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Julia A. Clews
Date published: 5/7/2009
On Sunday, April 26, 2009, Julia Arnold Clews went to see the Lord at 2:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. She passed in her sleep at the Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg, Md. Two memorial services will be held to celebrate her fulfilling and Christ-centered life of 97 years. The first of two services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, at the Mullins & Thompson Funeral Service, 1621 Jefferson Davis Highway, Fredericksburg, Va. 22401. There will be a gathering time for family and friends at 10 a.m. After the service a burial will take place in Pohick Cemetery in Lorton. The second service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 28, at the Asbury Methodist Village Guild Memorial Chapel, 211 Russell Ave., Gaithersburg, Md. 20877. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Julia’s honor to the Asbury Benevolent Care Fund, c/o AMV Foundation, 201 Russell Ave., Gaithersburg, Md. 20877. Julia was born in Brentwood, Md., the daughter of Abbie Dishman Arnold and Isaac David Arnold. She started teaching Sunday school at age 13 at the Meth-odist church, that was one block from where she lived. At age 16, Julia entered the University of Maryland. She was a member of the Alpha Omicron Pi Women’s Fraternity, a Greek social organization, which is still predominant in many institutions of higher learning today. She graduated from the University of Maryland at age 19. Julia taught English and music at the high school le-vel for six years. She was talented, creative and comfortable in her teaching positions, most of which were in Laurel, Md. In June of 1937, she married the Rev. W. Hedley Clews, a Methodist minister, whom she met while he was serving in her hometown of Brentwood. Julia left teaching to assume the many re-sponsibilities of being a minister’s wife. Her many talents, including teaching and music, served her well in this capacity. She and her husband blended their talents as a team in ministry for more than 40 years. They began service in the Virginia Conference of the Methodist Church, in places such as Mint Spring, Portsmouth, Chase City and Cherrydale. It is difficult to try to enumerate the bevy of contributions that Julia made to Hedley’s ministry. One would include an exciting and creative Vacation Bible School leadership many times in Virginia.
Date published: 5/7/2009
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