Vera Grace Long

Services for Vera Grace Long, 83, Lawrence, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the First Christian Church, Larned. Burial will be in Larned Cemetery.

Mrs. Long died Monday, May 12, 2003, at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.

She was born Dec. 1, 1919, near Ransom, the daughter of William and Mary (Ummel) Jaehde.

She had been a resident of Larned since 1962 and only recently moved to Lawrence. She was a beautician and a retired clerk in the Pawnee County Treasurer’s Office.

Mrs. Long was a member of the First Christian Church in Larned and Christian Women’s Fellowship. She volunteered in the church thrift shop and sang in the church choir, and was a former member of the Sweet Adelines of Great Bend.

She married Fred Long on Sept. 24, 1938, in WaKeeney. He died Sept. 15, 2001.

Survivors include three sons, James A. Long, Larned, Steven C. Long, Denver, and David M. Long, Wichita; two daughters, Julie Ann Matchett, Lawrence, and Nancy Jean Eckert, Butte, Mont.; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.

Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Morell Funeral Home, Larned. The family suggests memorials to the Alzheimer’s Assn., sent in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 124, Larned 67550-0124.