BETHEA, Palmer Stackhouse

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Service Branch:

U.S. Army

Serial Number:

Not available

Division:

Regiment:

Company:

Function:

Not known

Status:

Date of death:

August 7, 1973

Place of death:

Bennettsville, South Carolina

Spot:

Age at death:

81

Awards:

Not available

Burial 1:

Riverside Cemetery

Burial 2:

Grave number:

Cenotaph:

Born:

August 27, 1891

Hometown:

Latta, Dillon County, South Carolina

Family:

Parents:
Festus Bethea (1858-1895)
Sally Stackhouse Bethea (1864-1894)

Spouse:
Dora Bennett Bethea

Children:


Siblings:
Mrs. Tracy Henry
Mrs. Joe Meadows
Sallie Bethea
Herbert F. Bethea (1889-1919)

Additional information:

His parents died when he was young; was raised by his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Laurin Bethea.

Research by: Victoria Proctor, genealogist

Sources: cemetery survey, tombstone, The Dillon Herald August 9, 1973 issue (obituary), The State March 12, 1919 issue (obituary of brother Herbert)

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