 Best died there of a brain hemorrhage on December 16, 1952, and was buried at the Pacolet Methodist Church Cemetery, Pacolet, South Carolina, on December 21, 1952.Buried beside him is his sister, Louise Best (1892-1966), who was a long-time Methodist missionary and honorary citizen of Brazil.Fellow Nazi propagandist Herbert John Burgman, like Best an American who created broadcasts in support of the Nazi regime, died at the same prison as Best on the first anniversary of Best's death.