1931
Betty
2014
Betty Lou (Dowty) Guthrie
December 23, 1931 — August 8, 2014
Betty Lou Dowty Guthrie, 82, of Beaufort, died Friday, August 8, 2014 at Crystal Bluffs in Morehead City.
A funeral will be held 2:00 pm Monday at Harkers Island United Methodist Church with Rev. Brad Williams officiating.
Betty Lou Dowty Guthrie was born in Marshallberg, on December 23, 1931. She was one of two children born to Claude Rudolph Dowty and Rachel Helen Davis Dowty. After Betty Lou finished high school at Smyrna Academy, she received a business degree. She then worked in the Carteret County Tax Collector's Office. She later moved to the Beaufort Town Hall where she worked for many years as a clerk. Like many Down East women of her generation, she opened scallops and helped her husband commercial fish, especially clamming. Betty Lou married the love of her life, Curvis “E” Guthrie Sr., on January 2, 1951. From this union, two sons were born, Curvis Lee Guthrie, Jr. and Walter M. “Mossy” Guthrie.
She gave her heart to the Lord and was a faithful member of the Harkers Island United Methodist Church. Betty Lou is preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, “E” Guthrie, her parents Rudolph and Rachel Dowty, and her brother, Rudolph “Rudy” Dowty.
She is survived by her two sons, Curvis Lee Guthrie, Jr. and wife Delight of Harkers Island and Walter M. “Mossy” Guthrie and wife Glenda of Marshallberg; four grandchildren, Joshua Guthrie and wife Allison of Harkers Island, Laurel Guthrie Taylor and husband Jack of Beaufort, Brendon Guthrie and Lauren Guthrie of Marshallberg; and two great-granddaughters, Carrington Guthrie and Augusta Taylor.
Betty Lou will be missed by all who knew her. The family would like to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, and support during this difficult time.
Visitation will be one hour prior.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.mundenfuneralhome.net
Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. of Morehead City.
A funeral will be held 2:00 pm Monday at Harkers Island United Methodist Church with Rev. Brad Williams officiating.
Betty Lou Dowty Guthrie was born in Marshallberg, on December 23, 1931. She was one of two children born to Claude Rudolph Dowty and Rachel Helen Davis Dowty. After Betty Lou finished high school at Smyrna Academy, she received a business degree. She then worked in the Carteret County Tax Collector's Office. She later moved to the Beaufort Town Hall where she worked for many years as a clerk. Like many Down East women of her generation, she opened scallops and helped her husband commercial fish, especially clamming. Betty Lou married the love of her life, Curvis “E” Guthrie Sr., on January 2, 1951. From this union, two sons were born, Curvis Lee Guthrie, Jr. and Walter M. “Mossy” Guthrie.
She gave her heart to the Lord and was a faithful member of the Harkers Island United Methodist Church. Betty Lou is preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, “E” Guthrie, her parents Rudolph and Rachel Dowty, and her brother, Rudolph “Rudy” Dowty.
She is survived by her two sons, Curvis Lee Guthrie, Jr. and wife Delight of Harkers Island and Walter M. “Mossy” Guthrie and wife Glenda of Marshallberg; four grandchildren, Joshua Guthrie and wife Allison of Harkers Island, Laurel Guthrie Taylor and husband Jack of Beaufort, Brendon Guthrie and Lauren Guthrie of Marshallberg; and two great-granddaughters, Carrington Guthrie and Augusta Taylor.
Betty Lou will be missed by all who knew her. The family would like to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, and support during this difficult time.
Visitation will be one hour prior.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.mundenfuneralhome.net
Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. of Morehead City.
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