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- Ruby Roeanna Smith Julian, of 395 Old Mill Road, Elk Park, NC, was to turn 93 on November 3rd.
A lifelong resident of Avery County, she was born on November 3, 1915, and passed away on October 25, 2008, at her daughter's home in Dahlonega, GA.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Adrian Frank Julian Sr. She was the last survivor of the seven Smith girls of Charles A. Smith and Rose Turbyfill. She was an active member of the Elk Park Christian Church.
Mrs. Julian was a teacher by profession, an educator by nature, and a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She retired from the Avery County School System after 40 years of teaching. She started teaching in a small, one room schoolhouse and gave children the one thing only a true teacher and mother can — the belief that they could succeed. It didn't matter where they came from, she believed in them and they, in turn, learned to believe in themselves.
Left to carry on her memory are her five children: Terry & Rebecca Julian, of Dobson, NC, Dr. Ray C. & Glenda Julian Rensi, of Dahlonega, GA, Fred Julian & Kaye Hughes, of Linville, NC, Frieda Julian (Foster), of Dahlonega, GA, and Adrian F. & Meg Julian, of Elk Park, NC; Her beloved grandchildren: Cathy Julian & Pat O'Doherty, Gina Julian Rhyne, Adria Rensi & Ben Wilson, Chayne Rensi, LeAnna Rensi & Scott Casey, Amanda Greene, Jessica Julian, Lisa Foster & Kevin Eudy, Kevin & Arlene Foster, Scott & Wendy Foster, Laura Foster, Adrian F. Julian III, Gilmer Ray Julian and Mary Julian; Her cherished great-grandchildren: Michael, Mary, & Meaghan O'Doherty, Christina, Ashlynn, Amber & Trey Rhyne, Julian & Joseph Wilson, Aidan & Ellayna Casey, Trevor & Ansley Eudy, Cody & Harley Foster and Cooper Foster; Many beloved nieces, nephews and three people she loved as her own — Diane Peake Olsen, Marsha Hampton Brodsky, and Helen Guinn; also surviving are her in-laws, Durwood Julian, of Roan Mountain, TN, Paul & Jean Julian, of Baltimore, MD, and Juanita Julian, of Elizabethton, TN
She was also preceded in death by her sisters and brothers-in-law: Carrie & Rush Bailiff, Flora & Mike Shomaker, Madge & Bill Peake, Edna & Dana Young, Ila & Jonah Potter, Clara Sue Smith; her sister-in-laws and brothers-in-law: Audrey Julian, Beth & Reginald Julian, James N. Julian Jr., Thelma & Harold Romer.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. October 29, 2008, at the Elk Park Christian Church with Dr. Robert Wetzel officiating. Special music will be provided by Dana Dean and Jo Nell Young. Internment and graveside services will follow in the Happy Valley Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be: Gregory Heaton, David Ellis, David Massey, Bobby Guinn, Tommy Guinn and Billy Jack Potter. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Sam Foster, Jim Heaton, Jack Shomaker, Willie A. Guinn, Jim Hicks, Wray "Skip" Olsen.
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1915 - 2008 (92 years)
