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Evelyn "Liz" Long 

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[December 21, 2018]  NORMAL - Evelyn "Liz" Long, 81, of Normal formerly of Atlanta passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018 at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center.

Visitation: At Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, December 21, 2018.  (and one hour prior to the funeral on Saturday at the church)

Service: Saturday December 22, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the West Twin Grove Christian Church in rural Bloomington

Funeral home: Quiram Peasley Funeral Home, Atlanta

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Evelyn E. "Liz" Long, 81, of Normal formerly of Atlanta passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018 at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center.

Liz’s funeral will be held on Saturday December 22, 2018 beginning at 10 a.m. at The West Twin Grove Christian Church in rural Bloomington with Rev. Monte Bowers officiating. Prior to that will be a one-hour visitation, beginning at 9 a.m., at the church.

Visitation will be held at Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, December 21, 2018.

Burial will take place at Roaches Chapel Cemetery. in McLean immediately following the funeral service.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to The West Twin Grove Church, Atlanta Rescue Squad or The American Diabetes Association in her memory.

Liz was born April 1, 1937 just east of Armington, Illinois in the coach house on the Medberry farm. She was the daughter of John and Augusta Williams Brandt. Liz married Kenneth Long on January 12, 1957. They farmed around the Atlanta area until 1987, then moved to Normal in 2004.



 

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Survivors are her husband, Ken and three children, Doug of Interlochen, Michigan, Brian (Rosezona) of Petersburg, Illinois, and Melody (H.E.) of Conroe, Texas. Four grandchildren, Andie and Stephanie of Michigan, Jennifer (Nick) of Galva, Robert of Colona. Three Great Grandchildren Wyatt and Logan Johnson, and Maddox Long. She is also survived by one brother Dick (Betty) Brandt of Bloomington, nephew Rod Brandt, niece Connie Brandt, one grandnephew, grandniece and one great grandnephew all in Bloomington and a grandniece in Olympia, Washington.

Liz was preceded in death by parents, John and Augusta Brandt, Brother Lyle (Pete), and her in-laws Oscar and Edith Long.

Liz was a 1955 graduate of Hittle Township High School in Armington, Illinois, graduating Salutatorian of her class. She was awarded The Daughters of American Revolution award. She worked for State Farm Insurance and as an office manager for multiple agents for several years. She also helped her husband farm near Atlanta for 30 years. Liz enjoyed gardening. flowers, writing letters, and spending lots of precious time with her family. Later in life Liz started collecting bells from lots of places, with the collection nearing 400.

Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to Quiram Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta.


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