Julia Carrell (Teacher)
2001-07-30
Mrs. Julia Puryear Carrell, 79 of San Antonio, Texas died Monday, July 30, 2001, at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Born in Dumas, she was a daughter of the late Oscar and Lois Puryear.
She was preceded in death by her first and second husbands, Jesse Carrell and Jack Jennings: one son, Sherman Carrell; and one brother, Lynn Puryear.
Survivors include one son, John Carrell of San Antonio; two brothers, Glynn Puryear and William Puryear, both of Dumas; two daughters-in-law, Kim Carrell of San Antonio and Beth Carrell of Odessa, Texas; three grandchildren, and niece Carrell Grigsby of Austin.
Until recently she lived in Hot Springs Village after retiring as a teacher at McCallum and Anderson High Schools in Austin, Texas. She moved to San Antonio to be near her son and his family.
She was preceded in death by her first and second husbands, Jesse Carrell and Jack Jennings: one son, Sherman Carrell; and one brother, Lynn Puryear.
Survivors include one son, John Carrell of San Antonio; two brothers, Glynn Puryear and William Puryear, both of Dumas; two daughters-in-law, Kim Carrell of San Antonio and Beth Carrell of Odessa, Texas; three grandchildren, and niece Carrell Grigsby of Austin.
Until recently she lived in Hot Springs Village after retiring as a teacher at McCallum and Anderson High Schools in Austin, Texas. She moved to San Antonio to be near her son and his family.
Mrs. Carrell, you were a second mom to so many of us. A wonderful teacher. But more than anything, you had the coolest sense of humor, making you so relatable to teenagers hungry for respect. And, yes, I still covet that Mercury Capri. John said to not tell you but he let me drive it a couple of times.
tribute by Lance Osborne