Margaret Widener Long
May 30, 1934 – September 16, 2019
Funeral services for Margaret Widener Long, 85, of Cairo, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at Eastside Baptist Church, Cairo, GA. Services will conclude at the church. Private burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mrs. Long passed away peacefully on Monday, September 16, 2019, at her home in Cairo.
Margaret was born on May 30, 1934, in Cairo, Georgia to the late Rev. L.Z. and Una Mae Crew Widener. On September 13, 1953, she married Bobby Long who preceded her in death on May 17, 2001. They were married for 48 years. She was a graduate of Cairo High School Class of 1952 and attended Norman College. Margaret retired from Grady County Schools as a paraprofessional after 34 years of service. She was a devoted member of Eastside Baptist Church where she faithfully shared her piano and organ talent with the congregation and community for over 50 years. She loved the Lord. She enjoyed fishing, sewing, and spending time with her family. She was especially talented as the “official” cake baker and decorator for all of her grandchildren’s birthday cakes. Annual beach trips with “her girls” was an event she enjoyed and most everyone knows about her “Tweety Bird” shirt she wore for the occasion.
Survivors include: daughters & sons in-law, Pam and Durwood Phillips of Whigham, GA, Lynne and John Smith of Hartsfield, GA, Melissa and Steve Jones of Tallahassee, FL; grandchildren & spouses: Keith Phillips of Whigham, GA; Dustin and Sloan Phillips of Cairo, GA, Ashley and Matthew Moore of Lincoln University, PA, Trey Best of Cairo, GA, Denver and CJ Spivey of Hartsfield, GA, Savannah Jones, Joshua Jones, both of Tallahassee, FL; great-grandchildren: Preslei and Annalise Phillips of Whigham, GA, Landon and Madilynn Phillips of Cairo, GA, Joey and Ava Mae Moore of Lincoln University, PA, Ledger Best of Thomasville, GA, and Jerzie Coots of Hartsfield, GA; brother and sister in-law, Ronnie and Elaine Widener of Cairo, GA; sister in-law, Nell Widener of Cairo, GA; aunt, Emma Dell Crew of Cairo, GA; and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews and in-laws.
Mrs. Long was preceded in death by: her husband, her parents; and her brother, John Widener.
The family would like to thank Kindred Hospice for their care and support during our time of need.
In lieu of flowers, she asked that donations be considered to: Spina Bifida Association of Delaware Valley, P. O. Box 1235, Havertown, PA 19083. Please include a note that it is in memory of Margaret W. Long.
The family will receive friends at Eastside Baptist Church on Wednesday, September 18, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
