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| Leta Ruth (Keeton) Long |
Visitation will be at the funeral home from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. preceding service.
Interment will be at Kidd’s Chapel Cemetery, rural Appleton City, Missouri.
The family suggests any memorial donations be made to the Bill Long Memorial Baseball Field or Heartland Hospice.
Leta Ruth (Keeton) Long, the daughter of Frank and Roxie (McKinley) Keeton passed away peacefully on April 16, 2017 at Countryside Estates in Appleton City, Missouri. She was born November 5, 1920 in the rural Roscoe area. Later she attended Roscoe School during her formative years. Following the completion of her education, she married the love of her life Elton Long on January 4, 1939 and to this union two sons were born: Nelson and Bill Long.
Throughout her life Leta always worked hard. From 1953 to 1963 she and Elton operated the Ohio Country Store, selling groceries, feed, and gasoline. After this tenure, they moved into Appleton City, where Leta worked at Fred Lee’s United Super Market as a cashier, and the Blue Inn as well as Embers Restaurants where she waited tables. Following many years of labor, Leta and Elton retired, and most enjoyed attending rodeo events, camping, and spending time with their grandchildren. For decades Leta took pride providing Friday luncheons for her entire family, where all ate their fill of grandma’s famous fried chicken and cinnamon rolls. She dearly loved and supported her family and they will deeply miss her.
Leta was preceded in death by her parents, husband Elton; two sons, Nelson and Bill; a sister Lucille (Wally) Moore; a brother Wayne Keeton; and brother-in-law Junior Williams.
Survivors include her sister June Williams of Roscoe, sister-in-law Ann Keeton of Weston; daughter-in-law Sandra Long; grandchildren: Ronda (Dick) Stout, Jeff (Kate) Long and Mark (Misty) Long all of Appleton City; great-grandchildren: Abby (Travis) Sage, Sarah (Colby) Bourland, Baily Stout (companion Nathan O’Farrell), Jenna, Kyle, Peyton, Jarrett and Jace Long; great-great-grandchildren: Everlee and Arlo Sage, Taylor, Kenzie and Harlee Bourland; also, grandchildren: Danny (Julie) Snyder of Appleton City, J.R. Snyder and family of Belton, Kim (Daniel) Siegismund and family of Rockville and Shelly Klinksick. She will be missed by nieces, nephews and many friends and a special friend Nora Green.
