Clyde Guthrie, Sr

Clyde F. Guthrie, Sr. age 88 of Mt. Vernon, IN died Tuesday afternoon April 12, 2011 at Bethel Manor in Evansville. He was born October 4, 1922 in Kensington, OH the son of John and Alvada Guthrie. He married Iris Schaffer on March 9, 1944.


Clyde had worked as an associate engineer at Babcox & Wilcox having retired after 42 years of service. He was a lifetime member of the Conservation Club. He and his wife Iris were volunteers at various places all over the area. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving in the submarine corp., during WWII. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Mt. Vernon. Clyde was a loving husband, father, father-in-law and grandfather; and will be sadly missed by his family.


He is survived by his wife Iris; 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Clyde and Diane Guthrie, Jr of Mt. Vernon and David and Wilma Guthrie of LaPlata, MD; 6 grandchildren and spouses, Rodney and April Guthrie, Ryun and Kendra Guthrie, Brock and Amanda Guthrie, Suseen and Darrin Longley, Paul and Christa Guthrie and Johnaton and Jamie Guthrie; 10 great-grandchildren; 3 brothers and sister-in-law, Harry and Wilma Guthrie of Lyons, OH, Jim Guthrie of Carrollton, OH and Tom Guthrie of Georgia; one sister, Jane Arndt of Peabody, AR.


Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday April 16, 2011 at the Austin~Stendeback Family Funeral Home at 1330 E. 4th St., Mt. Vernon with Pastor Steve Walker officiating. Burial will be in Bellefontaine Cemetery with military rites by Owen-Dunn Post #5 officiating. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at austinfuneralhome.com