Obituaries:  Mrs. Patsy Kelly Long, Sabine Parish       L-520
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Aug 2, 1984
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Mrs. Patsy Kelly Long

  Funeral services for Mrs. Patsy Kelly Long, 53, of Minden, were
held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 24, in the First Baptist Church in
Minden. Officiating was the Rev. Ronnie Laughlin, and Dr. Darwin
Scott. Burial was in the Gardens of Memories Cemetery in Minden.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Minden Rose-Neath
Funeral Home.

  She died Saturday, July 21, in the Schumpert Medical Center in
Shreveport, following a brief illness. Mrs. Long was born on
Zenaria, La., and had been a resident of Minden for 36 years. She
was a member of the Minden Presbyterian Church, and a member of
the Women of the Church. She was past President of the Town and
Country Garden Club, a Red Coat of Minden Chamber of Commerce,
and a past member of the Minden Department Club. Mrs. Long was
named one of Minden's most influential women in 1979.

  She is survived by her husband, Mr. Ortis Ray (Shorty) Long of
Minden; one son, Robert R. (Bob) Long of Shreveport; four
daughters, Mrs. Brenda Summersell of Pensacola, Fla., Mrs. Kathy
Copeland of Minden, Mrs. Patti Morgan of Minden, and Mrs. Jan
Anderson of Atsugi, Japan; four sisters, Myrtie Collins of
Calvin, Imogene Lindsey of Minden, Martha Moreland of Rogers,
Ark., and Sue Pearson of Minden; two brothers, James E. Kelly of
Many, and Howard Kelly of Vallejo, Calif.; five grandsons, John
Davidson of Minden, Brandon Summersell of Pensacola, Fla.,
Michael, and Matthew Morgan, both of Minden, and Daniel Anderson
of Atsugi, Japan; one granddaughter, Kymberly Anderson of Atsugi,
Japan; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.

  Pallbearers were Walter White, Johnny Ray, Henry Lister, Don
Moore, Phil Hendry, Hal Jackson, Jack Byrd, and Jay Garcia.

  Honorary pallbearers were the Elders and Deacons of First
Presbyterian Church in Minden.

  In Lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial
contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, and the
Building Fund of the First Presbyterian Church in Minden.