Diane Giles Ewing, age 83, a resident of Irving for fifty-five years, and a retired Irving ISD school teacher, died Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at Methodist Hospital in Dallas. Born February 25, 1938 in Hollis in New York City, New York, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Brockhurst Giles and Mary Pauline Young Giles. She grew up in Zanesville, Ohio, graduated from Lancaster, Ohio High School, Stephens College and North Texas Teachers College. She married Kenneth D. Ewing June 14, 1958 in Lancaster, Ohio. They lived in Pennsylvania. Ohio and Houston, Texas for eight years before moving to Irving, Texas. During those 63 years, she traveled to all 50 states and three other continents. She taught in the Irving Independent School District for twenty-five years, retiring in 2003. She was a member of St. Vincents Anglican Church in Bedford, Texas, the Irving Retired School Personnel Association, Texas Retired Teachers Association, Greater Dallas Scottish Terrier Club, and the Scottish Terrier Club of America. Survivors include her husband Kenneth of Irving; daughters Michelle Ewing Corton and husband Jim of Rockledge, Florida and Cheryl Ewing Breckenridge and husband Clayton of Grapevine, Texas; a brother, Kenneth Brockhurst Giles, Jr; seven grandchildren, including Sara, Ethan, Michael, and Thomas; four great grandchildren, including Mia; and nine cousins. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 28, 2021 at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, 606 West Airport Freeway in Irving. Memorials in honor of Diane Ewing may be made to the Irving Schools Foundation, 2621 W Airport Fwy, Irving, TX 75062 or click here to make an online donation. The service was recorded by Zoom and can viewed here: https://youtu.be/ixI7pIqmk1A SERVICES

Memorial Service

Monday, June 28, 2021 2:00 PM

Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home Chapel 606 West Airport Freeway Irving, TX 75062