Deacon Ewing

EWING, Deacon Granvel O'Neal - Age 74, passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10:30AM Saturday, September 29, 2007 at House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church, 1851 W. Carpenter Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11AM. Eld. Kenneth L. Stewart officiating. Family and friends will assemble at the church 10:30AM Saturday. Deacon Ewing will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon-8PM Friday. Deacon Granvel O'Neal Ewing, the older of two children was born to Sammie and Geneva Tasby Ewing on December 27, 1932 in Washington, County, Texas. At a young age, Granvel moved to Austin, Texas with his parents, where he attended elementary, junior and senior high school, graduating from L. C. Anderson High School in 1952, where he excelled in football and track. He continued his education at Prairie View A and M University in Prairie View, Texas graduating with a B.A. degree in Industrial Education with emphasis in the area of auto mechanics. Granvel later earned his Masters Degree from the same university in 1958. He taught in the Austin Independent School District as well as coaching track and field and football at his high school alma mater. Granvel came to Flint in 1971. After arriving in Flint, using his entrepreneur skills, he opened Ewing Auto Service Center. He also began his teaching career with the Flint Community Schools at Northern High School as an instructor of auto mechanics and coached track and field at Mott Community College at the same time. In 1979 he obtained a Specialist Degree from Eastern Michigan University in Educational Leadership. He retired from the Flint Community Schools in 2002. Granvel accepted Christ at an early age and became a member of Sweet Home Baptist Church in the Clarksville area of Austin, Texas. He is a member of House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church, Flint, MI, where he served faithfully on the Deacon Ministry. Granvel was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. He loved traveling, gardening, repairing and restoring automobiles. Granvel had a good rapport with the students he taught as well as the students he coached, teaching them the value of fair play and academic achievements. Deacon Granvel O'Neal Ewing leaves to cherish his memories: 2 nephews, Steven O'Neal Ewing and Perry Scott Ewing; 2 great-nephews, Neal Scott Ewing and Preston Anthony Ewing; sister-in-law, Mamie Hans Ewing; guardian, Bobbie J. Ewing; several cousins and many devoted friends including, Mr. and Mrs. Ray (Margaret) Gillard, Rev. and Mrs. Robert (Estelle) Rawls, Johnny Sanders, Deacon Melvin Gillespie, Carolyn Deloach, Robert Doncontell, Mr. and Mrs. Henry (Ann) Rankins, Arnett Miller and Countess Cabell. Mr. Ewing was preceded in death by his parents,Sammie and Geneva Tasby Ewing.

Deacon Ewing

December 27, 1932 - September 19, 2007