Phyllis Hartman Long
April 17, 1930 - July 15, 2010
Of Ames, Iowa formerly of Sac City, Iowa. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church in Sac City.
Visitation: 12:00 p.m. until service time Saturday, July 17, 2010 at United Methodist Church in Sac City
Funeral Service: 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 17, 2010 at United Methodist Church in Sac City
Interment: July 17, 2010 at Cory Grove Cemetery
Phyllis Hartman Long, age 80, of Ames, Iowa formerly of Sac City, Iowa passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Phyllis Jean Griffith was born on April 17, 1930 at Cushing, Iowa, the daughter of William O. and Dorothy A. (Cobb) Griffith. She graduated from Pierson High School in 1948.
On April 4, 1952, Phyllis was married to Donald D. Hartman. Three daughters were born to this union: Holly (Rick) Sharpe of Ames, Anne (Mike) Nerison of Algona, and Hanie (Scott Jensen) Hartman of Minneapolis. They raised their daughters on the family farm west of Sac City, enjoying their life with family, friends and community activities. Don passed away on May 6, 1985.
Phyllis was both a jeweler and licensed hearing aid dealer. She owned her own business called Crown Jewelry and Hearing Aids while she lived in Sac City. She was active in the community as a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Secretary of the Sac County Fair Board, and member of the United Methodist Church, UMW and circle. Phyllis was deeply involved with Kiwanis. She was the first woman member of the Sac City Kiwanis, where she served as President, and was District Lieutenant Governor of Kiwanis International. She was an enthusiastic member of the Red Hats in Arizona.
On July 16, 1994 Phyllis married R. Dale Long in Sac City. They enjoyed traveling and entertaining in their home, which they had made into a bed and breakfast called “The Brick Bungalow.” They wintered in Mesa, Arizona, where Phyllis enjoyed quilting and working with paper tole. They moved to Ames to be closer to family in 2007. Dale passed away on November 25, 2009.
Survivors include her three daughters; step-children: Jolene (Jerry) Hagstrom, Rick (Annie) Long, and Gail (Dan) Green; six grandchildren: Leisa Sharpe, Elizabeth (Michael) Davis, and Jordan Sharpe, Ted and Margaret Nerison, and Aaron Jensen; five step-grandchildren: Heather Hagstrom, Sarah and Adam Long, and Andy and Derek Green; great-grandchildren: Bellarose Davis, and Parker and Kale Sharpe; brothers: Donald Griffith of Newman, GA, Jack Griffith of Ione, CA, Bill Griffith of Hernando Beach, FL, and Paul Griffith of Penrose, CO; her sister Mary Gray of Dallas, TX; many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews and extended family members. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, William and Dorothy Griffith, and husbands Donald Hartman and R. Dale Long.
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