The Guthrie family has voiced their desperation to get their matriarch, Nancy Guthrie, home after her disappearance on February 1. As law enforcement work tirelessly to locate her, new details have emerged suggesting she was forcibly taken from her home in Arizona. A spotlight has been shone on the Guthrie family, and this is everything to know about Nancy’s late husband, Charles Guthrie.
Charles Guthrie Was a Father of Three
Charles and Nancy had three children: their famous daughter, “Today” news anchor Savannah Guthrie; a son, Camron Guthrie; and a daughter, Annie Guthrie. After Charles’ untimely passing, Nancy raised their children alone.
“We lost my dad suddenly and shockingly,” Savannah said in a 2023 interview, CNN reports. “And my mom was so strong, and set aside her own grief in many ways, just to be there and make sure we could all move forward together.”
Savannah continued to praise Nancy, saying, “She loves us, her family, fiercely, and her selflessness and sacrifice for us, her steadfastness and her unmovable confidence is the reason any of us grew up to do anything.”
Charles Guthrie Passed Away in 1988
Charles passed away in 1988 from a heart attack, People reports. At the time of his death, Savannah was 16 and in high school. Years later, she reflected on her loss in an interview with People in February 2024. “My father died when I was 16. I think about him all the time,” she said. “He was deep and complicated, and he didn’t talk to us like little kids. He told us things that I didn’t understand at the time but later would remember, long after he died.”
Charles Guthrie’s Passing Devastated the Family
In an interview with People in February 2024, Savannah spoke about the impact of her father’s death on the family. “The loss of my father was shocking and devastating. It cracked open our family and crushed us,” she said. “He was our center. We just idealized him and adored him. He was larger than life, and funny, and charming, and adorable. His loss was so sudden and so shocking.”
Savannah Guthrie Named Her Son After Her Late Dad
Savannah Guthrie and her husband, Michael Feldman, named their second child after her father. Born in December 2016, he is named Charles Max Guthrie Feldman, but the couple affectionately calls him Charley.
Charles Guthrie Was Strong & Loyal
NBCUniversalIn a 2014 essay for “Today,” Savannah Guthrie shared insights into who her father was and the qualities he possessed. “My father was a seemingly unlikely mix of qualities: always strong, sometimes terrifying, loyal to the end, and disarmingly gentle and tender when it counted,” she said. “He was also tall, affectionate and funny; he had that personality that people describe as ‘lighting up the room.’ He was a 5,000-watt bulb who could turn a mundane trip to the post office into a rip-roaring tale. People adored him and gravitated towards him.”
