Julian D. Sewell

SEWELL Julian D. Sewell, a long time resident of Jacksonville, Florida, went to join his Heavenly Father on November 16, 2004, after being hospitalized in Austin, Texas. He was born in Deland, Florida on August 2, 1917. He graduated from Andrew Jackson High School in Jacksonville, attended the University of Florida, and, during World War II, joined the U.S. Army Air Corps where he served as a Navigator/Lieutenant. Mr. Sewell was a self-employed accountant who served his clients in the Jacksonville area for many years. He was active in the state and national accounting organizations and held many leadership positions, including President of the National Society of Public Accountants in the 70's. His civic involvement included Lions Club, Westside Business Leaders Club, Sertoma Club, Riverside Masonic Lodge, American Legion Post 137, and the Young at Heart organization at Murray Hill United Methodist Church, where he was a member for over 50 years. He was predeceased by his parents, Ja ck and Sallie Sewell, five siblings, and a son, Julian Davis Sewell, Jr. Surviving him are his son, James D. Sewell, his daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Tom Stevenson, his grandchildren, Allyson and T.J. Stevenson, his ex-wife, Alyce G. Snead, and many nieces and nephews. He is also survived by a daughter-in-law, Ruby Sewell, and four other grandchildren, Della Dean, Dave Sewell, Will Sewell, and Kenneth Sewell, as well as their children, all of who reside in the Atlanta area. Visitation will be at Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home at 729 South Edgewood Avenue on Friday, November 19th, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Services will be conducted by Rev. Candace McKibben and Rev. Nathan Boles at Murray Hill United Methodist Church on Saturday, November 20th, at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Pallbearers are Rob Beatty, David Elliott, Hal Hunter, Thom May, Cotton Morlock, and Tom Page. Honorary Pallbearers are Winston Bethea, James Rowand, and Earl Sapp. In lieu of flowers, t he family requests that donations be sent in his memory to the Cor-Well Foundation, 4604 Mantle Drive, Austin, Texas, 78746. Please Sign the Guestbook @ Jacksonville.com