Blair Long

Goldsboro - Miss Blair Long,12, a six grade student at Norwayne Middle School, died Saturday. She was the daughter of Chris and Gay Ginn Long of Goldsboro. Blair played in the Norwayne Saturday basketball league and played the clarinet in the Norwayne Middle School band.

Graveside services will be 2 P. M. Monday at Wayne Memorial Park with Rev. Gary Bailey and Wes Boyd officiating.

She is survived in addition to her parents by her maternal grandparents, Morris Ray Davis and Aaron Gay Ginn both of Goldsboro; maternal great-grandmother, Isabelle Gwaltney of Goldsboro; paternal grandparents, Joseph and Deanna Messer of Newport, N. C.; aunts, Melinda Wade and husband Dennis of Pikeville, Clytee Hawley and husband Charles of Kenly, Marsha Dills and husband Randall of Cameron, N. C. and Mary MacPherson and husband Jamey of Pittsburg, Pa.; uncles, Morris Davis and wife Tonya of Goldsboro, Chris Nicholas Long of Angier, and Randy Messer and wife Lynn of Sumpter, S. C.; cousins, Taylor and Garrett Davis, Blake Dills, Lee Gray, Dana Raper, Erich and Peter Long, Bridget, John, and Jeremy MacPherson and her two favorite animals, Lily and Magic Long.

Blair was preceded in death by her maternal great-grandfather, Melvin Lee Gwaltney; a cousin, Dallas Ray Minshew; maternal grandmother, Mary Darlene Gwaltney Davis.

The family will receive friends from 6 p. m. until 8 p. m. Sunday night at Seymour Funeral Home and at other times at the residence of Charles and Clytee Hawley, 926 Pinkey Rd., Kenly.