Friday, April 26, 2024
Shirlee Jeanice Long
March 22, 1931 ~ Oct. 28, 2021
Shirlee Jeanice Long passed away peacefully on October 28, 2021 with her daughters at her side.
Shirlee was born to Charles Harvey and Lavina Jane (Hanford) Jenkins on March 22, 1931. Shirlee attended Bridgeport schools where she would go home during lunch breaks to prepare lunch for her dad and brothers who worked the farm on Pearl Hill.
Shirlee married a handsome red head, Roger Dale Long, on September 14, 1947 in Mansfield, Washngton. Roger worked as a lineman and they moved several times before settling in Bridgeport.
They had three red haired daughters, Jane Dale (Steve) Jenkins of Loomis, Joyce Jean (Dennis) Hardie of Bridgeport, and Janet Yvonne McGregor of Electric City.
Shirlee was preceeded in death by her parents, five siblings, her husband Roger Long, and one daughter.
She is survived by two daughters, 8 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and several great-great grandchildren.
Shirlee loved to crochet and go fishing.
Services for Shirlee Jeanice Long will be held next year around her birthday, March 22, 2022 at the Bridgeport Cemetery. Please check back on the Barnes Chapel website for the exact date and time as we get closer to the service
Please leave any thoughts and memories for the family at www.barneschapel.com. Services are under the direction of Barnes Chapel of Brewster.
