Jonathan-Claire - Person Sheet
Jonathan-Claire - Person Sheet
NameMERRILL, Dorothy Louise 
, 2C4R
, 2C4RBirth Date8 Dec 1921
Birth PlaceHenderson County, North Carolina
Death Date24 Feb 2010 Age: 88
Death PlaceHendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina
FatherMERRILL, Walter Jethro (1887-1960)
MotherMcCALL, Myrtle L. (1894-1950)
Spouses
Birth Date26 Sep 1919
Birth PlaceTransylvania County, North Carolina
Death Date15 Sep 2009 Age: 89
Death PlaceHendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina
Misc. Notes
Edward Pinckney “E.P.” Blythe, 89, of Hendersonville, died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, at his home of 55 years on Cherokee Drive.
He was born Sept. 26, 1919, in Transylvania County, a son of the late Rora Morgan and Elizabeth Annberry Middleton Blythe. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a brother, Lloyd George Blythe.
He was longtime owner of Blythe Television and Electronics Company on South Main Street in Hendersonville. Television signals were first transmitted to Hendersonville to his first business, Blythe Radio and Music Shop that was located at 100 6th Ave. E. in the Skyland Hotel.
He built his first radio at age 12 and continued to study electronics communications throughout his life. He earned his broadcast engineer license when he was in his 30s and this included technical operations of radio station transmissions and ship to shore communications. In his earlier years, he was a formidable boxer and his notable energy and vitality pervaded his following years.
He enjoyed music, dance, swimming, golf, all manner of laughter and he had a love for the mountains, beaches, and all animals. He was known as a comic, imitator, prankster and a storyteller. He formed an early appreciation for Latin culture and was fluent in Spanish. In 1957, he drove his family to Mexico City, orchestrating a lasting educational experience. Included in his many talents were electronic equipment design and construction, brick and stone masonry, and numerous lumber projects.
He possessed a generous spirit and his quiet acts of giving were from the heart. He forever encouraged others in their particular missions. He was of the Baptist faith and held a longtime bond with the Seventh-day Adventist community in Fletcher.
He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Dorothy Louise Merrill Blythe; three children, Carol Ann Shipman, Larry Kinston Blythe and Donna Marie Blythe of Hendersonville; two granddaughters, Kimberly Ann Shipman of Washington and Stephanie Marie Shipman Schorr and her husband Jeff of St. Petersburg, Fla.; three great-granddaughters, Tesylia Denton, Amythst Shipman, and Kiela Anderson all of Washington; three nieces, Linda Blythe Shelton, Beverly Blythe Schultz and Barbara Merrill (Mrs. Roy Nickles) of Charleston, S.C.; and a surviving nephew who was like a son, William “Bill” Reid.
He was born Sept. 26, 1919, in Transylvania County, a son of the late Rora Morgan and Elizabeth Annberry Middleton Blythe. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a brother, Lloyd George Blythe.
He was longtime owner of Blythe Television and Electronics Company on South Main Street in Hendersonville. Television signals were first transmitted to Hendersonville to his first business, Blythe Radio and Music Shop that was located at 100 6th Ave. E. in the Skyland Hotel.
He built his first radio at age 12 and continued to study electronics communications throughout his life. He earned his broadcast engineer license when he was in his 30s and this included technical operations of radio station transmissions and ship to shore communications. In his earlier years, he was a formidable boxer and his notable energy and vitality pervaded his following years.
He enjoyed music, dance, swimming, golf, all manner of laughter and he had a love for the mountains, beaches, and all animals. He was known as a comic, imitator, prankster and a storyteller. He formed an early appreciation for Latin culture and was fluent in Spanish. In 1957, he drove his family to Mexico City, orchestrating a lasting educational experience. Included in his many talents were electronic equipment design and construction, brick and stone masonry, and numerous lumber projects.
He possessed a generous spirit and his quiet acts of giving were from the heart. He forever encouraged others in their particular missions. He was of the Baptist faith and held a longtime bond with the Seventh-day Adventist community in Fletcher.
He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Dorothy Louise Merrill Blythe; three children, Carol Ann Shipman, Larry Kinston Blythe and Donna Marie Blythe of Hendersonville; two granddaughters, Kimberly Ann Shipman of Washington and Stephanie Marie Shipman Schorr and her husband Jeff of St. Petersburg, Fla.; three great-granddaughters, Tesylia Denton, Amythst Shipman, and Kiela Anderson all of Washington; three nieces, Linda Blythe Shelton, Beverly Blythe Schultz and Barbara Merrill (Mrs. Roy Nickles) of Charleston, S.C.; and a surviving nephew who was like a son, William “Bill” Reid.