LES GUTHRIE
1956 - 1976
PILOT
GSW DAL DFW


With Deep regret, it is my duty to inform you of the Death of Capt. Les Guthrie.
Services:   Family Visitation  Thurs. 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
Burial:   	02:00 PM  FRI.  DEC. 3RD.
Mount Olivet Cemetery
2301 N. Sylvania Ave.
Ft. Worth Tx.  76111
Phone. 817 831-0511
Capt. Guthrie, has been in treatment for several months, for terminal cancer.  
-Bill Blackmon
(12/1/99)

OBITUARY
Les Guthrie
FORT WORTH -- Les Guthrie, 74, a retired captain with Frontier Airlines, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999, at home.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery. 
Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Les Guthrie was born on May 31, 1925, in Smithfield, Texas. Mr. Guthrie had lived in Fort Worth most of his life. 
He was a captain with Frontier Airlines, having retired in 1976 after 20 years of service. 
He was also a flight instructor at Meacham Field. 
He was a pilot with Central Air Lines until they merged with Frontier. 
Mr. Guthrie served in the Marine Corps during World War II and was a member of the VFW and ALPA.
Survivors: Wife of 53 years, Catherine Guthrie of Fort Worth; son, Don W. Guthrie and his wife, Ruth Ann, of North 
Richland Hills; daughter, Kathy Ann Parker and her husband, Ken, of Arlington; sister, Margaret Mitchell of Cason; 
grandsons, Monty Guthrie and Ronnie Parker, both of Euless and David Carter of Richland Hills; and five nieces and nephews.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
-Ft Worth Star-Telegram
(12/1/99)

Flew often with Les during my 11 1/2 years as F/O, 
and in DEN we hunted, fished, drank some booze and chased.......(knowledge). 
A dear friend whom I'll miss. 
The leaves are falling and the westbound ATC corridors are becoming congested. 
-Clyde Hart
(12/3/99) 

I'm sure that everyone didn't hold Les in the same esteem that I did.... but that's not important. 
Few of you knew of his intellectual capacity. Imagine a F/O, (me) flying with him through all the stops from DAL to DEN 
in a DC-3, and having him recite the out-off-on-in times, through all the stops from then to there. Les could. 
He had total recall, (and it didn't relate to schedule times). Many are called, but few are chosen. 
Les was one of them. I'll miss him until we're all together in the FAL family. 
-Clyde Hart
(12/21/99) 
 
Les F. Guthrie:  Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
Name:  Les F. Guthrie
State of Issue:  Texas
Date of Birth:  Sunday  May  31, 1925
Date of Death:  Tuesday  November  30, 1999
Est. Age at Death:  74 years, 5 months, 30 days
Last known residence:
City: Fort Worth; Haltom City
County: Tarrant
State: Texas
ZIP Code: 76111
-SSDI
(2/18/12)

L. F. GUTHRIE
Pilot group seniority date of 10/15/56
per the 9/1/72 FL/ALPA Seniority List.
-Jake Lamkins
(2/18/12) 

Pilot Les Guthrie's memorial webpage has been updated.
http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Les_Guthrie.html
Post your remembrances of Les.
-Jake Lamkins
(2/19/12)

I flew with Les many (if not most) of my DC-3 trips during my first two years on the line with Central.
He taught me to fly the DC-3 and he taught me to fly thunderstorms.
We both carried Colts and a fast-draw rig on our trips.
Great memories, great pilot and a great friend .. miss him!!
-Phil Stallings 
(2/19/12)