Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Blythe, Emmett M., 1944 

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EMMETT McKINLEY BLYTHE

   Emmett McKinley Blythe, age 53, well known and lifelong resident of 
Southampton County, died at his home in Sedley Tuesday night, March 28, 
after an extended illness.  He was the son of the late William and Nancy 
Cobb Blythe of this county.  Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Florence 
Lankford Blythe, five sons, Otis Blythe of the Franklin community; Ashby 
Blythe, serving with the armed forces overseas; twin sons, Sherman and 
Therman Blythe; Morgan Blythe and one daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Johnson of 
Sedley; five brothers, H.A. and C. C. Blythe of Franklin, T.A. Blythe of 
Sedley, T.J. Blythe of Zuni, and B.F. Blythe of Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; three 
sisters, Mrs. P.L. Travis of Richmond, Mrs. G.W. Wyatt of Roanoke, and Mrs. 
J.J. Bradshaw of Franklin; four grandchildren and a number of nieces and 
nephews.  Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock 
at the Friends Church in Sedley by the Rev. R.D. Stephenson and Rev. N.B. 
Blackman.

   Miss Ethel Fenimore and Mrs. J.D. Owen sang "Where We’ll Never Grow Old" 
and the choir sang "Haven of Rest."

   The pallbearers were J.D. Owen, J.E. McClenny, J.L. Pond, Marshall Brock, 
S.C. Turner, J.M. Johnson, Billie Mulder and L.L. Poole.  Burial was in the 
family cemetery near Sedley.


Emmett McKinley "Kennie" BLYTHE, 
lifelong resident of Southampton Co., d. 28 Mar 1944, at home, Sedley, age 53, 
interred in the LANKFORD-BLYTHE family cemetery*, Sedley Rd., 30 Mar 1944, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Apr. 7, 1944, p. 8 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-19): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 

His parents are buried in a BLYTHE family cemetery, also on Sedley Rd. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-50): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 

Their marriage record is appended to his father's obit 
   ("Tidewater News," June 1, 1928), posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b430a1ob.txt 

An abstract of his father's Death Certificate (1928-985-12417) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/deaths/b430a1dc.txt 


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