Mae Marshall Blythe
1936 - 2014
Obituary
Mae Marshall Blythe was born Nov. 19,
1936, at Hugo, Colo., to Ben H. and Edna (Sergent) Marshall. She died
in Newton on March 30, 2014.
Her childhood was spent on the family
farm in rural eastern Colorado. Times were always tight, but she had
many happy memories of those years. She graduated from Limon High
School in 1954, and received a BA in elementary education from Ottawa
University in 1960.
In 1958, she was joined in marriage to
Paul Blythe. She taught elementary school for two years before
beginning her family. They resided in Atchison for 13 years, where
she was actively involved in the First Baptist Church, the community
and raising her family.
They moved to Elbing in 1975 to provide
their daughters with a Christian education at Berean Academy. She and
Paul moved from their rural home to Newton in 1990. They were active
members of the First Baptist Church of Newton, where she taught the
O.U.R. Sunday School class for many years.
In 1982, with her family nearly raised,
she began a new ministry when she joined the staff of Berean Academy.
There she taught junior high English, coached forensics, and directed
many plays before retiring after 19 years of service in 2001.
In her retirement years, she enjoyed
numerous trips and cruises with her husband and found new time for
her love of painting and art. She was an accomplished artist, winning
numerous awards and was a member of the Carriage Factory Gallery and
a founding member of the Tuesday Morning Artists. She treasured her
family, cultivating relationships with her children and
grandchildren. She always considered her most important roles to be
that of wife, mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her husband of 55
years, Paul; her four daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren, Kerry
and Daniel Nunley, Sam, Eric and Blythe of Tulsa, Okla., Lisa and
Tony Butterfield, Lindsay and Tyler of Lenexa, Joy and Bill Carp,
Brandon and Gavin of Wichita, and Ruth and Larry Boettcher and Kate
of Newton; sister, Meg Ricke of Parker, Colo.; and brother and
sister-in-law, Ward and Joan Marshall of Yuma, Colo.
She was preceded in death by her
parents and her brother, Ben Marshall.
Visitation will be held at Broadway
Colonial Funeral Home from 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 3, and Friday,
April 4, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. each evening.
Funeral services will be held at the
Salem United Methodist Church at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 5, as the
First Baptist Church sanctuary is currently under renovation.
Memorials have been established with
Berean Academy and the Carriage Factory Gallery.
Friends may sign the book online at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
