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Julia was born in Columbia, Tennessee, on January 13, 1927, to Girard Polk Brownlow and Mary deMoville Hill Brownlow. She attended the Columbia public schools before enrolling at the Mary Institute, a college preparatory school in St. Louis, Missouri. Upon graduation, Julia continued her education at Holton Arms School in Washington, DC, and then at Vanderbilt University. Following college, Julia married Jere Dorminy, of Winter Haven, Florida. Two daughters, Mary and Julie, were born to the marriage but tragically Julie died at a young age from severe complications suffered during childbirth. After a divorce, she met and married Walter Pulliam in 1970.
She served as the Town Committee Chair of the Knoxville Colonial Dames of America. She served on the Board of Blount Mansion in Knoxville and was active in the First Presbyterian Church in Knoxville. She volunteered in numerous other Knoxville undertakings and organizations. In Columbia, Julia worked tirelessly, including board service, on behalf of James K. Polk Memorial Association. SHe died in 2023.