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In loving memory of
O.W. "Pete" Long |
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O.W. "Pete" Long, 92, of Pine Bluff died Saturday, January 30, 2010, at his home. Mr. Long was born January 21, 1918, in Moscow, Arkansas to Chester Dare and Kate Ethel Cook Long. He graduated from Pine Bluff High School in 1936. He served in the U.S. Army, where he was a Staff Sergeant, and served 37 months overseas during WWII with 475th Fighter Group of the 5th Air Force in Australia, New Guinea, Dutch East Indies and the Philipines. He worked for Jefferson County for 30 years, retiring in 1980 as Circuit Clerk. Mr.Long's memberships included First Baptist church, where he served as an offical greeter, Pine Bluff Lodge #69 F&AM, the Sahara Shrine Temple, American Legion Post #32, D.A.V., and the Pine Bluff Evening Lions Club, where he was a past president. Survivors include his wife, Catherine Smith Long, who he married March 5, 1949 , in Pine Bluff; a son, R.D. "Bob" Long and family of Little Rock. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Marnette Long Gammill. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, in the Chapel of Ralph Robinson and Son, with Reverend Matt Norton officating. Burial will be private by Ralph Robinson and Son. The family will receive friends at Robinson's, Tuesday 5-7 PM. Memorials may take the form of donations to First Baptist Church Building Fund, 6501 S Hazel Street, Pine Bluff, AR. 71603
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