The longtime Emporia business owner will be remembered as “The Power.”

EMPORIA, Kan. (WBW) – A longtime Emporia businesswoman is being remembered as a “powerhouse” by local leaders.

KVOE reports that on Tuesday, Sept. 6, community leaders and local business owners remembered longtime local business owner Sharon Ewing, who passed away Monday.

According to KVOE, Ewing is best known as the owner of Sharon’s Design, which opened in 1993.

Riverside Gardens owner Vicki Trimmer — who employed Ewing before she opened Sharon Designs — was a hard worker who cared deeply about customers.

In her career as a florist, Ewing was one of the first to develop Emporia’s Rural Housing Incentive.

In partnership with Emporia Main Street, Ewing began renovating the second floor of her business at 703 Commercial St. in December 2021. She plans to convert a 3-bedroom apartment into a 2-bedroom apartment with a den and office space. A separate 3-room apartment.

Emporia Main Street Director Case Woods told KVOE that Ewing is “a force.”

Funeral arrangements for Ewing are currently pending.

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