Margaret Patricia "Pat" Long, 78, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2006, following a brief illness. Mrs. Long was born Margaret Patricia Younger on January 19, 1928, in Amarillo, Texas. She attended Colorado College where she met and married her husband of 59 years. Pat and her husband, Chester, made their home in Tulsa, OK, where she volunteered her skills and talents to the Girl Scouts of America as well as the Gilcrease Museum. After retirement, Pat and Chester moved to Grove where they have lived for the past twenty five years. She has been an active member of the Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church, the Oklahoma Bluebird Society and the Local and National Audubon Society. For many years she helped establish and maintain numerous Bluebird trails in the Grove area. Mrs. Long is survived by her husband, Chester I. Long, of the home; her two children, Dr. Chester I. Long and his wife Karen, of Joplin and Janet Bell and her husband Kevin of Springfield, Missouri. She leaves five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, as well s a brother, Robert Younger of Amarillo, TX. A funeral mass will be held at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church in Grove on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 2:00PM. Following the Mass, there will be a gathering of family and friends at the church. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, NW Highway 59 at 113th, Grove, OK, 74344 Arrangements are under the direction of Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, OK. Family and friends may send condolences by viewing obituaries at www.honoringmemories.com.
Service Details
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006 2:00pm, St. Elizabeth Catholic Church
Interment Details
Southwest City Cemetery