Long, Jerry Eugene

1943 - 2015  (71 years)

• Name	Long, Jerry Eugene
  Birth	14 Jun 1943	Farina, Fayette County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	LONG.J017
  _FGRAVE	142760490
  Military Service	Seaman Recruit, United States Navy
  Death	14 Feb 2015	Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Burial	Evergreen Cemetery, Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois
  Person ID	I55888	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 14 Jun 1943 - Farina, Fayette County, Illinois Death - 14 Feb 2015 - Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois Burial - - Evergreen Cemetery, Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Jerry Eugene Long, age 71 of Flora, Illinois passed away at 12:19 a.m. on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 20, 2015 at Pagel Funeral Homes in Edgewood, Illinois with a one hour viewing prior to the service. Russell Smith will be officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Kinmundy, Illinois. Memorials may be made to the family to defer funeral costs or donor’s choice. Online condolences may be expressed at www.pagelfuneralhome.com Jerry was born on June 14, 1943 in Farina, Illinois, the son of Eugene and Dorothy (Jenkins) Long. He married Peggy Thompson on June 14, 1980 at the Free Baptist Church in Effingham, Illinois. He served as a Seabee in the United States Navy. He enjoyed fishing, camping, reading westerns, and loved spending time with his family, especially his grandkids. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Long; four sons, Gerry Long, David Greenwood (wife Sheila), Eric Long, Brian Long; two daughters, Tammy Huestis (husband Ty) and Michelle Butts; sister, Donna Wright (husband Larry); 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Dorothy Long; grandparents, James and Dora Jenkins; three uncle, Charles “Bud” Jenkins, Robert Lee Jenkins, and John Jenkins