The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, March 4, 1995                TAG: 9503040353
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: FRANKLIN                           LENGTH: Short :   33 lines

ELIZABETH L. BLYTHE

Elizabeth Lee Blythe, 77, of the 2100 block of Carrsville Highway, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, died March 3, 1995, in Obici Hospital.

She was born in Sampson County, N.C. She was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church of Franklin, Kingdom Builders Sunday School Class, Melvin Bradshaw Circle, Senior Citizens and Rook Club. She attended Mary Washington College and Smithdeal-Massey Business College.

Survivors include her husband, Howard Blythe; a daughter, Betsy B. Bradshaw of Franklin; two sons, H. Dean Blythe Jr. of Windsor, Va., and Ronnie Blythe of Belhaven, N.C.; a son-in-law, Sammy Bradshaw; two daughters-in-law, Jackie Blythe and Mary Blythe; a brother, William Ray Lee of Windsor; two sisters, Margaret L. Rogers of Cartersville, Ga., and Ruth L. Watson of Henderson, N.C.; and four grandchildren, Deanna Faye Bradshaw of Windsor and Holly Bradshaw, Lee Bradshaw and Rose Bradshaw, all of Franklin. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Louise L. Vaughan and Dorothy Lee.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Holland-Rideout Funeral Home by Dr. Richard Peerey. Burial will be in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery. Friends may join the family from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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