Mrs. Ruth I. Long, age 90 of Bolivar, MO, passed away Thursday May 12, 2011 in Christian Healthcare East in Springfield, MO. She was born June 26, 1920 to Clarence O. and Mable Clara (Griffith) Brewer. Ruth married Merlin A. Long and to this union 5 children were born. Ruth was a cook for many restaurants in the Bolivar area.
Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Merlin Long; her son Terry “Red” Long; and a stepdaughter Betty King.
She is survived by two daughters Eva Harper and her husband Bill of Willard, MO; Ginger Mincks and her husband Loyd of Halfway, MO; three sons Randy Long and his wife Mary of Bolivar, MO; Gary Long of Bolivar, MO; and Mike Brill and friend Joy of North Carolina; a stepson Sidney Long and his wife Shirley of Overland Park, KS; 3 sisters; 2 brothers; 9 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth I. Long will be at 11:00 am Monday May 16, 2011 in Pitts Chapel in Bolivar, MO with burial to follow in the Barren Creek Cemetery, west of Bolivar, MO. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 pm Sunday May 15, 2011 in the chapel. Friends and family may sign a guest book or send private condolences at: www.greenlawnfuneralhome.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Pitts Chapel in Bolivar, MO.