The Fairfield Tribune
Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
Thursday, September 18, 1884
The death of Mrs. Anna Graham Ewing, wife of Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Ewing, president of the Parsons College occurred at her home in this city last Friday. Her death was the ending of long months of suffering, during which life ebbed and flowed alternately until at last the struggle could be no longer kept up, and life on earth at last went out. Of a delicate constitution, Mrs. Ewing was never strong, at best, but since some time last January, when she received a serious injury, she has gradually failed in health and vigor, until death came to release her spirit from the pains of the mortal body. A week before her death it was thought she might yet recover. Suddenly and without warning she became worse and continued to remain in a semi-conscious condition until the day before her death when she again became slightly better; but this was only temporary and Friday came the end. Mrs. Ewing was born at Brownsville, Fayette Co, Pa. and spent the early years of her life and until she was married at that place. She was married to Thomas Ewing then the pastor of the Presbyterian church at Kittanning, Pa., in June, 1867, and at that place she lived with her husband she removed here in 1880. She was forty years old. Four children, the youngest seven years old, the eldest fifteen and a most devoted and tender husband, are left to mourn their great loss. She was a woman of the most beautiful character, full of the gentlest and sweetest graces that adorn humanity, and her life is attested to by everyone as having been fragrant
with good deeds...
The funeral occurred Monday morning at ten o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. Wilson, assisted by others of the college and of the city. The funeral was largely attended, the students, faculty and trustees in the city attending in a body.
