101 - Arvel Long - Rocky Comfort, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member MountainWoods
N 36° 45.053 W 094° 05.227
15S E 402956 N 4067788
Headstone of centenarian Arvel Long at Rocky Comfort Cemetery in Newton County, Missouri
Waymark Code: WMP287
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/14/2015
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Arvel Long was born on 15 March 1898 and died on 23 March 1999, having lived over 101 years. He was born in Rocky Comfort and had 6 siblings. From 1945 to 1954 he was the circuit clerk and recorder for nearby McDonald County. He was a member of Ridgley Baptist Church in nearby Barry County, and was a farmer and a Mason.

He lived most of his life in Rocky Comfort. He married Lois McClure in 1917. She survived him by one year, living to a few months less than 100 years herself.

Location of Headstone: Cemetery

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