TITLE:  Donald J. Guthridge

SOURCE:  The Post and Courier, July 28, 2001

SUBMITTED BY:  The Post and Courier

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, July 2001

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BEAUFORT - Captain Donald J. Guthridge, USNR, 91, died Friday, July 27,
2001, at a Beaufort hospital.Memorial services will be Monday, July 30,
at 10 a.m., at the First Presbyterian Church. Interment, directed by 
COPELAND FUNERAL HOME, will be at 3 p.m., in the Harmony Presbyterian 
Churchyard, Crocketville.Captain Guthridge was born April 30, 1910, in 
Chicago, Ill., a son of the late Clay J. and Mabel Wetzell Guthridge. 
He attended White Plains High School in New York and the University of 
Florida where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He was 
commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1942 and served on active duty for 
three years during World War II, including duty in the amphibious 
forces in the Southwest Pacific. He was active in the Naval Reserve, 
retiring in 1970. In his civilian career, he was a construction 
engineer with the Public Buildings Administration, the Federal Housing
Administration, and the Veterans Administration in Washington, D.C., 
retiring in 1971. He and his wife then moved to Pleasant Point, Lady's
Island, Beaufort, S.C. He was a past president of the Lowcountry 
Chapter of the Retired Officers Association. He was a founding member 
and past president of the South Carolina Coastal Seniors Golf 
Association and a member of the Thursday Club.Surviving are, his wife, 
Nancy Gooding Guthridge of Beaufort; three sons, Guy Guthridge of 
Washington, D.C., Clay Guthridge of Arlington, Va., and John Guthridge
of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; one sister, Betty G. Duryee of Federal Way, 
Washington; one brother, Robert D. Guthridge of Sun City Center, Fla.;
four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.The family suggests 
that contributions be made to the First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 
1226, Beaufort, S.C. 29901, or to Friends of Caroline Hospice, 1110 
13th St., Port Royal, S.C. 29935.   (The Post and Courier July 28, 2001)

Donald J. Guthridge 
Retired U.S. Naval Capt. Donald J. Guthridge, 91, of Beaufort died 
Friday, July 27, 2001, in Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Memorial services
will be at 10 a.m. Monday in First Presbyterian Church, Beaufort. 
Burial, directed by Copeland Funeral Home, will be at 3 p.m. Monday 
in the Harmony Presbyterian Churchyard, Crocketville. Captain Guthridge
was born April 30, 1910, in Chicago, Ill., a son of Clay J. and Mabel 
Wetzell Guthridge. He attended White Plains High School in New York and
the University of Florida where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta 
fraternity. He was commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1942 and served 
on active duty for three years during World War II, including duty in 
the amphibious forces in the Southwest Pacific. He was active in the 
Naval Reserve, retiring in 1970. In his civilian career, he was a 
construction engineer with the Public Buildings Administration, the 
Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans Administration in 
Washington, D.C., retiring in 1971. He and his wife then moved to 
Pleasant Point, Lady's Island, Beaufort. He was a past president of 
the Lowcountry Chapter of the Retired Officers Association. He was a 
founding member and past president of the South Carolina Coastal 
Seniors Golf Association and a member of the Thursday Club. Surviving 
are his wife, Nancy Gooding Guthridge of Beaufort; three sons, Guy 
Guthridge of Washington, D.C., Clay Guthridge of Arlington, Va., and 
John Guthridge of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a sister, Betty G. Duryee of 
Federal Way, Wash.; a brother, Robert D. Guthridge of Sun City Center,
Fla.; four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. The family 
suggests that those who wish may make memorials to the First 
Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1226, Beaufort, SC 29901 or to Friends 
of Caroline Hospice, 1110 13th St., Port Royal, SC 29935. (The Beaufort
Gazette July 28, 2001)
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