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| Comments from friends and relatives May this tribute bring comforting words and pleasant memories during this difficult time. It has been an honor serving your family. Lanman Funeral Home Staff email = jacqsiracusa@austin.rr.com comments = The Guthrie family is an illustration of the best hopes of the founding fathers. jacq siracusa |
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| Florence Guthrie September 16, 1915 April 10, 2008 |
| KIOWA- Funeral service for Florence Guthrie will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at the Apostolic Christian Church in Kiowa with Jeff Bahr and John Lehman officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Kiowa, Kansas. Florence Guthrie, daughter of William and Minnie Steiglitz Schock, was born September 16, 1915 in Morton, Illinois. She went to be with her Savior on April 10, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 92 years, 6 months and 25 days. Florence was raised on a dairy farm in Morton with her eight siblings. She loved school and was the only child in her family to become a high school graduate. Life on the farm kept everyone very busy, especially during the threshing season. It was during one of these times that she met the love of her life, Richard Guthrie, who had traveled from Kiowa, Ks. to Morton to help with the threshing. On September 20, 1936, she and Richard were married in Peoria, Illinois, and to this union five girls were born. As a young woman, Florence worked for a time at the Baier Restaurant as a waitress. She also learned to play the piano after having had only 8 lessons, since that was all they could afford at the time. She continued to play and this love of music carried on to her daughters. She took in ironing so there would be enough money for them to take piano lessons. Florence was very thrifty and saved scraps of fabric which she sewed together making long strips. Her daughters then made the strips into balls which were sent to a woman who made rag rugs from them. She also was very proficient at making her own soap which she used for washing laundry. She loved being a homemaker and was an excellent cook, known particularly for her delicious pies. One of her favorite pastimes was sewing beautiful quilts. She had her own frame which Richard would set up for her so she could work efficiently. She made quilts for her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, and they are cherished by each one. In January of 1938, Florence mad the most important decision of her life when she confessed Jesus Christ as her personal Savior. She became a member of the Apostolic Christian Church and was always willing to help whenever needed. Enjoying good health, she and Richard loved to travel and took many wonderful trips together. They visited many areas of the United States as well as making frequent trips to see their daughters and families. When visiting the children, they loved to have her give lessons on making cinnamon rolls, cream kuchen, and her famous beef hash. Preceding her in death were her parents, husband; Richard, three brothers and four sisters. Survivors include her five daughters; Lois and Ron Allenbach of Kiowa, Geneva and Jerry Sullivan of Morton, Ill., Mary and Ernie Weigele, of Livonia, Mi., Ann and Marty Thenhaus of Tucson, Az., Susan and Tim Moriarty of Tucson, Az., ten grandchildren, twenty great grandchildren, one sister; Eldeen Mitchell, of Morton, Ill., brother-in-law; Don Hermann and wife, Mavis also of Morton, Ill., as well as her church family and a host of relatives and friends. In lieu of flowers the family suggest memorials be made to the Kiowa Historical Society, Kiowa Public Library, or the Apostolic Christian Church through the funeral home. Visitation will be Monday April 14, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. with the family present to receive friends from 6-8 |