ATLANTA -- Harriet M. Ewing, 96, of Atlanta died Tuesday, June 28, 2005, at 3:25 p.m. at the McLean County Nursing Home in Normal.
Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Atlanta Christian Church, with Maurice Stribling officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Quiram Funeral Home and one hour before the service at the church on Sunday.
Burial will be in McLean Cemetery.
Mrs. Ewing was an executive secretary at State Farm Insurance Company for 25 years. After retiring in 1973 she did volunteer work in the Ewing campaign office several years. She also volunteered her service for the Christian Nursing Home in Lincoln and Bartmann Nursing Home, rural Atlanta.
She was born Dec. 15, 1908, at Atlanta to Harry and Ottie French Irish. She married Samuel Y. Ewing on Nov. 19, 1931, at Mount Vernon.
She is survived by two sons, Nate H. (and Donna) Ewing of Armington and Thomas W. (and Connie) Ewing of Pontiac; five grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one brother, Paul Irish of Little Rock, Ark.; and one sister, Sue McKown of Lincoln.
One brother and two sisters preceded her in death.
She was a member of the Atlanta Christian Church for 80-plus years.
She had been a resident of the McLean County Nursing Home since August 2004. Prior to that, she lived at Blair House in Normal for four years.
She graduated from Atlanta High School and Brown's Business College.
She cared most about her family, church and garden.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Atlanta Christian Church, Atlanta Rescue Squad, or the Atlanta Public Library and Museum.
Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Atlanta Christian Church, with Maurice Stribling officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Quiram Funeral Home and one hour before the service at the church on Sunday.
Burial will be in McLean Cemetery.
Mrs. Ewing was an executive secretary at State Farm Insurance Company for 25 years. After retiring in 1973 she did volunteer work in the Ewing campaign office several years. She also volunteered her service for the Christian Nursing Home in Lincoln and Bartmann Nursing Home, rural Atlanta.
She was born Dec. 15, 1908, at Atlanta to Harry and Ottie French Irish. She married Samuel Y. Ewing on Nov. 19, 1931, at Mount Vernon.
She is survived by two sons, Nate H. (and Donna) Ewing of Armington and Thomas W. (and Connie) Ewing of Pontiac; five grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one brother, Paul Irish of Little Rock, Ark.; and one sister, Sue McKown of Lincoln.
One brother and two sisters preceded her in death.
She was a member of the Atlanta Christian Church for 80-plus years.
She had been a resident of the McLean County Nursing Home since August 2004. Prior to that, she lived at Blair House in Normal for four years.
She graduated from Atlanta High School and Brown's Business College.
She cared most about her family, church and garden.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Atlanta Christian Church, Atlanta Rescue Squad, or the Atlanta Public Library and Museum.
ATLANTA -- Harriet M. Ewing, 96, of Atlanta died Tuesday, June 28, 2005, at 3:25 p.m. at the McLean County Nursing Home in Normal.
Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Atlanta Christian Church, with Maurice Stribling officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Quiram Funeral Home and one hour before the service at the church on Sunday.
Burial will be in McLean Cemetery.
Mrs. Ewing was an executive secretary at State Farm Insurance Company for 25 years. After retiring in 1973 she did volunteer work in the Ewing campaign office several years. She also volunteered her service for the Christian Nursing Home in Lincoln and Bartmann Nursing Home, rural Atlanta.
She was born Dec. 15, 1908, at Atlanta to Harry and Ottie French Irish. She married Samuel Y. Ewing on Nov. 19, 1931, at Mount Vernon.
She is survived by two sons, Nate H. (and Donna) Ewing of Armington and Thomas W. (and Connie) Ewing of Pontiac; five grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one brother, Paul Irish of Little Rock, Ark.; and one sister, Sue McKown of Lincoln.
One brother and two sisters preceded her in death.
She was a member of the Atlanta Christian Church for 80-plus years.
She had been a resident of the McLean County Nursing Home since August 2004. Prior to that, she lived at Blair House in Normal for four years.
She graduated from Atlanta High School and Brown's Business College.
She cared most about her family, church and garden.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Atlanta Christian Church, Atlanta Rescue Squad, or the Atlanta Public Library and Museum.
Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Atlanta Christian Church, with Maurice Stribling officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Quiram Funeral Home and one hour before the service at the church on Sunday.
Burial will be in McLean Cemetery.
Mrs. Ewing was an executive secretary at State Farm Insurance Company for 25 years. After retiring in 1973 she did volunteer work in the Ewing campaign office several years. She also volunteered her service for the Christian Nursing Home in Lincoln and Bartmann Nursing Home, rural Atlanta.
She was born Dec. 15, 1908, at Atlanta to Harry and Ottie French Irish. She married Samuel Y. Ewing on Nov. 19, 1931, at Mount Vernon.
She is survived by two sons, Nate H. (and Donna) Ewing of Armington and Thomas W. (and Connie) Ewing of Pontiac; five grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one brother, Paul Irish of Little Rock, Ark.; and one sister, Sue McKown of Lincoln.
One brother and two sisters preceded her in death.
She was a member of the Atlanta Christian Church for 80-plus years.
She had been a resident of the McLean County Nursing Home since August 2004. Prior to that, she lived at Blair House in Normal for four years.
She graduated from Atlanta High School and Brown's Business College.
She cared most about her family, church and garden.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Atlanta Christian Church, Atlanta Rescue Squad, or the Atlanta Public Library and Museum.
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