Mary Lucinda (Spencer) Long, 87, El Dorado Springs, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, at Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility in Bolivar, after an extended illness. She was born on March 29, 1922, to Fred and Adah Spencer in Cedar Springs, Cedar County, MO.
Mary graduated from El Dorado Springs High School. During the war, Mary worked at Lake City Defense Plant. She was married Aug. 9, 1946, to Andy Long who was a firefighter in Kansas City and then in Riverside, CA. Mary was a homemaker who cherished her home and family. Andy and Mary enjoyed camping and traveling around the country. After Andy’s death in 1987,
Mary returned to El Dorado Springs, where she was active in the Church of Christ and enjoyed lunches at the Senior Center.
In addition to her husband, Mary was preceded in death by her sister, Lorene Davis, and brothers, Edward Spencer and Edwin Spencer - all of El Dorado Springs.
Mary is survived by her brothers, Carroll Spencer and his wife, Evelyn - Rantool, KS, and Jim Spencer and his wife, Myrtle - El Dorado Springs; her brother-in-law, John Davis (husband of Lorene) - El Dorado Springs; her son, Lonnie Wayne Long, and his wife, Kathy - Bolivar; her daughter, Ginger Mazzola, and her husband, Bill - Winter Haven, FL; grandchildren - Tony Mazzola - Dallas, GA, Karl Long - Phoenix, AZ, Donna Anderson - Anaheim, CA, Gina Weinzetl - Enterprise, AL, Tamara Hamilton - Dallas, GA, and Patricia Long – Bolivar; and by great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
The family would like to give a special thank you to our friends and church family who have provided loving support during Mary’s illness and to the staff of Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility in Bolivar for their caring attention to Mary during her time there.
Services will begin at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, at Bland-Hackleman Chapel in El Dorado Springs, with Rev. Jerry Book officiating. Interment will follow in Clintonville Cemetery in El Dorado Springs under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to CMH Hospice or to a hospice that serves your area.
