Dale W. Long, age 84, of Warsaw, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at his home. He was born on October 8, 1940 in Richland, Missouri, the son of Oda and Alice (Rowden) Long. He grew up on a farm in Richland and graduated from Stoutland High School in 1958.
On May 22, 1959 he was united in marriage to his wife Barbara Long. They made their home in Kansas City, raising two children. Dale was employed as a truck driver for RL Sweet Lumber for several years and was a car hauler, transporting Ford vehicles, for many years. On February 14, 1988 he was married to his wife Betty Jo Long. They made their home in Blue Springs, and in 1997, moved permanently to Warsaw.
Dale loved to fish and to play and sing old country music on his guitar. He could spend every weekend hunting down a bargain at a garage sale or just sit out front of his camper and talk to neighbors at the campground. He enjoyed woodworking and could fix just about anything or build a house from the ground up. However, his most important time spent was with family. His favorite thing in life was spending time with his family. He always said he has the best loving family. There was nothing he loved more than having all his kids and grandkids around him.
Dale is preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Jack Long and four siblings that passed in infancy.
He is survived by two children, Raymond Long, and his wife Laurie, of Holiday Island, Arkansas and Gayla Bichsel, and her husband Vince, of Blue Springs, Missouri, two sisters, Donna Stapp, and her husband Danny, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri and Ruby Crossland, of Mesquite, Texas, thirteen grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren.
Funeral Services for Dale W. Long will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at the Reser Funeral Home in Warsaw. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral from 10:00 until 11:00 A.M. Interment will follow at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Iberia, Missouri.
