Helen Gearheart Guthrie

September 4, 1918 - October 21, 2020

Helen Virginia Gearheart Guthrie, 102, of Salem, Virginia departed this life on October 21, 2020. Helen was a lifelong resident of Salem. She retired from General Electric and was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Howard M. Guthrie; daughter, Joyce Pearson; son, Howard L. Guthrie; grandchildren, Tammy Roberts, Austin Harris and Timothy Martin.

Surviving are her daughters; Judy Ellison, Pam (Mike) Poe; son, Rodney (Vickie) Guthrie; son-in-law, Stan Pearson; daughter-in-law, Jeannie Guthrie; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2020, at 3 p.m. in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Roanoke.