Kern County CA Archives Obituaries.....Long , Ruby Gerry Colston December 24, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K T bluewolf@onemain.com December 28, 2005, 1:48 pm The Bakersfield Californian Long, Ruby Gerry 1922 - 2005 Ruby Gerry Long Services: Thurs., Dec. 29, 2:00 p.m. Graveside funeral services will be held in the West Side District Cemetery on Thursday, December 29, 2005, at 2:00 p.m., for longtime Taft resident, Ruby Gerry Long, 83. Mrs. Long was born in Delray on April 8, 1922 and passed away in Bakersfield on December 24, 2005. In 1928 she moved with her family from Delray to Belridge. After graduating from Taft College with an Associates Degree she moved to Los Angeles to work in the Defense Plant. In 1948 she moved back to Taft to spend the rest of her life. Mrs. Long worked for True Value until her retirement. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Walsh in 1954; her husband, Harold Long in 1999; and by her brother, Virgil Colston. Mrs. Long is survived by her children and their spouses, Donna and Allan Hale of Taft and Jim and Linda Walsh of Taft; her grandchildren, Lori Miller and her husband, David of Bakersfield, Mandi Evans and her husband, Jerry of Taft, Denise Adkins and her husband, Robin of Taft, Jimmy Walsh of Bakersfield and Rob Hale and his wife, Amie of Bakersfield; her great- grandchildren, Megan and Robby Miller, Matthew, Perri and Presley Evans, Tyler and Kyle Adkins, and Robert and Elizabeth Hale; her brother and his wife, Bob and JoAnn Colston of Taft; her sister-in-law, Eleanor Colston of Taft; and by her numerous nieces. Those who wish to pay their respects may do so on Wednesday from 3:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and again on Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Erickson & Brown Funeral Home. Erickson & Brown Funeral Home Legacy.com Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 12/28/2005. Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased No other information available from submitter. Obituaries http://www.legacy.com/bakersfield/LegacyHome.asp File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/l/long1360gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb