Shirley Long

Shirley was born on September 22, 1935 in Sulphur, Louisiana to John “Blackie” and Rebecca Ann (McFatter) Suarez. She was loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a hard-working, firecracker of a woman. Shirley loved to cook, but spending time with her family and friends was what she enjoyed most in life. They will all miss her dearly.

Those left behind to cherish her memory are her loving husband Gary D. Long of Tuscumbia, Alabama; her children Karen Daniels, Luary and Patti Guidry, Renee Boyette, Kathy Guidry, Joe and Trisha Guidry, and Randy and Tina Guidry; her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Vickie and Roland McKinney; step-children, Shane and Kathy Long, and Christy and Sam Garner; numerous nieces and nephews; twenty-eight grandchildren; and thirty-six great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Blackie and Rebecca Suarez, her children’s father Floyd Joseph Guidry, Sr., her brothers and sisters-in-law Willie and Thelma Suarez and Johnnie and Lou Ella Suarez, mother-in-law Lorene Harris, son-in-law Jimmy Boyette, son-in-law Danny Joe Daniels, and great-grandson Colton Peveto.

A private Celebration of Life was held by her family on Friday, April 3 led by Jody Barrilleaux, Celebrant. A memorial service for friends and family will be held at a later date. Burial was in Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association www.act.alz.org or the charity of your choice. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.hixsonfuneralhomes.com.