Class of 1965
1965 Maroon Spotlight
John Luthye
Football 62-63, Basketball 62-63.
1965 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
A life-long resident of Perry is John Louis Luthye, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Luthye, 1020 Grove street, although he was born Oct. 27, 1947, in Enid. He has attended only Perry schools. Luthye will attend Northern Oklahoma Junior college at Tonkawa. His favorite subject at PHS is Problems of American Democracy, and his hobby is miniature slot car racing.
John Louie Luthye
October 27, 1947 – September 15, 2009
John L. Luthye, 61, of Perry, was born Oct. 27, 1947, in Enid to Earl and Mildred Luthye and died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, at Deaconess Hospital, Oklahoma City.
He was a 1965 graduate of Perry High School and attended Oklahoma State University for three years.
He married Linda Rutherford Sept. 21, 1968, in Perry. He worked at Stillwater Milling Co. from 1967 to 1968. He then worked at Swan Rubber Co. until 1974. He then worked for Charles Machine Works from 1974 to 2001. In 2006, he began work for Payne’s Lawn and Power. He was a member of First Church of the Nazarene.
Surviving are his wife, Linda; his children, Evan Luthye of Enid, Ryan Luthye of Choctaw and Pam Luthye Barber of Perry; two brothers, David Luthye and Jim Luthye, both of Perry; one sister, Elizabeth Payne of Torrance, Calif.; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one sister.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, at First Baptist Church, Perry. Pastor Steve V. Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Grace Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to First Church of the Nazarene or the charity of donors choice.