Peggy F. Long, 77, Neosho, Mo., passed away August 21, 2015, in Neosho, following a lengthy illness.

Peggy was born Jan. 22, 1938, in Stark City, Mo., one of 12 children to William G. and Irene (Landreth) Farley. She was a lifelong area resident and had worked as a secretary for Bond Buick, Griffith Motor, CFI, and retired from Sitton Motor. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, of Neosho, and had volunteered in the nursery.

Peggy married James Carrol "J.C." Long on April 13, 1957, and he preceded her in death on Aug. 23, 2009.

She is survived by two daughters, Terry Osborne, and husband, Mike, and Carol Markovich, and husband, Todd, all of Neosho; seven grandchildren, Matthew Osborne, and wife, Melissa, Laura Shadwick, and husband, Heath, Julie Lippert, and husband, Jeff, all of Neosho, Gabi Moore, and husband, Chris, of Georgia, Stephen Markovich, and wife, Alex, Phillip "Petey" Markovich, Beth Johnson-Millard, and husband, Brian, all of Neosho; nine great-grandchildren, Wyatt, Colby, James, and Macy Shadwick, Mason Markovich and Wyan Moore and Chandler, Haylee and Derek Millard; two brothers, Jimmy Dean Farley and Bud Carol Farley, Neosho, and two sisters, Linda Reynolds, Neosho, and Patsy Bridges, Newtonia. In addition to her husband, she is preceded in death by a great-granddaughter, Millie Shadwick, and siblings, Lewis Farley, Louise Eaton, Bessie Bumpas, LeRoy Farley, Jack Farley, Colleen Rumley, and infant brother, William Glen Farley.

Graveside services will be Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, at 3 p.m. at the Oakwood Cemetery, Rev. Roger Brumley will officiate. Honorary pallbearers will be Joe Stephens, Gary Pearman, Eddie Schultz, and John Geller. Friends may call at the Clark Funeral Home, Neosho, on Monday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., the casket will be closed at all times.

Contributions in memory of Peggy may be made to the Ronald McDonald House, c/o Clark Funeral Home, PO Box 66, Neosho, MO, 64850.