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Memorial services were held Tuesday in Dickinson, Texas, for Billie Frank Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hayward Long, who was reported killed in action in a dispatch to his parents from the U. S. War department. He was with the U. S. Navy.
Billie Frank is remembered by many in Matagorda County where
he grew up when his parents lived in Old Gulf.
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Young Hero's Body To Arrive Here Tomorrow
Bay City will pause momentarily from its
usual daily tasks Wednesday afternoon to pay homage to the first of
the Nation's war dead heroes to be returned here for reinterment. Although no formal ceremony has been planned, many of the city's citizens will be present at the Missouri Pacific depot when the body of William F. Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Haywood Long, former residents here, arrives from San Antonio. An honor guard of Legionnaires from Bay City Post No. 11, the American Legion, will be on hand to pay homage to the dead hero.
The body will be accompanied here by an escort, and will lie in state at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home until services at Cedar Vale Cemetery Thursday at 3 p.m.
The 19-year-old veteran held the rating of Gunner's Mate 3/c at the time of his death, February 11, 1944, in the Marshall Islands. Before meeting death in an accident during the Marshall Islands campaign, the youthful seaman served in the Aleutian Islands and was stationed at Kiska, and the Gilbert campaigns in the Central Pacific theatre.
He entered service February 6, 1943. He enlisted after graduating from Dickerson[Dickinson] High School where he was a member of the football team, earning his letter for three years. He was captain of the team his senior year. He also earned his varsity letter in basketball, and while in high school won state and national honors as a tenor saxophone soloist. He also attended school at Newgulf and Boling.
Pall bearers will be Roy Lee Walker, who enlisted with young Long and served with him aboard the U. S. S. Pennsylvania, Ernest Martell, Phillip Corona, Virgil Elkenberg of Rice Institute, Maurice Crazzy of Velasco and John Jolly of Dickinson.
Bay City Post No. 11 will furnish the honor guard for the rites.
The young hero was among the first
contingent of war dead to arrive in the United States from the
Pacific area. His body among the 3,000 war dead arriving aboard the
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Funeral Rites Set For Thursday At Cedar Vale Bay City paused briefly this afternoon to pay tribune to William Long GM 3/c, the first of the Nation's war dead heroes to return here from overseas cemeteries to be reintered upon home soil. A small crowd of relatives and friends gathered in a small knot at the Missouri Pacific depot to pay tribune to the youthful seaman, who was killed during the Marshall Islands campaign, February 11, 1944. An honor guard of Legionnaires from Bay City Post No. 11, the American Legion, were present to pay their tributes to their comrade-in-arms. As the flag-draped, olive drab casket was lowered from the railroad car to the baggage truck, the soft sobbing of women pierced the solemn and tense moment. The casket was transported from the baggage truck to an ambulance and then the slow trip to Taylor Bros. Funeral Home began. The body was escorted here by Chief Harry R. Harris, USN. The body of the dead hero will lie in state at the funeral home until tomorrow. Funeral services will be held at Cedar Vale Cemetery at 3 p.m. Pall bearers will be former school mates of the young seaman, who attended schools at Newgulf, Boling and Dickerson [Dickinson]. The youthful hero is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Haywood long, former residents of Bay City. William was born here, but moved away while still young. He was 18 years of age at the time of his death.
He entered service February 6, 1943, and served in the
Aleutians, Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaigns.
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Brief, but impressive funeral services for William F. Long, the first of the nation's war dead to be returned from foreign cemeteries for reinterment here, were held at Cedar Vale cemetery this afternoon. The ceremonies were held under gray skies with the sun intermittently peering down upon the scene. An honor guard of Legionnaires from Bay City Post No. 11, the American Legion, and Chief Petty Officer, H. R. Harris, USN, who escorted the body of the young hero here. The 19-year-old veteran was killed February 11, 1944 during the Marshall Island campaign. He held the rating of Gunner's Mate 3/c at the time of his death. The young sailor saw action in the Aleutian and Gilbert and Marshall campaign. Pall bearers included Virgil Eikenberg of Rice Institute, Ernest Martelli, Roy Lee Walker, who enlisted with Long and served with him aboard the USS Pennsylvania, Philip Corona, Maurice Crazzy of Velasco and John Jolly of Dickerson [Dickinson]. Long was born in Bay City but left here at an early age with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Haywood Long. Numerous relatives still reside here. He attended schools in Newgulf, Boling and Dickerson [Dickinson] where he graduated. While still in high school, he earned his varsity letter in football and basketball and was captain of the football team during his senior year. He also won the state and national honors as a tenor saxophonist.
The body arrived here Wednesday afternoon aboard a Missouri
Pacific train, and was transported to Taylor Bros. Funeral Home
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Funeral services for Jacob Hayward Long, 65, of Dickinson, will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday from the Howell Memorial Methodist Church in Dickinson. Interment, with Masonic graveside services, will be made in Cedarvale Cemetery at Bay City. Mr. Long, a retired rice farmer, died at his home last Thursday night. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Edna Earl Long, of Dickinson; three daughters, Mrs. Kenzie L. Meyer, Mrs. Allen Rogers, both of Dickinson; and Mrs. John E. Blackman of Bay Cliff; one son, Steven H. Long of Dickinson; two sisters, Mrs. E. P. Maynard of Bay City and Mrs. Howard Johnson of West Columbia; and four grandchildren. The Rev. Sam Jones will officiate at the services. Taylor Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The Daily Tribune,
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GALVESTON, TX — Steven H. Long died on April 23rd, 2022. He was the son of rice farmers, Hayward and Edna Long, born in Galveston on July 14, 1944. Always enjoying practical jokes in his youth more than one lizard ended up in cousin, Rene’s bed. He despised chickens since he was sent to the coop to dispatch them for Sunday dinners. This would have an impact on him throughout his life. He started his love for flamboyant antics when he was in the Dickinson High School marching band. After graduating, he joined the Countdown Five, a popular psychedelic rock band that toured throughout the Southwestern states. A few years after his daughters, with wife Jo Long, Michelle and Monique were born, he transitioned to becoming a manager and promoter for bands that toured Texas. His career then took him to radio where he worked in advertising sales for KILE radio on Galveston Island. Steve started his journalism career at InBetween Magazine, an Independent weekly magazine that was published both in Galveston and Clear Lake. His poker face helped him when it came to interviewing political figures and celebrities. His easy-going style would encourage even the most hardened politician to open up to him-sometimes landing them in hot water. He loved investigative journalism and his first book; “Death without Dignity” landed him several awards. Steve wrapped up his time with InBetween to become a feature writer for the Houston Chronicle. While he was at the paper, he continued to write books in the true crime genre. He worked as a journalist for MSNBC and Fox where he covered the trial of Kenneth Lay, CEO of Enron, and Jeffrey Skilling, presided over by Judge Sim Lake in 2006. Later, he worked as the Director of Communications and marketing for a long- distance phone company, and he was most proud of their philanthropic efforts. His late wife, Vicki, purchased a magazine called Texas Horse Talk, and later rebranded it as Horseback Magazine. As Managing Editor, Steve was able to control the tone of the magazine and work on the anti-horse slaughter movement, which resulted in new legislation to stop the slaughter of horses. Steve loved a party, and throughout his life, you could find him at either a bar or a neighborhood get-together — six-pack in hand. He would do anything for his friends, and those friendships are the way he would want to be remembered. Steve was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Lee, Joyce, and Ginnye; ex-wife, Peggy, and wife, Vicky. He is survived by daughters, Michelle Brown and Monique Littlejohn and their mother Jo Long. Interment will be at the Bay City Cemetery on July, 16th in a private service.
Galveston Daily News online, June 29,
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She was born Aug. 7, 1902, in Albany, to the late Will and
Florence Mangum. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church of
Dickinson, a life member of VFW Post 6378 Ladies Auxiliary of
Dickinson, and she was a Gold Star Mother. The Victoria Advocate, Monday, February 21, 2005 |
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More than 100 years ago Edna Earle Mangum was baptized
twice, once in a creek, and later in the First Methodist Church of
Bay City in She was born during the administration of Teddy Roosevelt and lived during the terms of 16 other presidents. The Civil War had ended
only 37 years before her birth. The long reign of Queen She witnessed the carnage and heartache of the First World War and married a Doughboy a year after he returned home and it ended. Together, she and Jacob Hayward Long raised their children throughout the Roaring 20s and the Great Depression. The growing family knew poverty but could easily ignore it because of their huge extended family. She had eight other brothers and sisters. Only one of them is now left. In 1940, the family moved to Dickinson, and in 1944 she gave a son to freedom on the U. S. S. Pennsylvania. Five months later she gave birth to another at the age of 42. Her daughter Lee died in 1968. The family grew an extensive rice farming operation in and around Dickinson. Together, she and Hayward helped build a new sanctuary that would become Howell Memorial Methodist Church. In 1960, her husband was felled by a stroke and she nursed him for two years until he died a peaceful death. In the early ‘70s, she married Harry Muller, a wonderful Dickinson native who was immediately accepted into his new family as if he had always been there. The marriage was short but delightful. He died in 1975. For the remaining 27 years, she surrounded herself with family, friends and the faith that had remained unwavering throughout her life. For decades, she was active in the Weed and Wish Garden Club. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, a Gold Star Mother of VFW Post 6378, as well as the Bay City post. She was active in the Order of the Eastern Star. Her daughters Virginia and Joyce as well as her son Steven survive her. She also leaves grandchildren Billye Pawlik, Jay Rogers, Rene Nations, Jan Blackmon, Croft Casey, Michelle Brown and Monique Littlejohn. She has 12 great grandchildren, and six great great grandchildren, as well as scores of beloved nieces and nephews. Her family heard her say
over and over throughout the years, “I’m going to live until I
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Updated October 27, 2019 |