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His funeral was at 10 a.m. Friday at the First
United Presbyterian Church of LeRoy with Pastor Paul deJong officiating. Burial, with military
rites, will be in Richmond Grove Cemetery, New
Holland.
Mr. Ewing worked for several different telephone
companies and consulting firms and ran his own
business in cable television and telephone work at
various locations throughout the United States.
He served in the Illinois National Guard and the
U.S. Army during the Korean War and was discharged
in 1953.
He was born Jan. 17, 1933, in LeRoy to John Lee
and Lottie Mason Smith. He married Grace Brinner on
June 5, 1955, at the New Holland Cumberland
Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife, in LeRoy; two sons,
Russ (and Heidi) Smith of Pasadena, Calif., and Benn
(and Agnes) Smith of Las Vegas, Nev.; one daughter,
Megg (and Mike) Beverage of Normal; grandchildren
Joel, Joshua, Joyanne and Jocelyn Smith, Arianna
Smith, Blair, Brittany, and Brandy Broker;
stepgrandchildren Vic, Adam and Lorissa Rivera, Bob
Beverage, and Chad Broker; and
step-great-grandchildren Derek Rivera and Jo
Beverage; his brothers-in-law, Claude (and Nancy)
Brinner and Don (and Joan) Kunkler; five nephews;
one niece; several great-nieces and great-nephews;
and many cousins in LeRoy.
He was a registered professional engineer and a
member of the National Society of Professional
Engineers and American Society of Mechanical
Engineers. He taught seminars at Georgetown
University in Washington, D.C., Lincoln, Neb., and
Pleasant Ridge while he was working as general
depreciation manager at the Centel corporate office
in Chicago.
He was a member of St. Matthew's Episcopal
Church.
While his sons were growing up, he was active in
Boy Scouts as a scoutmaster.
He graduated from LeRoy High School in 1951. In
high school he was active in sports, class plays and
was a class officer. He graduated from Tri-State
University in 1957 with a bachelor's degree in
mechanical engineering.
He enjoyed drawing buildings and old cars as well
as reciting poetry and telling jokes.
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