Alice L. Long

Alice L. Long, 91, of Abilene, passed away on Monday, October 6, 2014, in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 8th, 2014, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home at 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, October 9th, in Elmwood Memorial Park with Pastor Jeff Zirkle and Rev. Bill Alexander officiating. Arrangements are by The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Alice Lou King was born in Abilene, Texas, to James Cleborne King and Anna Christine Anderson King on May 16, 1923. She was a 1940 graduate of Abilene High School. She married Kenneth O. Long on May 14, 1942, in Ayer, Massachusetts. She and Ken were married 67 years, until his death in 2009. Alice was a woman blessed with many talents and an unwavering faith. She assisted with the beginnings of a successful business, sang in her church choir, and was truly a “homemaker,” who was devoted to her family. Above all, she was a wonderful, loving example for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Alice was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church in Abilene. She was preceded in death by her parents, by her brothers and sisters, Ruth Caffey, Andy King, Mildred LaRoque, and Jim King, and by a nephew, John Kinsaul. She is survived by her son K. O. Long and his wife, Marilyn, of Abilene, by her daughter Patricia Armbruster and her husband, Fred, also of Abilene, by her grandchildren Tracy Arnold, and her husband Eric, of Nashville, Tennessee; Kelly Armbruster of McKinney, Texas; Scott Long and his wife, Meredith, of Dallas, Texas; and Matt Armbruster and his wife, Michelle, of Lubbock, Texas; and by her great-grandchildren Griffin Arnold and Reese Arnold of Nashville, Bennett Long of Dallas, and Wyatt Armbruster of Lubbock. She is also survived by her sister Christie Ann Kinsaul of Atlanta, Georgia, by her nieces Clara Ann King, Carol Ann Arvan, and Suzanne Johnson, her nephews Jay King and James King, and by extended family. Alice’s family also wishes to acknowledge her lifelong friends, Dr. D. G. Porterfield and Aliece Porterfield, and her loving caregiver, Candice Barber. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials in Alice’s name be made to First United Methodist Church of Abilene, McMurry University, the Salvation Army, or to the donor’s preferred charity.