Willa Gray Long Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Willa Gray Long of Roseboro, North Carolina, who passed away at the age of 84, on December 13, 2023. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Willa Gray Long to show support.
She was predeceased by: her husbands, John Thornton and Wilkie Long; her children, Robert Thornton, Kenneth Thornton and Shirley Farris; her brothers, Johnny and Donnie Tew; and her parents, Charlie Mason Tew and Ester Mae Warren Tew.
She is survived by: her sons, John Thornton, Sr. (Anna) and James Thornton; her grandchildren, Dana Canady, John Thornton, Melissa Thornton, Ashley Thornton, Candice Thornton, Jacob Thornton, Katie Thornton and McKalea Claxton; her great grandchildren, Jesus Resendiz, Hannan Resendiz, Miguel Resendiz, Lynn Jacobs, Cameron Durttle, Lucas Thornton, Alexis Thornton and Jayda Gray; her great great grandchild Natayla Resendiz; and her siblings, Doris Baucom, Pat Peterson and Gail Hilton.