Julia MacNair

Julia MacNair
July 20, 1929 - January 17, 2014
Williamsburg, Iowa
Visitation: 4:00 to 6:30 pm January 21, 2014 at Powell Funeral Home
Funeral Service: 10:00 am January 22, 2014 at First Presbyterian Church
Interment: January 22, 2014 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg, Iowa
Julia Mercedes Matheson MacNair was born July 20, 1929 in the hospital at Williamsburg, Iowa. She was released from Alzheimer's Disease on January 17, 2014 in North English, Iowa. Julia graduated Valedictorian of her class from Williamsburg High School, and went on to study at the University of Iowa where she graduated with a degree in History with a teaching certificate. She taught for a year in Wellman, Iowa. She married James L. MacNair in 1951 and moved East where they resided in New York and Pennsylvania. She moved back to Williamsburg and later divorced in 1966. She became a reading teacher at the high school in North English, Iowa and later taught Civics and Reading at the Williamsburg Junior High and High School for over twenty years until her retirement in 1990. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, served as a deacon and an elder, was a member of the Presbyterian Women's Circle and a Bible study group and sang in the choir for many years. She was also a member of P.E.O. She played the piano, enjoyed crossword puzzles, was an avid reader and a passionate duplicate bridge player who earned Life Master status. She enjoyed travel and the theatre, and especially her beloved Iowa state, whose glorious sunsets she liked to photograph. She is survived by her three daughters: Deborah A. MacNair and her partner Shari Wilkins of Denver, CO, Christiana MacNair Kelman and her husband Karl of Highlands Ranch, CO and Margaret L. MacNair Jodeit and her husband William of Williamsburg, along with two nieces, four grandchildren and one great grand-child. She is preceded in death by her mother Ferne Chittenden Matheson, father Ralph H. Matheson, brothers Ralph Matheson, Jr. and Donald Matheson, sister Doris I. Matheson Richardson and daughter Alexandra Lee MacNair. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or the English Valley Nursing Care Center.