Alice Leona Long

	Alice Leona Long, 71, 13834 Thompson Rd., Pekin, Died at 1:22 p.m. Monday, May 14, 2001 at Pekin Hospital.
	 Born September 30, 1929 in Washington, Iowa, she was a daughter of William and Elsie Campbell Giacomo.  She married Arthur M. Scherle in August 1946 in Pinckneyville.  She then married Howard Erps in 1956 in Pekin.  She later married Adolph Al Long on August 23, 1980 in Pekin.
	Surviving are her husband; her mother, Elsie Giacomo of Pinckneyville; four daughters, Melba (Jimmy) Flowers of Arab, Alabama, Diana (Larry) Woodside of Pinckneyville, Cindy (Jerry) Flick of Pekin and Brenda (Jerry) McFarden of Creve Couer; two sons, Richard (Tammy) Erps of Pekin and Rodney (Donna) Erps of Sparta; 16 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Carl (Barbara) Giacomo and one sister, Shirley (Frank) Martin, both of Pinckneyville.
	She was preceded in death by her father; two brothers, Paul and Roger Giacomo; two sisters, Dora and Betty Lou Giacomo; one granddaughter, Anissa Bigham and two nieces.
	Mrs. Long had worked as a cook and waitress at many Pekin restaurants.  She was a member of St. Pauls United Church of Christ in Pinckneyville and enjoyed gardening and crocheting.
	Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Thursday at Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin chapel.  Rev. Dwight E. Borden will officiate.  Burial was in Glendale Memorial Gardens in Pekin.  Visitation was from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
	Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 108 Boeykens Place, Suite 207, Normal, IL 61761.
