Doris Mary Blythe
Doris Mary Blythe, 91 Formerly of Wallingford, PA Doris Mary Blythe, 91, died Saturday, April 28, 2012 in Shreveport, LA. Doris was born January 5, 1921 in Chester, PA to Louis Straehle and Amanda Roberts. A longtime resident of Delaware County, PA, Doris moved to Louisiana to be near her daughter. A kind and generous person with a ready smile, Doris made friends wherever she lived. She engaged in many crafts, including sewing, crocheting and needlework and delighted in giving her handiwork to friends and family. She loved animals of all kinds and particularly enjoyed feeding the birds which frequented the bird bath on her patio. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Wallingford, PA. Thank You: The family would like to thank her physicians, Dr. Rajan Khanna and Dr. Jonathan Davis for their extraordinary care and compassion, as well as the staff of Glenview Gardens, an independent living facility in Bossier City, LA, where she spent her last three years. Pre-deceased by her husband of 41 years, Elwood J. Blythe. Survivors: Her son Ken and his wife Patricia of Greensboro, NC; her daughter Dolores and her husband Dr. Gary Jones of Shreveport, LA; grandsons Andrew Blythe of Greensboro, NC, Timothy Blythe of Allentown, PA, and Robert Ishee of Allen, TX; a special niece MaryAnn Brady of BelAir, MD. Visitation: The family will receive friends on Sunday evening May 6th 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Carr Funeral Home, 935 S. Providence Rd. (Rt. 320),Wallingford, PA. Memorial Service will be held at 10 AM on Monday, May 7 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 927 S. Providence Rd., Wallingford, PA, with Pastor Gordon Simmons officiating. Burial will follow at Glenwood Memorial Gardens Broomall, PA. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church or to an animal protection organization of one's choice.

Published in The Daily Times on May 3, 2012