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Birth:          7 Aug 1926 Powderhorn, Gunnison Co., Col.
Death:          16 Mar 2012 Seattle, Wash.
Burial:         Tahoma Nat'l Cemetery, Kent, King Co., Wash.

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1930 in Powderhorn, Gunnison Co., Col.
1940 in West Gunnison, Gunnison Co., Col.
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http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx?pid=156659642
Mildred Mae Phelps EWERS Born 8/7/1926 in Powderhorn, Colorado and died at the 
age of 85 on 3/16/2012 in Seattle, Washington. She was the 7th of 10 children born 
to Helen and Jessie Phelps. As a young woman she moved to Reno, Nevada to live 
with her sister Elsie. There she met Harry B. Ewers, a navy man. They married in 
Bremerton, Washington and lived the life of a military family, moving every couple of 
years and having 4 children, all born in different states. After Harry retired from the 
Navy in 1962, they returned to the beautiful Northwest to live in Seattle. After a few 
years in Seattle Mildred took to working outside the home, initially with Holland Dutch 
Cleaners and then for MacPherson Realty where she enjoyed a successful 30 year 
career. Raised on a cattle ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, she was an 
outstanding horsewoman. She participated in the annual Cattlemen's Days rodeo in 
Gunnison, Colorado, which included riding as a jockey in horse racing. She loved 
music, especially jazz, dancing, art, science, nature, birds, gardening, which included 
a vegetable garden, flowers, political and natural history, museums, cooking nutritious 
food, antiques, camping, PBS, and her family. She was preceded in death by her 
husband of nearly 60 years, Harry, in 2005. She continued to live in her own home 
until her death. She is survived by her 4 children: Sandra, Cynthia, Wesley, and Diana 
Ewers, 2 grandchildren: Heather Shinkevich and Douglas Armstrong, 3 great 
grandchildren: Ewan Armstrong, Isabella and Nickolas Shinkevich, and 5 siblings: 
Evelyn, Viola, Letha, Fay and Duane. May she rest in peace, her spirit will not be 
forgotten. Funeral Service 3/30/2012, Friday @ 3:00pm, at Wiggen & Sons Funeral 
Service, 2003 NW 57th St, Seattle WA. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to 
your local PBS television or radio station.
Published in The Seattle Times on Mar. 25, 2012

Parents
PHELPS Jesse Robert (28 Jun 1883 - Jul 1973)
REVERE Helen Pauline (31 Oct 1888 - 27 May 1985)

Siblings
PHELPS Ethel Emma (4 Oct 1909 - Apr 1956)
PHELPS Elsie Helen (17 Jan 1911 - 12 May 1985)
PHELPS Edith Lena (9 Jan 1913 - 17 May 2005)
PHELPS Evelyn M. (1914 - 20 Sep 2015)
PHELPS Vern Edward (1 Mar 1917 - 11 Jul 1978)
PHELPS Lawrence Elmer (1 Jul 1919 - 26 Feb 2004)
PHELPS Edna Viola (26 Apr 1921 - 21 Mar 2007)
PHELPS Mildred Mae (7 Aug 1926 - 16 Mar 2012)
PHELPS Letha Marian ()
PHELPS Duane R. ()
PHELPS Ina Fay ()

Marriage To EWERS Harry Barton (5 May 1923 - 20 Sep 2005)
    m. 19 Jan 1946 Bremerton, Wash.

Notes

Parents
EWERS Samuel ()
----- Norma ()

Children by EWERS Harry Barton 5 May 1923 - 20 Sep 2005
EWERS Sandra L. ()
EWERS Cynthia A. ()
EWERS Wesley B. ()
EWERS Diana L. ()

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