Show ob itu aries A GEORGE W LONG funeral services were held saturday in the sauna first ward chapel for george W long 70 mr air long had for nearly fifty years been a resident of salina the funeral was in charge of edwin peterson S ross rosa hunt offered the invocation speakers were R C and bishop ira A quartet comprised of fred angus mcdonald mrs john deaton and mrs clarence mcdonald sang beautiful isle isic of somewhere and sometime well understand darlene played a violin solo and james C jensen sang that silver haired daddy of mine fred offered the benediction ben diction burial was in the pioneer cemetery the grave was dedicated by edwin peterson mr air long died at the home of his daughter mrs airs A C prows wednesday night following a stroke of apoplexy earlier in the day born bom in terre haute indiana december 29 1868 he came to salina in 1891 with an engineering company compan y after assisting in the surveying of roads and farms he became engaged in the mercantile business being one of the early settlers to operate a meat market although he was blind during his bis later years he was capable of doing various light chores he married sarah ann palmer on february 17 1892 five of the si six children bom to this union survive they are mrs izola prows and george E long sauna salina mrs airs verda dillon san pedro california f mrs irene steen los angeles california and vernon vemon K F long goshen |