F. Margaret Guthrie, 92, of Sebastian, Fl,  passed away Oct. 14, 2021.  She was born Aug 4, 1929 in Chipley, Fl, to Franklin J Jones and Mary Leila Peel Jones.  Margaret grew up in Tampa, but graduated from Chipley High School.  Margaret went to FSU where she received her Teaching Degree. There she met Eddie Guthrie and they were married in 1949.  They moved to West Palm Beach where she started her teaching career.  They had 3 children.  She taught in WPB from 1951 to 1960.  In 1960, they moved to Boca Raton.  Margaret taught 1st and 2nd Grade at Boca Elementary School from 1960-1968, and also attended FAU, where she attained her Master's Degree in Education in 1967. Margaret transferred to Addison Mizner Elementary School in 1968 and taught 1st Grade there until 1977, when they decided to move to Sebastian.  Margaret taught 3rd Grade at Osceola Elementary School in Vero until she retired in 1984.  Margaret enjoyed spending time with family, spending summers in N Carolina, camping trips with friends, watching FSU football games, sewing, and doing crossword puzzles with Eddie.  She was an amazing cook, famous for her Rum Cake, and enjoyed being involved in the SOS Cookie Group in Sebastian, making cookies once a month and sending them to soldiers overseas.  She was active in ADK and Retired Teachers Assoc for many years.

Margaret is survived by her three children, Glenn Guthrie of Sebastian, Nancy Wood (Steve) of Vero Beach, and Doug Guthrie (Nancy) of Hobe Sound, seven grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren with one on the way.  She was pre-deceased by her husband Eddie, parents Frank & Leila Jones, and sister Mary Jo Hargrove.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, Oct 22 at Sebastian Municipal Cemetery, 1921 N Central Av.  In lieu of flowers, family requests donations be made in her memory to VNA Hospice of Vero Beach.