F. Edward “Ed” Guthrie, Jr. a resident of Greensboro passed away on Wednesday August 23, 2017 at Wesley Long Hospital. Ed was born December 4, 1947 in Lynchburg, VA, the son of F. Edward Guthrie, Sr. and Maggie Sydnor Starkey Guthrie.
Ed was a member and Valedictorian of the graduating class of 1965 at William Campbell High School in Brookneal, VA. He graduated from Virginia Tech and received his MBA from UNC at Greensboro. He was retired from Flowserve in Lynchburg, VA where he was a mechanical engineer. He accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior at the age of 10 and was a member of Hope Christian Fellowship in Greensboro. Ed was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
He was preceded in death by his father; a sister, Barbara G. Carter and a step-son, Aaron Andrews.
Ed was married to Rita Lou Burcham who preceded him in death on August 2, 1999. He later married Phyllis Cates Andrews who survives of the home. Surviving in addition to his wife Phyllis are one son, Duane Guthrie and wife Brandy of Greensboro; one daughter, Dana G. Pfaff and husband Jonathan of Pleasant Garden; one step-daughter, Tahneah Saunders and husband Jack of Greensboro; his mother, Maggie Guthrie of Brookneal, VA; one sister, Anne G. Booth and husband Ralph of Burnt Chimney, VA; one brother, Ron Guthrie of Lynchburg, VA and eight grandchildren, Lucas and Sarah Guthrie, Addison, Kathryn, Hannah and Evan Pfaff and Brittney and Brandon Saunders.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday in the Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Home Sedgefield Chapel conducted by Pastor Robert Faircloth and Reverend Lavin Burcham. Burial with Military Honors by the Randolph County Honor Guard will follow in Guilford Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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