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George T. Long
Posted 5/1/07
George T. Long, 83 CECILTON, Md. - George T. Long of Cecilton died April 29, 2007, in his home. He was 83. Mr. Long was born on Feb. 26, 1924, son of the late George and Anna Bailey Long. He was a …
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George T. Long
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George T. Long, 83
CECILTON, Md. - George T. Long of Cecilton died April 29, 2007, in his home. He was 83.
Mr. Long was born on Feb. 26, 1924, son of the late George and Anna Bailey Long.
He was a lifetime resident of the Cecilton area where he began his farming career on Strawberry Hill Farm, for the next 20 years he operated the Brick House Farm and in 1973 moved to the GeEsJo Farm on Sandy Bottom Road retiring from dairy and grain farming in 1988.
He continued working for Southern States, Middletown and as a guard for Cecil Co. District Court.
Mr. Long was a member of the Upper Bay Ruritan's, past member of the Cecil County Farm Bureau, where he was named Farmer of the Year in 1988. He served on the board of directors for Southern States in Middletown and on the Cecil County Soil Conservation Board.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years Doris "Dottie" Biggs Long in 1996; a daughter, Bonnie Sue Long; and a sister, May Sigman.
He is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Ann L. and John Freese of Elkton and Carol J. Long of Middletown, James 'Butch' Henry, who lived and worked with the family for nine years; two grandchildren, Justin F. Clugston and his wife, Cindy of Byron, Ga. and Ashley M. Long of Elkton; three great-grandchildren, Kara, Clay and Madison Clugston; and a godchild, Lana Luike of Galena.
A funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Galena Funeral Home of Stephen L. Schaech, 118 W. Cross St., Galena, where friends may call one hour earlier.
Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Cecilton.
Memorials may be offered to Seasons Hospice or the Upper Bay Ruritan's c/o the funeral home.
CECILTON, Md. - George T. Long of Cecilton died April 29, 2007, in his home. He was 83.
Mr. Long was born on Feb. 26, 1924, son of the late George and Anna Bailey Long.
He was a lifetime resident of the Cecilton area where he began his farming career on Strawberry Hill Farm, for the next 20 years he operated the Brick House Farm and in 1973 moved to the GeEsJo Farm on Sandy Bottom Road retiring from dairy and grain farming in 1988.
He continued working for Southern States, Middletown and as a guard for Cecil Co. District Court.
Mr. Long was a member of the Upper Bay Ruritan's, past member of the Cecil County Farm Bureau, where he was named Farmer of the Year in 1988. He served on the board of directors for Southern States in Middletown and on the Cecil County Soil Conservation Board.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years Doris "Dottie" Biggs Long in 1996; a daughter, Bonnie Sue Long; and a sister, May Sigman.
He is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Ann L. and John Freese of Elkton and Carol J. Long of Middletown, James 'Butch' Henry, who lived and worked with the family for nine years; two grandchildren, Justin F. Clugston and his wife, Cindy of Byron, Ga. and Ashley M. Long of Elkton; three great-grandchildren, Kara, Clay and Madison Clugston; and a godchild, Lana Luike of Galena.
A funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Galena Funeral Home of Stephen L. Schaech, 118 W. Cross St., Galena, where friends may call one hour earlier.
Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Cecilton.
Memorials may be offered to Seasons Hospice or the Upper Bay Ruritan's c/o the funeral home.
