Willie Mae Ewing, 88, of McGregor, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018. A graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 14, 2018 in Post Oak Cemetery, Oglesby, Texas with Pastor Mark Cook officiating. The family will receive visitors from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, June 13, 2018 at Cole Funeral Home, McGregor, Texas.
Mrs. Ewing was the oldest daughter of Justin Otto Yell and Mattie Macyl (Tipton) Yell on April 10, 1930 in Sweetwater, Oklahoma. She attended schools in Oklahoma, Arizona, and California. Willie graduated in 1948 from Vega High School in Vega, Texas, and studied for one year at Durhams Business College in Waco. She married Olan Boyd Ewing on November 15, 1948 in Childress, Texas. Willie was a homemaker and employed by Green Thumb, Rocketdyne, and Hercules, and retired from Hercules in 1989. She was a member of Coryell Community Church in Gatesville, a member of the McGregor Chapter 427 Order of the Eastern Star from 1977 to 2011, loved sewing and horseback riding, and was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Willie was preceded in death by her husband, Olan Boyd Ewing; her eldest son A.B. “Rusty” Ewing; and brothers, Doyle Yell, Wayne Yell, and J.C. Yell.
Mrs. Ewing is survived by her son, Lynn Ewing and wife, Lou, of McGregor; daughters, Bobbye Dale Owen and husband, Steve, of Gatesville, Patricia Howard and husband, Charles, of Temple; seven grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Jessie Fae Kinsey and husband, Marion, of Amarillo, Connie Sue Nicholson, of Oglesby, and Gayla June Causey, of Brazoria.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mark Cook African Ministries, African Fund, ℅ First Baptist Church, Oglesby, Texas 76561. Willie was a loving supporter of Pastor Cook’s ministry and donations would mean a great deal to her.
