1949 Wilma Harris Irvine (80)

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1949 Wilma Harris Irvine (80)
Wilma Harris (Irvine) Guthe Shadell

Carrboro Citizen, NC March 3, 2011
Wilma Irvine “Bitsy” Shadell, 80, passed away on Friday, Feb. 12, 2011
at the Chapel Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. A native of
Cheyenne, Wyo., she was the daughter of the late Col. and Mrs. William
Harris Irvine. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Capt.
Douglas B. Guthe, U.S. Navy, her son, William I. Guthe and her
daughter-in-law, Dr. Rebecca L. Calderon. She is survived by her
sisters, Peggy Allen of Norfolk, Va., and Singie Williams of Spring
Grove, Va.; her sons, Capt. Douglas B. Guthe, Jr., U.S. Navy
(retired), of Chapel Hill, N.C., and David Guthe and wife Ursula of
Rockville, Md.; and five grandchildren, Lea, David and Klara Calderon-
Guthe of Chapel Hill, N.C., and Kevin and Andre Guthe of Rockville,
Md. She graduated from high school in Pacific Grove, Calif., then
attended music conservatory in San Francisco, Calif., before getting
married. An accomplished pianist, she also played the organ in church.
She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She
also loved Welsh Corgis, having several as pets throughout her life.
The family received friends on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011 from 4-6 p.m.
at Walker’s Funeral Home, 120 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, N.C. In
lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Wilma’s name to the
Music Teachers National Association Foundation Fund,
mtnafoundation.org; or to the USO of North Carolina, Inc., P.O. Box
91536, Raleigh, NC 27675, uso-nc.org

SHADELL, WILMA I 10 Jan 1931 11 Feb 2011 (V) 80 81328 (Mancos,
Montezuma, CO) (none specified) California 571-46-3866
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