Dr. Thomas Dale Ewing, 92, passed away August 22, 2014 at the Rice County District Hospital, Lyons, Kansas.
He was born May 17, 1922 at Kanopolis, Kansas; the son of Thomas Henry and Iris Ulrickson Ewing. A longtime area resident; he was a Medical Doctor, Chief of Staff at the St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Larned and a family practice physician
He was the Mayor of Larned for two terms, graduated from University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1946. He served in the United States Army at Sam Houston, Alaska and the Occupation of Japan and was a Summerfield scholar at the University of Kansas. He loved fishing and hunting at the cabin in Platoro, Colorado and also loved spending time at the family farm south of Larned.
On March 17, 1946 he married Geraldine Ann Humphrey in Topeka, Kansas. She passed away Feb. 6, 2000.
Survivors include; two sons, Thomas H. Ewing and wife Marsha, Salida, Colorado and Gerald H. Ewing and wife Jean, Portland, Oregon; a daughter, Ann H. Ewing-Kimmett and husband David, Salida, Colorado; a grandson, Matthew; a step-grandson, Michael and a great grandson, Damien.
He was preceded in death by; a brother, Dean Ewing and a sister, Margaret Faye Plank.
A private family service will take place. Casket will remain closed. Friends may sign the register book from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned.
Memorials may be given to the Pawnee County Humane Society or the University of Kansas Alumni Association, both in care of the Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550.