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The Daily
Citizen
Monday, December 12, 2005 4:40 PM CST
Julian Robert Dewberry was born in Searcy, Ark., on
October 31, 1917. He passed away in Searcy on December 9, 2005. The son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Dewberry, he grew up in Searcy, graduated from Searcy High
School in 1935, and in 1939 received a bachelors degree in European History
from Harding College. He lettered in varsity basketball at Harding and, as a
senior, was leading scorer and captain of the team.
He had a distinguished military career beginning with the Army National
Guard in 1939 after graduation from Harding. When war was declared in 1941,
he enlisted full-time in the United States Army serving two campaigns; in
the Aleutian Islands and later in Europe. He was commissioned 2nd lieutenant
after graduating from OCS in Ft. Benning, Ga. During his career he was
awarded a Bronze Star with the 102 Infantry Division and a European (EAME)
Theatre Ribbon with two Bronze Service Stars. He resigned from active duty
at the end of the war in 1945 as Captain.
He and Betty Fitzhugh, of Augusta, Ark., were married on
July 12, 1947, in Batesville. After a short stint in the retail clothing
business in Searcy, they moved to Memphis where he joined Weil Brothers
Cotton as a cotton buyer.
They moved to Fresno, Calif., in 1956 where he was named assistant manager
of Well’s Fargo office. He later was named manager and served in that
position for over 20 years. He retired from Weil Brothers in 1989 after
nearly 40 years of service and moved to Augusta where he and Betty made
their home. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in McCrory.
During his career in the cotton business, he held a
number of industry leadership positions including President of the Fresno
Cotton Exchange and Vice President and President of Western Cotton Shippers
Association. A major influence in San Joaquin Valley cotton marketing, he
was often quoted in both local and national press on western cotton
production estimates as well as cotton import and export levels.
He is survived by his wife Betty; sons and daughter-in-law, John Fitzhugh
and Julie Dewberry of Houston, Texas, and Michael Kent Dewberry of Los
Angeles, Calif.; four grandchildren, Patrick Dewberry, Christopher Dewberry
and Julian Dewberry; and two great-grandchildren Jordan and Taylor DeMasters.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American
Parkinson’s Disease Association Inc., 1250 Hylan Blvd., Ste 4-B, Staten
Island, N.Y. 10305-1946. A celebration of life was held at Augusta Memorial
Chapel on Monday, December 12. |
