A Celebration of Life for Julia Ann Arrowsmith of Yale will be held Wednesday, May 23 from 5-8 p.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry.
Julia Ann Arrowsmith, 66, daughter of Harvey Earl Arrowsmith and Ivalee Helen (Hemm) Arrowsmith, was born June 23, 1951, in Emmetsburg, Iowa, and died April 15, 2018, at Mercy Hospital.
She was a Perry High School Graduate in the class of 1969.
Julia grew up in Dawson and was married at the Dawson United Methodist Church to John Wilson of Perry. They were proud parents of Theresa.
They divorced and Julia later moved to Perry, where she worked at the Escadrille as a desk clerk.
She later became employed at the Woodward State Hospital and moved to Woodward.
Julia moved to Yale and was part of the Yale community for 14 years.
She enjoyed doing yard work, sewing, reading, writing, enjoyed drawing and loved cooking for her family.
Julia was such a people person and fun to be around that she watched over her neighbors, and they looked after her as well. Julia loved to be with friends and go shopping at garage sales, antiques and thrift stores.
She loved her dog, Jasper, and her cat, Kalie, a one-eyed calico cat.
Julia was preceded in death by her parents and grandparents.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Theresa (Kendall) Salts of Perry; sister, Bonnie (Bob) Thompson of Perry; boyfriend, Marvin Ross of Jefferson; two grandchildren, Andrew Wilson of Ames and Cheyenne Salts of Perry; niece, Christine McCollum of Bradgate, Iowa; great-nephews, Alexander, Chase and Zack; cousins; other relatives;and many friends.
