Marion Boyd Guthrie, 94, of Kennett Square, died Sunday, Jan. 19, at Neighborhood Hospice. She was the wife of Warrington F. Guthrie, Jr., who died in 1998, and with whom she shared 57 years of marriage.
Born in Lansdowne, she was the daughter of the late Charles Parker Boyd and Marion Leslie Knott Boyd.
A student at Holman School and a graduate of Yeadon High School, she took an early interest in watercolors.
She became an accomplished watercolorist. Mrs. Guthrie derived her inspiration from the land, the sea and animals. She is known for local scenes of Pennsylvania, Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Exhibiting widely, her paintings are in public and private collections nationally and abroad.
Mrs. Guthrie was a participating artist in the ARC Christmas Card collection of 1976.
She was a member and guide at the Brandywine River Museum, and a member of the National League of American Pen Women, Center of the Creative Arts, Society of Watercolor Painters, Chester County Art Association and The Studio Group.
She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Advent, Kennett Square.
She worked as a bookkeeper in the family business, Guthrie Spawn Co.
She is survived by three sons, Robert Guthrie of Canton, Pa., Thomas W. Guthrie of Worton, Md. and James A. Guthrie of Kennett Square; one sister, Jennie Eliza Smith of North Wales; four grandchildren, great grandchildren, and one recently arrived great-great granddaughter.
She was predeceased by her brothers, Charles Marshall Boyd II and Charles Parker Boyd Jr., and by two sisters, Leslie Boyd and Natalie Boyd Cann Miller.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Union Hill Cemetery, 424 N. Union Street (Route 82) in Kennett Square.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Mrs. Guthrie’s memory to the Brandywine River Museum, P.O. Box 141, Chadds Ford, PA 19317.
Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com. Arrangements by the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home in Kennett Square.
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