Joyce Marie Long
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Spent time caring for grandchildren
Joyce Marie Long, 68, of Burgettstown, passed away suddenly Wednesday, September 18, 2013.
She was born February 8, 1945, a daughter of the late Freda and Chester Greathouse of Wileyville, W.Va.
She was retired for 11 years, time she spent caring for and enjoying her three grandchildren, Dustin, Wyatt and Madelyn Speer, and her dog companion, Wolfie.
Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Jana and Ralph Speer and their children, Dustin, Wyatt and Madelyn, all of Burgettstown; a daughter, Justina Hendrickson and her children, Clarissa and Cole, all of Minnesota; and a son, John Long II of Minnesota.
She leaves behind many friends and extended family, including close companion of 18 years, Larry McClure of Burgettstown; three special nieces, Donna Straight of New Martinsville, W.Va., Debbie Drennen of Earnshaw, W.Va., and Missy Goode of Valley Bend, W.Va., whom she loved greatly.
Friends will be received from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday in Palmer Funeral Home, Pine Grove, W.Va., where a service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, September 23. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park, New Martinsville. Condolences may be expressed at palmerfuneral.com.