She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who dedicated herself to her family. For many years she operated a family daycare, and enjoyed sewing and gardening.
She is survived by four daughters, Teresa Fernandez and her husband Edgar, Elaine Long, Debbie Harris and her husband Mike, and Faye Wilson; grandchildren, Whitney, Tommy, and Jenna Wilson, Lydia Sykes and her husband Everett, Holly Foreman, Bradley Gillis and his wife Kim, and Amanda Harris; and great-grandchildren, Tyler and his fiancé Hailee, Ian, Nadia, Dylan, Keris, Kingston, Jackson, Beau, and Hendrix; a great-great-granddaughter, Kendall; brother, Sidney Smack and his wife Darlene; sisters, June White and Peggy Horner; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Carroll James Long in 2015; sons, Gary Edward Long and Victor Lee Long; brothers, Sonny, David, and Linwood Smack; and sister, Doris Norman.
A graveside funeral service will be held Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 11am at Springhill Memory Gardens.
