Noreta I. Long, age 72 of Urich, Missouri passed away Sunday, September 6, 2009 at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton, Missouri. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Friday, September 11, 2009 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton with burial in the White Oak Cemetery, Urich, Missouri. Family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. Thursday at the chapel. Family sugguests contributions to the Grandriver Valley Homemakers service projects or the American Cancer Society and may be left at the funeral home. Fond memories may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Noreta was born near Winigan, Missouri the daughter of Carl Richard and Sarah Frances (Cattey) Farson. She worked as a secretary for Stewart-Nattinger Building Supply in Clinton for a number of years. She was a member of the Clinton Church of Christ, the Red Hatters and the Grandriver Valley Homemakers.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one daughter, Susette Cassidy.

She is survived by her husband, E. Leroy Long of the home; two daughters, Nanette I. Hayes of of the home and Colette E. Collett and husband, Aaron of Warrensburg, Missouri; two sisters, Ethella McKee and husband, Kenneth J. of Green Castle, Missouri and Nadine Waddill and husband, Deon of Brookfield, Missouri; a sister-in-law, Rose Woodson of Columbia, Missouri; a brother-in-law, Norman Long; six grandchildren, Michael Hayes, Dustin Hayes, Christopher Hayes, Nickie Nicholson, Rachael Collett and Curtis Collett and ten great grandchildren, Devon Whitaker, Kia Whitaker, Brandon Whitaker, Karrissa Nicholson, Devon Nicholson, Aidan Hayes, Blake Hayes, Erica Hayes, Darin Hayes and Veronica Hayes and a number of Nieces, Nephews, cousins and friends.