EVA MYRTLE LOONEY MCEWEN
KITTITAS CO., WA

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Contributed by:  Shelli Steedman 4/20/2007


Eva M. McEwen, 81, died Friday morning [October 7, 1977] at Kittitas Valley
Community Hospital.  Born Oct. 30, 1895, in Surgoinsville, Tenn., she was a
daughter of the late John and Phoebe Derrick Looney.

She came here from Tennessee in 1910 and she and Ernie D. McEwen were married
on Aug. 21, 1916.  They farmed in the Toppenish area for a time, returning to
the Kittitas Valley, where they farmed in the Wilson Creek area until his
death in 1951.

She moved to Ellensburg and made her home at the Robbins Apts. At 309 E. 3rd
until moving to a local nursing home two years ago.  Her affiliations
included membership in the First Christian Church, Eagles Auxiliary and
Rebekah Altrua Lodge No. 209.

Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Bertha Godbey of Ellensburg; a brother, Max
Looney of Wenatchee; and several nieces and nephews, including the former
Dorothy Looney, whom she raised as a daughter, now Mrs. Dorothy Arnold of
Lee's Summitt, Mo.

Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. and burial will follow at the IOOF
Cemetery.