Mary Julia Burrell

Mary 'Julia' Burrell, 80, of Clinton, Missouri passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023.

Julia was born on October 14th, 1942 to Lloyd Francis Rawlings and Mary Frances Roberts in Moberly, MO and graduated from high school in Albia, Iowa. Julia spent many years as a skilled office manager.

She was preceded in death by her parents; Lloyd and Eleanore Anna (Tate) Rawlings, her biological mother; Mary Roberts, sister; Janet Faye Cove, and brother; Francis Dale Rawlings. She is also preceded in death by the love of her life, Ronald Ralph Burrell.

Julia is survived by her 4 children: Lloyd Anthony Schmitt and wife Pamela; Tamara (Tammy) Louise Woirhaye and husband Bruce; Teri Lynn Golibart and husband Joe; and Jack Winfield Nowlin and wife Tricia.

Julia enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, including: Danielle Golibart, Krista Thompson (Luke), Kayli Woirhaye, Kelsi Green (Dustin), Leah Woirhaye, Sarah Loyd (Isaac), Kalli Woirhaye, Kenzi Woirhaye, Lily Woirhaye, Tate Kavanaugh, Brock Nowlin, Macey Nowlin, Rebecca King, Abbygail Uhl (Austin). She is survived by 16 beautiful great-grandchildren.

Julia grew up in the Midwest and moved to San Antonio, TX in 1985. She lived in a variety of places in South Texas and loved them all, but spent the majority of her time in her home of Cuero. Julia moved to Clinton, MO in 2019 to spend time with family.

Julia enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She was a fashionista at heart and loved all things shopping: shoes, handbags, and jewelry were her favorites. Some of her other favorite things included laying in the sunshine at the beach, cooking, traveling, and spending time with her beloved dog, Sissy. She also loved her McDonald's 'Senior' coffee and sausage biscuits. But none of that lit a candle to her most favorite thing of all, and that was people. She was a social butterfly, and all of those things gave opportunity to meet new people and make new friends along the way.

A Celebration of Life Service was held at the Vansant-Mills Funeral Home on Friday, May 12, 2023. Julia's wish, which she was very proud of, was for her body to be donated to science. Arrangements had been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri.