Florice Elaine Long's Obituary
Florice Elaine Long, age 89, of Cedar Falls, Iowa and a former Centerville, Iowa resident, died Friday, July 24, 2009 at the home of her daughter Paula Padavich. She was born the daughter of William Pearl and Osra E. (Sager) Helton on November 14, 1919 in Seymour, Iowa. She received her education in the Seymour Community Schools.Florice was first united in marriage to Andrew Jerry Clark and later to, Gail C. Long. She was a homemaker. Florice was an avid member of the Appanoose Democratic Women's Club, Garden Club, and owner of the Country Peddler. She was a devoted mother, and grandmother, a member of the Orleans Church of Christ and will be sorely missed by her family and friends.She was preceded in death by: her parents; her first husband and the father of her daughters, Andrew James 'Jerry' Clark; her second husband, Gail C. Long; a sister, Norma Wright; her brothers, Laurnie Helton and Jerry R. HeltonFlorice was survived by: her daughters, Faith E. Clark-Leek and her husband, Mark of Shelbyville, Tennessee, and Paula (Place) Padavich of Cedar Falls, Iowa; grandchildren, , Charity M Place-Flood and her husband, Donald, Andrew C. Place and his wife, Melissa, Joshua C. Place and Jonathan M. Leek; great grandchildren, Samantha, Nicholas, Thomas and Benjamin Flood, Clark and Eva Place, and Colin Place.Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 11 am at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Centerville, Iowa with Rev. Dan Smith officiating. Burial will follow at the Oakland Cemetery in Centerville. Visitation will be held one hour before services at the funeral home on Tuesday.Memorials can be made to the Orleans Church of Christ and can be mailed to the funeral home. The To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Florice Elaine Long please visit our Sympathy Store.
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