Monona County IA Archives Obituaries.....Ewing, Donald Everett September 5, 1987
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Onawa Newspapers, Sept. 17, 1987
Donald Everett Ewing, 50, of Onawa, Iowa, died on Saturday, September 5, 1987, near
Turin, Iowa, as a 
result of a one-car accident.

He was born September 16, 1936, in Onawa, the youngest son of Lawrence Everett Ewing
and Grace 
Tonetta Docken Ewing. He graduated from Onawa Public High School on May 13, 1954. On
May 26, 
1957, he married Hope Archer at Onawa. He served with the U.S. Marine Corps and
owned and 
operated Don Ewing Advertising in Onawa.

He was confirmed in Trinity Lutheran Church in Onawa and was a member of Faith
Lutheran Church and 
Eagles Aerie #2270.

A lifetime member of the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA), Don began
registering targets in 
1960, the same year he first attended the Grand American shoot in Vandalia, Ohio. In
both 1971 and 
1972, he won the Hawkeye Doubles and All-Around titles, and in 1974 annexed another
Doubles 
crown. In 1974 at Vandalia, he shot on the Central Team, which won the Zone Team
Race. The following 
year he won the Preliminary Friday singles and, in the Class Singles, broke 200
while shooting on a 
record 997x1000 squad.

On July 25, 1975, at age 38, Don was inducted into the Iowa Trapshooting Hall of
Fame - the youngest 
shooter to ever be inducted and the first one to go in with minimum years. In July
1976, Don and his 
14-year-old son, Brett, broke another record by becoming the first father and son in
Iowa history to be 
on the All-American First Team in the same year. They attended the Grand American
that year as guests 
of honor of Winchester Western Corporation, where they received specially engraved
signet rings. In 
June 1977, the 25th Annual Billy Fawcett Memorial Trapshoot was dedicated to the
All-American Don 
Ewing.

During his 27-year shooting career, Don captured eight ATA State Titles - five in
Iowa and three in 
Arizona - and earned five Midwestern Grand trophies. He was selected to 11
All-American teams 
between 1963 and 1985, and was Captain of the Iowa State Team four times. 

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Jeff (Kimberly) Johnson of El Toro, Calif.,
Jody Burgess, Mrs. Steve 
(Lori) Mathes and Kysa Ewing, all of Onawa; a son, Brett, of Onawa; a brother,
Denzel, of Omaha; two 
sisters, Mrs. Larry (Shirley) Hogue of Harlan and Mrs. Don (JoAnn) Solberg of
Moorhead, and eight 
grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 10, 1987, at Faith
Lutheran Church, 
Onawa, Iowa, with the Rev. Quentin Quanbeck officiating and Mrs. Syril Brown as
organist. "My Way" by 
Frank Sinatra also was played as a special selection.

Active casket bearers were Dan Hyatt, Jim McKneely, Bernard Farber, Dan Webster,
Ralph Bean and Larry 
Mings. Honorary casket bearers were William Chapman, Dr. Vernon Helt, Gene Sears,
Gene Morrissey, 
Charles Cannon, III, and Dean Johnson. 

Interment was in the Onawa Cemetery, Onawa, Iowa, with arrangements by Pearson
Funeral Home, 
Onawa, Iowa.   

Additional Comments:
Trapshooting statistics provided by Don's daughter, Jody Ewing.

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