Ione “Fowler” Guthrie

Ione “Fowler” Guthrie, 100 years old, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada, MO, where she had been a resident since October 2004. Ione was born November 24, 1909, at Arcadia, KS, to James T. Fowler and Olive “Lighlle” Fowler. She was the fourth child of a family of fourteen; her birth mother, Olive, died when Ione was three years old, leaving five children. Her dad then married Ada M. Davenport of Arcadia, who was the only mother Ione ever really knew. She always praised “Momma” as never showing any difference between the first five children and the next nine children.

She enjoyed easter eggs and love of the Christian Church. She loved to travel and enjoyed time with friends and her brothers and sisters. She enjoyed her home and entertaining. She loved her 13 brothers and sisters and all the life events in their families.

After completing her education, Ione married Lawrence Lee Guthrie of Mulberry, KS, on December 23, 1928. They were married for 44 years. Lawrence preceded her in death in 1972. To that marriage were born two children; one son, James Lee Guthrie and his wife Shirley, Billie Sue Guthrie McCullough and her husband Glenn. Other survivors are grandchildren, J. Lee Guthrie and his wife Mary Love, Lawrence Mark Guthrie and his wife Janet, Glen Andrew McCullough and his wife Marie, Michael Guthrie McCullough and his wife Ellen, Jamie Sue McCullough; great-grandchildren are Erica Carol “Guthrie”, Marci Ellen Guthrie Townsend and her husband Michael; Kristopher Lawrence McCullough and his wife Sonny, Jennifer Leigh McCullough, Brittany Glenn Crockett, Heath Guthrie McCullough, and one great-great-granddaughter, Kalli Ann McCullough; three sisters, Frances “Peachy” Bedene, Arma, KS, Jo Ferraro, Nevada, MO, and Helen Knoll, Frontenac, KS, and brother David Fowler of Burlingame, KS; several nieces and nephews, and also her good friend, Veta Peterson.

She was preceded in death by sisters, Thelma Renfro, Ellen Jeter, and Doris Stelle; six brothers, Vernon, Paul, Glenn, Bill, George, and J.T.; and one grandchild, Melinda Susanne Guthrie.