Louise Howell Long's Obituary
STRATFORD / HEDLEY SERVICES- 11:00 am, Tuesday, April 3, 2007 in the First Baptist Church in Hedley, with Rev. Larry Brace, Pastor of Assembly of God in Texoma, officiating. INTERMENT - Rowe Cemetery in Hedley. Mrs. Long was born February 13, 1904, to L.H. and Rena Jane Howell in Dublin, Texas. She had lived most of her life in Hedley before moving to Stratford 8 years ago. She married Cecil Leroy Harris on November 6, 1920, in Hedley Texas. Upon the death of Mr. Harris in 1960, Louise married Johnny Long in December of 1962, in Hedley. She had worked for the Clarendon and Memphis Hospitals as an LVN prior to her retirement. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hedley where she worked with the teenagers and taught Sunday School. She loved singing hymns and would often lead the singing at the nursing home. She was a Baptist. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY - her parents; both her husbands, Cecil Leroy Harris in 1960 and Johnny Long in 1972; 8 brothers; and 2 sisters. SURVIVORS - 3 daughters, Annita DeBord of Stratford, Cecilia DeBord of Amarillo, Ruby Comen of Borger; 12 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren; and 4 great-great grandchildren. The family request that memorials be to a charity of choice. THE FAMILY MAY BE CONTACTED AT: 414 S. Chestnut / PO Box 557 / Stratford, Texas 79084-0557. Phone Number 806 / 366-2154
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