Leonard Frank Guthrie Jr.

Services for Leonard Frank Guthrie Jr., 77, of Houston, formerly of Tyler, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Lloyd James Funeral chapel with Reed Franklin officiating. Burial is in Cathedral in the Pines.

Mr. Guthrie passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2012, in Houston. He was born on May 27, 1934, in Boise, Idaho, to the late Leonard Frank Sr. and Arthurena Ellen Mower Guthrie. He married Joyce Marie Archer on Nov. 12, 1954, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and later married Arla Morgan on Sept. 20, 1962, in Beaumont. He was the owner of Arlen Pro Built Homes, L&L Building Supply, Nuway Building Systems and Guthrie Custom Buildings. He was a licensed pilot who flew all over North America, sponsored the Vietnamese refugee family of Nho Nguyen from Camp Pendleton in 1975 and brought them to Tyler where he aided them in getting a new start in life in the United States.

He was an avid outdoors man with a special love for fishing and hunting. He had a great love for his faith and spoke openly to anyone who would listen about those things he felt in his heart. His influence was the catalyst that brought many others to come to know Christ personally. He was a leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with a specific responsibility over missionary work.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Frank Dumont; sister, Marie Larson; brother, Ted Dumont; brother, Pat Dumont; sister, Ellen Patricia Adams; sister, Geraldine Attardi; and brother, Charles Robert Guthrie.

He is survived by his sister, Leona Byington, Caldwell, Idaho; sister, Wanda Mae Griffin, Tyler; daughter, Cheryl Lynn Guthrie, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; son, Donald Wayne Guthrie and wife Rhonda, Spring; son, Robert Allen Guthrie and wife Karen, Tomball; daughter, Lori Jeanne Hoppe and husband Pat, Monroe, La.; son, Roland Leonard Guthrie, Weimer; daughter, Mike Nielson of Ogden, Utah; granddaughter, Kristi Knight, Cypress; granddaughter, Michelle Guthrie, Houston; grandson, Nathan Guthrie, Tomball; granddaughter, Tara Braddock, Spring; grandson, Christopher Guthrie, The Woodlands; grandson, Bryan Guthrie, Spring; granddaughter, Kelli Morris, Spring; granddaughter, Katie Dollard, Spring; granddaughter, Angie Munson Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; granddaughter, Jennifer Jackson, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; grandson, Ryan Hoppe, Spokane, Wash.; grandson, Brent Hoppe, Port Townsend, Wash.; grandson, Adam Hoppe, Spokane, Wash.; grandson, Eric Hoppe, Belview, Neb.; great-granddaughter, Lily Knight, Houston; great-grandson, Brad Braddock, Houston; great-granddaughter, Taylor Braddock, Houston; great-granddaughter, Macy Braddock, Houston; great-grandson, Sean Hoppe, Spokane, Wash.; great-granddaughter, Kayla Hoppe, Spokane, Wash.; great-grandson, Conner Hoppe, Spokane, Wash.; great-grandson, Quentin Hoppe, Spokane, Wash.; great-granddaughter, Katelyn Hoppe, Spokane, Wash.; great-grandson, Landon Hoppe, Port Townsend, Wash.; great-grandson, Dylan Hoppe, Spokane, Wash.; and great-grandson, Calvin Hoppe, Spokane, Wash.