Darlene Cates was born on December 13, 1947 in Borger, Texas to Truman Madison “Tex” Guthrie (1921 – 2012) and Dorothy Ann (Pfrimmer) Balding (1927 – 2001). At 12 years old, her parents separated ways. She and her brother Sam Madison Guthrie, lived with their mother and spent much time ...