Jonathan-Claire - Person Sheet
Jonathan-Claire - Person Sheet
NameBLYTHE, Joseph Daniel 
Birth Date1 Apr 1919
Birth PlaceNorth Carolina
Death Date21 Sep 1985 Age: 66
Death PlaceTransylvania County, North Carolina
Spouses
1MERRILL, Evelyn Lorene , 1C3R
, 1C3RBirth Date18 Oct 1930
Birth PlaceTransylvania County, North Carolina
Death Date16 Jan 2012 Age: 81
Death PlaceCedar Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina
FatherMERRILL, Garland Max (1902-1981)
MotherJONES, Hester Leonia (1905-1990)
Misc. Notes
Evelyn Lorene Merrill Blythe, 81, of Cedar Mountain, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at her residence.
She was born Oct. 18, 1930, in Transylvania County to the late Garland Max Merrill and Hester Jones Merrill.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph “Dan” Blythe; one daughter, Janet Blythe and two sisters, Leona Merrill and Christine Merrill.
She was a member of Blue Ridge Baptist Church and retired from DuPont.
Survivors include two sons, Norman Blythe and wife, Kayoko, of Alamogurdo, N.M. and Eugene Blythe, of Cedar Mountain; one daughter, Mary Beth Johnson and husband, Richard, of Hendersonville and one sister, Jewel “Inez” Grooms, of Brevard; four grandchildren, Richard Blythe and wife, Mimi, of Tokyo, Japan, April Johnson, of Hendersonville, Andy Johnson and wife, Heather, of Asheville, and Daniel Blythe, of Brevard, and one great-granddaughter, Nicole Blythe, of Tokyo.
She was born Oct. 18, 1930, in Transylvania County to the late Garland Max Merrill and Hester Jones Merrill.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph “Dan” Blythe; one daughter, Janet Blythe and two sisters, Leona Merrill and Christine Merrill.
She was a member of Blue Ridge Baptist Church and retired from DuPont.
Survivors include two sons, Norman Blythe and wife, Kayoko, of Alamogurdo, N.M. and Eugene Blythe, of Cedar Mountain; one daughter, Mary Beth Johnson and husband, Richard, of Hendersonville and one sister, Jewel “Inez” Grooms, of Brevard; four grandchildren, Richard Blythe and wife, Mimi, of Tokyo, Japan, April Johnson, of Hendersonville, Andy Johnson and wife, Heather, of Asheville, and Daniel Blythe, of Brevard, and one great-granddaughter, Nicole Blythe, of Tokyo.