Obituary of Susan Long, Lawrence Co, AR

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Submitted by: Regina Creekmore Weaver<weave@intellinet.com>
        Date: 5 Aug 2001
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I had these obits from a scrapbook of a lady (a distant cousin) that
lived in the Jesup, Lawrence County area of Arkansas already entered in my
computer. The problem with these is that there are very few actual dates
given for the dates of death, and there are no newspaper names written
beside them. What I do know I've listed, and what was penciled in on the
obit, I've included. If you find someone that is attached to you, please
let me know, and I will try and see if I can find any other information for
you, such as date of death if you don't have it, and possibly a newspaper
name, also.

Obits of Folks from the Lawrence County, AR area

These obituaries are from various newspapers, all concerning people who
once lived in the Lawrence County area, mostly around Smithville, Jesup,
Strawberry, and Lynn, with a few from the Walnut Ridge area.

Friday, May 17, 1907

page 3

FOUND DEAD IN HER BED

MRS. SUSAN C. LONG MEETS DEATH ALONE AT JAMESTOWN.

Mrs. Susan C. Long was found dead in her home in Jamestown, on Friday.
Mrs. Long was quite an old lady, and lived, for the most part, alone,
though she had near neighbors. Friday forenoon, Mrs. Robert Musteen,
living just across the street from Mrs. Long, remarked to her husband that
she had not seen her for a day or two, and later an investigation was made.
Her dead body was found lying on the floor of the sitting room, as it had
fallen back from her work. An inquest was held by Justice Barnes, and the
verdict was that she had come to her death from heart disease.
Mrs. Long removed with her husband, Wm. R. Long, from McMinn county,
Tenn., in 1857, and settled in Greenbrier. Later they moved to Oil Trough
bottom, but afterwards returned to Jamestown. Mr. Long died twelve years
ago. Mrs. Long was a vigorous woman and in good health, although, at the
time of her death, she was 76 years of age. She preferred to maintain a
home of her own, as so many old people do, rather than go to live with her
children; although some of the children always lived near her. Mr. M.C.
Long, at present editor of the News, is her eldest son. There are two
other sons, Wm. and Frank, and a daughter, who is the wife of Rev. Mr.
Castleberry of Piggott. She had been an active member of the Baptist
church for many years. She and the late John Sims were the oldest members
of that congregation, and she died on the day he was buried.
There was nothing in the surroundings to indicate violence. Nothing was
disturbed about the house, and a sum of money, between $200 and $300, was
unmolested. The remains will be interred for the present at Jamestown, and
later removed to Maple Spring and placed beside her husband.