Lynchburg, Virginia
Carrington Waddell Ewell
Carrington Waddell Ewell, 50, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 2, 2010, at Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Carrington was born December 31, 1959, in Charlottesville, Virginia, the youngest son of the late Dr. Nathanial McGregor Ewell Jr. and Mildred Carrington Hart Ewell.
He graduated from St. Anne's-Belfield School in Charlottesville, Virginia, the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, with a Bachelor of Arts in English and received his Masters of Fine Arts Administration from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia.
He was with the Michigan Opera Theatre, The New York City Opera, working with Beverly Sills, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Illinois, The Pennsylvania Opera Theatre, and The Settlement Music School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He was the executive director of the William King Regional Arts Center in Abingdon, Virginia, and later the Director of Development and Arts Administration at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville, Virginia. Recently he was in marketing with Kim Z. Gardner-Ewell, State Farm Agency, Madison Heights, Virginia.
Carrington was a member of the American Clan Gregor Society, the Saint Andrews Society, and the Redlands Club of Charlottesville, Virginia. He was a past member and officer of the Cabell Foundation and the Patrick Henry Descendants.
Carrington was passionate about theater, performing in many Shakespearian plays and an accomplished performer with the University of Rochester Glee Club and their Yellow jackets. Carrington was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed camping, canoeing, hiking, and especially fly fishing and time spent on the family farm with his beloved dogs.
Carrington is survived by his wife, Kim Zimmerman Gardner-Ewell; her two sons, Laurence Gibson Gardner and Harrison Lee Gardner; his mother, Mrs. N. M. Ewell Jr. of Charlottesville, Virginia; a brother, Nathanel McGregor Ewell III and his wife, Antoinette, of Palmyra, Virginia; sister, Frances Carrington Ewell Honsharuk of Butte Montana; a brother, Richard Byrd Hart Ewell and his wife, Kathy, of Williamsburg, Virginia; a brother, Richard Stoddert Ewell, and nieces, Mary Byrd and Anne Carrington Ewell, all of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; two nieces, Dara Renaghan of Leesburg, Virginia, and Erin Golden of Crestview, Florida; a nephew, Carl Young of Orlando, Florida.
A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, April 8, 2010, at Sunny Bank in North Garden, Virginia, the ancestral home of the Hart family.
Whitten Funeral Home of Lynchburg is in charge of arrangements.
This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.
I miss my uncle. I am the Anne Carrington from the obituary. One thing I will always remember about him, is that he loved art. I think this gift of his was passed down to me, and I will always remember my uncle when I paint, draw, or act. I love and miss him.
Anne Carrington Ewell
March 29, 2011 | Winston-Salem, NC
I directed Carrington in a play at UR -- he played Henry II in The Lion in Winter -- and have never forgotten what a masterful performance he gave, and how much fun he was to work with. I'm dismayed that he's gone . . . apparently, our paths nearly crossed in Philadelphia, but I haven't seen him since 1983, and I'm sad now to know that I never will. He will not be forgotten.
Mark Cofta
July 20, 2010
Mildred, Frances and the rest of the family. Please accept our sympathy and prayers in the loss of Carrington. Although we did not know him, just knowing Mama and Frances, he must have been a terrific person.
Once again, our sympathy.
Love & Prayers,
Jackie & Roger Oren
Butte, MT
May 01, 2010
Carrington, Steve, and Mildred at Rugby Road
Carrington was My Best Friend, too--he was the brother I never had. As he put it, we were just Simpatico. There are so many things about him I will miss--his cheese grits, having a drink with him while solving the world's problems, visiting Mildred, hanging out with him, Kim, Gibson, and Lee, Highland Games, canoing on the James, and just knowing that when you were with him you were with someone who cared deeply for you.
Carrington, I love you, I miss you, and I look forward to...
Steve Cornwell
April 28, 2010 | Osaka, Japan
Carrington and I were close cousins. Growing up we were often thought to be twins. We even share the same birthmark. Our parents were first cousins and best friends and the tradition continued down the ranks. The Ewell and Jones clans have a long history filled with great memories that have kept us close even though we've grown older and moved in different directions. It's hard to believe I won't get another chance to see him again.Wish I could find some old pictures of us when we were wild...
Mary Lee McGregor Jones Kuhn
April 14, 2010 | Neptune Beach, FL
Good bye, dear friend. Thank you for the love, friendship, years, lessons. And for waiting one last time. Peaceful journey. May you find a quiet place now.
Nanda Devi
April 13, 2010
Sunny Bank with the Scottish flag a flyin'
April 13, 2010
It was a beautiful day...Carrington would have loved being there!
April 13, 2010
April 13, 2010
