Evelyn Blyth

Evelyn Soubeyroux Blyth, 103, loving wife and mother, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, December 8, 2025.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:00 AM, Friday, December 12, 2025, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will follow at St. Lawrence Cemetery, 60 Huguenin Avenue, Charleston. The family will receive friends between 9:30 and 10:30 AM, Friday morning at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Hwy.

Evelyn is survived by her three sons, Robert, James and Daniel (Susan); her daughter, Patricia Kinne Simonin (Steven); 10 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Robert L. "Les" Blyth; daughter, Carol; son-in-law, Larry Kinne; brothers, Honoré and Raymond as well as her sisters, Bernadette and Marie.

Evelyn was born November 14, 1922, in Charleston, SC, a daughter of François Honoré Soubeyroux and Blanche Evelyn Stokes Soubeyroux. She graduated from Bishop England High School, where she was a cheerleader. She was a stenographer at the Charleston Naval Base during World War II. Evelyn was a founding member of the Woman's Guild and the Perpetual Adoration Society of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. She was an avid seamstress and sewed many of her own clothes and for her family. She was a Cub Scout Leader, Brownie Leader and a Girl Scout Leader. Evelyn also volunteered at Roper Hospital. She and Les enjoyed competing in the Senior Olympics competitions, where she earned a number of awards through her athleticism.

The family would to thank all those who provided loving care in the sunset years of her beautiful life, the staff of The Palmettos, Janine Jones, SHS, Tender Touches.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Building Fund, 5 St. Teresa Drive, Charleston, SC 29407 or to the Wounded Warrior Project (www.support.woundedwarriorproject.org).

Arrangements by James A. McAlister, Inc. (843) 766-1365.