Julia “Julie” Sylvia Bartell Morriss Guthrie passed away from this earth and into Christ’s arms on Thursday evening, May 16, 2024. Beloved sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Julie was born June 27th, 1931, in Remer, Minnesota, the 9th (of 17) child to Augustus and Ida Bartell.
Moving to Oregon as a teenager, Julie married Wallace “Wally” Morriss of Gresham on September 4, 1948. Together they had 3 daughters, Karen (b. 1949, d. 2023), Dorothy (b. 1951), and Deborah (b. 1953), before Wally’s passing in 1991. Moving to Olalla, WA in 1999, she later married Ray Guthrie in 2001, who survives her. Julia was grandmother to 5 (Wendi, Reggie, Larry, Jeremy, and Jason), and great grandmother to 9 (Ryan, Katie, Caleb, Cheyenna, Sawyer, Eden, Evan, Reid, and Vivian).
Her surviving family will host a visitation on Friday, June 7, 2024, at Sandy Funeral Home (39551 Pleasant St., Sandy, Oregon) from 10am – 12 noon. A private graveside service will be held where Julie will be laid to rest beside her husband Wally of 43 years and father to her daughters. As a symbol of the immense love and regard in which they hold her, Julie’s family (to include all of her grandchildren) will be coming from every coast of the United States, and also Europe, to pay their final respects and tribute to this amazing woman. Family is encouraged to share any memories of their time spent with Julie.