Edward William Long

Edward William Long passed away on March 9, 2005. He was born on May 4, 1911, to Margaret and Roy Long in St. Louis, MO. He lived in Atchison, KS, during his elementary and secondary school years and attended Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, MO, and St. Benedict’s College in Atchison, KS.

On April 20, 1939, he married Mary Katherine Sheldon, who was the girl across the street. They built their first home in Burbank, CA, in that same year. A daughter, Sharon, was born and five years later another daughter, Helen.

Most of his working life he was as a salesman with Weston Biscuit Company,...