Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Blythe, Nellie J., 1952 

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NELLIE JANE BLYTHE

   Miss Nellie Jane Blythe, 78, daughter of the late Robert and Mrs. Rebecca 
Scott Blythe of the county, died at her home near Courtland about 6:30 o’clock 
on Friday evening, May 23, after a brief illness.

   The deceased was a member of the Bethel Friends Meeting.

   She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Lillian E. Holland of Suffolk and Mrs. 
Jennie S. Joyner of Sedley; one brother, Jesse M. Blythe of Courtland; and 
four nieces, one great-nephew and two great-nieces.

   Funeral rites were conducted in the chapel of W.J.M. Holland & Sons on 
Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock by Revs. James Coney and Melvin Dollar. 
Interment was in Poplar Spring Cemetery, the active pallbearers being Edgar 
Blythe, Marvin Collier, George Evans, Randolph Griffin, Steve Hornok, R.R. 
Lankford, J.D. Owen and Russell Owen.


Nellie Jane BLYTHE, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 23 May 1952, at home, near Courtland, age 78, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 230*), Franklin, 
   26 May 1952, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 30, 1952, p. 15 

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

Additional information: 

Robert Blythe, 28, Single, b. & res. Southampton County, 
   sn/o Jesse & Viney Blythe, Farmer 
Rebecca E. Scott, 27, Single, b. & res. Southampton County, 
   dt/o Talton W. & Ellen Scott 
m.lic. 27 Mar 1868, by clerk L.R. Edwards; 
   cert. signed by Robert Blythe 
m. 28th day of March 1868, Southampton County, by Benj. Devany 
(Southampton Co. MB1A:252; M.Reg. p. 24, ln. 43) 

Her parents are buried in the BLYTHE family cemetery, near Williams Crossroads.
   A transcription, contributed to the SCHS Cemetery Project and USGenWeb 
   Archives by Chester Blythe, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/blythe.txt 
   An annotated version of the list is included in the SCHS Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-23), posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.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: 
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