Obituary of Kate Blythe Harrison Saunders

KATE BLYTHE HARRISON SAUNDERS

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - August 12, 2002 

Kate Blythe Harrison Saunders, born Aug. 19, 1904, in Southampton County, died Aug. 10, 2002. 

She was a daughter of the late James Robert and Nettie Joyner Blythe and the widow of Gurley W. Saunders. She was raised a Quaker at Bethel Friends Meeting, and was a member of Hunterdale United Church of Christ and its Women's Fellowship. She had worked as a nurse's aid at Crippled Children's Hospital in Richmond. 

Survivors include four sisters, Bernice B. Dunn, Rebie B. Harrison and Marjorie B. Cobb, all of Franklin, and Frances B. Clements of Roanoke. She was predeceased by her first husband, William David Harrison; a sister, Leola B. Atkins; and six brothers, Claude, Bernard, Herman, Percy, Ashby and Harwood Blythe. 

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Wright Funeral Home with the Rev. Wayne Blythe officiating. Burial will follow in Poplar Spring Cemetery . 
Edition: FINAL
Section: LOCAL
Page: B7


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Kate Blythe Harrison Saunders was born 19 Aug 1904 in Southampton County and died 10 Aug 2002. She was a nurse's aid and a member of Hunterdale United Church of Christ and its Women's Fellowship.

A funeral was conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday 14 Aug 2002 in the chapel of Wright Funeral Home with the Rev. Wayne Blythe officiating. Burial followed in Poplar Spring Cemetery.

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KATE BLYTHE HARRISON SAUNDERS

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - August 12, 2002

Kate Blythe Harrison Saunders, born Aug. 19, 1904, in Southampton County, died Aug. 10, 2002.

She was a daughter of the late James Robert and Nettie Joyner Blythe and the widow of Gurley W. Saunders. She was raised a Quaker at Bethel Friends Meeting, and was a member of Hunterdale United Church of Christ and its Women's Fellowship. She had worked as a nurse's aid at Crippled Children's Hospital in Richmond.

Survivors include four sisters, Bernice B. Dunn, Rebie B. Harrison and Marjorie B. Cobb, all of Franklin, and Frances B. Clements of Roanoke. She was predeceased by her first husband, William David Harrison; a sister, Leola B. Atkins; and six brothers, Claude, Bernard, Herman, Percy, Ashby and Harwood Blythe.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Wright Funeral Home with the Rev. Wayne Blythe officiating. Burial will follow in Poplar Spring Cemetery.

Edition: FINAL
Section: LOCAL
Page: B7

––– Vital Statistics –––

|-----------------------------------------|
| Name  | Kate Blythe Harrison Saunders   |
| Age   | 97                              |
| Birth | 19 Aug 1904; Southampton County |
| Death | 10 Aug 2002                     |
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––– Table of Relationships –––

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| Name                          | Relationship                | Residence |
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|
| Kate Blythe Harrison Saunders | Decedent                    | -         |
| Gurley W. Saunders            | Spouse                      | -         |
| James Robert Blythe           | Father                      | -         |
| Nettie Joyner Blythe          | Mother                      | -         |
| William David Harrison        | First Husband (predeceased) | -         |
| Bernice B. Dunn               | Sister                      | Franklin  |
| Rebie B. Harrison             | Sister                      | Franklin  |
| Marjorie B. Cobb              | Sister                      | Franklin  |
| Frances B. Clements           | Sister                      | Roanoke   |
| Leola B. Atkins               | Sister (predeceased)        | -         |
| Claude Blythe                 | Brother (predeceased)       | -         |
| Bernard Blythe                | Brother (predeceased)       | -         |
| Herman Blythe                 | Brother (predeceased)       | -         |
| Percy Blythe                  | Brother (predeceased)       | -         |
| Ashby Blythe                  | Brother (predeceased)       | -         |
| Harwood Blythe                | Brother (predeceased)       | -         |
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––– Publication Details –––

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| Field    | Value                |
|----------|----------------------|
| Location | Norfolk, VA          |
| Name     | Virginian-Pilot, The |
| Date     | 12 Aug 2002          |
| Edition  | FINAL                |
| Section  | LOCAL                |
| Page     | B7                   |
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––– Other Relevant Information –––

• Raised a Quaker at Bethel Friends Meeting
• Member of Hunterdale United Church of Christ and its Women's Fellowship
• Worked as a nurse's aid at Crippled Children's Hospital in Richmond
• Birth name was Kate Blythe Harrison

		
[See also:
www.findagrave.com/memorial/33289970/kate-saunders
www.findagrave.com/memorial/207841729/william_david-harrison (spouse)
www.findagrave.com/memorial/118861801/whit_gurley-saunders (spouse)
www.findagrave.com/cemetery/51709/poplar-spring-cemetery
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~vaschs/pscindex.txt
]


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