Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Blythe, Ezra, 1953 

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EZRA BLYTHE 

   Ezra Blythe, 75, a retired farmer of the Franklin community, died on 
Friday, September 11, after several months of ill health.

   The deceased was the son of the late Jesse and Mary Jane Mumford Blythe of 
this county. 

   He is survived by a son, George W. Blythe of Petersburg; three daughters, 
Mrs. Betty B. Kitchen and Miss Jane S. Blythe of Franklin and Mrs. Mary B. 
Maciolek of Norfolk; eight grandchildren; two brothers, J.R. Blythe and Bennie 
Blythe, both of Franklin; and two sisters, Mrs. Charlie Blythe and Mrs. Frank 
Blythe, also of Franklin.

   Funeral services were held at the grave in the family cemetery near 
Franklin on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with Rev. James A. Coney of 
Sedley officiating.

   Pallbearers were Ashby Blythe, Bernard Blythe, Claude Blythe, Edgar Blythe, 
Edward Blythe, Herman Blythe, M.B. Blythe, Jr. and Morris Blythe.


Ezra BLYTHE, retired Franklin-area farmer, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 11 Sep 1953, age 75, 
interred in the BLYTHE family cemetery*, off Bethel Rd., 12 Sep 1953, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Sep. 17, 1953 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-24): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Apr. 29, 1938) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b430j1ob.txt 

His marriage record - 

Ezra Blythe, 26, S, So.Co., s/o Jesse Jr. and Mary Jane Munford Blythe 
m. 01-20-1904 So.Co., by Rev. C.H. Rowland 
Rosa Belle Turner, 18, S, So.Co., d/o Samuel J. and Lucy A. West Turner 
(Southampton Co. MB11:487; transcribed & annotated by Bruce Saunders: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb11pt.txt) 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b430e3ob.txt