Joe Bailey Ewing

Joe Bailey Ewing, 95, arrived on this earth December 1, 1920. He was born to William Franklin Ewing and Mary Alice (Parker) Ewing of Throckmorton, Texas. He graduated from Woodson High School in 1938. He entered the United States Army in January of 1942 and served at Camp Gruber Oklahoma. He shipped out to Europe in 1944 where he participated in the North Apennines & Po Valley campaigns in Italy. He received the Bronze Star for heroic service and the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in combat. After the war he returned to Muskogee where he worked as a taxi driver, a butcher, and in the welding supply business. He worked at Central Welding Supply/Jimmie Jones Company for almost forty years before retiring. Finding retirement to be too uneventful, he returned to the welding supply business until he retired once again. He came out of retirement once more to deliver flowers for Lakeland Florist for another decade. At the young age of 86, he retired from work for the final time. He was a member of Ash Street Baptist Church for many years where he loved all the hugs he received each time he was there. Joe was blessed with five children and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. As his memory started to deteriorate, it was difficult for him to keep them organized in his mind and name all of them. However, his wife of 56 years, Mildred, helped him keep them straight. Joe left his earthly body on the morning of October 3, 2016. He is survived by his wife Mildred (McBurnett) Ewing; three children, Donna Jo Cagle of Okmulgee, Linda Pruitt & husband Don of Oklahoma City, and Rick Ewing & wife Chris of Muskogee; Grandchildren Chris Cooper & wife Camille of Glenpool, Betty Rose & husband Ron of Okmulgee, Natasha Gates & husband Brad of Van Buren, Arkansas, Joshua Moody & wife Jenny of Fort Gibson, Tara Myrter & husband Steve of Jenks, Clint Ewing of Oklahoma City, Jason Ewing of Jenks, Travis Ohls and wife of Cleveland, Michael McDaniel & wife Tiffany of Cogar, Jenyfer Greer & husband Jody of Oklahoma City, Kelson Ewing of Oklahoma City, Bailey Ewing of Tulsa, and Gerald Shores & wife Christine of Muskogee; and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, son Joe Wayne Ewing of Preston, daughter Donna Sue Cowan of Tulsa, and grandson Chad Aaron Moody of Muskogee.

Joe Bailey Ewing

December 1, 1920 - October 3, 2016