Friday, November 27, 2020

Obituary -- Julia Ashby 1936-2020

Julia A. Ashby, age 84, Grant City, Missouri died Saturday, November 21, 2020 at the Worth County Convalescent Center in Grant City.

Julia was born January 6, 1936 on the family farm near Allendale, Missouri.  She was one of five children born to Trusten C. and Leah (Conn) Wilkinson.

Julia was a graduate of Grant City High School class of 1954.  Julia also held a BS in Education from Graceland University at Lamoni, Iowa.

Julia was united in marriage to Jerry Donahue Ashby.  To this union three sons were born, Shawn, Matt and Tim.

A schoolteacher, Julia had taught elementary school in Redding, Iowa.  Julia and Jerry had also served as missionaries with the Community of Christ Church in the Caribbean on the Cayman Islands.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Jerry (2010), brother Aubrey “Connie” Wilkinson, brother-in-law LeRoy Mosbarger, nieces Melissa Mosbarger and Mary Beth Wilkinson.

Her survivors include three sons, Shawn (Chris) Ashby, Independence, Missouri, Matt Ashby, St. Louis, Missouri and Tim Ashby, Hannibal, Missouri, four grandchildren Angela, Marrisa, Matt and Kathryn Maud, two great grandchildren Weston and Aoife, two sisters Donna Rae Mosbarger, Nancy (Lyndall) Hill both of Grant City, brother Ronnie (Michelle Paul) Wilkinson, Cameron, Missouri, sister-in-law Mary Bea Wilkinson, Grant City, nieces, nephews and a host of other friends and loved ones.

Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, 2:00 PM, November 30, 2020 at the Kirk Cemetery in Allendale, Missouri.

Arrangements: Andrews-Hann Funeral Home, Grant City.


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