Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....LONG , Dolores May January 28 2002 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy B. Perazzo pbperazzo@comcast.net and Judith Hinton November 1, 2004, 9:53 pm Woodland "Daily Democrat," Wednesday, February 06, 2002 Dolores May Long Dolores May Long died in Woodland, Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at age 72. Born May 8, 1929, in Woodland, Mrs. Long attended Woodland elementary schools and Woodland High School. She studied piano playing for 10 years. She was a member of Rainbow Girls and the Junior Chamber of Commerce. She was a stagehand for school plays, a member of "Hi-Y," and held different offices while on the Ilex staff. She attended Sacramento City College, University of California, Berkeley, and graduated from Chico State College. She began her teaching career in Dunnigan and Davis. She taught for 27 years at Woodland's Beamer, Dingle and Freeman elementary schools. In 1952, she married Ted Neal Long. They lived near Zamora where he was a farmer and sheep rancher. According to her family members, "her hobbies included reading, listening to music, sewing and knitting. She had a dry sense of humor." She and her husband were members of a Zamora Pot-Luck group for many years. She was a 4-H cooking leader. She played cards with different groups of friends. After he (sic) retirement she and her husband went to antique shows. She would travel with the "Pedro Bus" group to Reno. Mrs. Long is survived by her children and their spouses, Sandra Montero and husband Tony, Alex Long and wife Marlene, Chris Long and wife Sally; grandchildren, Brooke and Nick Montero, Sterling, Paul and Alexis Long, and Heather and Erin Long. She is also survived by her sister-in-law; niece; nephews and cousins from Woodland and Zamora. Mrs. Long was preceded in death by her husband, Ted Long on Feb. 28, 2001; and her parents, Sam and Jennie Harding. Respecting the wishes of Mrs. Long no services are scheduled. The family requests memorials be directed to Mary's Cemetery, c/o 920 Harvard Place, Woodland; or the charity of the donor's choice. McNary's Chapel of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements. Additional Comments: Submitted with the permission of the "The Daily Democrat," 711 Main St., Woodland, CA 95695. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/yolo/obits/gob2531long.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb