Mary Cecelia Long
August 6, 1923 ~ April 14, 2009
Services:
A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, April 20, 2009 at 11:00 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Trinity Memorial Gardens, Waldorf, MD.
Visitation:
The family will receive friends on Sunday, April 19, 2009 from 2:00 - 5:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home where prayers will be said at 3:00 PM.
Mary Cecelia Long, 85, of Mechanicsville, MD died April 14, 2009 in LaPlata, MD. Born August 6, 1923 in Leonardtown, MD she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth “Betty” Knott Burch. She was the loving wife of the late Paul Leonard Long whom she married on July 28, 1940 in St. Mary’s Church in Newburg, MD and who preceded her in death on April 1, 1987. She is survived by her children Mary Ann Foote of Mechanicsville, MD, Ralph Long of Bel Alton, MD, Jim Long of La Plata, MD, Linda Quade of Mechanicsville, MD and adopted son Mike Sheehan as well as 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her siblings Addie Lee of Mechanicsville, MD, Beatrice Nelson of Bryantown, MD, Lillian Borden of Chapel Point, MD. She was preceded in death by her siblings; Elizabeth Bowles, Ecton, Edward, Mack, Oakley and Lewis Burch, Cora Morgan, Julia Quade, Helen Marshall and Madeline Thompson. A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, Mary graduated from Oakville High School. The family will receive friends on Sunday, April 19, 2009 from 2:00-5:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 3:00 PM. A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 20 2009 at 11:00 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Trinity Memorial Gardens, Waldorf, MD. Pallbearers will be Douglas Wehrle, Eddy Henderson, Jeff Gerner, Mike Sheehan, John Small and Joe Saul. Kavan Small will be an honorary pallbearer.
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“May you Rest in Peace, I will miss you at Knights of Columbus Bingo at FAW on Friday’s. God Bless the Family.”
“Linda, Ralph and Jimmy, I am so sorry to hear of Mary’s passing, she is now in Heaven with Leonard, Adele and Herbert. She has joined the “OLD GANG” and Heaven will be really rocken now. Take care and keep your memories close thats what keeps us strong. You are all in my thoughts and prayers, I remember the good ole days and that is the best medicine to keep you going, she loved life and her family . That was for sure. God Bless you All. Cyndi”
“I will miss Mary.We were friends at the senior center in Charlotte Hall.She always had a lovely smile when she greeted me. God bless you all.”
“To the family of Aunt Mary, she will be missed. We all loved her very much. May she rest in peace,and our paryers are with you all.”
“To Jim and family, your friends and co-workers wish to express our condolences on the loss of your mother. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.”
“Jim, Vicki and family, You have our sincere condolences on the loss of your mom. The right words are so difficult to say in this time of loss..please remember that even though it is so difficult to say good bye,we eventually begin to remember not just that our loved one passed on, but that our loved one lived and that their life gave you memories too full and wonderful to forget. “
“I am sorry for your loss.”
“To Linda, Ralph, and Jimmy, I am sorry to hear about the passing of Mary. She will be missed deeply. Just hang on to the good times you had with her. God bless you all.”
“To Ralph and his sisters and brother. We were saddened to hear about the loss of your mother. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.”
“I am sorry for your loss.”