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Roger Long Obituary
Mr. Long was born in Winchester, VA, on December 27, 1943, the son of the late Garland Lee and Lena Putman Long. He was a former member of the Strasburg Moose Lodge, enjoyed hunting and fishing, loved a good western movie and worked as a manufacturing machine welder with Ashworth Brothers. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Mary Catherine Golliday Long; a sister Christina Long Pine; sisters-in-law Peggy Smith (Richard Smith), Shirley Stokes (Bill Stokes), and Barbara Sue Fravel.
Survivors include his beloved daughter Lori Ann Long Shafer and husband Roger Norman Shafer; grandchildren Diana Shafer, Rachel Shafer; his niece Suprena Fay along with a brother-in-law Dennis Fravel.
A graveside service for Mr. Long will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Middletown, VA.
Pallbearers will be Dennis Fravel, Roger Shafer, Herbie Kline, Cordell Watt, John Wesley Taylor, Jr., and William F. Willis.
You may submit your condolences online at stoverfuneralhome.com.
Stover Funeral Home and Crematory, Strasburg, VA, is honored to serve the family of Mr. Roger Lee Long.
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