Background
Gatewood, Julia Ellen Shirley was born on July 18, 1927 in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Thomas James and Mary May (Matthews) Shirley.
Gatewood, Julia Ellen Shirley was born on July 18, 1927 in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Thomas James and Mary May (Matthews) Shirley.
Bachelor in Education, San Jose (California) State University, 1964. Master of Arts in Education, Reading Specialist, University Santa Clara, California, 1973.
Teacher aide, Mount Pleasant School District, San Jose, 1953;
teacher elementary, junior H.S., Milpitas (California) School District, 1964-1978;
substitute teacher, Dora (Missouri) School District, 1984-1990;
substitute teacher, West Plains (Missouri) School District, 1990-1995;
beef cattle rancher, Ozark County (Missouri) Farm, since 1980. Member curriculum committee K-12 Reading Development, Milpitas, 1971-1975. Board directors St. Francis Farm for Law Violotors, West Plains, Missouri, 1981-1986.
Historian, board directors Missouri Council on Arts, West Plains, since 1985.
Secretary-treasurer Oak Mount Cemetery, Ozark County, since 1981. Organizer petition to include rural telephone into West Plains, Missouri, 1983-1985. Committeeman to establish West Plains Farmer's Market, 1991-1992.
Organizer, campaigner Missouri House Representatives, Ozark County, 1993. Fellow American Association of University Women, Artists Guild West Plains (vice president 1981-1982).
Married Moody J. Gatewood, May 4, 1946. Children: Teresa Ann, James Thomas.