Betty, I am so sorry about you losing your sister. Catherine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty McCollum" <betmac@centurytel.net> To: <arizard@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 6:04 PM Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Betty Mc's brother > Vera: > Thanks for putting this on the Izard website. We lost our sister Val > Blum (mentioned in Bob's obit) this past Suunday. This has been a "rough" > summer; I have lost a brother, a sister, and 3 first cousins. > Betty Mc > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vera Reeves" <velane@centurytel.net> > To: <arizard@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 1:59 PM > Subject: [ARIZARD] Betty Mc's brother > > >>I found this info on Find A Grave. >> Had a lot more information that the Calico Rock paper. >> Looks like it came from the Batesville Guard. >> >> GUION — Robert Harold "Bobby" Guthrie, 78, of Guion died Thursday, >> Oct. 7, 2010. >> >> Born May 24, 1932, in Bandmill, he was the son of Thomas Walter >> Guthrie and Maud Tomlinson Guthrie. He was united in marriage to VaRue >> Arnold on Dec. 9, 1952, in Conway. While attending Arkansas State >> Teacher's College, he was a member of the baseball team. After graduation >> he served in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1960, having been stationed in >> Germany for most of his tour. >> >> On returning to Arkansas, he taught at Newport Junior High School >> and >> later became the principal. He earned a master's degree from Arkansas >> State University and then served as superintendent at Tuckerman School >> District. After nine years there, he served as superintendent at >> Melbourne >> School District for nine years. After leaving the school district, he was >> employed by Arkansas Highway Department as an assistant surveyor, >> retiring >> in 1992. >> >> Survivors include his wife of 57 years; a son, Robert H. Guthrie Jr. >> of Melbourne; two daughters, Nancy Pierce of Van Buren and Gaile Guthrie >> of South Carolina; six grandchildren, Thomas Johnson of Melbourne, Summer >> Guthrie, Autumn Dale, Savannah Guthrie and Fallon Farris, all of Conway, >> and Brooke Johnson of North Carolina; three great-granddaughters, Gracie >> Johnson and Lily Hope Johnson, both of Sage, and Sophie Johnson of North >> Carolina; a brother, Johnny Guthrie of Batesville; three sisters, Val >> Blum >> of Dearborn, Mich., and Shirley Hill and Betty McCollum, both of >> Melbourne; and several nephews and nieces. >> >> He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Bill Guthrie; >> and >> a sister, Faye Peckham. >> >> The funeral was at 2 p.m. Sunday at Howard Memorial Chapel in >> Melbourne with Frank Shell and Rob Ernest officiating. Burial was in >> Melbourne Cemetery under the direction of Eddie's Family Funeral Home in >> Melbourne. >> >> Pallbearers were Danny Taylor, Chris Hill, Doyle McCollum, Wally >> Guthrie, Paul Womack, Donald Cheatham, Dean Batterton and Danny Simmons. >> >> Honorary pallbearers were Tommy Taylor, David McCollum, Vernon >> Stills >> Jr., Steven Cagle, Paul Seay, Shelby Upton, Lynn Pittman, Dick >> Williamson, >> Joe Miles, Glen Hunt, Diane Honey and Laura Guthrie. >> -Batesville Guard, 11 Oct 2010 >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ARIZARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 10.0.1170 / Virus Database: 426/3304 - Release Date: 12/08/10 >> > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1170 / Virus Database: 426/3304 - Release Date: 12/08/10 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ARIZARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >