William Ewan

William Eugene Ewan, age 85, of Paola, Kansas passed away April 17, 2014 at his home. Bill was born on January 7, 1929 in Olathe, Kansas to Floyd and Lula E. Ewan. He attended Olathe Public Schools and graduated from Olathe High School in 1947 and Central Business College in 1950. He was married to Mildred Colleen Metz on July 22, 1948. Bill worked at Dennis Chevrolet in Olathe for 15 years. He went to work for Chrysler Corporation in 1961 as an Internal Auditor. In his work for Chrysler, he traveled extensively and left the corporation as Accounting Supervisor in 1975. In 1976 he became the Chrysler Dealer in Paola, Kansas. After leaving the dealership in 1981, he went to work with Colleen at Landmark Title Company until he retired in 1991. Bill loved to be outdoors, to camp, hunt, fish, garden, and raise cattle. He and Colleen cruised to the Caribbean three times and Alaska four times. Bill liked trains and they rode every Amtrak route in the USA and some Via routes in Canada. He was always active in real estate and had rentals in Johnson, Miami, and Linn counties. He also subdivided several farms. Bill is survived by his wife Colleen; two sons, Robert of Olathe and Thomas (Pam) of Paola; one daughter, Susan Dunaway of Huntington Beach, CA; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Phoebe Kneisley, and brother James Ewan. Memorials may be made to the Miami County Historical Museum or the First Presbyterian Church. To leave a special memory of William or a condolence message for his family, please click the Share Memories button above.