Irene Long, age 92, of Summertown, TN passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Magnolia Healthcare and Rehab in Columbia, TN. She was a native of Lawrence County, TN, retired from Henry I. Siegel, and a member of Barnesville Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents John D. and Ella Wyrick Shrader; her first husband, John E. Clayton; her second husband, Troy Long; three brothers, James M. Shrader, Aaron M. Shrader, and Harold Shrader; one sister, Bertha Spears; one daughter, Ima Jean Clayton; and one granddaughter, Teresa Kilpatrick.
She is survived by two daughters, Joyce Barnes (David) of Hohenwald, TN and Brenda Savage (Nickey) of Mt. Pleasant, TN; two granddaughters, Sherry Alexander of Spring Hill, TN and Tonya Kelly of Mt. Pleasant, TN; five great-grandchildren, Evan Kilpatrick (Morgan), Brittany Baynes (Evan), Laine Alexander, Stephanie Hughes (Chris), and Lauren Kelly; two great-great-grandchildren, Micah Kilpatrick and Emery Kilpatrick; and two nephews, James M. Shrader and Odell Spears. Those serving as pallbearers are Phillip Smith, Nickey Savage, Chris Hughes, Alex Cervantes, Gary Dunklbergar, and Joe Daniels.
Arrangements are being handled by Neal Funeral Home, 231 N. Military Avenue, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Neal Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at Neal Funeral Home at 1:00 PM Thursday, December 26, 2019, with Reggie Coleman, Odell Spears, and Evan Kilpatrick officiating. Interment will follow at Napier Cemetery in Lewis County, TN.
