Mrs. Donna Ruth Longan Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Donna Ruth (Pope) Longan went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 07, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. Donna was born December 22, 1934 at Bagnell, MO the daughter of Fredrick Lee Pope and Ruth Elizabeth (Hert) Pope. Donna married Leslie Lee (Les) Longan, Jr. on December 20, 1952 in El Paso, TX. She graduated from California R-1 High School in 1952. She was a lifelong member of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) California, MO. In 1955 she joined the Eastern Star. For as many years Donna was a secretary, working at Purina, Hawk Law Office, Van B. Adams Law Office and a bookkeeper for the Moniteau County Sheriff's Office. Donna was an avid traveler, traveling to twenty countries, some several times. Her destinations included: Mexico, England, Scotland, Ireland, Holland, Belgium, France, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Russia, Czechoslovakia, Mongolia, Siberia, Egypt, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Spain, Italy and many places in the United States. She shared her love of traveling with her family, taking some of them along on many of the trips. She cherished being "Nano" to her grandchildren and taking care of them. She loved reading to them, telling stories, planning yearly plays for Christmas, teaching them to cook with old recipes, and taking them on many adventures including some trips. Donna was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, and caregiver to many family members. She is survived by her husband Leslie Lee Longan, Jr. of the home; three sons, Gregory Lee Longan and his wife Gloria of Centertown, MO, Bruce Alan Longan and his wife Devora of California, MO, and Leslie Lee Longan, lll (Lee) and his wife Sharon of California, MO; one sister, Patricia Frantz and her husband Donald of Houston, TX; one brother Robert Alan (Bert) Pope and his wife JoAnna of Marble Falls, TX; her grandchildren, Lorrie Ann Grimes and her husband Aaron of California, MO; Rachel Elizabeth Longan of Warrensburg, MO, Phillip Lee Longan of California, MO, and Christopher Bruce Longan of Des Moines, IA; six nephews and several great-nephews and great-nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lee and Ruth Pope, a sister Sue Ann Pope, a grandson, Bradley Alan Longan and a niece, Julie Ann (Frantz) Tidwell.

Mrs. Donna Ruth Longan

December 22, 1934 - June 7, 2015

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