Betty Long

Betty Long, of Granbury, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at the age of 81. Her memorial service will be at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at Acton Baptist Church. Graveside service will be at 2:00 PM at East Greenwood Cemetery in Weatherford. There will be a visitation before the memorial at 10:00 AM until the time of the service. She will lie in state at Wiley Funeral Home in Granbury on Tuesday, October 1, 2019.

Betty was born on September 13, 1938 in Bainbridge, Georgia to Robert and Irene Powell. She married Steven Willis Long, Jr. on March 13, 1959 at the First Baptist Church in Bainbridge, Georgia. Steve was a career Air Force Officer stationed all over the United States and world. Betty accompanied him and provided tireless devotion and support regardless of the location, all while creating a family and maintaining a home.

Betty was an active member of Acton Baptist Church and a resident of DeCordova Bend Estates for thirty years. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Steve Long, and her son, Steven Willis Long III.

She is survived by her daughter Sandra Tratos and husband Mark, grandsons Mark Steven Tratos and wife Elizabeth, Daniel Michael Tratos, Matthew Robert Tratos, and Steven Willis Long IV. She is also survived by her daughter-in-law Sue Evelyn Long, great-granddaughter Penelope Katharine Tratos, great-grandson Simon Louis Tratos, and her sister Jacqueline Edmunds.