Bio iformation excerpted from the obituary published in the Liberty Times October 30, 1996.

Russell Edward ("Bing") Furlong was born on December 3,1912 at Chester,Montana, which was then part of Hill County. His parents were Edward and Ina (Keith) Furlong and he was the eldest of ten children. Bing attended school through the seventh grade, then began working to help provide for his younger siblings. In addition to working for his father at the family blacksmith shop, he worked on various farms in the Chester community.
Bing was inducted into the U.S. Army on February 19th, 1941. He served in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater during World War II and received a "Purple Heart". He was a member of Cannon Company, 15th Infantry and attained the rank of Tech-4. Following his honorable discharge on July 11th, 1945 he returned to Montana.
Bing married Evelyn A. Earl in Great Falls on July 25th, 1942. To this union, three children were born. In those years following the war, Bing worked in Great Falls as a mechanic for Bison Motors, Central Machinery, and several road contractors. The Furlongs moved to Chester and operated the Grand Cafe from 1961 to 1969. Bing worked for the City of Chester for several years and then became the maintenance man for the Liberty County Cemetery District. He retired in 1977.
Bing was a 50-year member of the Great Falls Elks Lodge and life member in the Disabled American Veterans and V.F.W. He served for 20 years on the Chester Volunteer Fire
Department and assisted as an ambulance attendant during that time. He taught first aid to ambulance personnel, high school students, and to adults in towns along the Hi-Line. Bing was a retired member of the Machinist Union.
In their early married years, the Furlongs enjoyed square-dancing. Bing taught and called square-dancing in Fort Benton and at the Deaf & Blind School in Great Falls.
Other hobbies included hunting, fly fishing, gardening, and rodeos. Bing enjoyed bluegrass and hillbilly music, and he collected nature and wildlife videos. In their retirement years, Bing and Evelyn were active members of the Milk River Camping Club.
Bing and Evelyn sold their home in Chester in 1986 and moved to the Sweetgrass Lodge. Bing's health remained relatively good until the last two years, when his heart and
circulation began to fail. He was recently admitted to the Liberty County Nursing Home for care. He died there in the early morning of Thursday (October 24th, 1996) at the age of 83 years.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn of Chester; one son, Earl Furlong (and wife, Ann) of Geraldine; two daughters,
Sharon Kettunen (and husband, Tom)of Pueblo, Colorado and Terrie Clark(and husband,Ray) of Billings; 5 grand~children, , including Kassey, Colleen, Eddie, Hannah, and Amanda.