Doris Pearl Marie Longerbeam, 83, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at her home in Red House.
She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-five years, Lawrence Clay Longerbeam; and her siblings, Patricia Marie Bryant of Belgium, Pauline Blanche Longerbeam of Florida, William Goudreau of New Hampshire, and a granddaughter, Jeannette Marie Geiger of Phenix, VA.
Doris is survived by her daughters and their spouses, Janet and Greg Howard, Cindy and Warren Kreykenbohm, and Susan and Paul Carter; her sons, Lawrence C. Longerbeam Jr., Gary Alan Longerbeam, and Albert Lloyd Longerbeam. She left eight loving grandchildren, Greg, Carrie, and Christine Howard, Elisabeth Geiger, Rebecca and Rick Segal, Warren C. Kreykenbohm III, Adam C. Carter; and a great-grandson, Jordan Segal.
Doris was renowned for her fine cooking and warm hospitality. She was truly at her best with her house full of people. The Browning-Duffer Funeral Home in Keysville, VA, is in charge of arrangements.