The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, February 2, 1995             TAG: 9502020323
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: BELHAVEN                           LENGTH: Short :   27 lines

BLAKE M. GUTHRIE SR.

Blake Malison Guthrie Sr., 78, died in a Washington, N.C., hospital on January 31, 1995. He is the widower of Molly McGowan Guthrie.

He is survived by five children: daughters, Janelle Mooney of Swan Quarter, N.C., and Sheila Clark of Grimesland, N.C.; sons, Blake M. Guthrie, Jr., of Greenville, N.C., Edward E. Guthrie of Belhaven, N.C., and William Guthrie of Scotland Neck, N.C. He is also survived by one sister and two brothers: Emma G. Pryor of Eure, N.C., Russell Guthrie of Portsmouth, Va., and James E. Guthrie of Eure, N.C.

Paul Funeral Home of Belhaven, N.C., is handling the arrangements. Visitation is from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, February 2, 1995. Burial will be at Rider Hill Cemetery, Belhaven, N.C., on Friday, February 3, 1995, at 2:00 p.m.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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