Long, Mary Lavonia
Birth: Thursday, October 03, 1918 in Avenue, Maryland
Residence: Waldorf, Maryland Death: Sunday, June 27, 2010 at the age of 91 Laid to Rest: Thursday, July 01, 2010 in the Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, Maryland Condolences: Click to View or Post |
![]() Mary Lavonia Long, 91, of Waldorf, MD and formerly from Mechanicsville, MD, died June 27, 2010 at her son's home in Seaford, DE. Born October 3, 1918 in Avenue, MD she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ida Marie Cheseldine Oliver.
She was the loving wife of the late James Aaron Long whom she married in 1938 in Mechanicsville, MD, and he preceded her in death on July 21, 1998. She is survived by her children Raymond A. Long (Joyce) of Seaford, DE, and Robert A. Long (Cathy) of La Plata, MD. Mary is also survived by her brother Stanley Long of Mechanicsville, MD as well as four grandchildren; Dawn L Talley, Terry L. Simmons, James R. Long, Kelly E. Long and three great-grand children; Ryan S. Talley, Stephanie M. Simmons and Jacob R. Simmons. She was preceded in death by her siblings Claude Long, Charles Long, Peter Long, Johnny Long, Eleanor Long, Rae Hill, Eddie Long, Sammy Long, and Philip Long. She worked as a Cafeteria Worker for the Prince George's County Board of Education. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 from 5:00-8:00 P.M. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD, where prayers will be said at 7:00P.M. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Thursday, July 1, 2010, in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Mechanicsville, MD at 11:00 A.M. with Fr. Peter Alliata officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, in Leonardtown, MD. Contributions in memory of Mary Lavonia Long be made to Vitas Hospice 100 Commerce Dr, Christiana Corp. Center # 302, Newark, DE 19713. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A. |