Birth date: Dec 8, 1930 Death date: Jul 25, 2012
Lange Funeral Home & Crematory Zona Long age 81 of Centerville, Iowa passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at the Legacy Lodge Hospice Center in Chariton, Iowa after a lengthy illness. Zona was born December 8, 1930 in Rockford, Read Obituary
Well my sweet Grandma... the world has lost some of it's brightness without you in it. You were the most wonderful woman and I've always said you were my role model and how lucky I would be if I was to even be half the woman you were.. Everyone who knew you loved you... that's how truly special you wereare... to us all. Kiss my daddy and grandpa ... hug them. You are where you were meant to be... In Heaven... with God, Jesus and the Angels... as you were an Angel to me my whole Life.... I love you Grandma.... so very very much... Love your Babydoll... Amy Posted by Amy Hayes - Charlotte, NC - Granddaughter August 12, 2012
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Momma......so many months. 6 to be exact and I continue to go to the phone to call you and tell you something; ask you something; get your advice. There is NO ONE who can advise me as you have always done and I am so lost right now...........I just need you badly. I hope you are having the time of your life with your Savior. Please please kiss daddy and kenny for me.....all the rest of my family as well. I still don't know what to say and Phil is worse off than I am. He is so lost in life. I truly happy you can never know this...........only good and wonderful happens where you are. No sadness, pain, sorrow.......................Just sittin here having a pity party with the stinkin' devil. It will be two years nest month that kenny went home. I'm so glad Phil and I spent every anniversary of daddys' going home, with you. The last one was so awful; you so sick and in pain and being made to get up and walk with that stupid walker..............I hate myself for not investigating that place beforehand.. the place that killed you before your time, but the state went after them so maybe they can never do that to anyone else, EVER. I am still full of so much guilt I can only glace at your pictures and look away immediately I am so ashamed of myself and guilty. My eyes should not be allowed to look upon you, your beauty. The loss of you is horrendous and I can only hope God will ease for Phil and me both soon. I LOVE YOU MOMMA. No one on this earth, in your generation, can ever hold up to who and what you were. I hope I will be able to make it to heaven to see all of you again. Posted by Beverly J Rogers - Charlotte, NC - daughter January 24, 2013
Lots of good memorys over the years with Zona, Gene, Phil and Beverly. She will be missed but never forgotten. Posted by Dennis White - Rockford, IL - Cousin July 26, 2012
My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. Posted by Wanda Parcel - Grain Valley, MO July 27, 2012
Oh, my beautiful Momma. I love and miss you so very much. I don't know how to go on without you. You are my best friend as well as my Mother. I keep wanting to call you and ask for your help...your wise and precious words to help me through this terrible time. I can't believe it has happened to you. Mommies should never leave their families. I just thank the Lord that finally after all your suffering, you are free. You have seen Jesus....OMGosh!!!! JESUS!! YOU know all the answers to all the questions.............you are with all your loved ones that went home before you. You are with Daddy!! You are with Your Father In Heaven. We are playing your song with Guy Penrod singing just like how you wanted. What a song to help us through this time in our lives. You always know best.....the right things to say and do..................LORD KNOWS I LOVE YOU SO MUCH MY MOMMA DOLL................. Posted by Beverly (Long) Rogers - Charlotte, NC - daughter July 29, 2012
Well Mom, this was a time that was never supposed to happen. Now that it has, the love and faith that you taught us will help ease the pain and sorrow we are feeling at losing you. I know you are in heaven with Dad, Grandpa, and Grandma. You deserve to rest, you worked very hard during life touching many, many lives.You're passing has left a space in my life that can never be filled. Love you, Momma Posted by Phil - Michigan City, IN - Son July 29, 2012
Aunt Zona I will miss your smiling face. You always had that smile that would make anyone smile back. You and I had the same problem. We couldn't sit still very long. We were always taking care of someone else. Now it's time for you to relax and enjoy your family in heaven. We love and miss you. Phil and Bev........you did everything possible for Aunt Zona. You both were there for her always. I know she was very proud of both of you. Posted by Deborah Olson - La Plata, MO - Niece July 29, 2012
I will always love and miss you Grandma Zona, or should I say Shoot-a-Bean Grandma! You were so thoughtful, caring, kind, and generous. Your love for God has touched my heart and I've learned so much from you. I know you are in a better place and with your other loved ones now. Rest in Peace Grandma. Love, Meghan xo Posted by Meghan Suzanne Smith - Kouts, IN - Granddaughter July 30, 2012
