- Date Of Birth: February 28, 1913
- Date Of Death: May 3, 2008
- State: Iowa
Luene M. Guthrie, 95, of Greenfield, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2008, at Greenfield Manor in Greenfield, where she had resided for the past seven years.
Luene Mildred Barnhouse was born in Beaver Township, Guthrie County, Iowa, on Feburary 28, 1913, the third of four children, to Emma Etta Mains and Charles Eldridge Barnhouse.
She attended country school and graduated from Casey High School in 1932.
Luene was united in marriage to Everett Veryl Guthrie on January 9, 1935, at her parent’s farm home in Jefferson Township, Adair County, Iowa, and they were blessed with two children. Everett and Luene were lifetime residents of Adair County.
She was talented in playing the piano, sewing, quilting, writing poetry and short stories. Luene enjoyed bird watching, recognizing birds and their songs, and seeing the Canadian geese returning to the farm pond each spring. Summer vacations to many of the states over the years were also enjoyable for her.
