Barbara Ann Long was born on 27. Nov. 1934 at Downs, McLean County, Illinois. She was the daughter of
Welby Earl Long and
Hazel Grey. Barbara Ann Long died on 5. Jul. 2004 at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal, McLean County, Illinois, at age 69.
Barbara Ann Jessee
NORMAL -- Barbara Ann Jessee, 69, of 306 Daisy Lane, Normal, died 11:45 a.m. Tuesday (July 6, 2004) at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal.
Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington, with Dr. David Dees officiating. Burial will be at Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the memorial home. Memorial gifts may be made to Wesley United Methodist Church, Bloomington, or the Community Cancer Center, Normal.
She was born Nov. 27, 1934, in Downs, a daughter of Welby and Hazel Grey Long. She married Donald Bowden Jessee on July 11, 1953, in Bloomington.
She is survived by her husband; one daughter, Darlene (Dennis) Gee, Orinda, Calif; one son, Duane (Rachel Gawthorp) Jessee, Bloomington; and two grandchildren, Brian and Eric Gee.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Lisco Long.
She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Bloomington.
Barbara had formerly worked at State Farm Insurance Co. for 40 years until she retired in 1996.
She had volunteered at both BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal, and OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. She was a reading tutor with Star Literacy program.
She loved God, her family, friends, traveling, flower gardening and crossword puzzles.