Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Barbara Ann Long

Jan. 25, 1945 -July 21, 2008

 

Outh Bend Tribune 7/23/2008
SOUTH BEND - Barbara Ann (Riggs) Long, 63, of South Bend, passed away at Memorial Hospital Saturday night at 10:08 p.m. following a brief illness. Mrs. Long was born to William Leo and Mary Francis (Downs) Riggs on January 25 1945, in Bargetown, KY. She was married to Wilfred Edward "Whitey" Long who died Feb. 2, 1998. Barbara was an Independent Home Healthcare Qualified Medical Assistant. She is survived by a daughter, Cindy (Chuck Davis) Weesner of South Bend; a step-daughter, Judy (Vic) Neese of Osceola; a grandson Shawn M. Woolley of Mishawaka; two step-grandsons Brian and Brad Neese; three sisters, Lillian Foster of Louisville, KY, Louise (Robert) Trout, and Margaret Brittian, both of South Bend; three sisters-in-law, Karen, Joan, and Delores Riggs. She is also survived by a special friend she considered her second daughter, Laurie (Donny Pickett) Scofield. Mrs. Long was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Whitey Long; and a son, Raymond.

 

Friends may call Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. at McGann Hay Funerals | Cremations | Gatherings, 13260 SR 23, (enter off Cherry Rd.) The funeral will be Thursday morning at 11:00 a.m. with calling one hour prior to the service in the funeral home. Burial will be at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger. Donations may be made in her memory to the American Cancer Society.