Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Blythe, Franklin, 1958 

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FRANK BLYTHE 

   Franklin Blythe, 76, a retired merchant and farmer of the Hunterdale 
community, died at his home Tuesday morning, January 7.

   He was the husband of Mrs. Etta Blythe and the son of the late William 
and Mrs. Margaret Ann Rose Blythe, and was a member of Hunterdale Christian 
Church.

   In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, William Irvin Blythe 
and a daughter, Mrs. Larry Overby, both of Franklin; one brother, James 
Blythe of Franklin; two sisters, Mrs. Martha  June Womble of Franklin and 
Mrs. Thomas W. Blythe of Sedley; two granddaughters, one grandson, and four 
nephews.

   Funeral services were conducted this (Thursday) afternoon at 2:30 o’clock 
at Hunterdale Christian Church by the pastor, Rev. Joe E. French, assisted 
by Rev. Melvin Dollar, pastor of Rosemont Christian Church in South Norfolk, 
and Rev. R.E. Brittle, pastor of Bethlehem Christian Church, Suffolk.  Burial 
was in Poplar Spring Cemetery.

   Active pallbearers were R.H. Joyner, Reginald Kitchen, Arthur Smith, 
Rommie Green, J.G. Joyner, Jr., S.M. Joyner, Marvin Whitley and C. Morris 
Blythe.


Franklin "Frank" BLYTHE, retired merchant & farmer, 
b. 25 Jan 1881, Southampton Co., d. 7 Jan 1958, at home, Hunterdale, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 219*), Franklin, 
   9 Jan 1958, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Jan. 16, 1958, Sect. I, p. 8 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. #2745 (Franklin #4). 

His marriage record: 

FRANK BLYTHE, 27, S, SO.CO., SO.CO., FARMER, 
   S/O WILLIAM DRAKE AND MARGARET ANN ROSE BLYTHE
M. 02-13-1908 SO.CO., VA. BY REV. C.H. ROWLAND
ETTA BLYTHE, 25, S, SO.CO., SO.CO., 
   D/O JESSE JR. AND MARY JANE MUNFORD BLYTHE
(Southampton Co. MB13:159; transcribed & annotated by Bruce Saunders: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb13pt.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/b430f1ob.txt