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Guenther -- Florence Blakey Guenther, 79, a resident of Moriarty, passed away Sunday, October 31, 1999, in Oklahoma City, OK. Florence was born July 28, 1920 to Gilbert and Sarah Ann (Wormald) Blakey in Philadelphia, PA. She married Louis T. Guenther Sr. on July 12, 1941 in Hollywood, Pennsylvania. He preceded her in death February 5, 1997. Florence had been a resident of Moriarty for the past 42 years. She is survived by two sons, Louis T. Guenther Jr. and his wife, Georgia of Moriarty, Larry E. Guenther and wife, Annabelle of Portland, ME; daughters, Christine Riboni and husband, Mac of Albuquerque, and Carolyn Guenther; also surviving are two grandchildren, Louis T. Guenther III of Moriarty and Betty Lou VanDemark and husband, Brian of Phoenix, AZ; one great-granddaughter, RaeAnn Lynn VanDemark of Phoenix, AZ; her brother, Elmer Blakey and wife, Emma of Denver, CO; her sister, Gloria Fretz and husband, Jack; many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Ms. Guenther will lie in state at the Harris-Hanlon Chapel in Moriarty, Wednesday, November 3, 1999, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Services will be held at the First Baptist Church of Moriarty, Thursday, November 4, 1999 at 1:00 p.m. with Dr. Ken Long officiating. Burial will be at the Mountain Valley Cemetery in Edgewood. Pallbearers will be Guy Blakey, Ellan Anderson, Bob Hensley, Bob Shepherd, Jim Ford, Dave Johnson, Jessie Rogers Lester Stauffacher. Honorary pallbearers will be Elmer Blakey, Bill Rogers, Brian VanDemark, Mac Riboni, Choppo McComb, and Cyril Tate. Funeral services were entrusted to Harris-Hanlon Mortuary in Moriarty.
        Published on: Tue November 02, 1999