Julie Kemp

Julie (Brown) Kemp of Osceola and Conway, Arkansas, died Friday, April 5, 2019, from cancer at age 59. A registered dietitian, Julie loved her work as a clinical dietitian and enjoyed serving patients alongside her coworkers at Baptist Health Medical Center in Conway, Arkansas. Julie also loved keeping students in shape as a faculty fitness instructor at the University of Central Arkansas.

Julie graduated from Clarke Community High School in the class of 1978. She went on to graduate magna cum laude from the University of Central Arkansas with her bachelor’s degree in dietetics. She was then awarded her Master of Science degree from the same university, also in dietetics.

Julie is survived by her two children, Jason Kemp of Branson Missouri, and Jennifer Straight of Benton, Kentucky; granddaughters, Kayleigh and Gracie Kemp and their mother Michelle Wiley; grandson Baylor Kemp and his mother Heather Blevins, all of Branson, Missouri; granddaughter Riley Straight and grandson Stone Straight of Benton, Kentucky; her mother Beth Brown of Osceola; her three siblings, Jeff (Diane) Brown of Lincoln, Nebraska, Mary Brown of Des Moines and Susan (Ed) Pritchard of Houston, Texas; two nieces and one nephew.

She was preceded in death by her father Judge James Brown of Osceola.

A memorial service will be held in the coming weeks at Osceola United Methodist Church, the date to be announced later. Memorial contributions may be directed to Circle of Life Hospice in Chariton.