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Obituary of Rosa Capps Blythe

ROSA CAPPS BLYTHE

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - December 8, 2002 

Rosa Capps Blythe, 63, died Sept. 7, 2002, at Southampton Memorial Hospital. 

Born in Brunswick County, Va., she was a daughter of the late James P. and Florence Powell Capps. She was an examiner with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and a member of Hunterdale United Church of Christ. 

Survivors include her husband of 42 years, Carey Blythe; two sisters, Mildred C. Christopher and Shirley C. Dix, both of Emporia; and two nephews, Todd Dix and Greg Christopher. 

A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel of Wright Funeral Home with the Rev. Dietmar Plajer and the Rev. Wayne Blythe officiating. Burial will follow in Poplar Spring Cemetery . The family will receive friends today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home and suggest memorials be made to the Hunterdale United Church of Christ, 741 Hunterdale Road, Franklin, VA 23851. 
Edition: FINAL
Section: LOCAL
Page: B7


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Rosa Capps Blythe died 7 Sep 2002 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Brunswick County, Virginia, daughter of James P. Capps and Florence Powell Capps. She worked as an examiner with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and was a church member.

Funeral services were conducted 9 Dec 2002 at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Wright Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Dietmar Plajer and Rev. Wayne Blythe. Burial followed at Poplar Spring Cemetery.

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ROSA CAPPS BLYTHE

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - December 8, 2002

Rosa Capps Blythe, 63, died Sept. 7, 2002, at Southampton Memorial Hospital.

Born in Brunswick County, Va., she was a daughter of the late James P. and Florence Powell Capps. She was an examiner with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and a member of Hunterdale United Church of Christ.

Survivors include her husband of 42 years, Carey Blythe; two sisters, Mildred C. Christopher and Shirley C. Dix, both of Emporia; and two nephews, Todd Dix and Greg Christopher.

A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday [9 December 2002] in the chapel of Wright Funeral Home with the Rev. Dietmar Plajer and the Rev. Wayne Blythe officiating. Burial will follow in Poplar Spring Cemetery. The family will receive friends today [8 December 2002] from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home and suggest memorials be made to the Hunterdale United Church of Christ, 741 Hunterdale Road, Franklin, VA 23851.

––– Vital Statistics –––

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| Name  | Rosa Capps Blythe                            |
| Age   | 63                                           |
| Birth | 1939 (estimated); Brunswick County, Virginia |
| Death | 7 Sep 2002; Southampton Memorial Hospital    |
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––– Table of Relationships –––

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| Name                   | Relationship | Residence |
|------------------------|--------------|-----------|
| Rosa Capps Blythe      | Decedent     | Unknown   |
| Carey Blythe           | Husband      | Unknown   |
| James P. Capps         | Father       | Unknown   |
| Florence Powell Capps  | Mother       | Unknown   |
| Mildred C. Christopher | Sister       | Emporia   |
| Shirley C. Dix         | Sister       | Emporia   |
| Todd Dix               | Nephew       | Unknown   |
| Greg Christopher       | Nephew       | Unknown   |
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––– Publication Details –––

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| Field    | Value               |
|----------|---------------------|
| Location | Norfolk, Virginia   |
| Name     | The Virginian-Pilot |
| Date     | 8 Dec 2002          |
| Edition  | FINAL               |
| Section  | LOCAL               |
| Page     | B7                  |
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––– Other Relevant Information –––

• Examiner with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
• Member of Hunterdale United Church of Christ
• Husband Carey Blythe and Rosa Capps Blythe were married about 1960
• Birth name was Rosa Capps

[See also:
www.findagrave.com/memorial/93127964/rosa-lee-blythe
]

[Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net]

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