Mary Sue Long

Mary Sue Long, age 83, of Goodyear, AZ passed away on Monday October 21st 2024.

Mary was born in Hub, Mississippi on November 30th 1940 to Thomas and Jewel Sawyer.

After her Mississippi childhood, she lived in and enjoyed many places including the Chicago suburbs, Japan, Phoenix, AZ, Jacksonville, NC, Pass Christian, MS, Long Beach, MS and Goodyear, AZ. While in North Carolina, Mary obtained her Real Estate Brokerage license and successfully used her wit and charm to sell homes in Jacksonville. Throughout the years she had a special bond with the many cats and dogs she raised and cherished.

Mary was preceded in death by her father, Thomas Sawyer; mother, Jewel Sawyer; husband, Ronnie “Ron” Long; son, William “Bill” Hosea; and half-brother, Len Whobrey. Her half-sisters, Beth Parker and Regina Waaga reside in Mississippi.

She is survived by her, son Thomas “Tom” Hosea and his wife, Rene; daughter-in-law, Cheryl Hosea; and grandsons, Tim Hosea, Doug Hosea, and Andrew Hosea. In her later years she was able to enjoy the addition of 3 great-granddaughters.

In 1969, Mary was blessed to meet her soulmate, Ron Long, and they married the following year. From then on, her world was lovingly brightened by him. On Oct 28th she will join Ron again at Live Oak Cemetery, Pass Christian, MS.

A funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, October 28, 2024 at Bradford O’Keefe Funeral Home, 1726 15th Street, Gulfport, MS 39501. Friends may visit from 11:00 a.m. until service time. Interment will follow at Live Oak Cemetery. Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport is honored to serve the family of Mary Long.