The extracts for 1976 are not in alphabetical order. They are listed in the month as they appeared in the Dillon Herald
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JANUARY
Name: Marie Bethea Crawford
Parents: late Wesley & Lilly W. Bethea
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a New York hospital
Place of Burial: Bethel Hill Cemetery, Latta (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday January 1, 1976, page 8, col. 6
Name: Dunn Carter
Parents: Willie & Carrie Turner Carter
Spouse: Ruby McKenzie Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: 57
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday January 1, 1976, page 8, col.7, 8 and 9
Name: James W. Barr
Parents: Sgt. (Ret) & Mrs. James P. Barr
Date of Birth/Age: 17
Date of Death: December 30
Place of Death: a Lumberton, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 6, 1976, page 1, col. 4 and Thursday January 15, 1976, page 6, col. 5
Name: Cassie Hyatt
Parents: Malcolm & Laura Hyatt Hyatt
Spouse: Edna Pate Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: 62
Place of Birth: Cumberland County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 6, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Charlie Floyd
Parents: Theadous Crawford Floyd and Charlie Floyd
Spouse: Eva Mae Floyd
Date of Birth/Age: 49
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery, veteran of US Army, World War II (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 6, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Katherine Parham Bethea
Parents: W. H. Parham and William Herbert Parham
Date of Birth/Age: 54
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 6, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Mayme Sawyer Gordon
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Sawyer
Spouse: Dr. R. K. Gordon
Date of Birth/Age: 83
Place of Birth: Bennettsville
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: local nursing home
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 6, 1976, page 8, col. 2 and 3
Name: William E. Flowers
Parents: Mode and Lonnie Mae Jackson Flowers
Spouse: Betty Leviner Flowers
Date of Birth/Age: 41
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 6, 1976, page 8, col. 4
Name: Willie Scott
Parents: James F. & Mary Ann
Spouse: Reecy Owens Scott
Date of Birth/Age: 78
Place of Birth: Marion County, Dillon resident
Date of Death: Thursday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday January 8, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: Nora Weatherford Jackson
Parents: Henry W. and Kate Hampton Weatherford
Spouse: Cleveland Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: 83
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: services: Andrews Mortuary, Wilmington
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday January 8, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: Lillian Fore Sizemore
Parents: Addison and Elizabeth McKenzie Fore
Spouse: James E. Sizemore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Hollywood, Fla. nursing home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 8, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: Kenneth Lynn Crooks
Parents: John A. Bernard Sr. and Lilly Mae Tendergrass Crooks
Spouse: Debra Jean Mouzon Crooks
Date of Birth/Age: 21
Place of Birth: Williamsburg
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Kingstreet
Place of Burial: Williamsburg
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 13, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: James Fulton Grayson III
Parents: James Fulton Jr. and Archie Bethea Grayson
Spouse: Cora Gene (Cookie) Patrick Grayson
Date of Birth/Age: 35
Place of Birth: Florence
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Park, Columbia
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 13, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Victor Carter
Spouse: Archanna Owens Carter
Date of Birth/Age: 63
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 13, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Miss Louise Grice
Parents: James Robert and Effie D. McRae Grice
Date of Birth/Age: 54
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 13, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Nezbeth Malpida Altice
Parents: William & Fannie Blackburn
Date of Birth/Age: 60
Place of Birth: Williamson, West Va.
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Maple Grove Cemetery, Edgerton, Ohio
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday January 15, 1976, page 6, col. 5
Name: Bonnie McDonald Herring
Parents: Joseph and Helen Rogers McDonald
Spouse: Whit Herring
Date of Birth/Age: 84
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: services: Pyerian Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday January 15, 1976, page 6, col. 6
Name: Carroll Bailey
Parents: Lawrence and Essie Hammond Bailey
Spouse: Marion Jernigan Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: 63
Place of Birth: Spring Branch community
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday January 15, 1976, page 6, col. 6
Name: Lillie James Eastwood
Parents: Joseph H. and L. Andrews James, daughter: Mrs. Olin Baucom of Dillon
Spouse: Miles A. Eastwood Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: May 16, 1896
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: January 13
Place of Death: a Charlotte, NC hospital
Place of Burial: services held at Clanton Memorial Presbyterian Church in Charlotte
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Tech. Sgt. Arvin M. Ford
Parents: Flossie Elliott Ford and Major Ford
Spouse: Sandra Arline Paul Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, USAF-ret.veteran of Korean War, two tours of Vietnam
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1976, page 6, col. 1 and 2
Name: Carl Johnson
Parents: Ivey and Mary Ella Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Place of Death: a Florence County nursing home
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1976, page 6, col. 2
Name: Martha Hunt Williams
Parents: Charles and Flora Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Mt. Holly Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1976, page 6, col. 3
Name: James Woodrow Lupo
Parents: Lonzo McKeever and Beula Oliver Lupo
Spouse: Hazel Lupo
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: services in Piney Grove Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1976, page 6, col. 3
Name: Lillie Mae Wiley
Parents: William and Ida McCown Blakeley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 32
Date of Death: January 12
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Hazy Grove Baptist Church cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1976, page 6, col. 4
Name: Minnie Ann Hardwick Flowers
Parents: Memick and Amelia Kathleen Flowers Hardwick
Spouse: Archie Flowers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home of her daughter
Place of Burial: Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1976, page 6, col. 6
Name: Sarah Hamer Scarborough
Parents: Robert P. and Flora J. McCallum Hamer
Spouse: Alfred Scarborough
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Sumter Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1976, page 10, col. 1
Name: Lawrence Lero Stephens
Parents: Steve and Frances Harrelson Stephens
Spouse: Leila Utley Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1976, page 10, col. 1 and 2
Name: Paul McElveen
Parents: Henry T. and Mazeline Stephenson McElveen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Place of Birth: Sumter
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Hartsville hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1976, page 10, col. 2
Name: Sadie Bell McCallum
Parents: C. O. and Annie Lee Green Bell
Spouse: James E. McCallum
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Raleigh, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1976, page 10, col. 3
Name: Vernal G. Arnette Jr.
Parents: Vernel G. and Lula Bell Chandler Arnette
Spouse: Jane Chandler Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Salem
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery in Florence
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Rudolph Euthon
Spouse: Rachel Hewitt Euthon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Georgia native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Marion nursing home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Nichols
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1976, page 7, col. 1 and 2
Name: Leola Montgomery Wilson
Parents: Luther and Mattie Montgomery
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Clarendon County
Date of Death: January 17
Place of Death: Chapel Hill, NC
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1976, page 7, col. 6, 7 and 8
Name: Tracy F. Haselden
Parents: Mildred Fore Haselden and David Monroe Haselden
Spouse: Mary Edna George Haselden
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Haselden Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Hannah Gibson Moody
Parents: Simeon and Betty Jane Breeden Gibson
Spouse: Dr. C. L. Moody
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Greenwood nursing home
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: George L. Bullard
Parents: James Alton Bullard and Retha Sanderson Bullard
Spouse: Marie Hammond Bullard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Nichols
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: Theo Sawyer Dr
Parents: Walter Zack and Stella Lane Sawyer
Spouse: Lizzie Brown Alford Sawyer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1976, page 7, col. 2 and 3
Name: Miss Annie Whittington
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Jule Whittington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 32
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1976, page 7, col. 3
Name: Brutus Wilson
Parents: Essie Waddell Wilson and Charles M. Wilson, brother, Ray Wilson
Spouse: Carrie Lee Worley Wilson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Waxhaw, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Southland Memorial Gardens, Columbia
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1976, page 8, col. 3, 4 and 5
Name: King David Carmichael
Parents: Hinton and Annie Bell Carmichael
Spouse: Minnie Carmichael
Date of Birth: March 21, 1910
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: January 22
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1976, page 8, col. 3 and Thursday, January 29, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Joseph Grady Alford
Parents: D. J. and Catherine Easterling Alford
Spouse: Ruth McLaurin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Carolina Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 29, 1976, page 8, col. 1 and 2
Name: Miss Lula Byard Hayes
Parents: Osburne Caswell and Catherine Jackson Hayes
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: hospital here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 29, 1976, page 8, col. 2 and 3
Name: Robert Lee Nixon Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Date of Death: November 29, 1975 accident
Place of Death: Lake View
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 29, 1976, page 1, col. 4, 5, 6 and 7
FEBRUARY
Name: Janie B. Berry
Parents: Clarence and Ellen Jackson Bailey
Spouse: J. Carlisle Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 3, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Leona Lane Simmons
Parents: late William C. and Pearl Campbell Lane
Spouse: George M. Simmons
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Mullins
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Melrose Memorial Gardens
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 3, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Jobie G. Hulon
Spouse: Gloria
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: of Aurora, Ill, formerly of Dillon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: services at Healy Chapel
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 3, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Joseph Dewey Herring
Parents: Talmadge Blanton and Minnie Hyatt Herring
Spouse: Grace Alford Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC (Veteran)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 3, 1976, page 6, col. 1 and 2
Name: Mrs. Radie Mae Brewer
Parents: Lonnie and Maggie Pittman
Spouse Thomas Brewer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Hayestown Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 3, 1976, page 6, col. 2
Name: William Arthur Lindsay
Parents: Will and Clara Mae Lindsay
Spouse: Thelma Albertia Lindsay
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Marlboro County, resident of Dillon County 21 years
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 3, 1976, page 6, col. 3
Name: Lonnie E. Johnson
Parents: Walker and Beulah Scott Johnson
Spouse: Macie McColl Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 3, 1976, page 6, col. 2 and 3
Name: Robert Lee Long
Parents: William Jasper and Gertrude Suggs Long
Spouse: Elise Hubbard Long
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Columbus County, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Florida hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 3, 1976, page 6, col. 3
Name: R. T. Lofton
Parents: Martha Rich Lofton and W. G. Lofton
Spouse: Nina Collins Lofton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: veterans hospital, Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Red Bluff Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 3, 1976, page 6, col. 4 and 5
Name: Willie James McNair
Parents: Alex and Irene McNair
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: New Bethel Presbyterian Church cemetery, Hamer (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 5, 1976, page 6, col. 6
Name: Sarah Ruby Barrineau McDaniel
Parents: Dave and Sarah Nesmith Barrineau
Spouse: Jasper McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Williamsburg County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 10, 1976, page 3, col. 1
Name: H. C. Bass
Parents: H. W. and Della Rich Bass
Spouse: Viola Jackson Bass
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Marboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Magnolia
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 10, 1976, page 3, col. 1 and 2
Name: Lightie Powell Honker
Parents: W. H. and Elizabeth Batten Powell
Spouse: Harry A. Honker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Windsor
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Windsor Cemetery, Windsor, Virginia.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 10, 1976, page 3, col. 2
Name: Jerome Wilson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Place of Birth: of Zebulon, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday auto fire accident
Place of Death: Dillon County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 12, 1976, page 1, col. 4, 5, 6 and 7
Name: Lester L. Lausch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: of New Holland, Pa.
Date of Death: Wednesday auto fire accident
Place of Death: Dillon County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 12, 1976, page 1, col. 4, 5, 6 and 7
Name: Samuel Owens Berry
Parents: James Leon and Annie M. Williams Berry
Spouse: Irradean Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 12, 1976, page 3, col. 3
Name: James C. Henderson
Date of Birth/Age: 61
Date of Death: Tuesday auto accident
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 12, 1976, page 3, col. 1
Name: Mrs. Lillie Byrd Graves Carter
Parents: Oscar and Annie Girt Graves (Gist, not Girt) hlw
Spouse: Carl Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 12, 1976, page 3, col. 1
Name: Robert T. Fairey Sr.
Parents: Francis A. and Julia Wade Fairey
Spouse: Mrs. Bessie Fairey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Orangeburg County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 12, 1976, page 3, col. 2 and 3
Name: Albert Rudolph Jenkins
Parents: Emma Stephens Jenkins and Pope Jenkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Robeson County, N. C.
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Wadesboro, N.C. hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 17, 1976, page 3, col. 2
Name: David Gottlieb
Spouse: Jennie Retzkin Gottlieb
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: New York
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: New York City home
Place of Burial: New York City
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 17, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Rev. James Alexander McNair
Spouse: married Hattie Evans 1948
Date of Birth: June 14, 1924
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: January 26
Place of Death: Fayetteville, N.C.
Place of Burial: services at Smith Chapel Church, Fayetteville, N. C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 17, 1976, page 6, col. 2
Name: Rev. Thomas Hendrick Francisco
Parents: Henry and Rose Anna Francisco
Daughter: Ruth F. Lewis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 95
Place of Birth: Hawkins County, Tenn.
Date of Death: February 13
Place of Death: hospital here
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 17, 1976, page 6, col. 3
Name: Henry Carlyle Braswell
Parents: Jeffrey and Vincie Mae Norton Braswell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 17, 1976, page 6, col. 4
Name: Ann Seymour Brigman
Parents: Myre Britow and Ella Lane Brigman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 17, 1976, page 6, col. 5
Name: Maybelle A. Alford
Parents: Daniel James and Catherine Easterling Alford
Spouse: James Augustus Alford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 94
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville nursing home
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 17, 1976, page 6, col. 6 and 7
Name: Louise R. Allen
Parents: John and Claude Johnson Roberts
Spouse: Sprunt J. Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 17, 1976, page 6, col. 7 and 8
Name: Donnie Garner
Parents: John and Louanna Garner
Spouse: Edna Grainger Garner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 17, 1976, page 6, col. 8 and 9
Name: Mrs. Ellen Watts Griffin
Parents: late Sam & Mattie Allen Watts
Spouse: late Clifton Griffin
Date of Birth/Age: 80
Place of Birth: Marion County, SC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Marion, SC hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 19, 1976, page 6, col. 1 and 2
Name: Miriam Lee Johnson
Parents: Joe and Flora Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 19, 1976, page 6, col. 2 and 3
Name: Mrs. Frances Byrd Windham
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Byrd, Darlington
Spouse: Edward M. Windham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Darlington
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 19, 1976, page 6, col. 3
Name: Thomas Everette Flowers
Parents: Everette and Margaret Ann James Flowers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 19, 1976, page 6, col. 4
Name: Buck Campbell
Parents: Simpson Thaddeus and Annie Morris Campbell
Spouse: Azalee Scott Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marlboro County truck accident
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 19, 1976, page 1, col. 6 and 7
Tuesday, February 24, 1976, page 8, col. 7 and 8
Name: Levern Pittman
Parents: Lillie Mae Pittman and George Pittman
Spouse: Beatrice Pittman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday auto accident
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 24, 1976, page 1, col. 6 and 7
Name: Henry Reaves
Parents: Frances Reaves
Spouse: Rebecca Smith Reaves
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: February 17
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 24, 1976, page 8, col. 1 and 2
Name: Effie Williamson
Parents: Duncan and Julia Hewitt Williamson
Spouse: Joseph Hayes Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church Cemetery in Temperance Hill, Marion County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 24, 1976, page 8, col. 2 and 3
Name: Thomas Francis Colbert Jr.
Parents: Thomas F. & Margaret Flattery Colbert
Spouse: Frances High Allen Colbert
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, NY
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: an Anderson hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 24, 1976, page 8, col. 4 and 5
Name: Homer Hodge
Parents: W. J. and Luttie Soles Hodge, Tabor City, NC
Spouse: Georgia Lee King Hodge
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Horry County, SC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Whiteville hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery at Nichols
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 24, 1976, page 8, col. 5
Name: Bardie Geneva Lamb Israel
Parents: John & Ellen Green Lamb
Spouse: Johnny Israel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: February 18
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Garden of Faith Cemetery, Lumberton, Robeson County, NC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 24, 1976, page 8, col. 5
Name: Angus McDonald
Parents: Archie & Lula McDonald
Spouse: Lula S. McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Hazy Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Hamer (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 24, 1976, page 8, col. 6
Name: Mack Jeston Herring
Parents: Talmadge & Minnie Hyatt Herring
Spouse: Mack J. Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 26, 1976, page 12, col. 1 and 2
Name: Lieut. Col. Woodrow W. Bryant
Parents: l Mr. & Mrs. Fernie S. Bryant
Spouse: Mildred Norton Bryant
Sister: Victor Branford, Dillon, SC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Tampa, Florida hospital
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery, US Army (ret)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 26, 1976, page 12, col. 2 and 3
Name: Mrs. Emily Kirby Paul
Parents: Rev. George F. and Mabel Heitman Paul
Spouse: Charles R. Paul
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Kings Mountain, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: local hospital
Place of Burial: services in Marion’s First United Methodist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 26, 1976, page 12, col. 3
Name: Kirby Clyde Sparkman
Parents: John R. and Willie Oliver Sparkman
Spouse: Ethel O. Sparkman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: services in Brownsville Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 26, 1976, page 12, col. 4
MARCH
Name: Billy Wayne Chavis
Parents: James Robert and Emma Mae Locklear Chavis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 4 years
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Pembroke, NC auto accident
Place of Burial: services at Leland Grove Baptist Church, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 2, 1976, page 1, col. 2
Name: Bonnie F. McKenzie
Parents: David Franklin and Laura Etta Watson McKenzie
Spouse: Lucile Hardy McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Watson Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 2, 1976, page, 7, col. 1
Name: Larry Durant Kirby Sr.
Parents: Walter and Emma Revell Kirby
Daughter: Mrs. Auburn (Frances) Lee, Dillon, SC
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Florence Memorial Gardens
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 2, 1976, page, 7, col. 1
Name: Leola Caulder Coward
Parents: Stafford and Sarah Stafford Caulder
Daughter: Diane Gooden, Dillon, SC
Spouse: Mozelle C. Coward
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Concord, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Ruby Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 2, 1976, page, 7, col. 1
Name: Angela Kay Sessions
Parents: David E. and Peggy Brock Sessions
Date of Birth/Age: Age 9 years
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: local hospital
Place of Burial: services: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 2, 1976, page, 7, col. 1
Name: Ruby Lois McInnis McDonald
Parents: Evelyn Lester McInnis and Mark McInnis
Spouse: Walter McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday March 4, 1976, page 5, col. 5
Name: Louis Bentley Hardaway Sr.
Parents: Thomas H. and Annie May Johnson Hardaway
Spouse: Ruth Wallace Hardaway
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Meade County, Kentucky
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday March 4, 1976, page 5, col. 4 & 5
Name: Annie Naomi McPhatter Hunt Turner
Parents: Thomas and Annie Huggins McPhatter
Spouse: William A. Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: local nursing home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday March 4, 1976, page 5, col. 5
Name: Jimmy Huggins
Parents: Rev. Percy H. and Gladys Cooper Huggins
Spouse: Irma Jean Johnson Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: services: Methodist Rehobeth Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 9, 1976, page 5, col. 1
Name: Mae Rogers Cook
Parents: Coy and Sadie Huggins Rogers
Spouse: Foster Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: services: Bear Swamp Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 9, 1976, page 5, col. 1
Name: Miss Hattie Carabo
Parents: Joel A. and Mary Martha (Mattie) Cox Carabo
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Whitten Village
Place of Burial: Parnasseus Methodist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 9, 1976, page 5, col. 2
Name: Myrtle Jones McCray Ard
Parents: Kelly Mary Elizabeth Coleman Jones
Spouse: late (1) Alexander McCray (2) Hazerd B. Ard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: local nursing home
Place of Burial: Garden of Devotion Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 9, 1976, page 5, col. 2
Name: William Isaiah Causey
Parents: Tilly and Frances Hodge Causey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 9, 1976, page 5, col. 3
Name: Florence Henry Bethea
Parents: John E. and Charlotte Bethea Henry
Spouse: Edwin A. Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 9, 1976, page 5, col. 3
Name: John Patrick Polson
Parents: Lovitt Pl and Josephine Hall Polson
Spouse: Nina Mae Hayes Polson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 11, 1976, page 10, col. 1
Name: Eula Williams
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Luther Campbell
Spouse: Joe Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 18, 1976, page 3, col. 1
Name: Harry Epstein
Parents: Sam and Bessie Horowitz Epstein
Spouse: Tresa Carliner Epstein
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: New York, NY
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 18, 1976, page 3, col. 2
Name: Ira E. Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Tuesday auto accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 18, 1976, page 5, col. 2
Name: Charles Dickson Sturgeon
Parents: William J. and Sarah Alice Tallon Sturgeon
Spouse: Katie H. Sturgeon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, veteran of World War I
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1976, page 3, col. 4
Name: Fred Jones
Parents: Chesley and Minnie Rogers Jones
Spouse: Inez Johnson Jones
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital and army veteran of World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1976, page 3, col. 5
Name: C. Thurman Grainger
Parents: Nathan C. and Edna Floyd Grainger
Spouse: Blanche Hardee Grainger
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: services held in Pleasant View Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1976, page 3, col. 6
Name: William Elvin Cox
Parents: Ola C. and Robert Seddie Cox
Spouse: Mary Mullis Cox
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: native of Dillon, resident of Laurinburg
Date of Death: March 15
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1976, page 3, col. 7
Name: Robert Victor Proctor Jr.
Parents: Robert N. and Madge Gasque Proctor Sr
Spouse: Leona Proctor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Dillon’s Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1976, page 3, col. 5-A, col. 1
Name: Coy Huggins
Parents: John and Traud Grantham Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a nursing home here
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1976, page 7-A, col. 4
Name: Aileen H. Pennell
Parents: James Willis and Sallie Breeden Hamer
Spouse: James Roy Pennell
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 30, 1976, page 6, col. 6
Name: James Curtis Sullivan
Parents: William Joseph and Flora Sowell Sullivan
Spouse: Elsie Clay Sullivan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: services held in Union Methodist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 30, 1976, page 6, col. 1 and 2
Name: Jonathan B. Harris
Parents: Willis Edgar and Virginia Royal Harris
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 30, 1976, page 6, col. 2 and 3
Name: Harry Lee Mishoe
Parents: J. J. and Eliza Hemby Mishoe
Spouse: Sara Baxley Mishoe
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery, World War II veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 30, 1976, page 6, col. 4
Name: Louise Williams
Parents: Parole and Mary Lewis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: March 21
Place of Death: a Bennettsville nursing home (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 30, 1976, page 6, col. 4 and 5
APRIL
Name: Eula Barfield Cooke
Spouse: Arthur Cooke
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Cooke Family Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 1, 1976, page 3, col. 2
Name: James Franklin Britt
Parents: Marion Samuel and Alma McCall Britt
Spouse: Lena Bennett Britt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Cemetery, veteran of World War I
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 6, 1976, page 8, col. 4
Name: Dessie Prince Todd
Parents: Essie Blanton and Will Prince
Spouse: Ed Todd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 6, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Lillie Hayes Carter
Parents: Stephen P. and Annie McDowell Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Bethesda Methodist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 6, 1976, page 8, col. 4 and 5
Name: Vergie D. Sanderson
Parents: Lewis and Atlanta Hyatt Daniels
Spouse: L. Woodrow Sanderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: services held at Emmanuel Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 6, 1976, page 8, col. 5, 6, 7 and 8
Name: Sarah Lee Harrison
Date of Birth/Age: Age 96
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Pine Hill Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 8, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: Letha Hill McNeil
Parents: Frank and Ida Watts Hill
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 8, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: Brantley Small Van Sr.
Spouse: Ada Snipes Van
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Cross Creek Cemetery, Fayetteville
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 8, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: Trey Capps
Parents: Roy G. Capps Jr. and Barbara Barbour of Raleigh
Date of Birth/Age: Age 14 train accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 8, 1976, page 10, col. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Name: John G. Stephens
Spouse: Martha Stone Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1976, page 3, col. 4
Name: William Herbert Woodall
Date of Birth/Age: Age 93
Place of Birth: native of Wade County, North Carolina
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Sandy Grove Primitive Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1976, page 3, col. 5
Name: E. Harvey Evans
Parents: E. Harvey Evans of Cumberland County, NC and Mattie McNair Evans of Laurinburg
Spouse: Ann Borden Evans
Date of Birth: August 22, 1900
Place of Birth: Laurinburg
Place of Burial: services at Laurinburg Presbyterian Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1976, page 3, col. 1 and 2
Name: Miss Rosa Belle McDaniel
Parents: Duncan E. and Polly Morris McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: services at Kentyre Presbyterian Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1976, page 3, col. 2
Name: Isla Whaley Davis
Parents: William M. and Elizabeth McQueen Whaley
Spouse: William O. Davis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Davis Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1976, page 3, col. 3
Name: Ruthie Mae Lowery
Parents: William Vernie Lowery
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1976, page 3, col. 3
Name: Charles Ford
Parents: Queenie Currie Ford and Coley Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: found Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 20, 1976, page 1, col. 4 and 5
Page 8, col. 3, Thursday, April 22, page 1, col. 7
Name: Lelia Braddy Bissette Cannon
Parents: Lewton C. and Annie Alley Braddy
Spouse: first to Dr. William C. Bissette, second to Doyle L. Cannon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 20, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Wildon Byrd
Parents: Otto Byrd and Moody Byrd
Spouse: Francine Byrd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Elvington Cemetery near Lake View
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 20, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Mary Edwards Rogers
Parents: Matthew and Evelyn McRae Edwards
Spouse: John I. Rogers Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 20, 1976, page 8, col. 4
Name: Eunice Huggins Lynch
Parents: Bishoff and Mamie Matthews Huggins
Spouse: B. R. Lynch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Coward
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 20, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Liley Williamson
Parents: William Dennis and Emma Lee Franks Williamson
Spouse: Ruth Caulder Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 22, 1976, page 8, col. 6
Name: Odell R. Mincey
Parents: Russ and Carrie Williams Mincey
Spouse: Emma Jones Mincey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 22, 1976, page 12, col. 4 and 5
Name: Julian Branch
Parents: Henrietta Small Branch and Floyd Branch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 22
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday accident
Place of Death: near Clio
Place of Burial: services at Fairview Methodist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 27, 1976, page 1, col. 1, 2 and 3
Thursday, April 29, 1976, page 3, col. 2,
Name: Mozell C. Coward
Parents: William Jefferson and Eliza Easterland Coward
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital in Salisbury, NC
Place of Burial: Ruby Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 27, 1976, page 7, col. 1 and 2
Name: Lenuel Clements
Spouse: Eva Hayes Clements, former resident of Lake View
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: native of Georgia
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Woodlawn Mausoleum
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 27, 1976, page 10, col. 4
Name: James Norton Cooper
Parents: Harrison and Jessie Baxley Cooper
Spouse: Eva Altman Cooper
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital, World War II veteran
Place of Burial: services at High Point Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 29, 1976, page 3, col. 1 and 2
Name: Sammy Overson Blanton
Parents: Joshua Perdee and Mary Hodge Blanton
Spouse: Martha Skipper Blanton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: services at Cane Branch Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 29, 1976, page 3, col. 3 and 4
Name: Albert Ben Barnhill
Spouse: Georgia Esther Coates Barnhill
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 29, 1976, page 3, col. 5
MAY
Name: Eddie Wright Sr.
Parents: Edward and Flossie Mae Wright
Spouse: Mary E. Wright
Place of Birth: native of Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Brooklyn, N. Y. hospital
Place of Burial: New Zion AME Church cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1976, page 10, col. 1
Name: infant son
Parents: Billy Joe and Sylvia Powers Campbell
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: McMillian Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1976, page 10, col. 1
Name: Lonnie Sweatt
Parents: Mitchell and Mary Grantham Sweatt
Spouse: Carrie Dorman Sweatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1976, page 10, col. 1
Name: James Starling
Parents: James and Wessie Starling
Spouse: Janie Starling
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: services at New Holly United Methodist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1976, page 10, col. 1
Name: Fred L. Bryant
Parents: Lawrence Elliott and Addie Lancaster Bryant
Spouse: Hazel Boatwright Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Luray, resident of Florence
Date of Death: May 1
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 6, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: William LeGrand Drew Sr
Parents: Charlie W. and Wilma Coleman Drew
Spouse: Floy Martin Drew
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 6, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: Donald Wesley McQueen Sr.
Parents: John Pope and Mary McLaurin McQueen
Spouse: Lila Daniel McQueen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1976, page 8, col. 6
Name: Francis C. Jones
Parents: Oscar and Lucille Crosby Jones
Spouse: Erma Tisdale Jones
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Friday
Veteran World War II, awarded a Purple Heart, Army
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1976, page 8, col. 7
Name: Alice Wilkes Pelts
Parents: Will and Fannie Hubbard Wilkes
Spouse: John Walter Pelt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1976, page 8, col. 8 and 9
Name: Odell Bethea
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 12
Place of Birth: student at Gordon Elementary School
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 18, 1976, page 1, col. 4, 5, 6 and 7
Name: Bessie King Tyler
Parents: Levey and Nora King Tyler
Spouse: James Oscar Tyler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 18, 1976, page 8, col. 6
Name: Nettie Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 18, 1976, page 8, col. 4
Name: Daisy Turner
Parents: Harllee and Annie Coleman Baxley
Spouse: Tom L. Tanner of Marion
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: May 6
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 18, 1976, page 8, col. 5
Name: Jesse Ivey
Spouse: Lillie Mae Ivey, Durham, NC
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Durham, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Hazy Grove Baptist Church cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 18, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Miss Jackie Juanita Dew
Parents: P. C. and Janie Dew
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Centenary Methodist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 18, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Louise McCormick Watson
Parents: Maggie F. Litch and stepdaughter of Allen Litch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Washington, D. C. hospital
Place of Burial: St. Matthew AME Church cemetery, Hamer (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 18, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Luther Albert (Boots) Almond
Parents: Alice Lambert Almond and John Almond
Spouse: Ruth Barbee Almond
Date of Birth/Age: May 26, 1928
Place of Birth: Cabarrus County, N.C.
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Locust Presbyterian Church, Locust, N.C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday May 20, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: Cora Lee Bonds
Parents: Everena Lumpkin and William Lumpkin
Spouse: Jasper Bonds
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday May 20, 1976, page10, col. 4
Name: Andrew Angusta “Gus” Huggins
Parents: Andrew and Delphia Britt Huggins
Spouse: Dorothy Osborne Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 25, 1976, page 10, col. 4 and 5
Name: Jacob Wade McMillan Sr.
Parents: Frank M. and Anna Smith McMillan
Spouse: Inez Parham McMillan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 25, 1976, page 10, col. 5 and 6
Name: Lendo James Hamilton
Parents: Henry and Amelia Goodman Hamilton
Spouse: Ethel C. Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 25, 1976, page 10, col. 6 and 7
Name: Ima Butler Stephens
Parents: John I. and Martha Williams Butler
Spouse: Charlie K. Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 25, 1976, page 10, col. 7 and 8
JUNE
Name: Viola Griffin Potter
Parents: Daniel A. and Mary Harker Rowen
Date of Birth: Dec. 11, 1903
Place of Birth: Wilmington
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence nursing home
Place of Burial: Belleview Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, June 1, 1976, page 8, col. 6
Name: Georgia Mae Peddicord
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. George Derrick
Spouse: James B. Peddicord
Place of Birth: Harriman, Tenn.
Date of Death: Monday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, June 1, 1976, page 8, col. 7
Name: Victor Bryan Beck
Parents: mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Long of Dillon
Spouse: Ethel Ward Belk (misspelled)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Ward Family Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 3, 1976, page 3, col. 5
Name: William Thomas Dillon
great-grandson of James. W. Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: June 3
Place of Death: Miami, Fla.
Place of Burial: Mt. Holly Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 10, 1976, page 10, col. 1
Name: John Franklin Hood
Parents: Benjamin and Doshia Taylor Hood
Spouse: Cynthia Lane Hood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Brownsville Baptist Church cemetery in Marlboro County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 17, 1976, page 11, col. 1
Name: Villie Mae Harley
Place of Burial: Bethel Hill Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 17, 1976, page 11, col. 1
Name: Sam McDuffie
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 17, 1976, page 11, col. 1
Name: Pennie Smith
Place of Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 17, 1976, page 11, col. 1
Name: Mary Willie Cousar
Parents: Rev. and Mrs. Dan Bethea of Dillon (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 17, 1976, page 11, col. 1
Name: Betty Jo Griggs
Parents: Perry and Esther Webster Ratliff
Spouse: Donald E. (Bud) Griggs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Patrick Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 19, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: Cecil Perritt Bracey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dallas, Tex.
Place of Burial: Dallas veteran of World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 29, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: J. Edgar Gaddy
Parents: Rupert R. Gaddy Sr. of Dillon and Lillie Mae Pruitt Gaddy
Spouse: Patti Lovell Gaddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Cheraw
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Greer veteran of the Korean War
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 29, 1976, page 8, col. 1 and 2
Name: Lester Lee Rowell
Parents: Fannie Prince Rowell and Ellis Rowell Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery World War II veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 29, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Johnny Rogers
Parents: Ophelia and Foster Rogers
Spouse: Dora Rogers
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: June 24 auto accident
Place of Death: Wilson, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Union AME Church cemetery in Lake View (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 29, 1976, page 8, col. 4, 5 and 6
JULY
Name: Rita Walton Burleson
Parents: Eric and Nellie Hayes Walton
Spouse: Curtis R. Burleson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Lewisburg, West Va.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home in Dillon
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 6, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Frank Hubbard Smith
Parents: A. T. Smith and Bessie Hubbard Smith
Spouse: Louise Ellen Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Clio
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 6, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Sallie McEachern Myers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Kentyre Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 6, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: Emma Kinney Roberts
Parents: James Arthur and Emma Townsend Kinney
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Pine Hill Cemetery, Latta (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 6, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: Miss Oremie Bethea
Parents: W. K. Bethea and Dora Easterling Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 6, 1976, page 7, col. 3
Name: Charles Lee (Buck) Hayes
Parents: Oscar and Crettie Edwards Hayes
Spouse: Eva Church Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: services from the Blanton-Cottingham Funeral Home
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 8, 1976, page 6, col. 6
Name: Mary Willa Quick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Tuesday accident
Place of Death: Dillon County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 13, 1976, page 1, col. 3
Name: Mary C. Godwin
Parents: Hattie McLellan and Joel R. Carmichael of the Kentrye Community
Spouse: B. K. Godwin
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: resident of Jacksonville, Fla. 35 years
Date of Death: July 6
Place of Burial: Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 13, 1976, page 8, col. 8 and 9
Name: Mrs. R. J. Goodman
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a St. Louis, Mo. hospital
Place of Burial: Brick Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 15, 1976, page 6, col. 3
Name: Loring Lee Myers
Parents: Laura Geddings Myers and Hezekiah Myers
Spouse: Leila Myers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Clarendon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 20, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Robert Lee Norton
Parents: Leona Hyatt Norton McKenzie and Lonnie Lee Norton
Spouse: Naomi Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday accident
Place of death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 20, 1976, page 7, col. 1 and Page 1, col. 4
Name: Ruby Mae Townsend Wright
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Townsend Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: St. Mark Baptist Church cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 20, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: Paul K. Horne
Parents: Kemper P. and Nettie Pace Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 20, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: Mary Blue Bethea
Parents: William E. Blue and Annie Belle Gillis Blue
Spouse: Harvey Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Montrose, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 20, 1976, page 3, col. 1
Name: Mary Willie Campbell Quick
Parents: Willie Jane Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Tuesday, July 13 accident
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 20, 1976, page 3, col. 2
Name: James Wright Johnson
Parents: William Houston and Laura Johnson Johnson
Spouse: Marie McCracken Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Hill Crest Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 22, 1976, page 10, col. 4 and 5
Name: Milinda Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: of Floyd Dale
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 22, 1976, page 10, col. 5
Name: Burton Clark Herring
Parents: R. Nack and Mary Lewis Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 22, 1976, page 10, col. 6
Name: Duncan Leon McCormac
Spouse: Merle Clark McCormac
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Savannah, Georgia
Place of Burial: Bluffton City Cemetery, World War II Army veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 27, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Jullius Liston Jones
Parents: Olean and Rosa Bell Jones
Spouse: Rosa Glover Jones
Date of Birth/Age: Age 28
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: July 15 accident
Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts
Place of Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 27, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Sheila Jean Weatherford
Parents: Katie Jean Weatherford and Ronald W. Weatherford Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: nine
Date of Death: Monday accident
Place of Death: Florence General Hospital
Place of Burial: Bethesda Southern Methodist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 29, 1976, page 1, col. 3
Name: John Salathiel LeGette
Parents: James A. B. LeGette and Elizabeth Moore LeGette
Spouse: Faye Leonard Legette
Date of Birth: November 24, 1903
Place of Birth: native of Latta
Date of Death: July 19
Place of Death: a Charlotte hospital
Place of Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 29, 1976, page 8, col. 5
AUGUST
Name: John Kiley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: of Roslyn, Pa.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 3, 1976, page 1, col. 4, 5, 6 and 7
Name: Marion Lester Reaves
Parents: Dr. Robert L. and Elizabeth Freeman Reaves
Spouse: Annie Bethea Reaves of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Florence
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 3, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Douglas Marshall Manning
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Manning
Spouse: former Ozelia Daniels
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery, Dillon (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 3, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Sandra Jane Jackson
Parents: Odessa Price Richardson and Charles Ford Price
Spouse: J. W. Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 3, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Col. Andrew Julius Evans
Parents: Andrew Jackson and Ella Mobley Evans
Spouse: Lillian Laurey, Sally Wainer
Date of Birth: September 5, 1892
Place of Birth: Rock Hill
Date of Death: July 28
Place of Death: former resident of Dillon, died in San Antonio, Tex.
Place of Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery US Army, World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 3, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Daniel Lide Coleman Sr.
Parents: William Monroe and Polly Collins Coleman
Spouse: Lura Dean Wallace Coleman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 5, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Jamie Wilbur Lamb
Spouse: Eunice Roberts Lamb
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Garden of Faith Cemetery, World War II veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 5, 1976, page 8, col. 3 and 4
Name: Oscar Maloy Beaver
Parents: George Demerit and Lena Turbeville Beaver
Spouse: Leatha Alford Beaver
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Minturn
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Mt. Andrew Cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 5, 1976, page 8, col. 4
Name: L. I. Hinson Sr.
Parents: Isham Hinson and Mary Meares Hinson
Spouse: Jessie
Place of Birth: Whiteville
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: the Columbus County hospital
Place of Burial: New Hope Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 5, 1976, page 8, col. 5
Name: Noah Hayes Modlin
Parents: Thad and Rachel Stubbs Modlin
Spouse: Eunice Currie Modlin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Scotland County, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: McLucas Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 5, 1976, page 8, col. 5
Name: Thomas Michael Faulkenberry Jr.
Parents: Tom M. and Nancy Ferguson Faulkenberry
Date of Birth/Age: four-month-old son
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 10, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Flossie Lawrimore Hodges
Parents: Robert and Liza Jane Martin Lawrimore
Spouse: William Gaston Hodges Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 10, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Lee David Page
Parents: James and Viola Page
Spouse: Evelene Campbell Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 10, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Clifton Elliott
Parents: W. C. and Ida Elliott
Spouse: Olive Page Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: services held at Bear Swamp Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 10, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Alma Bryant Walters
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Eli Bryant
Spouse: Bill Joe Walters
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: South Carolina
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: services at Bethesda Methodist Church near Fairmont
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 10, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Jeremiah Tillman Hardee
Parents: Jack and Ava Jean Strickland Hardee
Spouse: Nettie Idel Hardee of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, World War I veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 12, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: James Alexander McBryde
Parents: Rev. and Mrs. Robert L. McBride Sr. in Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Newton, N.J. hospital
Place of Burial: Okey Point Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 17, 1976, page 3, col. 4 and 5
Name: John Oliver Hunt
Parents: John Wesley Hunt and Blanchie Quick Hunt
Spouse: Alberta Lane Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Durham, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 17, 1976, page 3, col. 6
Name: Matthew Davis Jr.
Parents: Matthew Davis and Annie Jane Davis
Date of Birth/Age: age 28
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Whiteville, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Pinehill AME Church cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 17, 1976, page 3, col. 7 and 8
Name: Dr. Pauline Heiden Bernanke
Parents: Bernard and Yetti Last Heiden
Spouse: Dr. Jonas Bernanke
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Austria
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 17, 1976, page 3, col. 1 and 2
Name: Virginia Holly McLeod
Parents: Soloman and Foddie Barr Holly McLeod
Spouse: Joshua McLeod, Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: August 5
Place of Death: Paterson, NJ
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 17, 1976, page 3, col. 2 and 3
Name: George C. Wilson Jr.
Spouse: Hilda Stephens Wilson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Alloway Cemetery in Red Springs
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Shep Herring
Parents: Jim and Lillie Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Shiloh Methodist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: James Arthur Inman
Parents: Willis and Charlotte Townsend Inman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Jamaica, NY
Place of Burial: Old Bethel Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Miss Viola Bethea
Parents: Adam and Myra Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday(AA)
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery near Latta
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Annie A. Carmichael
Parents: John McLellan and Emma Page McLellan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Springhill Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1976, page 6, col. 2
Name: Cleo P. Keith
Parents: Jim and Mollie Jones Keith
Spouse: Claudia Jeffords Keith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Florence Memorial Gardens
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1976, page 6, col. 2
Name: Verna Lee Godfrey
Parents: John Richardson and Elizabeth Epps
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Clarendon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: services at New Zion AME Church near Minturn (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1976, page 6, col. 3
Name: Irene Manousos McCrackin
Parents: George and Leta Haselin Manousos
Spouse: Burton McCrackin, Nichols
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Savannah, Ill.
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Loris hospital
Place of Burial: Cedar Creek Cemetery, Army nurse, Korean War
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 26, 1976, page 8, col. 4 and 5
Name: Frederick Pendleton Gray
Spouse: Lucy Powell Gray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: native of Lumberton, Army Air Corps, World War II
Date of Death: Monday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 26, 1976, page 8, col. 6 and 7
Name: Odessa Kelly
Parents: Shug and Alberta Kelly
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Newark, NJ hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 26, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Shelia Legette Luther
Parents: James Andrew and Shelia Moore Legette of Latta
Spouse: Fred Luther
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 31, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Marvin Taylor Sr.
Parents: John and Lila Taylor
Spouse: Ruby P. Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: McColl Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 31, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Robert Montgomery
Parents: Luther and Mattie Montgomery
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Fayetteville
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, NC hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 31, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Edna Small Lawson
Parents: Everette Warren and Lula Anderson Small
Spouse: Chalmers Lewis Lawson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 31, 1976, page 6, col. 2
SEPTEMBER
Name: William C. Felder
Parents: Annie C. Felder and Charles S. Felder
Spouse: Wilma Wannamaker Felder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Graniteville
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Ebenezer United Methodist Church in Bowman
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 2, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: David Clark
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Aubry Clark
Date of Birth/Age: Age 8
Place of Birth: of Rowland
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: near Pembroke, NC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 7, 1976, page 10, col. 5
Name: Straudi Ingram Hyatt
Parents: Doll and Emma Norton Ingram
Spouse: Lewis Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 7, 1976, page 10, col. 6 and 7
Name: Mrs. Lawrence Bridges
Parents: Mary Bryant of Dillon and Ralph Bryant
Spouse: Lawrence Bridges
Date of Death: Monday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 7, 1976, page 10, col. 8 and 9
Name: Billy Wayne Hicks
Parents: J. T. and Elizabeth Williamson Hicks
Spouse: Patricia Collins Hicks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion County
Place of Burial: Centenary Methodist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 14, 1976, page 1, col. 4
Name: Addie Bass Smith
Parents: Jesse and Annie Lowery Bass
Date of Birth: December 13, 1905
Place of Birth: Marshville, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Hawthorne Nursing Center
Place of Burial: Sharon Memorial Park
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 14, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Charles Reaves
Parents: Fred and Lula Reaves
Spouse: Katherine Brown Reaves
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday a week ago
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Pine Hill Church Cemetery, Latta
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 14, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Robert Alton (Bob) Meares
Parents: W. Dave and Sally Floyd Meares
Spouse: Mary Neill Manning
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: of Fair Bluff, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Columbus County Hospital
Place of Burial: Powell Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 14, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Julia Edwards Hubbard
Parents: Matthew and Evelyn McRae Edwards
Spouse: Hollis Hubbard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Hebron Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 21, 1976, page 5, col. 6
Name: James William McDaniel
Parents: David C. and Emma Lewis McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Williamsburg County
Date of Death: September 14
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 21, 1976, page 5, col. 7
Name: DeEtte Daniels Herring
Parents: Mamie Bethea Daniels and Nick Daniels Sr.
Spouse: John A. Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 21, 1976, page 8, col. 8
Name: Brooks McCall
Parents: Elliott and Jannie Bethea McCall
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 23, 1976, page 12, col. 1
Name: Katie Fleet Sellers
Parents: John W. and Mary Mortimer Cornwall Fleet Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Wilmington, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Dillon nursing home
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1976, page 8, col. 4
Name: Jessie Rogers Barber
Spouse: Claude Barber
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Durham, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1976, page 8, col. 5
Name: Boyd Lee Whittington
Parents: Terrell and Ida Cottingham Whittington
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1976, page 8, col. 6
Name: John Leanord Lane
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Leanord Elwood Lane
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1976, page 8, col. 6
Name: Solomon Youngblood
Parents: Louise Youngblood and Solomon Youngblood Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 25
Place of Birth: native of Rowland, NC, now of Williston
Date of Death: September 17
Place of Death: Orangeburg Regional Hospital
Place of Burial: Bell Pond Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1976, page 10, col. 3
OCTOBER
Name: Aaron James Sweatt
Parents: Willie and Edna Clark Sweatt
Spouse: Betty Brazell Sweatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital at Columbia
Place of Burial: Lexington, veteran of the Korean War
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1976, page 7, col. 6
Name: Ethel Ragsdale McLaurin
Parents: Glenn W. and Inez McMeekin Ragsdale
Spouse: Jack H. McLaurin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Fairfield County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: nursing home here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Hardy Bell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Baltimore, Md.
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery, Lake View
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: Percy Bryan Medlin
Parents: Frank and Mary Ellen Bethea Medlin
Spouse: married Ila Pittman June 4, 1916, she died 1966
Date of Birth: March 25, 1895
Place of Birth: native of Rowland, NC, resident of Winston-Salem, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Winston-Salem
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1976, page 7, col. 3 and 4
Name: Edna Berry Lane
Parents: J. Madison and Florence Berry
Spouse: Samuel C. Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Lane Family Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1976, page 7, col. 4
Name: Eunice Huggins Gaddy
Parents: John and Louella Grantham Huggins
Spouse: J. Leon Gaddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1976, page 7, col. 5
Name: Edward Charles Sellers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 23
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: East Hampton Street
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 12, 1976, page 1, col. 3
Name: Franklin Nichols
Parents: Ben and Levosia Walls Nichols
Spouse: Betty Jean Hamer Nichols
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: October 2
Place of Death: a Bronx, NY hospital
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery, Lake View, USA Army from 1954 until 1962
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 12, 1976, page 3, col. 1
Name: Emma Frances Frasier Stanley
Parents: Edmund and Laura Ella Robertson Frasier
Spouse: Humphrey Stanley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Scotland County, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 12, 1976, page 3, col. 1
Name: Albert Bryan Parker
Parents: Eli and Emma Walker Parker
Spouse: Jeddie David Parker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: former resident of Sumter
Date of Death: October 6
Place of Death: a Chestertown, Md. hospital
Place of Burial: St. Paul’s Cemetery near Chestertown
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 12, 1976, page 3, col. 1 and 2
Name: Howell Coleman Courtney
Parents: Pansey Howell and Dr. Charles Hill Courtney, Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Place of Birth: Sumter, resident of Albemarle, NC ten years
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Salisbury, NC
Place of Burial: Sumter Cemetery at Sumter
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 14, 1976, page 10, col. 5
Name: William Louis Harrelson
Parents: Maxy C. and Dora Page Harrelson
Spouse: Grace Hough Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: local hospital
Place of Burial: services held in Mullins Presbyterian Church, World War II veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 14, 1976, page 10, col. 5
Name: Toy Otis Yates Watson
Parents: Addie Bethea Watson and Ed Watson
Spouse: Sadie Hayes Watson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: October 5
Place of Burial: services in Newport News
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 14, 1976, page 10, col. 6
Name: Frank E. Byrd
Parents: Benny and Ella Petty Byrd
Spouse: Nettie Van Byrd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Darlington
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 14, 1976, page 10, col. 7, 8 and 9
Name: Esther Helen Miller Pyle
Parents: John and Mary Bohling Miller
Spouse: Harley E. Pyle
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Chicago
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Tamaroa Cemtery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 19, 1976, page 5, col. 1
Name: John Thomas Gough
Spouse: Maggie Gough
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 19, 1976, page 5, col. 1
Name: Eva Sanderson Ray
Parents: Henry and Lillie Oliver Sanderson
Spouse: Julius D. Ray Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Roberson County, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Ray Family Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 19, 1976, page 5, col. 2
Name: L. Campbell Lane
Parents: Sampson Elmore and Roma Campbell Lane
Spouse: Clara Rogers Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: plans: Smith Brothers Funeral Home in Marion
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 21, 1976, page 12, col. 1
Name: Mary Elizabeth Shelley
Parents: Beaty Jackson and Mary Frances Johnson Shelley
Spouse: Joseph Hoyt Shelley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: services held Cool Springs Southern Methodist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 21, 1976, page 12, col. 1 and 2
Name: Paul C. Davis
Parents: Henry Daniel and Etta Jane Michau Davis
Place of Birth: Andrews
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery USSN-ret. Served 1941-1964
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 21, 1976, page 12, col. 2 and 3
Name: Billy Earl Lane
Parents: Roy Pittman and Cora Cain Lane
Spouse: Dorothy Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 35
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 26, 1976, page 1, col. 4
Name: Joseph Deparolis
Parents: Lawrence and Marie Plaza Deparolis
Spouse: Thelma Lindsay Deparolis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Summerville, Mass.
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital in Charleston
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, military honors, retired veteran of World War II 20 years
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 26, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: S. Edward (Ed) Brunson Sr.
Parents: Samuel Edward and Janie B. Brunson
Spouse: Mildred Brunson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 26, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: James Carroll Medlin
Parents: Frank and Mary Ellen Bethea Medlin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 26, 1976, page 8, col. 3 and 4
NOVEMBER
Name: Sara Gray McCormick
Parents: Joseph Medicus and Sara Tison Allen Gray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Allendale, SC native
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: services held at Iona Presbyterian Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 2, 1976, page 3, col. 6
Name: Lula Gillispie
Parents: Plumer Hamilton and Arleen Bethea Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Burial: Calda Family Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 2, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Annie Mae Reed
Parents: Charlotte Smith
Spouse: Bennie Reed
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday of last week
Place of Death: a nursing home here
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 2, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: Joseph Thomas Scott
Parents: Isaac Scott and Rosella Williams Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Georgetown County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Navy Veteran of World War I
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 2, 1976, page 10, col. 1, 2 and 3
Name: John Harley Hyatt
Parents: Harley and Bessie Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Marion Hospital
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens Cemetery, Marion
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 2, 1976, page 10, col. 3 and 4
Name: Brooks McCall Hamer
Parents: Brooks and Walker Bennett Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Clio
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Robert Pinckney Hamer Cemetery, Little Rock
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 2, 1976, page 10, col. 5
Name: Dora Smith Turner
Parents: A. L. Smith and Lucy Vereen Smith
Spouse: Lester Turner
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: October 25
Place of Death: Fort Worth, Texas
Place of Burial: Fort Worth
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 4, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Weldon Eugene Elliott
Parents: Ethel McCracken Elliott and Leslie Elliott
Spouse: Mary Herring Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Florence Memorial Garden
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 4, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: Leslie Lee Boney Sr.
Parents: Ephriam and Viola Jones Boney
Spouse: Ellie M. Allen Boney
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Rowland, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Sumter
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 4, 1976, page 12, col. 1
Name: Margaret Yarborough Caulder
Parents: Cora Cook Yarborough and Lucas Yarborough
Spouse: Clyde Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 9, 1976, page 12, col. 1
Name: Lillie H. Bethea
Parents: Edward J. and Nellie Fletcher Hotckiss
Spouse: William Lamar Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Faquier County, Va.
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: her home
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 9, 1976, page 12, col. 1
Name: Sallie Carmichael Bass
Parents: Jewel and Hattie McLellan Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Bass Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 9, 1976, page 12, col. 1
Name: Lillian Rebecca Jones Scott
Parents: David Nathaniel and Florence Gertrude Bensell Jones
Spouse: Ora Julious Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a nursing home in Dillon
Place of Burial:
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 9, 1976, page 12, col. 2
Name: Penny Rabon Owens
Parents: Levi and Polly Todd Rabon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Cheraw nursing home
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Holiness Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 9, 1976, page 12, col. 2
Name: Bessie M. Grice
Parents: Henry and Lula Lindsay Meggs
Spouse: Graddy E. Grice
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a nursing home
Place of Burial: services at Brownsville Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 11, 1976, page 10, col. 1
Name: Thomas Malcolm Tucker
Parents: Irene Kelly Tucker
Spouse: Sandra Tucker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 11, 1976, page 12, col. 1
Name: James K. Braboy (Knox*)
Parents: Tecumseh and Mary Jacobs Braboy (Tecumseh Bryan Brayboy*)
Spouse: Lilly Hall Braboy (Lilly Costin Hall Braboy*)
Date of Birth: ( 10/6/1906*)
Place of Birth: Robeson County, (resident of McColl, Marlboro County, SC*)
Date of Death: Sunday ( 11/14/1976*)
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: (Fairview Methodist Church cemetery, Oakland section of Hamer, Dillon Co., SC*)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 16, 1976, page 6, col. 1, 2 and 3
*Additional information provided by Helen Lane Wiggins
Name: Kemper Cooke
Parents: Neil and Rhoda Hayes Cooke
Spouse: Bonnie Pate Cooke
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Lumberton, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 16, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Dora Bennett Stackhouse Bethea
Parents: Joseph Adams Bennett
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 16, 1976, page 6, col. 2
Name: Sarah Scott Law
Parents: Mack and Fannie Austin Scott
Spouse: John Law
Date of Birth: November 28, 1890
Place of Birth: Berkeley County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Wassamassaw Baptist Church cemetery in Berkeley County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 16, 1976, page 6, col. 3
Name: Rev. John W. McQueen
Parents: J. P. and Mary McLaurin McQueen
Spouse: Sally Lindsay McQueen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Clio
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, veteran of World War II, lieutenant colonel chaplain corps
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 16, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Mildred Scott Black
Parents: Reecy Owens Scott and Willie Scott
Spouse: Tracy H. Black
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Johnny Causey
Parents: B. T. and Susan Causey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a nursing home here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Ruby Bennett Stackhouse
Spouse: George A. Stackhouse
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Place of Birth: of Spring Branch
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Hickory Grove Cemetery in Fair Bluff, NC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Conwell C. Hayes
Parents: P. F. Hayes and Lillian Hayes Fladger
Place of Birth: Lake View
Place of Burial: Union Church Cemetery, US armed forces (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1976, page 8, col. 2 and 3
Name: Thelbert L. Elliott
Parents: Lewis Frank and Loria Small Elliott
Spouse: Judy J. Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 32
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Elliott family cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: William W. Griffin
Parents: Albert and Annie Mae Miller Griffin
Spouse: Ruth Welch Griffin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1976, page 8, col. 4 and 5
Name: Samuel Beauford
Parents: Lillian Bethea Beauford and David Beauford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Place of Birth: Georgetown
Date of Death: November 16
Place of Death: home in New York City
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1976, page 8, col. 5 and 6
Name: Oscar McCollum
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Place of Birth: of Rowland, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: near residence of Bernice Robinson
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday November 30, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: David Marion Michaux, Jr.
Parents: Dr. David Marion and Caroline Raffield Michaux
Spouse: Harriet Harris Michaux
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: residence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday November 30, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Miss Vera Pearl Medlin
Parents: Carlton B. and Claudin Webster Medlin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday November 30, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Bertha Mae Lane
Parents: Bill and Bertie Powers Wiggins
Spouse: Willie Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Haselden Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday November 30, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Gretchen Ann Wasson
Sister: Mrs. Jennings Kerr
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, St. Augustine
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday November 30, 1976, page 8, col. 2 and 3
Name: Charles G. Stevens
Parents: Perlie M. and Roberta Squires Stevens
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Virginia hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, retired Air Force serviceman
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday November 30, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Alfred H. Brown
Parents: Samuel David and Martha Brown
Spouse: Sadie McDowell Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday November 30, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: Malcolm McMillan Baxley
Parents: Daniel and Celia Ann Baxley
Spouse: Callie Quinn Parker Baxley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Centenary Methodist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday November 30, 1976, page 7, col. 2
DECEMBER
Name: Robert Robich
Spouse: Erna Herzer Robich
Date of Birth/Age: Age 93
Place of Birth: Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: hospital here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 2, 1976, page 1, col. 1 and 2
Name: David W. Hayes
Parents: Clarence and Estelle Hood Hayes
Spouse: Cora Lee Goodwin Eddy Hayes
Place of Birth: Whiteville, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 2, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: George Knowling
Spouse: Ollie Bell Knowling
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital fire accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 7, 1976, page 1, col. 5
Name: Ollie Bell Knowling
Spouse: George Knowling
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home fire death
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 7, 1976, page 1, col. 5
Name: Edgar (Eddie) Eugene Elvington Jr.
Parents: Mildred and Edgar Elvington
Spouse: Virginia Monahan Elvington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: near Florence auto accident
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 7, 1976, page 1, col. 5
Name: Russell Taylor
Parents: Chester M. and Beatrice Herring Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 19
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: near Florence
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 7, 1976, page 1, col. 5
Name: Dan E. James
Parents: David Henry and Mary Elizabeth Booth James
Spouse: Elise Rouse James
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Sandy Plain United Methodist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 7, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Henry B. Huggins
Spouse: Hattie H. Huggins
Date of Birth: April 3, 1903
Place of Birth: moved to Went Eau Gallie, Fla. and lifelong resident of Dillon County
Date of Death: November 30
Place of Burial: Fountainhead Memorial Park
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday December 7, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: John Henry Turbeville
Parents: Willis and Mahalia Jackson Turbeville
Spouse: Mary Webster Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday December 7, 1976, page 8, col. 1and 2
Name: Dennis A. Carmichael
Parents: Dennis S. Carmichael and Margaret McLellan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Old Bethel Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday December 7, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Frances Carter Benton
Parents: Thomas H. and Maggie Turner Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: services held at Sardis Baptist Church in Latta
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday December 7, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Willie Moore Pearson
Parents: J. W. and Bertha Hayes Moore
Spouse: Dr. Harris P. Pearson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Summerville
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Cemetery, Bennettsville
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday December 7, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Clyde Mitchell Strickland
Parents: John Lenard and Ruth Elizabeth Jones Strickland
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday accident
Place of death: Latta
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery in Brownsville
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1976, page 1, col. 1 and 2
Name: Sheldon W. Hayes
Parents: John Calhoun Hays Sr. and Rebecca Fore Hayes
Spouse: Willy Bel Volentine, Athens Ga.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: December 3
Place of Death: residence
Place of Burial: services held in Jefferson, Tex.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1976, page 10, col. 6
Name: Ray William Ingram
Parents: John S. and Ailene Brigman Ingram
Spouse: Sally Carter*
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home in Hamer*
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, World War II veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1976, page10, col. 6
*Additional information provided by Helen Lane Wiggins
Name: Lou Cynthia Hood
Parents: Louis G. and Maggie Coxe Lane
Spouse: John F. Hood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: hospital here
Place of Burial: Brownsville Baptist Church Cemetery, Marlboro County, SC (HLW)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1976, page 10, col. 7
Name: Boyd Baxley Jr.
Parents: Boyd Baxley Sr.
Spouse: Ginny Baxley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Lumberton, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Cemetery, Dillon County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1976, page 10, col. 7
Name: Harvey L. Hewitt
Parents: George W. and Katherine Hewitt
Spouse: Emma Hewitt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Reedy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1976, page 10, col. 8
Name: Sam Hatcher
Parents: George and Sara Powers
Spouse: Mary Vindell H. Hatcher
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Ariadne McLean McDonald
Parents: Silamon and Mary Ann Gerona Manning McLean
Spouse: John Franklin McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Gerald Carter Wallace Sr.
Parents: Robert and Juanita Carter Wallace
Spouse: Inez Brown Wallace
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1976, page 8, col. 1 and 2
Name: Merton A. Bowyer
Parents: William T. and Ida Goodwin Bowyer
Spouse: Inez Bowyer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Betty McClain Grandison
Parents: John Henry and Bertha Monroe McLain
Spouse: James Grandison
Date of Birth/Age: Age 32
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Monday of last week
Place of Death: Brooklyn, NY
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: James Edward Cottingham
Parents: James W. and Carrie Whittington Cottingham
Spouse: Era Boyd McRae Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Josh Bethea
Parents: Noah and Florence Crawford Bethea
Spouse: Lucille Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Thomas Whittington Jr.
Parents: Mrs. Velvied D. Whittington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday of last week
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Hazy Grove Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1976, page 8, col. 4 and 5
Name: Debra Lyn Perry
Parents: James Marvin and Debra Tyler Perry of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: services held at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Orangeburg
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 16, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Maude Carmichael Butler
Parents: Joel R. and Hattie McLellen Carmichael
Spouse: Alford Butler Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 16, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Herbert Crawford
Spouse: Willie Crawford
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: services held at St. Stephens United Methodist Church (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 16, 1976, page 8, col. 2 and 3
Name: Elisabeth “Love” Braddy King
Parents: W. W. and Emma Evans Braddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 16, 1976, page 8, col. 3, 4 and 5
Name: Neil R. Arnette
Parents: Junieus B. Arnette and Madge Regan Arnette
Spouse: Margaret Meares Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Lumberton, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1976, page 3, col. 1 and 2
Name: Carl West Flemister
Parents: Linto and Mattie West Flemister
Spouse: Beatrice McCormick Flemister
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Georgia
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1976, page 3, col. 2
Name: Gary Chavis
Parents: John L. and Nancy Sweatt Chavis, step mother, Daisy Chavis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1976, page 3, col. 3 and 4
Name: Charlie M. Church
Parents: Whiteford and Elizabeth Brewer* Church
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1976, page 3, col. 4
*Should be Hayes
Name: Dr. John E. McKenzie
Parents: John and Ann Gaddy McKenzie
Spouse: Nellie Shirley McKenzie
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: December 15
Place of Burial: Beckley, W. Va.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1976, page 3, col. 5
Name: Floeride Holmes
Parents: B. T. and Ada Strickland Holmes
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville nursing home
Place of Burial: Pleasant View Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1976, page 3, col. 5
Name: Isla Coleman Blakely
Parents: John D. and Mary E. Allen Coleman Sr.
Spouse: Samuel H. Blakely
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Charlotte, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Ora Cemetery at Ora
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 23, 1976, page 3, col. 3
Name: Annie R. Berry
Parents: Willie and Nancy Sturgus Turner
Spouse: William Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: North Carolina
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Perry Cemetery in Oak Grove
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 23, 1976, page 3, col. 3
Name: Mary Lillis Cousar
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Charlottesville hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 23, 1976, page 3, col. 3 and 4
Name: Lou Illa McMillian Galloway
Parents: William M. and Mollie Adair McMillian
Spouse: William A. Galloway
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Clinton
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Dillon nursing home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 30, 1976, page 6, col. 4 and 5
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JANUARY
Name: Marie Bethea Crawford
Parents: late Wesley & Lilly W. Bethea
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a New York hospital
Place of Burial: Bethel Hill Cemetery, Latta (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday January 1, 1976, page 8, col. 6
Name: Dunn Carter
Parents: Willie & Carrie Turner Carter
Spouse: Ruby McKenzie Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: 57
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday January 1, 1976, page 8, col.7, 8 and 9
Name: James W. Barr
Parents: Sgt. (Ret) & Mrs. James P. Barr
Date of Birth/Age: 17
Date of Death: December 30
Place of Death: a Lumberton, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 6, 1976, page 1, col. 4 and Thursday January 15, 1976, page 6, col. 5
Name: Cassie Hyatt
Parents: Malcolm & Laura Hyatt Hyatt
Spouse: Edna Pate Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: 62
Place of Birth: Cumberland County, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 6, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Charlie Floyd
Parents: Theadous Crawford Floyd and Charlie Floyd
Spouse: Eva Mae Floyd
Date of Birth/Age: 49
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery, veteran of US Army, World War II (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 6, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Katherine Parham Bethea
Parents: W. H. Parham and William Herbert Parham
Date of Birth/Age: 54
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 6, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Mayme Sawyer Gordon
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Sawyer
Spouse: Dr. R. K. Gordon
Date of Birth/Age: 83
Place of Birth: Bennettsville
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: local nursing home
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 6, 1976, page 8, col. 2 and 3
Name: William E. Flowers
Parents: Mode and Lonnie Mae Jackson Flowers
Spouse: Betty Leviner Flowers
Date of Birth/Age: 41
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 6, 1976, page 8, col. 4
Name: Willie Scott
Parents: James F. & Mary Ann
Spouse: Reecy Owens Scott
Date of Birth/Age: 78
Place of Birth: Marion County, Dillon resident
Date of Death: Thursday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday January 8, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: Nora Weatherford Jackson
Parents: Henry W. and Kate Hampton Weatherford
Spouse: Cleveland Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: 83
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: services: Andrews Mortuary, Wilmington
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday January 8, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: Lillian Fore Sizemore
Parents: Addison and Elizabeth McKenzie Fore
Spouse: James E. Sizemore
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Hollywood, Fla. nursing home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 8, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: Kenneth Lynn Crooks
Parents: John A. Bernard Sr. and Lilly Mae Tendergrass Crooks
Spouse: Debra Jean Mouzon Crooks
Date of Birth/Age: 21
Place of Birth: Williamsburg
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Kingstreet
Place of Burial: Williamsburg
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 13, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: James Fulton Grayson III
Parents: James Fulton Jr. and Archie Bethea Grayson
Spouse: Cora Gene (Cookie) Patrick Grayson
Date of Birth/Age: 35
Place of Birth: Florence
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Park, Columbia
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 13, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Victor Carter
Spouse: Archanna Owens Carter
Date of Birth/Age: 63
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 13, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Miss Louise Grice
Parents: James Robert and Effie D. McRae Grice
Date of Birth/Age: 54
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday January 13, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Nezbeth Malpida Altice
Parents: William & Fannie Blackburn
Date of Birth/Age: 60
Place of Birth: Williamson, West Va.
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Maple Grove Cemetery, Edgerton, Ohio
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday January 15, 1976, page 6, col. 5
Name: Bonnie McDonald Herring
Parents: Joseph and Helen Rogers McDonald
Spouse: Whit Herring
Date of Birth/Age: 84
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: services: Pyerian Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday January 15, 1976, page 6, col. 6
Name: Carroll Bailey
Parents: Lawrence and Essie Hammond Bailey
Spouse: Marion Jernigan Bailey
Date of Birth/Age: 63
Place of Birth: Spring Branch community
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday January 15, 1976, page 6, col. 6
Name: Lillie James Eastwood
Parents: Joseph H. and L. Andrews James, daughter: Mrs. Olin Baucom of Dillon
Spouse: Miles A. Eastwood Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: May 16, 1896
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: January 13
Place of Death: a Charlotte, NC hospital
Place of Burial: services held at Clanton Memorial Presbyterian Church in Charlotte
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Tech. Sgt. Arvin M. Ford
Parents: Flossie Elliott Ford and Major Ford
Spouse: Sandra Arline Paul Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, USAF-ret.veteran of Korean War, two tours of Vietnam
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1976, page 6, col. 1 and 2
Name: Carl Johnson
Parents: Ivey and Mary Ella Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Place of Death: a Florence County nursing home
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1976, page 6, col. 2
Name: Martha Hunt Williams
Parents: Charles and Flora Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Mt. Holly Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1976, page 6, col. 3
Name: James Woodrow Lupo
Parents: Lonzo McKeever and Beula Oliver Lupo
Spouse: Hazel Lupo
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: services in Piney Grove Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1976, page 6, col. 3
Name: Lillie Mae Wiley
Parents: William and Ida McCown Blakeley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 32
Date of Death: January 12
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Hazy Grove Baptist Church cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1976, page 6, col. 4
Name: Minnie Ann Hardwick Flowers
Parents: Memick and Amelia Kathleen Flowers Hardwick
Spouse: Archie Flowers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home of her daughter
Place of Burial: Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 20, 1976, page 6, col. 6
Name: Sarah Hamer Scarborough
Parents: Robert P. and Flora J. McCallum Hamer
Spouse: Alfred Scarborough
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Sumter Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1976, page 10, col. 1
Name: Lawrence Lero Stephens
Parents: Steve and Frances Harrelson Stephens
Spouse: Leila Utley Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1976, page 10, col. 1 and 2
Name: Paul McElveen
Parents: Henry T. and Mazeline Stephenson McElveen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 18
Place of Birth: Sumter
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Hartsville hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1976, page 10, col. 2
Name: Sadie Bell McCallum
Parents: C. O. and Annie Lee Green Bell
Spouse: James E. McCallum
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Raleigh, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1976, page 10, col. 3
Name: Vernal G. Arnette Jr.
Parents: Vernel G. and Lula Bell Chandler Arnette
Spouse: Jane Chandler Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Salem
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery in Florence
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 22, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Rudolph Euthon
Spouse: Rachel Hewitt Euthon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Georgia native
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Marion nursing home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Nichols
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1976, page 7, col. 1 and 2
Name: Leola Montgomery Wilson
Parents: Luther and Mattie Montgomery
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Clarendon County
Date of Death: January 17
Place of Death: Chapel Hill, NC
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1976, page 7, col. 6, 7 and 8
Name: Tracy F. Haselden
Parents: Mildred Fore Haselden and David Monroe Haselden
Spouse: Mary Edna George Haselden
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Haselden Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Hannah Gibson Moody
Parents: Simeon and Betty Jane Breeden Gibson
Spouse: Dr. C. L. Moody
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Greenwood nursing home
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: George L. Bullard
Parents: James Alton Bullard and Retha Sanderson Bullard
Spouse: Marie Hammond Bullard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery in Nichols
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: Theo Sawyer Dr
Parents: Walter Zack and Stella Lane Sawyer
Spouse: Lizzie Brown Alford Sawyer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1976, page 7, col. 2 and 3
Name: Miss Annie Whittington
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Jule Whittington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 32
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1976, page 7, col. 3
Name: Brutus Wilson
Parents: Essie Waddell Wilson and Charles M. Wilson, brother, Ray Wilson
Spouse: Carrie Lee Worley Wilson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Waxhaw, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Southland Memorial Gardens, Columbia
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1976, page 8, col. 3, 4 and 5
Name: King David Carmichael
Parents: Hinton and Annie Bell Carmichael
Spouse: Minnie Carmichael
Date of Birth: March 21, 1910
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: January 22
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, January 27, 1976, page 8, col. 3 and Thursday, January 29, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Joseph Grady Alford
Parents: D. J. and Catherine Easterling Alford
Spouse: Ruth McLaurin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Carolina Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 29, 1976, page 8, col. 1 and 2
Name: Miss Lula Byard Hayes
Parents: Osburne Caswell and Catherine Jackson Hayes
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: hospital here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 29, 1976, page 8, col. 2 and 3
Name: Robert Lee Nixon Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Date of Death: November 29, 1975 accident
Place of Death: Lake View
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, January 29, 1976, page 1, col. 4, 5, 6 and 7
FEBRUARY
Name: Janie B. Berry
Parents: Clarence and Ellen Jackson Bailey
Spouse: J. Carlisle Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 3, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Leona Lane Simmons
Parents: late William C. and Pearl Campbell Lane
Spouse: George M. Simmons
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Mullins
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Melrose Memorial Gardens
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 3, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Jobie G. Hulon
Spouse: Gloria
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: of Aurora, Ill, formerly of Dillon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: services at Healy Chapel
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 3, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Joseph Dewey Herring
Parents: Talmadge Blanton and Minnie Hyatt Herring
Spouse: Grace Alford Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Dillon, SC (Veteran)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 3, 1976, page 6, col. 1 and 2
Name: Mrs. Radie Mae Brewer
Parents: Lonnie and Maggie Pittman
Spouse Thomas Brewer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Hayestown Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 3, 1976, page 6, col. 2
Name: William Arthur Lindsay
Parents: Will and Clara Mae Lindsay
Spouse: Thelma Albertia Lindsay
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Marlboro County, resident of Dillon County 21 years
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 3, 1976, page 6, col. 3
Name: Lonnie E. Johnson
Parents: Walker and Beulah Scott Johnson
Spouse: Macie McColl Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 3, 1976, page 6, col. 2 and 3
Name: Robert Lee Long
Parents: William Jasper and Gertrude Suggs Long
Spouse: Elise Hubbard Long
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Columbus County, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Florida hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 3, 1976, page 6, col. 3
Name: R. T. Lofton
Parents: Martha Rich Lofton and W. G. Lofton
Spouse: Nina Collins Lofton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: veterans hospital, Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Red Bluff Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 3, 1976, page 6, col. 4 and 5
Name: Willie James McNair
Parents: Alex and Irene McNair
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: New Bethel Presbyterian Church cemetery, Hamer (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 5, 1976, page 6, col. 6
Name: Sarah Ruby Barrineau McDaniel
Parents: Dave and Sarah Nesmith Barrineau
Spouse: Jasper McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Williamsburg County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 10, 1976, page 3, col. 1
Name: H. C. Bass
Parents: H. W. and Della Rich Bass
Spouse: Viola Jackson Bass
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Marboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Magnolia
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 10, 1976, page 3, col. 1 and 2
Name: Lightie Powell Honker
Parents: W. H. and Elizabeth Batten Powell
Spouse: Harry A. Honker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Windsor
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Windsor Cemetery, Windsor, Virginia.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 10, 1976, page 3, col. 2
Name: Jerome Wilson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 31
Place of Birth: of Zebulon, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday auto fire accident
Place of Death: Dillon County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 12, 1976, page 1, col. 4, 5, 6 and 7
Name: Lester L. Lausch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: of New Holland, Pa.
Date of Death: Wednesday auto fire accident
Place of Death: Dillon County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 12, 1976, page 1, col. 4, 5, 6 and 7
Name: Samuel Owens Berry
Parents: James Leon and Annie M. Williams Berry
Spouse: Irradean Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 12, 1976, page 3, col. 3
Name: James C. Henderson
Date of Birth/Age: 61
Date of Death: Tuesday auto accident
Place of Burial: Rowland Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 12, 1976, page 3, col. 1
Name: Mrs. Lillie Byrd Graves Carter
Parents: Oscar and Annie Girt Graves (Gist, not Girt) hlw
Spouse: Carl Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 12, 1976, page 3, col. 1
Name: Robert T. Fairey Sr.
Parents: Francis A. and Julia Wade Fairey
Spouse: Mrs. Bessie Fairey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Orangeburg County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 12, 1976, page 3, col. 2 and 3
Name: Albert Rudolph Jenkins
Parents: Emma Stephens Jenkins and Pope Jenkins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Robeson County, N. C.
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Wadesboro, N.C. hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 17, 1976, page 3, col. 2
Name: David Gottlieb
Spouse: Jennie Retzkin Gottlieb
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: New York
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: New York City home
Place of Burial: New York City
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 17, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Rev. James Alexander McNair
Spouse: married Hattie Evans 1948
Date of Birth: June 14, 1924
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: January 26
Place of Death: Fayetteville, N.C.
Place of Burial: services at Smith Chapel Church, Fayetteville, N. C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 17, 1976, page 6, col. 2
Name: Rev. Thomas Hendrick Francisco
Parents: Henry and Rose Anna Francisco
Daughter: Ruth F. Lewis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 95
Place of Birth: Hawkins County, Tenn.
Date of Death: February 13
Place of Death: hospital here
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 17, 1976, page 6, col. 3
Name: Henry Carlyle Braswell
Parents: Jeffrey and Vincie Mae Norton Braswell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 17, 1976, page 6, col. 4
Name: Ann Seymour Brigman
Parents: Myre Britow and Ella Lane Brigman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 17, 1976, page 6, col. 5
Name: Maybelle A. Alford
Parents: Daniel James and Catherine Easterling Alford
Spouse: James Augustus Alford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 94
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville nursing home
Place of Burial: Alford Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 17, 1976, page 6, col. 6 and 7
Name: Louise R. Allen
Parents: John and Claude Johnson Roberts
Spouse: Sprunt J. Allen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 17, 1976, page 6, col. 7 and 8
Name: Donnie Garner
Parents: John and Louanna Garner
Spouse: Edna Grainger Garner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 17, 1976, page 6, col. 8 and 9
Name: Mrs. Ellen Watts Griffin
Parents: late Sam & Mattie Allen Watts
Spouse: late Clifton Griffin
Date of Birth/Age: 80
Place of Birth: Marion County, SC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Marion, SC hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 19, 1976, page 6, col. 1 and 2
Name: Miriam Lee Johnson
Parents: Joe and Flora Lee
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 19, 1976, page 6, col. 2 and 3
Name: Mrs. Frances Byrd Windham
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Byrd, Darlington
Spouse: Edward M. Windham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Darlington
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 19, 1976, page 6, col. 3
Name: Thomas Everette Flowers
Parents: Everette and Margaret Ann James Flowers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: VA Hospital, Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 19, 1976, page 6, col. 4
Name: Buck Campbell
Parents: Simpson Thaddeus and Annie Morris Campbell
Spouse: Azalee Scott Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Marlboro County truck accident
Place of Burial: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, February 19, 1976, page 1, col. 6 and 7
Tuesday, February 24, 1976, page 8, col. 7 and 8
Name: Levern Pittman
Parents: Lillie Mae Pittman and George Pittman
Spouse: Beatrice Pittman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday auto accident
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, February 24, 1976, page 1, col. 6 and 7
Name: Henry Reaves
Parents: Frances Reaves
Spouse: Rebecca Smith Reaves
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: February 17
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 24, 1976, page 8, col. 1 and 2
Name: Effie Williamson
Parents: Duncan and Julia Hewitt Williamson
Spouse: Joseph Hayes Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Union Baptist Church Cemetery in Temperance Hill, Marion County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 24, 1976, page 8, col. 2 and 3
Name: Thomas Francis Colbert Jr.
Parents: Thomas F. & Margaret Flattery Colbert
Spouse: Frances High Allen Colbert
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, NY
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: an Anderson hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 24, 1976, page 8, col. 4 and 5
Name: Homer Hodge
Parents: W. J. and Luttie Soles Hodge, Tabor City, NC
Spouse: Georgia Lee King Hodge
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Horry County, SC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Whiteville hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery at Nichols
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 24, 1976, page 8, col. 5
Name: Bardie Geneva Lamb Israel
Parents: John & Ellen Green Lamb
Spouse: Johnny Israel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: February 18
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Garden of Faith Cemetery, Lumberton, Robeson County, NC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 24, 1976, page 8, col. 5
Name: Angus McDonald
Parents: Archie & Lula McDonald
Spouse: Lula S. McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon County, SC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Hazy Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Hamer (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday February 24, 1976, page 8, col. 6
Name: Mack Jeston Herring
Parents: Talmadge & Minnie Hyatt Herring
Spouse: Mack J. Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 26, 1976, page 12, col. 1 and 2
Name: Lieut. Col. Woodrow W. Bryant
Parents: l Mr. & Mrs. Fernie S. Bryant
Spouse: Mildred Norton Bryant
Sister: Victor Branford, Dillon, SC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Tampa, Florida hospital
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery, US Army (ret)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 26, 1976, page 12, col. 2 and 3
Name: Mrs. Emily Kirby Paul
Parents: Rev. George F. and Mabel Heitman Paul
Spouse: Charles R. Paul
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Kings Mountain, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: local hospital
Place of Burial: services in Marion’s First United Methodist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 26, 1976, page 12, col. 3
Name: Kirby Clyde Sparkman
Parents: John R. and Willie Oliver Sparkman
Spouse: Ethel O. Sparkman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: services in Brownsville Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday February 26, 1976, page 12, col. 4
MARCH
Name: Billy Wayne Chavis
Parents: James Robert and Emma Mae Locklear Chavis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 4 years
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Pembroke, NC auto accident
Place of Burial: services at Leland Grove Baptist Church, Dillon County, SC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 2, 1976, page 1, col. 2
Name: Bonnie F. McKenzie
Parents: David Franklin and Laura Etta Watson McKenzie
Spouse: Lucile Hardy McKenzie
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Watson Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 2, 1976, page, 7, col. 1
Name: Larry Durant Kirby Sr.
Parents: Walter and Emma Revell Kirby
Daughter: Mrs. Auburn (Frances) Lee, Dillon, SC
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Florence Memorial Gardens
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 2, 1976, page, 7, col. 1
Name: Leola Caulder Coward
Parents: Stafford and Sarah Stafford Caulder
Daughter: Diane Gooden, Dillon, SC
Spouse: Mozelle C. Coward
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Concord, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Ruby Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 2, 1976, page, 7, col. 1
Name: Angela Kay Sessions
Parents: David E. and Peggy Brock Sessions
Date of Birth/Age: Age 9 years
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: local hospital
Place of Burial: services: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 2, 1976, page, 7, col. 1
Name: Ruby Lois McInnis McDonald
Parents: Evelyn Lester McInnis and Mark McInnis
Spouse: Walter McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday March 4, 1976, page 5, col. 5
Name: Louis Bentley Hardaway Sr.
Parents: Thomas H. and Annie May Johnson Hardaway
Spouse: Ruth Wallace Hardaway
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Meade County, Kentucky
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday March 4, 1976, page 5, col. 4 & 5
Name: Annie Naomi McPhatter Hunt Turner
Parents: Thomas and Annie Huggins McPhatter
Spouse: William A. Turner
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: local nursing home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday March 4, 1976, page 5, col. 5
Name: Jimmy Huggins
Parents: Rev. Percy H. and Gladys Cooper Huggins
Spouse: Irma Jean Johnson Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: services: Methodist Rehobeth Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 9, 1976, page 5, col. 1
Name: Mae Rogers Cook
Parents: Coy and Sadie Huggins Rogers
Spouse: Foster Cook
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: services: Bear Swamp Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 9, 1976, page 5, col. 1
Name: Miss Hattie Carabo
Parents: Joel A. and Mary Martha (Mattie) Cox Carabo
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Whitten Village
Place of Burial: Parnasseus Methodist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 9, 1976, page 5, col. 2
Name: Myrtle Jones McCray Ard
Parents: Kelly Mary Elizabeth Coleman Jones
Spouse: late (1) Alexander McCray (2) Hazerd B. Ard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: local nursing home
Place of Burial: Garden of Devotion Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 9, 1976, page 5, col. 2
Name: William Isaiah Causey
Parents: Tilly and Frances Hodge Causey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 9, 1976, page 5, col. 3
Name: Florence Henry Bethea
Parents: John E. and Charlotte Bethea Henry
Spouse: Edwin A. Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday March 9, 1976, page 5, col. 3
Name: John Patrick Polson
Parents: Lovitt Pl and Josephine Hall Polson
Spouse: Nina Mae Hayes Polson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 11, 1976, page 10, col. 1
Name: Eula Williams
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Luther Campbell
Spouse: Joe Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 18, 1976, page 3, col. 1
Name: Harry Epstein
Parents: Sam and Bessie Horowitz Epstein
Spouse: Tresa Carliner Epstein
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: New York, NY
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 18, 1976, page 3, col. 2
Name: Ira E. Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Date of Death: Tuesday auto accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, March 18, 1976, page 5, col. 2
Name: Charles Dickson Sturgeon
Parents: William J. and Sarah Alice Tallon Sturgeon
Spouse: Katie H. Sturgeon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, veteran of World War I
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1976, page 3, col. 4
Name: Fred Jones
Parents: Chesley and Minnie Rogers Jones
Spouse: Inez Johnson Jones
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital and army veteran of World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1976, page 3, col. 5
Name: C. Thurman Grainger
Parents: Nathan C. and Edna Floyd Grainger
Spouse: Blanche Hardee Grainger
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: services held in Pleasant View Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1976, page 3, col. 6
Name: William Elvin Cox
Parents: Ola C. and Robert Seddie Cox
Spouse: Mary Mullis Cox
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: native of Dillon, resident of Laurinburg
Date of Death: March 15
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1976, page 3, col. 7
Name: Robert Victor Proctor Jr.
Parents: Robert N. and Madge Gasque Proctor Sr
Spouse: Leona Proctor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Dillon’s Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1976, page 3, col. 5-A, col. 1
Name: Coy Huggins
Parents: John and Traud Grantham Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a nursing home here
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 23, 1976, page 7-A, col. 4
Name: Aileen H. Pennell
Parents: James Willis and Sallie Breeden Hamer
Spouse: James Roy Pennell
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 30, 1976, page 6, col. 6
Name: James Curtis Sullivan
Parents: William Joseph and Flora Sowell Sullivan
Spouse: Elsie Clay Sullivan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: services held in Union Methodist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 30, 1976, page 6, col. 1 and 2
Name: Jonathan B. Harris
Parents: Willis Edgar and Virginia Royal Harris
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a hospital here
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 30, 1976, page 6, col. 2 and 3
Name: Harry Lee Mishoe
Parents: J. J. and Eliza Hemby Mishoe
Spouse: Sara Baxley Mishoe
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Cedardale Cemetery, World War II veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 30, 1976, page 6, col. 4
Name: Louise Williams
Parents: Parole and Mary Lewis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: March 21
Place of Death: a Bennettsville nursing home (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, March 30, 1976, page 6, col. 4 and 5
APRIL
Name: Eula Barfield Cooke
Spouse: Arthur Cooke
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Cooke Family Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 1, 1976, page 3, col. 2
Name: James Franklin Britt
Parents: Marion Samuel and Alma McCall Britt
Spouse: Lena Bennett Britt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Dillon native
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Cemetery, veteran of World War I
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 6, 1976, page 8, col. 4
Name: Dessie Prince Todd
Parents: Essie Blanton and Will Prince
Spouse: Ed Todd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 6, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Lillie Hayes Carter
Parents: Stephen P. and Annie McDowell Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Bethesda Methodist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 6, 1976, page 8, col. 4 and 5
Name: Vergie D. Sanderson
Parents: Lewis and Atlanta Hyatt Daniels
Spouse: L. Woodrow Sanderson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: services held at Emmanuel Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 6, 1976, page 8, col. 5, 6, 7 and 8
Name: Sarah Lee Harrison
Date of Birth/Age: Age 96
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Pine Hill Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 8, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: Letha Hill McNeil
Parents: Frank and Ida Watts Hill
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 8, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: Brantley Small Van Sr.
Spouse: Ada Snipes Van
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Cross Creek Cemetery, Fayetteville
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 8, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: Trey Capps
Parents: Roy G. Capps Jr. and Barbara Barbour of Raleigh
Date of Birth/Age: Age 14 train accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 8, 1976, page 10, col. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Name: John G. Stephens
Spouse: Martha Stone Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1976, page 3, col. 4
Name: William Herbert Woodall
Date of Birth/Age: Age 93
Place of Birth: native of Wade County, North Carolina
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Sandy Grove Primitive Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1976, page 3, col. 5
Name: E. Harvey Evans
Parents: E. Harvey Evans of Cumberland County, NC and Mattie McNair Evans of Laurinburg
Spouse: Ann Borden Evans
Date of Birth: August 22, 1900
Place of Birth: Laurinburg
Place of Burial: services at Laurinburg Presbyterian Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1976, page 3, col. 1 and 2
Name: Miss Rosa Belle McDaniel
Parents: Duncan E. and Polly Morris McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: services at Kentyre Presbyterian Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1976, page 3, col. 2
Name: Isla Whaley Davis
Parents: William M. and Elizabeth McQueen Whaley
Spouse: William O. Davis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Davis Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1976, page 3, col. 3
Name: Ruthie Mae Lowery
Parents: William Vernie Lowery
Date of Birth/Age: Age 36
Place of Birth: of Fairmont, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 13, 1976, page 3, col. 3
Name: Charles Ford
Parents: Queenie Currie Ford and Coley Ford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 29
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: found Saturday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 20, 1976, page 1, col. 4 and 5
Page 8, col. 3, Thursday, April 22, page 1, col. 7
Name: Lelia Braddy Bissette Cannon
Parents: Lewton C. and Annie Alley Braddy
Spouse: first to Dr. William C. Bissette, second to Doyle L. Cannon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 20, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Wildon Byrd
Parents: Otto Byrd and Moody Byrd
Spouse: Francine Byrd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Elvington Cemetery near Lake View
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 20, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Mary Edwards Rogers
Parents: Matthew and Evelyn McRae Edwards
Spouse: John I. Rogers Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Rogers Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 20, 1976, page 8, col. 4
Name: Eunice Huggins Lynch
Parents: Bishoff and Mamie Matthews Huggins
Spouse: B. R. Lynch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Coward
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 20, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Liley Williamson
Parents: William Dennis and Emma Lee Franks Williamson
Spouse: Ruth Caulder Williamson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 22, 1976, page 8, col. 6
Name: Odell R. Mincey
Parents: Russ and Carrie Williams Mincey
Spouse: Emma Jones Mincey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 22, 1976, page 12, col. 4 and 5
Name: Julian Branch
Parents: Henrietta Small Branch and Floyd Branch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 22
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday accident
Place of Death: near Clio
Place of Burial: services at Fairview Methodist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 27, 1976, page 1, col. 1, 2 and 3
Thursday, April 29, 1976, page 3, col. 2,
Name: Mozell C. Coward
Parents: William Jefferson and Eliza Easterland Coward
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital in Salisbury, NC
Place of Burial: Ruby Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 27, 1976, page 7, col. 1 and 2
Name: Lenuel Clements
Spouse: Eva Hayes Clements, former resident of Lake View
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: native of Georgia
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Woodlawn Mausoleum
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, April 27, 1976, page 10, col. 4
Name: James Norton Cooper
Parents: Harrison and Jessie Baxley Cooper
Spouse: Eva Altman Cooper
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital, World War II veteran
Place of Burial: services at High Point Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 29, 1976, page 3, col. 1 and 2
Name: Sammy Overson Blanton
Parents: Joshua Perdee and Mary Hodge Blanton
Spouse: Martha Skipper Blanton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: services at Cane Branch Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 29, 1976, page 3, col. 3 and 4
Name: Albert Ben Barnhill
Spouse: Georgia Esther Coates Barnhill
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, April 29, 1976, page 3, col. 5
MAY
Name: Eddie Wright Sr.
Parents: Edward and Flossie Mae Wright
Spouse: Mary E. Wright
Place of Birth: native of Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Brooklyn, N. Y. hospital
Place of Burial: New Zion AME Church cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1976, page 10, col. 1
Name: infant son
Parents: Billy Joe and Sylvia Powers Campbell
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: McMillian Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1976, page 10, col. 1
Name: Lonnie Sweatt
Parents: Mitchell and Mary Grantham Sweatt
Spouse: Carrie Dorman Sweatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1976, page 10, col. 1
Name: James Starling
Parents: James and Wessie Starling
Spouse: Janie Starling
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: services at New Holly United Methodist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 4, 1976, page 10, col. 1
Name: Fred L. Bryant
Parents: Lawrence Elliott and Addie Lancaster Bryant
Spouse: Hazel Boatwright Bryant
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Luray, resident of Florence
Date of Death: May 1
Place of Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 6, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: William LeGrand Drew Sr
Parents: Charlie W. and Wilma Coleman Drew
Spouse: Floy Martin Drew
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, May 6, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: Donald Wesley McQueen Sr.
Parents: John Pope and Mary McLaurin McQueen
Spouse: Lila Daniel McQueen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Dillon
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1976, page 8, col. 6
Name: Francis C. Jones
Parents: Oscar and Lucille Crosby Jones
Spouse: Erma Tisdale Jones
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Date of Death: Friday
Veteran World War II, awarded a Purple Heart, Army
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1976, page 8, col. 7
Name: Alice Wilkes Pelts
Parents: Will and Fannie Hubbard Wilkes
Spouse: John Walter Pelt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 11, 1976, page 8, col. 8 and 9
Name: Odell Bethea
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 12
Place of Birth: student at Gordon Elementary School
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Dillon
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 18, 1976, page 1, col. 4, 5, 6 and 7
Name: Bessie King Tyler
Parents: Levey and Nora King Tyler
Spouse: James Oscar Tyler
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Sunday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 18, 1976, page 8, col. 6
Name: Nettie Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 18, 1976, page 8, col. 4
Name: Daisy Turner
Parents: Harllee and Annie Coleman Baxley
Spouse: Tom L. Tanner of Marion
Date of Birth/Age: Age 82
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: May 6
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 18, 1976, page 8, col. 5
Name: Jesse Ivey
Spouse: Lillie Mae Ivey, Durham, NC
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Durham, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Hazy Grove Baptist Church cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 18, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Miss Jackie Juanita Dew
Parents: P. C. and Janie Dew
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Centenary Methodist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 18, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Louise McCormick Watson
Parents: Maggie F. Litch and stepdaughter of Allen Litch
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Washington, D. C. hospital
Place of Burial: St. Matthew AME Church cemetery, Hamer (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 18, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Luther Albert (Boots) Almond
Parents: Alice Lambert Almond and John Almond
Spouse: Ruth Barbee Almond
Date of Birth/Age: May 26, 1928
Place of Birth: Cabarrus County, N.C.
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Locust Presbyterian Church, Locust, N.C.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday May 20, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: Cora Lee Bonds
Parents: Everena Lumpkin and William Lumpkin
Spouse: Jasper Bonds
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday May 20, 1976, page10, col. 4
Name: Andrew Angusta “Gus” Huggins
Parents: Andrew and Delphia Britt Huggins
Spouse: Dorothy Osborne Huggins
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Robeson County, NC
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 25, 1976, page 10, col. 4 and 5
Name: Jacob Wade McMillan Sr.
Parents: Frank M. and Anna Smith McMillan
Spouse: Inez Parham McMillan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 25, 1976, page 10, col. 5 and 6
Name: Lendo James Hamilton
Parents: Henry and Amelia Goodman Hamilton
Spouse: Ethel C. Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 25, 1976, page 10, col. 6 and 7
Name: Ima Butler Stephens
Parents: John I. and Martha Williams Butler
Spouse: Charlie K. Stephens
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Robeson County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, May 25, 1976, page 10, col. 7 and 8
JUNE
Name: Viola Griffin Potter
Parents: Daniel A. and Mary Harker Rowen
Date of Birth: Dec. 11, 1903
Place of Birth: Wilmington
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence nursing home
Place of Burial: Belleview Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, June 1, 1976, page 8, col. 6
Name: Georgia Mae Peddicord
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. George Derrick
Spouse: James B. Peddicord
Place of Birth: Harriman, Tenn.
Date of Death: Monday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, June 1, 1976, page 8, col. 7
Name: Victor Bryan Beck
Parents: mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Long of Dillon
Spouse: Ethel Ward Belk (misspelled)
Date of Birth/Age: Age 33
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Ward Family Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 3, 1976, page 3, col. 5
Name: William Thomas Dillon
great-grandson of James. W. Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Date of Death: June 3
Place of Death: Miami, Fla.
Place of Burial: Mt. Holly Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 10, 1976, page 10, col. 1
Name: John Franklin Hood
Parents: Benjamin and Doshia Taylor Hood
Spouse: Cynthia Lane Hood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Brownsville Baptist Church cemetery in Marlboro County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 17, 1976, page 11, col. 1
Name: Villie Mae Harley
Place of Burial: Bethel Hill Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 17, 1976, page 11, col. 1
Name: Sam McDuffie
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 17, 1976, page 11, col. 1
Name: Pennie Smith
Place of Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 17, 1976, page 11, col. 1
Name: Mary Willie Cousar
Parents: Rev. and Mrs. Dan Bethea of Dillon (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 17, 1976, page 11, col. 1
Name: Betty Jo Griggs
Parents: Perry and Esther Webster Ratliff
Spouse: Donald E. (Bud) Griggs
Date of Birth/Age: Age 39
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Patrick Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, June 19, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: Cecil Perritt Bracey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Dallas, Tex.
Place of Burial: Dallas veteran of World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 29, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: J. Edgar Gaddy
Parents: Rupert R. Gaddy Sr. of Dillon and Lillie Mae Pruitt Gaddy
Spouse: Patti Lovell Gaddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 47
Place of Birth: Cheraw
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Greer veteran of the Korean War
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 29, 1976, page 8, col. 1 and 2
Name: Lester Lee Rowell
Parents: Fannie Prince Rowell and Ellis Rowell Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 55
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery World War II veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 29, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Johnny Rogers
Parents: Ophelia and Foster Rogers
Spouse: Dora Rogers
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: June 24 auto accident
Place of Death: Wilson, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Union AME Church cemetery in Lake View (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, June 29, 1976, page 8, col. 4, 5 and 6
JULY
Name: Rita Walton Burleson
Parents: Eric and Nellie Hayes Walton
Spouse: Curtis R. Burleson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 58
Place of Birth: Lewisburg, West Va.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home in Dillon
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 6, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Frank Hubbard Smith
Parents: A. T. Smith and Bessie Hubbard Smith
Spouse: Louise Ellen Smith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Clio
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 6, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Sallie McEachern Myers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Kentyre Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 6, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: Emma Kinney Roberts
Parents: James Arthur and Emma Townsend Kinney
Date of Birth/Age: Age 52
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Pine Hill Cemetery, Latta (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 6, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: Miss Oremie Bethea
Parents: W. K. Bethea and Dora Easterling Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 6, 1976, page 7, col. 3
Name: Charles Lee (Buck) Hayes
Parents: Oscar and Crettie Edwards Hayes
Spouse: Eva Church Hayes
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: services from the Blanton-Cottingham Funeral Home
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 8, 1976, page 6, col. 6
Name: Mary Willa Quick
Date of Birth/Age: Age 40
Date of Death: Tuesday accident
Place of Death: Dillon County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 13, 1976, page 1, col. 3
Name: Mary C. Godwin
Parents: Hattie McLellan and Joel R. Carmichael of the Kentrye Community
Spouse: B. K. Godwin
Date of Birth/Age:
Place of Birth: resident of Jacksonville, Fla. 35 years
Date of Death: July 6
Place of Burial: Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 13, 1976, page 8, col. 8 and 9
Name: Mrs. R. J. Goodman
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a St. Louis, Mo. hospital
Place of Burial: Brick Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 15, 1976, page 6, col. 3
Name: Loring Lee Myers
Parents: Laura Geddings Myers and Hezekiah Myers
Spouse: Leila Myers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Clarendon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 20, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Robert Lee Norton
Parents: Leona Hyatt Norton McKenzie and Lonnie Lee Norton
Spouse: Naomi Norton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday accident
Place of death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 20, 1976, page 7, col. 1 and Page 1, col. 4
Name: Ruby Mae Townsend Wright
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Townsend Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: St. Mark Baptist Church cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 20, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: Paul K. Horne
Parents: Kemper P. and Nettie Pace Horne
Date of Birth/Age: Age 51
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 20, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: Mary Blue Bethea
Parents: William E. Blue and Annie Belle Gillis Blue
Spouse: Harvey Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 73
Place of Birth: Montrose, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 20, 1976, page 3, col. 1
Name: Mary Willie Campbell Quick
Parents: Willie Jane Campbell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Date of Death: Tuesday, July 13 accident
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 20, 1976, page 3, col. 2
Name: James Wright Johnson
Parents: William Houston and Laura Johnson Johnson
Spouse: Marie McCracken Johnson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Hill Crest Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 22, 1976, page 10, col. 4 and 5
Name: Milinda Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: of Floyd Dale
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 22, 1976, page 10, col. 5
Name: Burton Clark Herring
Parents: R. Nack and Mary Lewis Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 22, 1976, page 10, col. 6
Name: Duncan Leon McCormac
Spouse: Merle Clark McCormac
Date of Birth/Age: Age 75
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Savannah, Georgia
Place of Burial: Bluffton City Cemetery, World War II Army veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 27, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Jullius Liston Jones
Parents: Olean and Rosa Bell Jones
Spouse: Rosa Glover Jones
Date of Birth/Age: Age 28
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: July 15 accident
Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts
Place of Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, July 27, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Sheila Jean Weatherford
Parents: Katie Jean Weatherford and Ronald W. Weatherford Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: nine
Date of Death: Monday accident
Place of Death: Florence General Hospital
Place of Burial: Bethesda Southern Methodist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 29, 1976, page 1, col. 3
Name: John Salathiel LeGette
Parents: James A. B. LeGette and Elizabeth Moore LeGette
Spouse: Faye Leonard Legette
Date of Birth: November 24, 1903
Place of Birth: native of Latta
Date of Death: July 19
Place of Death: a Charlotte hospital
Place of Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, July 29, 1976, page 8, col. 5
AUGUST
Name: John Kiley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: of Roslyn, Pa.
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: St. Eugene Hospital
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 3, 1976, page 1, col. 4, 5, 6 and 7
Name: Marion Lester Reaves
Parents: Dr. Robert L. and Elizabeth Freeman Reaves
Spouse: Annie Bethea Reaves of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Place of Birth: Florence
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 3, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Douglas Marshall Manning
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Manning
Spouse: former Ozelia Daniels
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery, Dillon (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 3, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Sandra Jane Jackson
Parents: Odessa Price Richardson and Charles Ford Price
Spouse: J. W. Jackson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 3, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Col. Andrew Julius Evans
Parents: Andrew Jackson and Ella Mobley Evans
Spouse: Lillian Laurey, Sally Wainer
Date of Birth: September 5, 1892
Place of Birth: Rock Hill
Date of Death: July 28
Place of Death: former resident of Dillon, died in San Antonio, Tex.
Place of Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery US Army, World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 3, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Daniel Lide Coleman Sr.
Parents: William Monroe and Polly Collins Coleman
Spouse: Lura Dean Wallace Coleman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Catfish Creek Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 5, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Jamie Wilbur Lamb
Spouse: Eunice Roberts Lamb
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Garden of Faith Cemetery, World War II veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 5, 1976, page 8, col. 3 and 4
Name: Oscar Maloy Beaver
Parents: George Demerit and Lena Turbeville Beaver
Spouse: Leatha Alford Beaver
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Minturn
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Mt. Andrew Cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 5, 1976, page 8, col. 4
Name: L. I. Hinson Sr.
Parents: Isham Hinson and Mary Meares Hinson
Spouse: Jessie
Place of Birth: Whiteville
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: the Columbus County hospital
Place of Burial: New Hope Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 5, 1976, page 8, col. 5
Name: Noah Hayes Modlin
Parents: Thad and Rachel Stubbs Modlin
Spouse: Eunice Currie Modlin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Scotland County, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: McLucas Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 5, 1976, page 8, col. 5
Name: Thomas Michael Faulkenberry Jr.
Parents: Tom M. and Nancy Ferguson Faulkenberry
Date of Birth/Age: four-month-old son
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 10, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Flossie Lawrimore Hodges
Parents: Robert and Liza Jane Martin Lawrimore
Spouse: William Gaston Hodges Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 10, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Lee David Page
Parents: James and Viola Page
Spouse: Evelene Campbell Page
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 10, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Clifton Elliott
Parents: W. C. and Ida Elliott
Spouse: Olive Page Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: services held at Bear Swamp Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 10, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Alma Bryant Walters
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Eli Bryant
Spouse: Bill Joe Walters
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: South Carolina
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: services at Bethesda Methodist Church near Fairmont
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 10, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Jeremiah Tillman Hardee
Parents: Jack and Ava Jean Strickland Hardee
Spouse: Nettie Idel Hardee of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, World War I veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 12, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: James Alexander McBryde
Parents: Rev. and Mrs. Robert L. McBride Sr. in Latta
Date of Birth/Age: Age 48
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Newton, N.J. hospital
Place of Burial: Okey Point Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 17, 1976, page 3, col. 4 and 5
Name: John Oliver Hunt
Parents: John Wesley Hunt and Blanchie Quick Hunt
Spouse: Alberta Lane Hunt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 54
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Durham, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 17, 1976, page 3, col. 6
Name: Matthew Davis Jr.
Parents: Matthew Davis and Annie Jane Davis
Date of Birth/Age: age 28
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Whiteville, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Pinehill AME Church cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 17, 1976, page 3, col. 7 and 8
Name: Dr. Pauline Heiden Bernanke
Parents: Bernard and Yetti Last Heiden
Spouse: Dr. Jonas Bernanke
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Austria
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 17, 1976, page 3, col. 1 and 2
Name: Virginia Holly McLeod
Parents: Soloman and Foddie Barr Holly McLeod
Spouse: Joshua McLeod, Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 45
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: August 5
Place of Death: Paterson, NJ
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 17, 1976, page 3, col. 2 and 3
Name: George C. Wilson Jr.
Spouse: Hilda Stephens Wilson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 53
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Alloway Cemetery in Red Springs
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Shep Herring
Parents: Jim and Lillie Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Shiloh Methodist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: James Arthur Inman
Parents: Willis and Charlotte Townsend Inman
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Jamaica, NY
Place of Burial: Old Bethel Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Miss Viola Bethea
Parents: Adam and Myra Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 92
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday(AA)
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery near Latta
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Annie A. Carmichael
Parents: John McLellan and Emma Page McLellan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Springhill Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1976, page 6, col. 2
Name: Cleo P. Keith
Parents: Jim and Mollie Jones Keith
Spouse: Claudia Jeffords Keith
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Florence County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Florence Memorial Gardens
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1976, page 6, col. 2
Name: Verna Lee Godfrey
Parents: John Richardson and Elizabeth Epps
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Clarendon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: services at New Zion AME Church near Minturn (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 24, 1976, page 6, col. 3
Name: Irene Manousos McCrackin
Parents: George and Leta Haselin Manousos
Spouse: Burton McCrackin, Nichols
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Savannah, Ill.
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Loris hospital
Place of Burial: Cedar Creek Cemetery, Army nurse, Korean War
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 26, 1976, page 8, col. 4 and 5
Name: Frederick Pendleton Gray
Spouse: Lucy Powell Gray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: native of Lumberton, Army Air Corps, World War II
Date of Death: Monday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 26, 1976, page 8, col. 6 and 7
Name: Odessa Kelly
Parents: Shug and Alberta Kelly
Date of Birth/Age: Age 38
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Newark, NJ hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, August 26, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Shelia Legette Luther
Parents: James Andrew and Shelia Moore Legette of Latta
Spouse: Fred Luther
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 31, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Marvin Taylor Sr.
Parents: John and Lila Taylor
Spouse: Ruby P. Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: McColl Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 31, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Robert Montgomery
Parents: Luther and Mattie Montgomery
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Fayetteville
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Fayetteville, NC hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 31, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Edna Small Lawson
Parents: Everette Warren and Lula Anderson Small
Spouse: Chalmers Lewis Lawson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Mullins
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, August 31, 1976, page 6, col. 2
SEPTEMBER
Name: William C. Felder
Parents: Annie C. Felder and Charles S. Felder
Spouse: Wilma Wannamaker Felder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Graniteville
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Ebenezer United Methodist Church in Bowman
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 2, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: David Clark
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Aubry Clark
Date of Birth/Age: Age 8
Place of Birth: of Rowland
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: near Pembroke, NC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 7, 1976, page 10, col. 5
Name: Straudi Ingram Hyatt
Parents: Doll and Emma Norton Ingram
Spouse: Lewis Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Beulah Baptist Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 7, 1976, page 10, col. 6 and 7
Name: Mrs. Lawrence Bridges
Parents: Mary Bryant of Dillon and Ralph Bryant
Spouse: Lawrence Bridges
Date of Death: Monday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 7, 1976, page 10, col. 8 and 9
Name: Billy Wayne Hicks
Parents: J. T. and Elizabeth Williamson Hicks
Spouse: Patricia Collins Hicks
Date of Birth/Age: Age 24
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Marion County
Place of Burial: Centenary Methodist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 14, 1976, page 1, col. 4
Name: Addie Bass Smith
Parents: Jesse and Annie Lowery Bass
Date of Birth: December 13, 1905
Place of Birth: Marshville, NC
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: Hawthorne Nursing Center
Place of Burial: Sharon Memorial Park
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 14, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Charles Reaves
Parents: Fred and Lula Reaves
Spouse: Katherine Brown Reaves
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday a week ago
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Pine Hill Church Cemetery, Latta
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 14, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Robert Alton (Bob) Meares
Parents: W. Dave and Sally Floyd Meares
Spouse: Mary Neill Manning
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: of Fair Bluff, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: Columbus County Hospital
Place of Burial: Powell Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 14, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Julia Edwards Hubbard
Parents: Matthew and Evelyn McRae Edwards
Spouse: Hollis Hubbard
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Hebron Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 21, 1976, page 5, col. 6
Name: James William McDaniel
Parents: David C. and Emma Lewis McDaniel
Date of Birth/Age: Age 68
Place of Birth: Williamsburg County
Date of Death: September 14
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 21, 1976, page 5, col. 7
Name: DeEtte Daniels Herring
Parents: Mamie Bethea Daniels and Nick Daniels Sr.
Spouse: John A. Herring
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Charleston hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 21, 1976, page 8, col. 8
Name: Brooks McCall
Parents: Elliott and Jannie Bethea McCall
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, September 23, 1976, page 12, col. 1
Name: Katie Fleet Sellers
Parents: John W. and Mary Mortimer Cornwall Fleet Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 88
Place of Birth: Wilmington, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Dillon nursing home
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1976, page 8, col. 4
Name: Jessie Rogers Barber
Spouse: Claude Barber
Date of Birth/Age: Age 57
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Durham, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1976, page 8, col. 5
Name: Boyd Lee Whittington
Parents: Terrell and Ida Cottingham Whittington
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1976, page 8, col. 6
Name: John Leanord Lane
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Leanord Elwood Lane
Date of Birth/Age: infant
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1976, page 8, col. 6
Name: Solomon Youngblood
Parents: Louise Youngblood and Solomon Youngblood Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 25
Place of Birth: native of Rowland, NC, now of Williston
Date of Death: September 17
Place of Death: Orangeburg Regional Hospital
Place of Burial: Bell Pond Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, September 28, 1976, page 10, col. 3
OCTOBER
Name: Aaron James Sweatt
Parents: Willie and Edna Clark Sweatt
Spouse: Betty Brazell Sweatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital at Columbia
Place of Burial: Lexington, veteran of the Korean War
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1976, page 7, col. 6
Name: Ethel Ragsdale McLaurin
Parents: Glenn W. and Inez McMeekin Ragsdale
Spouse: Jack H. McLaurin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Fairfield County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: nursing home here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Hardy Bell
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Baltimore, Md.
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery, Lake View
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: Percy Bryan Medlin
Parents: Frank and Mary Ellen Bethea Medlin
Spouse: married Ila Pittman June 4, 1916, she died 1966
Date of Birth: March 25, 1895
Place of Birth: native of Rowland, NC, resident of Winston-Salem, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Winston-Salem
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1976, page 7, col. 3 and 4
Name: Edna Berry Lane
Parents: J. Madison and Florence Berry
Spouse: Samuel C. Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Lane Family Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1976, page 7, col. 4
Name: Eunice Huggins Gaddy
Parents: John and Louella Grantham Huggins
Spouse: J. Leon Gaddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 5, 1976, page 7, col. 5
Name: Edward Charles Sellers
Date of Birth/Age: Age 23
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: East Hampton Street
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 12, 1976, page 1, col. 3
Name: Franklin Nichols
Parents: Ben and Levosia Walls Nichols
Spouse: Betty Jean Hamer Nichols
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: October 2
Place of Death: a Bronx, NY hospital
Place of Burial: Union Cemetery, Lake View, USA Army from 1954 until 1962
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 12, 1976, page 3, col. 1
Name: Emma Frances Frasier Stanley
Parents: Edmund and Laura Ella Robertson Frasier
Spouse: Humphrey Stanley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Scotland County, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 12, 1976, page 3, col. 1
Name: Albert Bryan Parker
Parents: Eli and Emma Walker Parker
Spouse: Jeddie David Parker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: former resident of Sumter
Date of Death: October 6
Place of Death: a Chestertown, Md. hospital
Place of Burial: St. Paul’s Cemetery near Chestertown
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 12, 1976, page 3, col. 1 and 2
Name: Howell Coleman Courtney
Parents: Pansey Howell and Dr. Charles Hill Courtney, Jr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 26
Place of Birth: Sumter, resident of Albemarle, NC ten years
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: Salisbury, NC
Place of Burial: Sumter Cemetery at Sumter
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 14, 1976, page 10, col. 5
Name: William Louis Harrelson
Parents: Maxy C. and Dora Page Harrelson
Spouse: Grace Hough Harrelson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: local hospital
Place of Burial: services held in Mullins Presbyterian Church, World War II veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 14, 1976, page 10, col. 5
Name: Toy Otis Yates Watson
Parents: Addie Bethea Watson and Ed Watson
Spouse: Sadie Hayes Watson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: native of Dillon County
Date of Death: October 5
Place of Burial: services in Newport News
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 14, 1976, page 10, col. 6
Name: Frank E. Byrd
Parents: Benny and Ella Petty Byrd
Spouse: Nettie Van Byrd
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Darlington County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Darlington
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 14, 1976, page 10, col. 7, 8 and 9
Name: Esther Helen Miller Pyle
Parents: John and Mary Bohling Miller
Spouse: Harley E. Pyle
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Chicago
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: Tamaroa Cemtery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 19, 1976, page 5, col. 1
Name: John Thomas Gough
Spouse: Maggie Gough
Date of Birth/Age: Age 90
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 19, 1976, page 5, col. 1
Name: Eva Sanderson Ray
Parents: Henry and Lillie Oliver Sanderson
Spouse: Julius D. Ray Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 71
Place of Birth: Roberson County, NC
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Dillon hospital
Place of Burial: Ray Family Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 19, 1976, page 5, col. 2
Name: L. Campbell Lane
Parents: Sampson Elmore and Roma Campbell Lane
Spouse: Clara Rogers Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: plans: Smith Brothers Funeral Home in Marion
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 21, 1976, page 12, col. 1
Name: Mary Elizabeth Shelley
Parents: Beaty Jackson and Mary Frances Johnson Shelley
Spouse: Joseph Hoyt Shelley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: services held Cool Springs Southern Methodist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 21, 1976, page 12, col. 1 and 2
Name: Paul C. Davis
Parents: Henry Daniel and Etta Jane Michau Davis
Place of Birth: Andrews
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery USSN-ret. Served 1941-1964
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, October 21, 1976, page 12, col. 2 and 3
Name: Billy Earl Lane
Parents: Roy Pittman and Cora Cain Lane
Spouse: Dorothy Williams
Date of Birth/Age: Age 35
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Dillon
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 26, 1976, page 1, col. 4
Name: Joseph Deparolis
Parents: Lawrence and Marie Plaza Deparolis
Spouse: Thelma Lindsay Deparolis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Summerville, Mass.
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Veterans Hospital in Charleston
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, military honors, retired veteran of World War II 20 years
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 26, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: S. Edward (Ed) Brunson Sr.
Parents: Samuel Edward and Janie B. Brunson
Spouse: Mildred Brunson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 26, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: James Carroll Medlin
Parents: Frank and Mary Ellen Bethea Medlin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, October 26, 1976, page 8, col. 3 and 4
NOVEMBER
Name: Sara Gray McCormick
Parents: Joseph Medicus and Sara Tison Allen Gray
Date of Birth/Age: Age 84
Place of Birth: Allendale, SC native
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: services held at Iona Presbyterian Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 2, 1976, page 3, col. 6
Name: Lula Gillispie
Parents: Plumer Hamilton and Arleen Bethea Hamilton
Date of Birth/Age: Age 56
Place of Burial: Calda Family Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 2, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Annie Mae Reed
Parents: Charlotte Smith
Spouse: Bennie Reed
Date of Birth/Age: Age 59
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday of last week
Place of Death: a nursing home here
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 2, 1976, page 9, col. 1
Name: Joseph Thomas Scott
Parents: Isaac Scott and Rosella Williams Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Georgetown County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Fayetteville, NC
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Navy Veteran of World War I
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 2, 1976, page 10, col. 1, 2 and 3
Name: John Harley Hyatt
Parents: Harley and Bessie Hyatt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Marion Hospital
Place of Burial: Devotion Gardens Cemetery, Marion
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 2, 1976, page 10, col. 3 and 4
Name: Brooks McCall Hamer
Parents: Brooks and Walker Bennett Hamer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Clio
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville hospital
Place of Burial: Robert Pinckney Hamer Cemetery, Little Rock
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 2, 1976, page 10, col. 5
Name: Dora Smith Turner
Parents: A. L. Smith and Lucy Vereen Smith
Spouse: Lester Turner
Place of Birth: Latta
Date of Death: October 25
Place of Death: Fort Worth, Texas
Place of Burial: Fort Worth
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 4, 1976, page 7, col. 1
Name: Weldon Eugene Elliott
Parents: Ethel McCracken Elliott and Leslie Elliott
Spouse: Mary Herring Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Florence Memorial Garden
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 4, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: Leslie Lee Boney Sr.
Parents: Ephriam and Viola Jones Boney
Spouse: Ellie M. Allen Boney
Date of Birth/Age: Age 79
Place of Birth: Rowland, NC
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Sumter
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 4, 1976, page 12, col. 1
Name: Margaret Yarborough Caulder
Parents: Cora Cook Yarborough and Lucas Yarborough
Spouse: Clyde Caulder
Date of Birth/Age: Age 43
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 9, 1976, page 12, col. 1
Name: Lillie H. Bethea
Parents: Edward J. and Nellie Fletcher Hotckiss
Spouse: William Lamar Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Faquier County, Va.
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: her home
Place of Burial: Dothan Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 9, 1976, page 12, col. 1
Name: Sallie Carmichael Bass
Parents: Jewel and Hattie McLellan Carmichael
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Bass Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 9, 1976, page 12, col. 1
Name: Lillian Rebecca Jones Scott
Parents: David Nathaniel and Florence Gertrude Bensell Jones
Spouse: Ora Julious Scott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a nursing home in Dillon
Place of Burial:
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 9, 1976, page 12, col. 2
Name: Penny Rabon Owens
Parents: Levi and Polly Todd Rabon
Date of Birth/Age: Age 87
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Cheraw nursing home
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Holiness Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 9, 1976, page 12, col. 2
Name: Bessie M. Grice
Parents: Henry and Lula Lindsay Meggs
Spouse: Graddy E. Grice
Date of Birth/Age: Age 76
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a nursing home
Place of Burial: services at Brownsville Baptist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 11, 1976, page 10, col. 1
Name: Thomas Malcolm Tucker
Parents: Irene Kelly Tucker
Spouse: Sandra Tucker
Date of Birth/Age: Age 41
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, November 11, 1976, page 12, col. 1
Name: James K. Braboy (Knox*)
Parents: Tecumseh and Mary Jacobs Braboy (Tecumseh Bryan Brayboy*)
Spouse: Lilly Hall Braboy (Lilly Costin Hall Braboy*)
Date of Birth: ( 10/6/1906*)
Place of Birth: Robeson County, (resident of McColl, Marlboro County, SC*)
Date of Death: Sunday ( 11/14/1976*)
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: (Fairview Methodist Church cemetery, Oakland section of Hamer, Dillon Co., SC*)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 16, 1976, page 6, col. 1, 2 and 3
*Additional information provided by Helen Lane Wiggins
Name: Kemper Cooke
Parents: Neil and Rhoda Hayes Cooke
Spouse: Bonnie Pate Cooke
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Lumberton, N. C. hospital
Place of Burial: Bear Swamp Baptist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 16, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Dora Bennett Stackhouse Bethea
Parents: Joseph Adams Bennett
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Little Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 16, 1976, page 6, col. 2
Name: Sarah Scott Law
Parents: Mack and Fannie Austin Scott
Spouse: John Law
Date of Birth: November 28, 1890
Place of Birth: Berkeley County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Wassamassaw Baptist Church cemetery in Berkeley County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 16, 1976, page 6, col. 3
Name: Rev. John W. McQueen
Parents: J. P. and Mary McLaurin McQueen
Spouse: Sally Lindsay McQueen
Date of Birth/Age: Age 69
Place of Birth: Clio
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, veteran of World War II, lieutenant colonel chaplain corps
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 16, 1976, page 6, col. 1
Name: Mildred Scott Black
Parents: Reecy Owens Scott and Willie Scott
Spouse: Tracy H. Black
Date of Birth/Age: Age 49
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Johnny Causey
Parents: B. T. and Susan Causey
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a nursing home here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Ruby Bennett Stackhouse
Spouse: George A. Stackhouse
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Place of Birth: of Spring Branch
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Hickory Grove Cemetery in Fair Bluff, NC
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Conwell C. Hayes
Parents: P. F. Hayes and Lillian Hayes Fladger
Place of Birth: Lake View
Place of Burial: Union Church Cemetery, US armed forces (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1976, page 8, col. 2 and 3
Name: Thelbert L. Elliott
Parents: Lewis Frank and Loria Small Elliott
Spouse: Judy J. Elliott
Date of Birth/Age: Age 32
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Elliott family cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: William W. Griffin
Parents: Albert and Annie Mae Miller Griffin
Spouse: Ruth Welch Griffin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 60
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1976, page 8, col. 4 and 5
Name: Samuel Beauford
Parents: Lillian Bethea Beauford and David Beauford
Date of Birth/Age: Age 30
Place of Birth: Georgetown
Date of Death: November 16
Place of Death: home in New York City
Place of Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, November 23, 1976, page 8, col. 5 and 6
Name: Oscar McCollum
Date of Birth/Age: Age 42
Place of Birth: of Rowland, NC
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: near residence of Bernice Robinson
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday November 30, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: David Marion Michaux, Jr.
Parents: Dr. David Marion and Caroline Raffield Michaux
Spouse: Harriet Harris Michaux
Date of Birth/Age: Age 72
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: residence
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday November 30, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Miss Vera Pearl Medlin
Parents: Carlton B. and Claudin Webster Medlin
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday November 30, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Bertha Mae Lane
Parents: Bill and Bertie Powers Wiggins
Spouse: Willie Lane
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Haselden Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday November 30, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Gretchen Ann Wasson
Sister: Mrs. Jennings Kerr
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, St. Augustine
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday November 30, 1976, page 8, col. 2 and 3
Name: Charles G. Stevens
Parents: Perlie M. and Roberta Squires Stevens
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Virginia hospital
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, retired Air Force serviceman
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday November 30, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Alfred H. Brown
Parents: Samuel David and Martha Brown
Spouse: Sadie McDowell Brown
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday November 30, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: Malcolm McMillan Baxley
Parents: Daniel and Celia Ann Baxley
Spouse: Callie Quinn Parker Baxley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 89
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Centenary Methodist Church
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday November 30, 1976, page 7, col. 2
DECEMBER
Name: Robert Robich
Spouse: Erna Herzer Robich
Date of Birth/Age: Age 93
Place of Birth: Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: hospital here
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery, veteran of World War II
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 2, 1976, page 1, col. 1 and 2
Name: David W. Hayes
Parents: Clarence and Estelle Hood Hayes
Spouse: Cora Lee Goodwin Eddy Hayes
Place of Birth: Whiteville, NC
Date of Death: Tuesday
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 2, 1976, page 7, col. 2
Name: George Knowling
Spouse: Ollie Bell Knowling
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital fire accident
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 7, 1976, page 1, col. 5
Name: Ollie Bell Knowling
Spouse: George Knowling
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home fire death
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 7, 1976, page 1, col. 5
Name: Edgar (Eddie) Eugene Elvington Jr.
Parents: Mildred and Edgar Elvington
Spouse: Virginia Monahan Elvington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: near Florence auto accident
Place of Burial: Pyerian Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 7, 1976, page 1, col. 5
Name: Russell Taylor
Parents: Chester M. and Beatrice Herring Taylor
Date of Birth/Age: Age 19
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: near Florence
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Latta
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 7, 1976, page 1, col. 5
Name: Dan E. James
Parents: David Henry and Mary Elizabeth Booth James
Spouse: Elise Rouse James
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Sandy Plain United Methodist Church cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 7, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Henry B. Huggins
Spouse: Hattie H. Huggins
Date of Birth: April 3, 1903
Place of Birth: moved to Went Eau Gallie, Fla. and lifelong resident of Dillon County
Date of Death: November 30
Place of Burial: Fountainhead Memorial Park
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday December 7, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: John Henry Turbeville
Parents: Willis and Mahalia Jackson Turbeville
Spouse: Mary Webster Turbeville
Date of Birth/Age: Age 81
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday December 7, 1976, page 8, col. 1and 2
Name: Dennis A. Carmichael
Parents: Dennis S. Carmichael and Margaret McLellan
Date of Birth/Age: Age 70
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Old Bethel Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday December 7, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Frances Carter Benton
Parents: Thomas H. and Maggie Turner Carter
Date of Birth/Age: Age 63
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: services held at Sardis Baptist Church in Latta
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday December 7, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Willie Moore Pearson
Parents: J. W. and Bertha Hayes Moore
Spouse: Dr. Harris P. Pearson
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: Summerville
Place of Burial: Sunset Memorial Cemetery, Bennettsville
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday December 7, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Clyde Mitchell Strickland
Parents: John Lenard and Ruth Elizabeth Jones Strickland
Date of Birth/Age: Age 21
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday accident
Place of death: Latta
Place of Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery in Brownsville
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1976, page 1, col. 1 and 2
Name: Sheldon W. Hayes
Parents: John Calhoun Hays Sr. and Rebecca Fore Hayes
Spouse: Willy Bel Volentine, Athens Ga.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 80
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: December 3
Place of Death: residence
Place of Burial: services held in Jefferson, Tex.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1976, page 10, col. 6
Name: Ray William Ingram
Parents: John S. and Ailene Brigman Ingram
Spouse: Sally Carter*
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Chesterfield County
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: home in Hamer*
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, World War II veteran
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1976, page10, col. 6
*Additional information provided by Helen Lane Wiggins
Name: Lou Cynthia Hood
Parents: Louis G. and Maggie Coxe Lane
Spouse: John F. Hood
Date of Birth/Age: Age 66
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: hospital here
Place of Burial: Brownsville Baptist Church Cemetery, Marlboro County, SC (HLW)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1976, page 10, col. 7
Name: Boyd Baxley Jr.
Parents: Boyd Baxley Sr.
Spouse: Ginny Baxley
Date of Birth/Age: Age 50
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Lumberton, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Piney Grove Cemetery, Dillon County
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1976, page 10, col. 7
Name: Harvey L. Hewitt
Parents: George W. and Katherine Hewitt
Spouse: Emma Hewitt
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: home
Place of Burial: Reedy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 9, 1976, page 10, col. 8
Name: Sam Hatcher
Parents: George and Sara Powers
Spouse: Mary Vindell H. Hatcher
Date of Birth/Age: Age 83
Place of Birth: Marion County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Ariadne McLean McDonald
Parents: Silamon and Mary Ann Gerona Manning McLean
Spouse: John Franklin McDonald
Date of Birth/Age: Age 91
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Gerald Carter Wallace Sr.
Parents: Robert and Juanita Carter Wallace
Spouse: Inez Brown Wallace
Date of Birth/Age: Age 77
Place of Birth: Marlboro County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1976, page 8, col. 1 and 2
Name: Merton A. Bowyer
Parents: William T. and Ida Goodwin Bowyer
Spouse: Inez Bowyer
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Death: a Mullins hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: Betty McClain Grandison
Parents: John Henry and Bertha Monroe McLain
Spouse: James Grandison
Date of Birth/Age: Age 32
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Monday of last week
Place of Death: Brooklyn, NY
Place of Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1976, page 8, col. 2
Name: James Edward Cottingham
Parents: James W. and Carrie Whittington Cottingham
Spouse: Era Boyd McRae Cottingham
Date of Birth/Age: Age 61
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Sunday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Josh Bethea
Parents: Noah and Florence Crawford Bethea
Spouse: Lucille Bethea
Date of Birth/Age: Age 67
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Thursday
Place of Burial: Hamilton Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1976, page 8, col. 3
Name: Thomas Whittington Jr.
Parents: Mrs. Velvied D. Whittington
Date of Birth/Age: Age 46
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Monday of last week
Place of Death: a Florence hospital
Place of Burial: Hazy Grove Cemetery (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 14, 1976, page 8, col. 4 and 5
Name: Debra Lyn Perry
Parents: James Marvin and Debra Tyler Perry of Dillon
Date of Birth/Age: Infant
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Burial: services held at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Orangeburg
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 16, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Maude Carmichael Butler
Parents: Joel R. and Hattie McLellen Carmichael
Spouse: Alford Butler Sr.
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Riverside Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 16, 1976, page 8, col. 1
Name: Herbert Crawford
Spouse: Willie Crawford
Place of Birth: native of Dillon
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: services held at St. Stephens United Methodist Church (AA)
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 16, 1976, page 8, col. 2 and 3
Name: Elisabeth “Love” Braddy King
Parents: W. W. and Emma Evans Braddy
Date of Birth/Age: Age 74
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Burial: Magnolia Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 16, 1976, page 8, col. 3, 4 and 5
Name: Neil R. Arnette
Parents: Junieus B. Arnette and Madge Regan Arnette
Spouse: Margaret Meares Arnette
Date of Birth/Age: Age 64
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Lumberton, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Regan Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1976, page 3, col. 1 and 2
Name: Carl West Flemister
Parents: Linto and Mattie West Flemister
Spouse: Beatrice McCormick Flemister
Date of Birth/Age: Age 85
Place of Birth: Georgia
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1976, page 3, col. 2
Name: Gary Chavis
Parents: John L. and Nancy Sweatt Chavis, step mother, Daisy Chavis
Date of Birth/Age: Age 62
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Columbia hospital
Place of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1976, page 3, col. 3 and 4
Name: Charlie M. Church
Parents: Whiteford and Elizabeth Brewer* Church
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Friday
Place of Death: a Marion hospital
Place of Burial: Lake View Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1976, page 3, col. 4
*Should be Hayes
Name: Dr. John E. McKenzie
Parents: John and Ann Gaddy McKenzie
Spouse: Nellie Shirley McKenzie
Place of Birth: Dillon
Date of Death: December 15
Place of Burial: Beckley, W. Va.
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1976, page 3, col. 5
Name: Floeride Holmes
Parents: B. T. and Ada Strickland Holmes
Place of Birth: Horry County
Date of Death: Saturday
Place of Death: a Bennettsville nursing home
Place of Burial: Pleasant View Baptist Church Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Tuesday, December 21, 1976, page 3, col. 5
Name: Isla Coleman Blakely
Parents: John D. and Mary E. Allen Coleman Sr.
Spouse: Samuel H. Blakely
Date of Birth/Age: Age 78
Place of Birth: Dillon County
Date of Death: Tuesday
Place of Death: a Charlotte, NC hospital
Place of Burial: Ora Cemetery at Ora
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 23, 1976, page 3, col. 3
Name: Annie R. Berry
Parents: Willie and Nancy Sturgus Turner
Spouse: William Berry
Date of Birth/Age: Age 65
Place of Birth: North Carolina
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: Columbia
Place of Burial: Perry Cemetery in Oak Grove
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 23, 1976, page 3, col. 3
Name: Mary Lillis Cousar
Date of Death: Monday
Place of Death: a Charlottesville hospital
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 23, 1976, page 3, col. 3 and 4
Name: Lou Illa McMillian Galloway
Parents: William M. and Mollie Adair McMillian
Spouse: William A. Galloway
Date of Birth/Age: Age 86
Place of Birth: Clinton
Date of Death: Wednesday
Place of Death: a Dillon nursing home
Place of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery
Source and date of issue: The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, Thursday, December 30, 1976, page 6, col. 4 and 5