Bruce Henderson Guthrie II, of Chattanooga, died at home on November 20, 2015 after a brief illness. He was 55.
Mr. Guthrie was born and reared in the Brainerd neighborhood of Chattanooga. He attended Sunnyside Elementary School and graduated from The McCallie School in 1978, serving as student body president in his senior year. He earned a Political Science degree from Memphis State University and was admitted to The State Bar of Tennessee in 1989 after completing his Juris Doctor degree at Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham. He practiced law until his death, initially with his father, Billy Bruce Guthrie, in affiliation with the late Paul Sorrick, and later as the principal of the family law firm. He was a member of the Alhambra Shrine Temple, Shelter Church and an enthusiastic recreational golfer.
Mr. Guthrie is preceded in death by his mother, Betty Janelle Guthrie, and his maternal and paternal grandparents.
He is survived by father and partner, Billy Bruce Guthrie and stepmother, Dorotha "Dee" Guthrie, his ex-wife, Leslie Allison Hope-Guthrie, son, William Bruce "Will" Guthrie and daughter, Michelle Hope "Shelby" Guthrie. Additional survivors include his elder sister, Deborah "Debbie" Guthrie-Tripp and husband Joe Tripp, younger sister, Kimberly J. "GiGi" Nash and husband, Robert T. Nash, and beloved stepbrother, William Ray "Ray-Ray" McConnell, as well as numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, associates, clients, colleagues, family and friends.
The family will receive visitors on Friday, Nov. 27, from noon until 2 p.m. at Ryan Funeral Home in Trenton. A brief funeral service will immediately follow.
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Arrangements are by Ryan Funeral Home of Trenton.