Ethel Williams Burkhalter
Spouse: Chesley Pate (hbm)
Place of Birth: Fairfax
Date of Death: Services were held Saturday
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 3, 1972, page 6, col. 1
Name: Hobson D. Phillips, Jr.
Parents: Hobson D. and Ida McCumbee Phillips
Spouse: Cora Landers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Not given, article headlined Latta.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 3, 1972, page 6, col. 2
Name: Imo Page
Parents: Lawrence and Ella Moore Page
Spouse: J. K. Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 93
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Antioch Cemetery, near Sellers
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 3, 1972, page 6, col. 3
Name: Alton Strickland
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Former resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: VA Hospital in Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 3, 1972, page 6, col. 3
Name: Phillip T. Mace
Parents: Theddeus L. and Eugenia G. Mace
Spouse: Margurite Hall Mace
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 5,1972, page 5, col. 6
Name: Lonnie Vander Hooks
Parents: Vander Lee and Fannie Jones Hooks
Spouse: Lula Mae Fowler Hooks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Nichols, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, page 13, col. 1
Name: Charlie Worth Harper
Parents: John Franklin and Lou Donnie Harper
Spouse: Nellie Grant Harper
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Cheraw
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, page 13, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Boyd Rankin Scott
Parents: D. M. B. and Laura Miller Scott
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66, Born December 10, 1905
Place of Birth: Marion County (Resident of Wilacoochee, Georgia)
Date of Death: October 3, 1972
Place of Death: Douglas, Georgia
Place of Burial: Pine Forest Memorial Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, page 13, col. 2.
Name: Earle McKeithan Lundy
Parents: William Berry and Etta Meggs Lundy
Spouse: Irene Moody Lundy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Oak Grove
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Bethesda Southern Methodist Church Cemetery in Oak Grove.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, page 13, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Ralph Waldo Boroughs
Spouse: Zoe Zeigler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Native of Pickens
Date of Death: September 12. 1972
Place of Death: Pickens, SC
Place of Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, page 13, col. 3.
Name: Lillie Lewis Hardwick
Parents: William and Sarah Jane Barnhill Lewis
Spouse: Jessie W. Hardwick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Last Thursday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, page 13, col. 3.
Name: Rachel Hiott Carmichael
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Hiott
Spouse: Daniel M. Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Born May 2, 1900
Place of Birth: Collleton County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Charleston, SC
Place of Burial: Sandy Dam Cemetery, Walterboro
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, page 13, col. 4.
Name: Sam Watson
Parents: Stonewall C. and Fannie Stackhouse Watson
Spouse: Hanci Richardson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Longs, SC
Place of Burial: Twin City Memorial Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, page 13, col. 4.
Name: Samuel Edward Floyd
Parents: John K. and Agnes Gerald Floyd
Spouse: Zetha Shelley Floyd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Pleasant View Baptist Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 12, 1972, page 2, col. 4
Name: Hughie McDaniel
Spouse: Beatrice Collins McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Cedar Creek Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 12, 1972, page 4, col. 1
Name: Travis Eugene Church
Parents: Travis and Margaret Logue Church
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Near Mullins (motorcycle accident)
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 17, 1972, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Rennie Surles Martin
Parents: Allen and Louise Frances Lee Surles
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 17, 1972, page 2, col. 4.
Name: Minnie Hayes Ford
Spouse: Robert V. (Bob) Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: October 10, 1972
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 17, 1972, page 2, col. 4.
Name: Philip Bruce Sellers
Parents: Philip B. and Sue Debois Sellers
Spouse: Ruth Stackhouse Sellers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Marion
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Rock Hill
Place of Burial: Rock Hill
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 17, 1972, page 2, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Grady Neal Huggins
Parents:
Spouse: Leola Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 17, 1972, page 2, col. 5.
Name: Pauline Hatcher Gibson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Last Wednesday
Place of Burial: Hillside Memorial Park, Laurinburg, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 17, 1972, page 4, col. 5.
Name: Joseph William (Buddy)( Squires
Parents: Joseph M. and Ethel McDaniel Squires
Spouse: Josie Squires
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery (U.S. Marine Corp. Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 17, 1972, page 18, col. 5 & 6
Name: Bennett McDaniel
Parents: David and Emma Lewis McDaniel
Spouse:
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Williamsburg County
Date of Death: October 11, 1972
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Chapel Hills Memory Gardens, Jacksonville, Florida
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 17, 1972, page 18, col. 6, 7, & 8.
Name: Blanche Rutley Herring
Maiden Name: Rutley
Parents: Fulton and Lucy Graham Rutley
Spouse: McIver J. Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Article headlined Sumter
Place of Burial: Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 19, 1972, page 3, col. 3
Name: William Meritt Allen, Jr.
Parents: William Meritt Allen, Sr. (deceased) and Mrs. B. B. Elvington
Spouse: Rebecca Lipscomb Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 19, 1972, page 7, col. 4
Name: Arthur James Jackson, Jr.
Parents: Arthur James and Helen Jane Jackson
Spouse: Lennie Williams Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Fayetteville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 26, 1972, page 6, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Master Sergeant James G. Strong
Parents:
Spouse: Bernice Mishue Strong
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Fort Bragg N. C.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 26, 1972, page 6, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Joseph J. Grant
Daughter: Mrs. Rosa G. Ellerbe of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Last Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery in Georgetown County (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 26, 1972, page 6, col. 3
Name: Lee Connie Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Resident of Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 31, 1972, page 1, col. 4
Name: Evelyn Ford Spivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Fork
Place of Burial: Resident of Fairmont NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 31, 1972, page 1, col. 4
Name: Robert V. (Bob) Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 31, 1972, page 5, col. 3
NOVEMBER
Name: William J. Hill
Parents: William J. and Sallie Norman Hill
Spouse: Nell Edwards Hill
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Native of Lake View
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 7, 1972,, page 3, col. 3
Name: Winfred Cortie Grainger
Parents: W. Cross and Lilly Anderson Grainger
Spouse: Reba Floyd Grainger
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Residence in the Wannamaker Community
Place of Burial: Mears Funeral Home of Fair Bluff in charge of arrangements
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 7, 1972, page 3, col. 3
Name: Mary Anderson
Parents: Silas and Laura Anderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Marietta, North Carolina
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Residence in Floydale
Place of Burial: Services at Pyerian Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 7,1972, page 3, col. 3
Name: Patrick Henry (Harry) Hamilton, Jr.
Parents: Patrick H. and Emma Grainger Hamilton
Spouse: Agnes Floyd Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (article headlined Nichols)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 7, 1972, page 3, col. 4 & 5
Name: Huey L. Locklear
Parents: Hugh H. and Maggie Locklear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Dillon county
Date of Death: Services were held Monday
Place of Burial: Leland Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 9, 1972, page 10, col. 1
Name: Mrs. Pope Lewis Grantham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Residence in Lake View
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 9, 1972, page 10, col. 1
Name: Austin E. Moody
Parents: Chalmers A. and Mary Jane Harrelson Moody
Spouse: Irene Davis Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Born October 13, 1909
Place of Birth: Lake View, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Services at Lake View Baptist Church, Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 9, 1972, page 10, col. 1.
Name: Daisy Baxley Hayes
Parents: John and Etta Baxley
Spouse: Andrew G. Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Bennettsville, SC
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 9, 1972, page 10, col. 1
Name: Hardy H. (Cap) Hayes
Parents: Gilbert and Beulah Hayes
Spouse: Gertrude M. Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Hayestown Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 14, 1972, page 2, col. 1
Name: Carrie Edwards Rogers
Parents: Benjamin Franklin and Sarah Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 14, 1972, page 2, col. 1.
Name: Carrie Bell Hardy
Spouse: Walter Hardy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Native of Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Old Zion Cemetery, near Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 14, 1972, page 4, col. 6
Name: Samuel Carol O’Neal
Parents: John Blanton O’Neal, Sr. and Edith Googe O’Neal
Spouse: Elizabeth Young O’Neal
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Allendale County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Charleston, SC
Place of Burial: Fairfax Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 14, 1972, page 4, col. 6
Name: Oscar Blease Ross
Parents: Silas E. and Emma Rose Ross
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Richland County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 21, 1972, page 5, col. 4
Name: Dr. Samuel Hutson Hay
Parents: Frederick J. and Annie Richards Hay
Brother: Rev. Fred Hay of Dillon
Spouse: Rachel Buchanan Hay
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Liberty Hill
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Columbia, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 21, 1972, page 5, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Robert Chesley Hamilton
Parents: William H. and Lena Sawyer Hamilton
Spouse: Pauline McKellar Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Evergreen Perpetual Care Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 28, 1972, page 6, col. 1.
Name: Donnie Lupo Rogers
Parents: Jess and Jane Wiggins Lupo
Spouse: Cornie R. Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday of Last week
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 28, 1972, page 6, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Fulton A. Surles
Parents: Allen and Louise France Lee Surles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Fayetteville, N.C.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, WWI Veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 28, 1972, page 6, col. 2
Name: Louise McQuaize
Parents: John L. and Amanda Jane Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Smith Cemetery, near Oak Grove
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 28, 1972, page 6, col. 2.
Name: Berney Mincey
Parents: Brian and Sarah Lewis Mincey
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Native of Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Buck Creek Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 28, 1972, page 6, col. 2 & 3
Name: Florence McIntyre
Parents: A. K. and Nannie McLaurin McIntyre
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Native of Marlboro County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Carolina Church Cemetery, Dillon County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 28, 1972, page 6, col. 3
DECEMBER
Name: Millie Jean Small
Parents: Henerard and Mandy S. Small
Spouse: Jacob Foster Small
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: State Cemetery (services at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 5, 1972, page 3, col. 6
Name: Howard McKay Bracey
Parents: Howard and Nancy Bracey
Spouse: Margie Paschal Bracey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Ashpole Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rowland, NC, Masonic Rites, WW II Veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 5, 1972, page 3, col. 7 & 8.
Name: Ella Julia Kersey Strickland
Parents: Henry and Arline Freeman Kersey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Tart Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 7, 1972, page 4, col. 5
Name: George Brown Campbell
Parents: George Brown and Flora McLellan Campbell Sr.
Spouse: Jewell Grantham Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (WW II Veteran) (Boy Scout Leader)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 7, 1972, page 4, col. 5
Name: John D. Locklear
Spouse: Lizzie Locklear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Native of Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Leland Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 14, 1972, page 3, col. 1
Name: William Aubrey Perritt
Parents: Lonnie and Celia Lane Perritt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Old Zion Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 19, 1972, page 3, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Clifford P. Moody
Parents: Clifford C. and Lee Dale Sellers Moody
Spouse: Betty Texture Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Jacksonville, Florida
Place of Burial: Old Zion Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 19, 1972, page10, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Tracy Jackson, Sr.
Parents: Arthur J. and Helen Lane Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 19, 1972, page 10, col. 4
Name: Thedis Monroe Hulon
Parents: Mrs. and Mrs. David Dewey Hulon
Spouse: Maxine H. Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Church Cemetery, Korean War Veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 19, 1972, page 10, col. 5 & 6
Name: John Q. Hooks
Parents: Alex Q. and Fannie Jean Boone Hooks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Services to be announce by Meares Mortuary of Mullins, WW II Veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 19, 1972, page 10, col. 6
Name: Levey Vance Henderson, Sr.
Parents: May and Hattie Martin Henderson
Spouse: Lorean Rogers Henderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Native of Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Ashboro North Carolina
Place of Burial: Stevens-Gerald Cemetery, Horry County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 19, 1972, page 12, col. 1
Name: Letha Mae Berry
Parents: Benney and Elizabeth Moore Thompson
Spouse: Donnie A. Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Hope County, NC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 19, 1972, page 12, col. 1
Name: Deltie Causey Hooks
Parents: John F. and Margaret Norris Causey
Spouse: C.Q. Hooks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Native of Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (article headlined Nichols)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 19, 1972, page 12, col. 1
Name: William Gary Lofton
Parents: Will and Dora Lofton
Spouse: Martha Rich Lofton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 21, 1972, page 5, col. 1
Name: Fred James McKenzie
Parents: John D. and Sara Hamilton McKenzie
Spouse: Fannie Herring McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 21, 1972, page 16, col. 3
Name: Duncan Henry Palmer
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. James L. Palmer
Date of Birth/Age: Age7
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Accidental drowning
Place of Burial: Arrangements pending (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 7, col. 4
Name: Luther Daniels
Parents: Lewis and Atlanta Daniels
Spouse: Bessie Daniels
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 10, col. 1 & 2
Name: Martin Luther Allen
Parents: B. F. and Mary Roberts Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Allen Cemetery near Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 10, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Gertrude Hyatt
Parents: Ed and Ovella Parker Graves
Spouse: Edward Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 10, col. 3 & 4
Name: McKellar Traywick
Spouse: Emma CurrinTraywick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Laurinburg
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 10, col. 4
Name: Edward Lee (Edd) Underwood
Parents: William Thomas and Minnie McCollum Underwood
Spouse: Kate Faucette Underwood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Native of Caswell County
Date of Death: Tuesday, December 19,1972
Place of Death: Gibsonville
Place of Burial: Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 10, col. 4 & 5
Name: Romie Allen
Parents: Samuel and Victoria Dudley Allen
Spouse: Ruth Tyndall Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 10, col. 5
Name: Jay Andrew Weatherford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Laurinburg, NC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 10, col. 5 & 6.
Name: Daniel M. Carmichael, Sr.
Parents: John Calhoun and Mae Hamer Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Tampa Florida
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 10, col. 6
Name: Johnnie Huggins
Parents: Johnnie and Benton Sweat Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 28
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Landrum
Place of Burial: Sweat Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 10, col. 6
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JANUARY
Name: Yancy Hyatt, Jr.
Parents: Yancy and Pattie Hyatt, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Near Dillon (struck by auto)
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 4, 1972, page 1, col. 3 & 4
Name: John McCrae
Spouse: Julia McCrae
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 4, 1972, page 4, col. 2
Name: Hammie Hood
Parents: Charlie S. and Ester Mae Hall Hood
Spouse: Annie Ruth Powers Hood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Brownsville Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 4, 1972, page 4, col. 3 & 4
Name: Jane C. Page
Sister: Mrs. Rebekah C. Anderson
Date of Death: January 1, 1972
Place of Burial: Services in Wallace, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 4, 1972, page 8, col. 4
Name: Miles Smith
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Chester
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 4, 1972, page 8, col. 1
Name: Annie Bell McCormick Harrelson
Parents: Duncan James and Willie Ann Tarte McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Scotland County, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 4, 1972, page 8, col. 4
Name: Elizabeth Trantham Rogers
Parents: John S. and Carrie Elizabeth Brown Trantham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Camden
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Quaker Cemetery, Camden, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 4, 1972, page 8, col. 5 & 6
Name: Fred C. Bethea
Spouse: Essie Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 4, 1972, page 8, col. 6 & 7
Name: William Thad Bethea
Parents: William T. and Georgia Bethea
Spouse: Oriana Berry Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 6, 1972, page 1, col. 7 & 8 and Tuesday, January 11, 1972, page 1, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Dr. Benjamin F. Allen, Sr.
Spouse: Susan Hicks Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Near Latta
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 11, 1972, page 4, col. 2.
Name: Samuel H. Pratt
Parents: Samuel and Lula Clark Pratt
Spouse: Olive Clark Pratt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 11, 1972, page 4, col. 3.
Name: Annice Rowel Martin
Parents: Claudius and Elizabeth Hatchel Rowel
Spouse: Rufus Martin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Centenary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 11, 1972, page 4, col. 3 & 4.
Name: Harry W. Welch
Daughter: Mrs. Raymond Stubbs
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Death: January 10, 1972
Place of Death: New York
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 11, 1972, page 4, col. 4.
Name: Clifford McCormick
Parents: James A. and Lula LeGette McCormick
Spouse: Gladys Ammons McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach
Place of Burial: Ashpole Presbyterian Church Cemetery*, Rowland, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 13, 1972, page 5, col. 1
Name: Princess Stevens White
Spouse: F. M. White, Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Death: Laurinburg
Place of Burial: New Hope Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 13, 1972, page 5, col. 1& 2
Name: Livingston Ira Curtis
Parents: Harrison and Mary Miller Curtis
Spouse: Christine Bethea Curtis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 18, 1972, page 1, col. 7.
Name: John David Turner
Parents: Will and Mary Garner Turner
Spouse: Lillie Mae Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Bristol Chapel Church Cemetery, Marlboro County, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 18,1972, page 4, col. 3
Name: Anna Coe Fountain
Parents: Barnie and Janie Billing Murphy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 93
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Hartsville
Place of Burial: Centerville AME Church Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 18,1972, page 4, col. 3 & 4.
Name: Jessie C. Miller
Parents: John H. and Thessie Ann Scott Miller
Spouse: Hanna Horne (died in 1961)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 25, 1972, page 8, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Wilbur Branch
Spouse: Flora Me Branch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 25, 1972, page 8, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Robert Maynor
Parents: J. F. and Viola McCracken Maynor
Spouse: Dorthea Lee Maynor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 25, 1972, page 8, col. 3 & 4.
Name: John Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 25, 1972, page 8, col. 4.
Name: Wade McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 25, 1972, page 8, col. 5.
Name: Edwin Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 25, 1972, page 8, col. 5 & 6
Name: Roberta Bethea Parham
Parents: John D. and Sarah Ann Manning Bethea
Spouse: Walter Clyde Parham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 25, 1972, page 8, col. 4 & 5
FEBRUARY
Name: Ida McDonald Rogers
Parents: Charles and Laura Jackson McDonald
Spouse: Morgan J. Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 1, 1972, page 3, col. 6 & 7.
Name: James Austin Smith
Parents: William C. and Harriet Clark Smith
Spouse: Lizzie Mae Usher Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Laurens County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 1, 1972, page 3, col. 7 & 8.
Name: Cora McCall Proctor
Parents: Hugh D. and Mary Ann Wright McCall
Spouse: Jesse Thomas Proctor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 3, 1972, page 6, col. 1.
Name: Willie I. Burns
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Native of SC, resident of Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Faith Cemetery, Lumberton, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 3, 1972, page 6, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Earle Bethea Meadors
Parents: Festers L. and Sallie Stackhouse Bethea
Spouse: Joe H. Meadows
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 3, 1972, page 6, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Eugene Clifton Watts
Parents: Numa and Fronnie Ranson Watts
Spouse: Nellie Stephens Watts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Nichols, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 3, 1972, page 6, col. 3.
Name: Mary Cottingham Brogdon
Parents: Toms and Lennie Huggins Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 3, 1972, page 6, col. 3
Name: Eugene McKenzie Moody
Parents: John Henry and Myrtle Jackson McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Conway
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC (WWII Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 15, 1972, page 6, col. 1
Name: Lennie Hayes Goodyear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Lake View, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 15, 1972, page 6, col. 1
Name: William Kenneth Brown
Parents: Maxie Monroe and Mary Kate Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: St. Lake City, Utah
Place of Burial: New Life Cemetery, Marion County (Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 15, 1972, page 6, col. 1
Name: Benny W. Rouse
Parents: Henry and Hattie Ivey Rouse
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 15, 1972, page 6, col. 1 & 2
Name: Furman W. Gooden
Parents: Peter and Laura Sutton Gooden
Spouse: Atlethia Mae Cassidy Gooden
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Cheraw
Place of Burial: Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 15, 1972, page 6, col. 2 & 3
Name: Alphonso Avery Howell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Meadow Brook Cemetery, (Biggs Funeral Home, Lumberton)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 15, 1972, page 6, col. 3
Name: Dollie McKellar Purvis
Parents: John and Daisy McKenzie McKellar
Spouse: Charlie E. Purvis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Conway
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 15, 1972, page 6, col. 3, 4, 5 & 6
Name: Former State Senator William C. Goldberg, Sr.
Parents: Dr. E. H. and Margaret Cobb Goldberg
Spouse: Lillian Huggins Goldberg
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery (WW II Veteran and POW)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 17, 1972, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: Ethel Lane Coward
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 17, 1972, page 4, col. 1
Name: John Blackmon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 17, 1972, page 4, col. 2
Name: Betty H. Hulon
Parents: Samuel and Hapsy Jane Hulon
Spouse: Willie R. Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 22, 1972, page 4, col. 1
Name: Ernest Martin Hayes
Parents: Harley and Hopie Staley Hayes
Spouse: Ruth Hooks Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Hoboken, Georgia
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Bayboro Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 22, 1972, page 4, col. 2
Name: William Lamar Bethea
Parents: William Lamar and Bertha McLeod Bethea
Spouse: Lillie H. Hotchkiss
Date of Birth/Age: August 19, 1908
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: February 24, 1972
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1972, page 1, col. 3 & 4.
Name: Norwood Richardson
Parents: Allen and Ranzie Tanner Richardson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence in Little Rock
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1972, page 8, col. 1
Name: David L. McCray
Parents: George and Rodie Manny McCrae
Spouse: Viola Farrow McCray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1972, page 8, col. 1
Name: Mae C. Carmichael
Parents: William D. and Orilla McInnis Carmichael
Spouse: Eddie A. Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Rains, SC
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1972, page 8, col. 1 & 2
Name: James Ellory Sanderson
Spouse: Lessie Jane Sanderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Sanderson Family Cemetery near Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1972, page 8, col. 2
Name: Rev. Henry Lide Reaves
Parents: James and Annie Durant Reaves
Spouse: Claudia Brown Reaves
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Clarendon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Summerville
Place of Burial: Durant Family Cemetery near Gable
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 24, 1972, page 8, col. 2
Name: Raeford Leslie Herring
Parents: Elget Thomas and Mary McKenzie Herring
Spouse: Nelle* M Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Fayetteville
Place of Burial: Barnsville Cemetery, Barnsville, North Carolina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 29, 1972, page 6, col. 1
*Best Guess – microfilm is faded out.
Name: James Pink McDowell
Spouse: Varrie Bell McDowell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Loris
Place of Burial: Twin Cities Memorial Gardens (WW I Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 29, 1972, page 7, col. 1 & 2.
MARCH
Name: Rosia Bell Bracey
Spouse: Dowson Bracey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: McLeod Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 7, 1972, page 6, col. 5
Name: Lloyd Horne
Spouse: Dorothy Parker Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 7, 1972, page 6, col. 5& 6
Name: Rosa Tyler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: March 5, 1972
Place of Burial: Services at Second Baptist Church, Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 7, 1972, page 6, col. 6& 7
Name: Mrs. Monroe Church
Spouse: Monroe Church
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 7, 1972, page 6, col. 7 & 8
Name: Earnest Van Moody
Parents: E. V. and Nancy Phillips (Moody)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Place of Burial: Hopewell Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 9, 1972, page 4,
col. 1 & 2
Name: Amelia Ray Alford
Parents: Jerry and Martha Parker Ray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Gethsemane Old Baptist Cemetery in Horry County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 14, 1972, page 4,
col. 6
Name: Lillian Bethea. Martin
Parents: John and Martha Boggs Wright
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Pickens County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 14, 1972, page 4,
col. 6 & 7
Name: Isaac Hinton Hyatt
Parents: Joseph A. and Alice Williams Hyatt
Spouse: Margaret Rowell (died 5 years ago)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Date of Death: March 1, 1972
Place of Death: Norfolk Virginia
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 14, 1972, page 4,
col. 8
Name: James Morgan Brand
Parents: Thomas Morgan and Mollie Monroe Brand
Spouse: Evelyn Rogers Brand
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Beaumont, Texas
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 16, 1973, page 4,
col. 7 & 8
Name: William Thread DuBois
Parents: Joseph C. and Melissa J. Owens DuBois
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Myrtle Beach
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Centenary Methodist Church Cemetery near Marion
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 21, 1972, page 4, col. 4
Name: Robie Odell McCollum
Parents: Joseph and Huldah Reed McCollum
Spouse: Dilva Burcham McCollum
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Native of Surry County, NC
Date of Death: February 16, 1972
Place of Death: North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Place of Burial: Forsythe Memorial Park, Winston-Salem, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 21, 1972, page 4, col. 4 & 5
Name: Rachel Smith
Parents: Lewis and Maggie Smith
Date of Death: February 24, 1972
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at St. Stephens United Methodist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 21, 1972, page 4, col. 5
Name: Mamie Frier
Date of Birth/Age: age 69
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Services at Beulah Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 21, 1972, page 4, col. 5
Name: Leitner A. “Pete” Steele
Parents: William B. and Leila McKay Steele
Spouse: Sarah Usher Steele
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach
Place of Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 23, 1972, page 3, col. 4
Name: Mary Layton Hulon
Parents: Verson and Gertrude Hyatt Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 17
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Bermuda Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 28, 1972, page 4, col. 7 & 8
Name: Colonel Moody
Parents: Tapley T. and Aggie Sanderson Moody
Spouse: Mattie Dew Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: March 28, 1972
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 28, 1972, page 1, col. 6. The issue the obituary would be in is missing from the microfilm.
APRIL
Name: John Theodore Henry, Sr.
Parents: Patrick Cornelius and Margaret Moore Henry
Spouse: Thelma Marlow Henry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Conway
Place of Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 4, 1972, page 4, col.
7& 8
Name: Ethel C. Sistare
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Bennettsville, SC
Place of Burial: McLucus Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 4, 1972, page 4, col.
5& 6
Name: Bunyon Baily Benfield
Spouse: Clara McDaniel Benfield
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach, SC
Place of Burial: Ocean Woods Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 4, 1972, page 8, col.
6, 7 & 8
Name: Josephine Daniels
Parents: James and Annie Ashby Daniels
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Chapel Hill, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 11, 1972, page 3,
col. 7 & 8
Name: Tom Hulon
Parents: Baker and Pearle Cooper Hulon
Spouse: Mary Turner Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 13, 1972, page 6,
col. 1
Name: Julese J. Ford
Parents: E. E. and Minnie E. Jernegan Johnson
Spouse: Junius Ford
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Ford Cemetery in Dillon County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 13, 1972, page 6,
col. 1
Name: Col. Stephen S. Hamilton
Parents: Dayton V. and Sally Walker Smith Hamilton
Spouse: Louise Frizell Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Dillon County (resident of West Columbia)
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D. C.
Place of Burial: Mt. Tabor Cemetery (WW I and WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 13, 1972, page 6,
col. 1 & 2
Name: Nellie Hayes Sturm
Daughter: Mrs. Curtis Burleson
Parents: John and Addie Suttle Hayes
Spouse: Lyman Sturm
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Lewisburg, West Virginia
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 18, 1972, page 3, col. 1
Name: James Edward Owens
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Owens, Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 18, 1972, page 3, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Oda Stone Mishue
Parents: Joel and Nellie Jackson Stone
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 18, 1972, page 3, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Claude Wilson Graham Jr.
Parents: Claude Wilson and Fannilu Thaxton Graham, Sr.
Spouse: Jane Ellen Gaddy Graham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Ocilla, Georgia
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 20, 1972, page 4, col. 7 & 8
Name: Annie Wethington Ivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Rowland, North Carolina
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 20, 1972, page 4, col. 8
Name: Steven Alan Veatch
Parents: Col. Charles Weldon and Barbara Ann Wilson Veatch
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Sumter
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Auto Accident near Monks Corner
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 25, 1972, page 1, col. 5 & 6
*Others who died in same accident, Jimmy Levonnie Richbourg, Glen Mitchell Richbourg of Monks Corner and Asbury Smoak, of Sumter.
Name: Tempie Luvenia Deal Rush
Parents: Demenion D. and Lillie Hollingsworth Deal
Spouse: James Thomas Rush, Sr.
Daughter: Mrs. O. B. Ross of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76, Born October 22, 1895
Place of Birth: Greenwood County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Greenwood, SC
Place of Burial: Bold Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 25, 1972, page 7, col. 1
Name: Emory J. Hayes
Parents: Samuel and Matilda Susan Moody
Spouse: Ruby Turner Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 25, 1972, page 7, col. 2
Name: Alphonso Edgar Townsend
Parents: Frank Floyd and Sophia Page Townsend
Spouse: Christine Stone Townsend
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 25, 1972, page 7, col. 2 & 3
Name: Caroline Daniels Morris
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 25, 1972, page 7, col. 3 & 4
Name: Leroy “Bo” Carter
Spouse: Quennie P. Carer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 27, 1972, page 6, col. 2
Name: Mary E. Campbell
Parents: Daniel W. and Frances Williamson Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 27, 1972, page 6, col. 2
Name: Ruth Taylor Britt
Parents: Christopher and Maude Keels Taylor
Spouse: Herbert M. Britt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Sumter County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 27, 1972, page 6, col. 2
MAY
Name: Robert L. McNeil
Parents: Robert L. and Jane Peterkin McNeil
Spouse: Marilyn McNeil
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Fort Jackson, SC (National Guard training accident)
Place of Burial: Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 2, 1972, page 1, col. 7 & 8
Name: Maynard Eugene Fritts
Parents: Robert and Seffie* Roberts Fritts
Spouse: Jackie B. Fritts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth: Oak Ridge Tennessee
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 2, 1972, page 6, col. 6 *Best guess – microfilm was faded
Name: Lila Taylor
Parents: Murk and Mary Turner Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 2, 1972, page 6, col. 6 & 7.
Name: Geneva Huggins Arnette
Parents: John and Traud Grantham Huggins
Spouse: Van C. Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Loris
Place of Burial: Southeastern Memorial Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 2, 1972, page 6, col. 7
Name: Wayne Noel Norton
Parents: L. L. and Zula Huggins Norton
Spouse: Jewel Rogers Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 2, 1972, page 6, col. 7 & 8
Name: Clyde Alphonso Register
Daughter: Mrs. Douglas L. Truax
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Westview Cemetery, Kinston, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 2, 1972, page 6, col. 8
Name: Samuel Hopkins
Spouse: Bessie Lee Wilkes Hopkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Drowning accident at Harlee’s Bridge, Dillon County
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 9, 1972, page 1, col. 3, 4, 5, & 6
Name: Bessie Lee Wilkes Hopkins
Parents: Martha Owens Strickland of Latta
Spouse: Samuel Hopkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 37
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Drowning accident at Harlee’s Bridge, Dillon County
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 9, 1972, page 1, col. 3, 4, 5, & 6
Name: Samuel Hopkins, Jr.
Parents: Samuel and Bessie Lee Wilkes Hopkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 4
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Drowning accident at Harlee’s Bridge, Dillon County
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 9, 1972, page 1, col. 3, 4, 5, & 6
Name: Rufus McKay
Parents: Daniel Monroe and Celia Ann Smith McKay
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Center Community of Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Old Ebenezer Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 9, 1972, page 3, col. 5 & 6
Name: John Archie Dove
Parents: John and Mary Lee Dove
Spouse: Myrtle Stephens Dove
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 9, 1972, page 3, col. 6 & 7
Name: Leon Graham
Parents: Charles and Floy Lee Graham Graham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Carolina Church Cemetery, near Little Rock
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 9, 1972, page 3, col. 7
Name: Paul Bowen
Parents: Daniel and Annie Moody Bowen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Residence in Mt. Calvary Area
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 9, 1972, page 3, col. 7 & 8 and Thursday, May 11, 1972, page 3, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Eunice Belcher Brigman
Parents: Theodore and Elizabeth Hass Belcher
Spouse: John Oliver Brigman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Shelby, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery,
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 9, 1972, page 3, col. 8
Name: Susan Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83 :
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Raleigh, NC
Place of Burial: The Latta, S. C., Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 11, 1972, page 3, col. 1
Name: Curtis Cleve McClellen
Parents: P. D. and Estelle Smith McClellen
Stepmother: Dora McClellan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion, SC
Place of Burial: Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 11, 1972, page 3, col. 1
Name: Daniel Calvin Blue
Spouse: Lillie Platt (married January 1914)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: April 25, 1972
Place of Death: Dillon, SC
Place of Burial: Member of Bethel Presbyterian Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 11, 1972, page 3, col. 1
Name: James Edward Lupo
Parents: Naomi Wilson and Edward Lupo
Spouse: Ruth Hayes Lupo
Date of Birth/Age: August 17. 1917
Place of Birth: Jacksonville, Florida
Date of Death: April 25, 1972
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 11, 1972, page 3, col. 2
Name: Grace Halliburton
Spouse: Alvis G. Halliburton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Jacksonville, Florida
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Lumberton, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 11, 1972, page 3, col. 2
Name: Bobby Ray Godbold
Parents: Glenn and Jean Lane Godbold*
Date of Birth/Age: Age 8
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 16, 1972, page 1, col. 7 & 8. *The article also has the parents as Mr. and Mrs. Gene Godbold
Name: Sallie Taylor
Parents: Andrew and Mary Elizabeth Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 16, 1972, page 4, col. 7
Name: Annie Pearl McPhatter
Parents: Elias and Lillie Hilburn Tyler
Spouse: LaVal McPhatter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 16, 1972, page 5, col. 3 & 4
Name: Willie Author McCormick
Parents: Willard R. and Lillie Moody McCormick
Spouse: Florence Herrin McCormick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 16, 1972, page 5, col. 4 & 5
Name: William Maxwell McDonald
Parents: William Asa and Millie Adams McDonald
Spouse: Colie Allen McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Whiteville, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 16, 1972, page 5, col. 5
Name: Sadie Harrington Arnette
Parents: Eddie Simpson and Bessie Stephens Harrington
Spouse: Evans W. Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 16, 1972, page 5, col. 6
Name: Romie Edwards Smoak
Parents: Albert and Fannie Mason Edwards
Spouse: Russell Alvin Smoak
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Fork, Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Hopewell Nursing Home
Place of Burial: Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Montrose, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 16, 1972, page 5, col. 6.
Name: Lee Roy Dean
Parents: James and Julia Satterwhite Dean
Spouse: Aline Huggins Dean
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Oxford, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 23, 1972, page 4, col. 4
Name: W. M. Sparkman, Jr.
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Native of the Pleasant Hill Community of Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 23, 1972, page 4, col. 5
Name: Lafon Caulder
Parents: Jim and Mettie C. Caulder
Spouse: Christine Herring Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Place of burial not given (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 25, 1972, page 4, col. 7
Name: James Little Alford, Sr.
Parents: Manton and Rena Curry Alford
Spouse: Mamie Legette Alford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 25, 1972, page 4, col. 7
JUNE
Name: Theodore Roscoe Gibbs
Parents: Joseph Francis and Annie Keith Gibbs
Spouse: Mollie Barfield Gibbs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Florence County, former resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charlotte, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 1, 1972, page 5, col. 3
Name: Mary C. McPhall
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 1, 1972, page 5, col. 3
Name: Douglas Nance
Aunt: Laura Potts
Date of Birth/Age: Age 13
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Drowned in irrigation pond near Lake View,
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 6, 1972, page 1, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Charles Rogers
Mother: Eva Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 13
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Drowned in irrigation pond near Lake View,
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 6, 1972, page 1, col. 4 & 5.
Name: John Lite Townsend
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Fayetteville, NC (WW II Veteran)
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 6, 1972, page 4, col. 6
Name: Edward Archoe* Farley
Spouse: Edythe Lovelle Farley
Date of Death: May 20, 1972
Place of Death: Coral Gables, Florida
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 6, 1972, page 4, col. 6 *As written
Name: F. G. “Gab” Sarvis
Parents: John H. and Emma Lorene Grainger Sarvis
Spouse: Genease Bell Sarvis
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Services at Pleasant View
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 6, 1972, page 4, col. 6 & 7
Name: Lula Butler Hamilton
Date of Death: May 28, 1972
Place of Death: Rockingham, NC
Place of Burial: East Side Cemetery, Rockingham, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 6, 1972, page 4, col. 7
Name: William Jennings Brasell
Parents: Jettha and Vincie Norton Brasell
Spouse: Bessie McQueen Brasell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June8, 1972, page 6, col. 6
Name: Dafer Marion Waddell
Parents: Adolphus and Missouri Parker Wadell
Spouse: Alnita Grice Wadell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: June 7, 1972
Place of Burial: Powell Cemetery (WW I Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 13, 1972, page 4, col. 6
Name: James Worth (Jake) Burns
Spouse: Ruth Ford Burns
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Services Monday
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 13, 1972, page 4, col. 3
Name: George D. Graham
Parents: Albert P. and Margie Cains Graham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: June 7, 1972
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Fork Baptist Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 13, 1972, page 4, col. 3 & 4
Name: Thomas Gilbert Smith
Parents: John N. and Phennie Caulder Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Sweat Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 13, 1972, page 4, col. 5
Name: Kate Clark
Parents: Thomas Irby and Cora McCormac Rogers
Spouse: Howard L. Clark
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Alexandria, Virginia
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 13, 1972, page 4, col. 4 and Thursday, June 15, 1972, page 6, col. 4
Name: Elizabeth H. Carmichael
Parents: Capt. and Mrs. William R. Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Exeter, New Hampshire
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 15, 1972, page 6, col. 3
Name: Robert A. Caddell
Parents: Dr. R. and Effie Caddell
Spouse: Carolina Chandler Caddell
Date of Death: June 19, 1972
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach, SC
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 20, 1972, page 7, col. 1
Name: Carl Gus Hulon
Parents: Verson Hulon
Spouse: Janice McKenzie Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 27
Date of Death: Monday
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 20, 1972, page 7, col. 1
Name: Lafon Caulder
Parents: James A. and Nettie Caulder
Spouse: Lillian J. Caulder
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: May 21, 1972
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Sweat Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 20, 1972, page 7, col. 2
Name: Walter J. Driggers
Spouse: Cora Bell Driggers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Summerville
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Sanford, Florida
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 20, 1972, page 7, col. 2
Name: Keith Van Powell
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Gerald V. Powell
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 22, 1972, page 9, col. 6
Name: James S. Ramsey
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Veteran’s Hospital at Fort Lyons, Colorado
Place of Burial: Florence National Cemetery, Florence, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 27, 1972, page 4, col. 3
Name: Carrell Hill Alford
Parents: Albert G. and Mary Guffey Hill
Spouse: Sion E. Alford (died in 1922)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Services at Carolina Presbyterian Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 27, 1972, page 4, col. 3
Name: LeGrande Rouse
Parents: William Robert and Maude Miller Rouse
Spouse: Virginia Ariail Rouse
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: June 23, 1972
Place of Death: Spartanburg, SC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 29, 1972, page 6, col. 7 & 8
JULY
Name: John Gilbert Weatherly
Parents: John H. and Amanda Gilbert Weatherly
Stepmother: Florrie A. Weatherly
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Native of McColl
Date of Death: June 28, 1972
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital Fayetteville, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Services in McColl
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 4, 1972, page 5, col. 4
Name: Mrs. Evelyn Richardson Powell
Parents: John Benjamin and Adelia Poston Richardson
Spouse: Furman L. Powell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Poston
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery, Poston
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 4, 1972, page 5, col. 4
Name: Sam Young
Spouse: Maxine B. Young
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Last Tuesday, June 27, 1972
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 4, 1972, page 9, col. 6 & 7.
Name: Grants W. Fenegan, Jr.
Parents: R.* W. and Willie Ellen Fenegan
Spouse: Katie Willard Fenegan
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon, now of Washington
Date of Death: Last Tuesday, June 27, 1972
Place of Death: Myrtle Beach, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 4, 1972, page 9, col. 7 & 8.
*As written.
Name: Thelma W. McDowell
Parents: Frank and Susie Brubaker Wagener
Spouse: Jessie McDowell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Native of Pennsylvania
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 11, 1972, page 9, col. 7
Name: James Monroe Crowley
Parents: Jack and Hulda Crowley
Spouse: Hazel Driggers Crowley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Latta
Place of Burial: Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 11, 1972, page 4, col. 5
Name: Frazier M. Causey
Parents: John Franklin and Margaret Norris Causey
Spouse: Orvelia Compton Causey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (WW I Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 13, 1972, page 4, col. 6
Name: Jennie Dew Moody
Parents: Willis W. and Lillian Moody Dew
Spouse: Leonard Moody (hbm)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Bermuda Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 18, 1972, page 5, col. 5.
Name: Floyd A. Keith, Jr.
Parents: Floyd A. and Johnsie Thomas Keith
Spouse: Craig Stanton Keith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth: Moore County, N. C.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 18, 1972, page 5, col. 5
Name: Efffie Kirby Cope
Parents: Brumfield and Hannah Scott Kirby
Spouse: Sidney Cope
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Darlington
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Millersville, Maryland
Place of Burial: Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery, Bennettsville
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 18, 1972, page 9, col. 8
Name: Doris Elizabeth Caldwell
Parents: William Edward and Evelyn Gibson Caldwell
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 20, 1972, page 12, col. 1& 2.
Name: John Houston Harrelson
Parents: John Wesly and Celia Lambert Harrelson
Spouse: Dorothy Skipper Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 20, 1972, page 12, col. 2 & 3
Name: James Edgar Hulon
Parents: Gus and Emma Horne Hulon
Spouse: Virgie Whittington Hulon
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 25, 1972, page 1, col. 5 & 6.
Name: Henslee Clifford McLellan
Spouse: Bessie Thompson McLellan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Services at Kentyre Presbyterian Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 25, 1972, page 2, col. 5
Name: Lige Martin
Parents: Sims and Renta Rabon Martin
Spouse: Rosa Della Small Martin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 25, 1972, page 2, col. 6.
Name: Ella May Atkinson
Parents: William Benjamin and Henrietta Gaddy Atkinson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 25, 1972, page 2, col. 7.
Name: Askins Worth Taylor
Spouse: Willadine Thomas Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Native of Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Watson Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 25, 1972, page 2, col. 8.
Name: Nancy Hyatt Watkins
Parents: Yancey and Patty Hyatt
Spouse: Joseph R. Watkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 25, 1972, page 11, col. 3
Name: Elizabeth Keith Page Morrison
Parents: Mrs. J. K. Page
Spouse: Dr. Roy W. Morrison
Date of Death: July 17, 1972
Place of Death: Chapel Hill, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 25, 1972, page 11, col. 3
Name: William Charles Ray
Parents: Vernie and Katy Mae Carr* Ray
Spouse: Patricia Ann Deaver Ray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 25, 1972, page 11, col. 4
*Best guess – microfilm was blurred
Name: Everett Sissoms
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Hillsdale Memorial Park, Laurinburg, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 27, 1972, page 4, col. 6
AUGUST
Name: Daniel Archie Herring
Parents: Peter R. and Lucy McDaniel Herring
Spouse: Ollie Simmons Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Yadkinville, NC
Place of Burial: Ebenezer United Methodist Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 1, 1972, page 7, col. 4
Name: Orine Taylor
Parents: H. D. and Mary Cooper Dimery
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Ariel Baptist Cemetery at Raines
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 3, 1972, page 3, col. 7 & 8
Name: Edward Rountree
Parents: Mrs. C. N. Rountree (the former Theo Dew)
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Date of Death: July 31, 1972
Place of Death: Gonzales, Louisiana
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 8, 1972, page 1, col. 2
Name: Arthur H. Elliott
Parents: William and Bethel Elliott
Spouse: Mary S. Elliott
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Zion Section of Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Place of Burial: Zion Cemetery, Marion County, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 8, 1972, page 5, col. 7
Name: Lewton Capers Braddy
Parents: Lewton Capers and Annie Elizabeth Braddy
Spouse: Grace Smith Braddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Aiken, SC
Place of Burial: Aiken Memorial Park Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 8, 1972, page 5, col. 7 & 8
Name: Sadie Mae Rogers
Parents: Henry and Bell Dimery Rogers
Spouse: Charlie Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Kentyre Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 10, 1972, page 3, col. 2
Name: George W. (Babe) Williams
Parents: Daniel Webster and Pearl Sealy Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital, Fayetteville, N.C
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 10, 1972, page 3, col. 2
Name: John P. Morgan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Raleigh, N.C
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery, Lake View
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 15, 1972, page 6, col. 5
Name: Winfred Arnold Bryant
Parents: Gary and Dorothy Johnson Bryant
Spouse: Ann George Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 28
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Florence (work related accident)
Place of Burial: Union Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 15, 1972, page 1, col. 4 & 5
Name: Emma Jean Page
Parents: R. D. Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 13
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon County, tractor – truck accident
Place of Burial: Services to be announced by Green’s Funeral Home (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 22, 1972, page 1, col. 3 & 4
French Thomas Bethea
Parents: Hershell and Carrie Miller Bethea
Spouse: Mary Butler Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mount Calvary Section of Dillon County
Place of Burial: Mount Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 22, 1972, page 2, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Annie J. Weatherly
Parents: Thaddus and Mary Alford Weatherly
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Services to be held Wednesday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 22, 1972, page 2, col. 2.
Name: Erskin L. (Short) Moody
Parents: Chalmers and Mary Harrelson Moody
Spouse: Louise Nessin Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 22, 1972, page 7, col. 1
Name: Boyd Rivers Ford, Sr.
Parents: Walter Boyd and Fannie Flowers Ford
Spouse: Eva Graham Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Loris
Place of Burial: Patterson Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 22, 1972, page 7, col. 1
Name: Mamie Ivey
Parents: Frank and Annie Abbott Wiggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 22, 1972, page 7, col. 1 & 2
Name: John Alexander Owens
Parents: David and Ella Hardwick Owens
Spouse: Myrtle Horn Owens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: August 16, 1972
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Services at Gapway Methodist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 22, 1972, page 7, col. 2
Name: George Emerson Grainger
Parents: W. Cross and Lillie Anderson Grainger
Spouse: Emma Floyd Grainger
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: August 15, 1972
Place of Burial: Article headlined Nichols
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 22, 1972, page 7, col. 2 & 3
Name: Teather Blackmon
Parents: Thomas and Kate Rogers
Spouse: John A. Blackmon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Native of Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (article does not specify, but probably Nichols, SC)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 22, 1972, page 7, col. 3
Name: Gary Owens
Spouse: Lola Powers Owens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 26, 1972, page 6, col. 4
Name: Eva Mae Harper Fleming
Aunt of Mrs. Douglas L. Truax
Date of Birth/Age:
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Kinston, NC
Place of Burial: Kinston, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 26, 1972, page 6, col. 5
Name: Henry W. Soles
Parents: William Henry and Mary Elizabeth Soles
Spouse: Anna A. Soles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Native of Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (article headlined Nichols)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 29, 1972, page 7, col. 5
SEPTEMBER
Name: Dorothy Moore Emerson
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Moore
Spouse: John W. Emerson
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday, August 11, 1972
Place of Death: Greenville, Tennessee
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 5, 1972, page 7, col. 3
Name: J. C. Ray
Parents: Rufus and Elizabeth Caulder Ray
Spouse: Rethie Emanuel Ray
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 5, 1972, page 7, col. 5
Name: Louise B. Rogers
Parents: G. W. and Addie Perritt Boatwright
Spouse: Robert Rogers
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 14, 1972, page 11, col. 1 & 2
Name: Robert C. Rogers
Parents: Albert and Ella Grainger Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Near Nichols
Place of Burial: Stevens-Gerald Cemetery in Horry County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 19, 1972, page 1, col. 4
Name: Frances Morgan Rogers
Spouse: H. M Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 19, 1972, page 1, col. 5
Name: Libby Franklin Hayes
Parents: William and Alice Johnson Franklin
Spouse: A. M. Hayes
Place of Birth: Avery County, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 19, 1972, page 1, col. 5
Name: Senator James P. (Spot) Mozingo III
Parents: James Pierce Mozingo Jr. and Jeanette Rawls Mozingo
Spouse: Margaret Johnson Mozingo
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59, Born August 24, 1913
Place of Birth: Darlington
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 19, 1972, page 1, col. 6
Name: Henry Bethea Legare
Parents: Swinton Legare Bethea and Leona Henke Bethea
Spouse: Mildred Cain Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Born June 28, 1914
Place of Birth: Asheville, NC
Date of Death: September 2, 1972
Place of Death: Houston, Texas
Place of Burial: Services at Sage Road Chapel
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 19, 1972, page 9, col. 6 & 7.
Name: Bessie Elise Grandy Jeffers
Parents: Samuel and Susan Catherine Coleman Gandy
Spouse: J. C. Jeffers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Welch Baptist Church Cemetery at Society Hill
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 19, 1972, page 9, col. 7 & 8.
Name: Lula Owens Rogers
Parents: Gaston and Lucender Barrentine Owens
Spouse: Thad H. Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 21, 1972, page 3, col. 5
Name: Avie Jane Flowers
Parents: Goodman J. and Annie G. James
Spouse: Willie Oscar Flowers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 21, 1972, page 3, col. 5
Name: Ethel Thompson Church
Spouse: Rupert Church
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 21, 1972, page 8, col. 5, 6, 7 & 8
Name: James Walter Harrelson
Parents: Joseph H. and Margaret O. Harrelson
Spouse: Dorothy Bull Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Marion
Date of Death: September 14, 1972
Place of Death: Baltimore, Maryland
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 21, 1972, page 12, col. 4
Name: John W. Mixon
Parents: James Robert and Edith Gatch Mixon
Spouse: Ruth Howton Mixon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Hampton County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Live Oak Cemetery, Walterboro (WW I Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 26, 1972, page 9, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Mary Jane Ward
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Marion Ward
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 26, 1972, page 9, col. 3.
Name: Albertine Johnson
Spouse: J. Lafon Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 26, 1972, page 9, col. 3.
OCTOBER
Name: Willye Burkhalter Pate
Parents: Willie Basil and Angie Ethel Williams Burkhalter
Spouse: Chesley Pate (hbm)
Place of Birth: Fairfax
Date of Death: Services were held Saturday
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 3, 1972, page 6, col. 1
Name: Hobson D. Phillips, Jr.
Parents: Hobson D. and Ida McCumbee Phillips
Spouse: Cora Landers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Not given, article headlined Latta.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 3, 1972, page 6, col. 2
Name: Imo Page
Parents: Lawrence and Ella Moore Page
Spouse: J. K. Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 93
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Antioch Cemetery, near Sellers
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 3, 1972, page 6, col. 3
Name: Alton Strickland
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Former resident of Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: VA Hospital in Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 3, 1972, page 6, col. 3
Name: Phillip T. Mace
Parents: Theddeus L. and Eugenia G. Mace
Spouse: Margurite Hall Mace
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 5,1972, page 5, col. 6
Name: Lonnie Vander Hooks
Parents: Vander Lee and Fannie Jones Hooks
Spouse: Lula Mae Fowler Hooks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Nichols, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, page 13, col. 1
Name: Charlie Worth Harper
Parents: John Franklin and Lou Donnie Harper
Spouse: Nellie Grant Harper
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Cheraw
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, page 13, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Boyd Rankin Scott
Parents: D. M. B. and Laura Miller Scott
Spouse: Listed as a survivor but not named
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66, Born December 10, 1905
Place of Birth: Marion County (Resident of Wilacoochee, Georgia)
Date of Death: October 3, 1972
Place of Death: Douglas, Georgia
Place of Burial: Pine Forest Memorial Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, page 13, col. 2.
Name: Earle McKeithan Lundy
Parents: William Berry and Etta Meggs Lundy
Spouse: Irene Moody Lundy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Oak Grove
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Bethesda Southern Methodist Church Cemetery in Oak Grove.
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, page 13, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Ralph Waldo Boroughs
Spouse: Zoe Zeigler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Native of Pickens
Date of Death: September 12. 1972
Place of Death: Pickens, SC
Place of Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, page 13, col. 3.
Name: Lillie Lewis Hardwick
Parents: William and Sarah Jane Barnhill Lewis
Spouse: Jessie W. Hardwick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Last Thursday
Place of Death: Florence, SC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, page 13, col. 3.
Name: Rachel Hiott Carmichael
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Hiott
Spouse: Daniel M. Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Born May 2, 1900
Place of Birth: Collleton County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Charleston, SC
Place of Burial: Sandy Dam Cemetery, Walterboro
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, page 13, col. 4.
Name: Sam Watson
Parents: Stonewall C. and Fannie Stackhouse Watson
Spouse: Hanci Richardson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Longs, SC
Place of Burial: Twin City Memorial Gardens
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, page 13, col. 4.
Name: Samuel Edward Floyd
Parents: John K. and Agnes Gerald Floyd
Spouse: Zetha Shelley Floyd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Pleasant View Baptist Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 12, 1972, page 2, col. 4
Name: Hughie McDaniel
Spouse: Beatrice Collins McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Cedar Creek Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 12, 1972, page 4, col. 1
Name: Travis Eugene Church
Parents: Travis and Margaret Logue Church
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Place of Birth: Lake View
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Near Mullins (motorcycle accident)
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 17, 1972, page 1, col. 4.
Name: Rennie Surles Martin
Parents: Allen and Louise Frances Lee Surles
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 17, 1972, page 2, col. 4.
Name: Minnie Hayes Ford
Spouse: Robert V. (Bob) Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: October 10, 1972
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 17, 1972, page 2, col. 4.
Name: Philip Bruce Sellers
Parents: Philip B. and Sue Debois Sellers
Spouse: Ruth Stackhouse Sellers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Marion
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Rock Hill
Place of Burial: Rock Hill
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 17, 1972, page 2, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Grady Neal Huggins
Parents:
Spouse: Leola Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 17, 1972, page 2, col. 5.
Name: Pauline Hatcher Gibson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Date of Death: Last Wednesday
Place of Burial: Hillside Memorial Park, Laurinburg, NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 17, 1972, page 4, col. 5.
Name: Joseph William (Buddy)( Squires
Parents: Joseph M. and Ethel McDaniel Squires
Spouse: Josie Squires
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death:
Place of Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery (U.S. Marine Corp. Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 17, 1972, page 18, col. 5 & 6
Name: Bennett McDaniel
Parents: David and Emma Lewis McDaniel
Spouse:
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Williamsburg County
Date of Death: October 11, 1972
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Chapel Hills Memory Gardens, Jacksonville, Florida
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 17, 1972, page 18, col. 6, 7, & 8.
Name: Blanche Rutley Herring
Maiden Name: Rutley
Parents: Fulton and Lucy Graham Rutley
Spouse: McIver J. Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Article headlined Sumter
Place of Burial: Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 19, 1972, page 3, col. 3
Name: William Meritt Allen, Jr.
Parents: William Meritt Allen, Sr. (deceased) and Mrs. B. B. Elvington
Spouse: Rebecca Lipscomb Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 19, 1972, page 7, col. 4
Name: Arthur James Jackson, Jr.
Parents: Arthur James and Helen Jane Jackson
Spouse: Lennie Williams Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Fayetteville, N. C.
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 26, 1972, page 6, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Master Sergeant James G. Strong
Parents:
Spouse: Bernice Mishue Strong
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Fort Bragg N. C.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 26, 1972, page 6, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Joseph J. Grant
Daughter: Mrs. Rosa G. Ellerbe of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Last Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery in Georgetown County (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 26, 1972, page 6, col. 3
Name: Lee Connie Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 34
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Resident of Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 31, 1972, page 1, col. 4
Name: Evelyn Ford Spivey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Auto accident near Fork
Place of Burial: Resident of Fairmont NC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 31, 1972, page 1, col. 4
Name: Robert V. (Bob) Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 31, 1972, page 5, col. 3
NOVEMBER
Name: William J. Hill
Parents: William J. and Sallie Norman Hill
Spouse: Nell Edwards Hill
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Native of Lake View
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 7, 1972,, page 3, col. 3
Name: Winfred Cortie Grainger
Parents: W. Cross and Lilly Anderson Grainger
Spouse: Reba Floyd Grainger
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Residence in the Wannamaker Community
Place of Burial: Mears Funeral Home of Fair Bluff in charge of arrangements
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 7, 1972, page 3, col. 3
Name: Mary Anderson
Parents: Silas and Laura Anderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Marietta, North Carolina
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Residence in Floydale
Place of Burial: Services at Pyerian Baptist Church
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 7,1972, page 3, col. 3
Name: Patrick Henry (Harry) Hamilton, Jr.
Parents: Patrick H. and Emma Grainger Hamilton
Spouse: Agnes Floyd Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (article headlined Nichols)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 7, 1972, page 3, col. 4 & 5
Name: Huey L. Locklear
Parents: Hugh H. and Maggie Locklear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Dillon county
Date of Death: Services were held Monday
Place of Burial: Leland Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 9, 1972, page 10, col. 1
Name: Mrs. Pope Lewis Grantham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Residence in Lake View
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 9, 1972, page 10, col. 1
Name: Austin E. Moody
Parents: Chalmers A. and Mary Jane Harrelson Moody
Spouse: Irene Davis Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Born October 13, 1909
Place of Birth: Lake View, SC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Services at Lake View Baptist Church, Lake View, SC
Source & date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 9, 1972, page 10, col. 1.
Name: Daisy Baxley Hayes
Parents: John and Etta Baxley
Spouse: Andrew G. Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Bennettsville, SC
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 9, 1972, page 10, col. 1
Name: Hardy H. (Cap) Hayes
Parents: Gilbert and Beulah Hayes
Spouse: Gertrude M. Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC (auto accident)
Place of Burial: Hayestown Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 14, 1972, page 2, col. 1
Name: Carrie Edwards Rogers
Parents: Benjamin Franklin and Sarah Edwards
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 14, 1972, page 2, col. 1.
Name: Carrie Bell Hardy
Spouse: Walter Hardy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Native of Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Old Zion Cemetery, near Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 14, 1972, page 4, col. 6
Name: Samuel Carol O’Neal
Parents: John Blanton O’Neal, Sr. and Edith Googe O’Neal
Spouse: Elizabeth Young O’Neal
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Allendale County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Charleston, SC
Place of Burial: Fairfax Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 14, 1972, page 4, col. 6
Name: Oscar Blease Ross
Parents: Silas E. and Emma Rose Ross
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Richland County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 21, 1972, page 5, col. 4
Name: Dr. Samuel Hutson Hay
Parents: Frederick J. and Annie Richards Hay
Brother: Rev. Fred Hay of Dillon
Spouse: Rachel Buchanan Hay
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Liberty Hill
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Charleston
Place of Burial: Columbia, SC
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 21, 1972, page 5, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Robert Chesley Hamilton
Parents: William H. and Lena Sawyer Hamilton
Spouse: Pauline McKellar Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Evergreen Perpetual Care Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 28, 1972, page 6, col. 1.
Name: Donnie Lupo Rogers
Parents: Jess and Jane Wiggins Lupo
Spouse: Cornie R. Rogers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday of Last week
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 28, 1972, page 6, col. 1 & 2.
Name: Fulton A. Surles
Parents: Allen and Louise France Lee Surles
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Fayetteville, N.C.
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, WWI Veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 28, 1972, page 6, col. 2
Name: Louise McQuaize
Parents: John L. and Amanda Jane Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Smith Cemetery, near Oak Grove
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 28, 1972, page 6, col. 2.
Name: Berney Mincey
Parents: Brian and Sarah Lewis Mincey
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Native of Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Buck Creek Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 28, 1972, page 6, col. 2 & 3
Name: Florence McIntyre
Parents: A. K. and Nannie McLaurin McIntyre
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Native of Marlboro County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Carolina Church Cemetery, Dillon County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 28, 1972, page 6, col. 3
DECEMBER
Name: Millie Jean Small
Parents: Henerard and Mandy S. Small
Spouse: Jacob Foster Small
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: State Cemetery (services at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 5, 1972, page 3, col. 6
Name: Howard McKay Bracey
Parents: Howard and Nancy Bracey
Spouse: Margie Paschal Bracey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Ashpole Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rowland, NC, Masonic Rites, WW II Veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 5, 1972, page 3, col. 7 & 8.
Name: Ella Julia Kersey Strickland
Parents: Henry and Arline Freeman Kersey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Tart Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 7, 1972, page 4, col. 5
Name: George Brown Campbell
Parents: George Brown and Flora McLellan Campbell Sr.
Spouse: Jewell Grantham Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery (WW II Veteran) (Boy Scout Leader)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 7, 1972, page 4, col. 5
Name: John D. Locklear
Spouse: Lizzie Locklear
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Native of Marlboro County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Bennettsville
Place of Burial: Leland Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 14, 1972, page 3, col. 1
Name: William Aubrey Perritt
Parents: Lonnie and Celia Lane Perritt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Old Zion Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 19, 1972, page 3, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Clifford P. Moody
Parents: Clifford C. and Lee Dale Sellers Moody
Spouse: Betty Texture Moody
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Jacksonville, Florida
Place of Burial: Old Zion Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 19, 1972, page10, col. 4 & 5.
Name: Tracy Jackson, Sr.
Parents: Arthur J. and Helen Lane Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 19, 1972, page 10, col. 4
Name: Thedis Monroe Hulon
Parents: Mrs. and Mrs. David Dewey Hulon
Spouse: Maxine H. Hulon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 44
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Church Cemetery, Korean War Veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 19, 1972, page 10, col. 5 & 6
Name: John Q. Hooks
Parents: Alex Q. and Fannie Jean Boone Hooks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Services to be announce by Meares Mortuary of Mullins, WW II Veteran
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 19, 1972, page 10, col. 6
Name: Levey Vance Henderson, Sr.
Parents: May and Hattie Martin Henderson
Spouse: Lorean Rogers Henderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Native of Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Ashboro North Carolina
Place of Burial: Stevens-Gerald Cemetery, Horry County
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 19, 1972, page 12, col. 1
Name: Letha Mae Berry
Parents: Benney and Elizabeth Moore Thompson
Spouse: Donnie A. Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Hope County, NC
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Marion
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 19, 1972, page 12, col. 1
Name: Deltie Causey Hooks
Parents: John F. and Margaret Norris Causey
Spouse: C.Q. Hooks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Native of Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (article headlined Nichols)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 19, 1972, page 12, col. 1
Name: William Gary Lofton
Parents: Will and Dora Lofton
Spouse: Martha Rich Lofton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 21, 1972, page 5, col. 1
Name: Fred James McKenzie
Parents: John D. and Sara Hamilton McKenzie
Spouse: Fannie Herring McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 21, 1972, page 16, col. 3
Name: Duncan Henry Palmer
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. James L. Palmer
Date of Birth/Age: Age7
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Accidental drowning
Place of Burial: Arrangements pending (AA)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 7, col. 4
Name: Luther Daniels
Parents: Lewis and Atlanta Daniels
Spouse: Bessie Daniels
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 10, col. 1 & 2
Name: Martin Luther Allen
Parents: B. F. and Mary Roberts Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Allen Cemetery near Latta
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 10, col. 2 & 3.
Name: Gertrude Hyatt
Parents: Ed and Ovella Parker Graves
Spouse: Edward Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 10, col. 3 & 4
Name: McKellar Traywick
Spouse: Emma CurrinTraywick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Laurinburg
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 10, col. 4
Name: Edward Lee (Edd) Underwood
Parents: William Thomas and Minnie McCollum Underwood
Spouse: Kate Faucette Underwood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Native of Caswell County
Date of Death: Tuesday, December 19,1972
Place of Death: Gibsonville
Place of Burial: Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 10, col. 4 & 5
Name: Romie Allen
Parents: Samuel and Victoria Dudley Allen
Spouse: Ruth Tyndall Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Florence
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 10, col. 5
Name: Jay Andrew Weatherford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Laurinburg, NC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 10, col. 5 & 6.
Name: Daniel M. Carmichael, Sr.
Parents: John Calhoun and Mae Hamer Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Tampa Florida
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC (WW II Veteran)
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 10, col. 6
Name: Johnnie Huggins
Parents: Johnnie and Benton Sweat Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 28
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Landrum
Place of Burial: Sweat Cemetery
Source& date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 28, 1972, page 10, col. 6