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Donald “Don” DeLong

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Birth	:	6 May 1930 Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	24 Dec 2021 Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.4202995, -96.2055969
Description	:	Stone pre-set.∼Don DeLong died Friday, December 24, 2021. Don was born May 6, 1930 in Emporia, Kansas to Earl and Josephine Pearson-DeLong. Don died at his home, where he was raised. He attended school at Plumb Creek and graduated from Emporia High School in 1948. Don was involved in Future Farmers of America, and he was a Chapter Farmer and a State Farmer in April of 1948. Don was a farmer and stockman. He was a member of Farm Bureau and National Farmer's Organization. Don took good care of the grassland. He,... Read More	Stone pre-set.∼Don DeLong died Friday, December 24, 2021. Don was born May 6, 1930 in Emporia, Kansas to Earl and Josephine Pearson-DeLong. Don died at his home, where he was raised. He attended school at Plumb Creek and graduated from Emporia High School in 1948. Don was involved in Future Farmers of America, and he was a Chapter Farmer and a State Farmer in April of 1948. Don was a farmer and stockman. He was a member of Farm Bureau and National Farmer's Organization. Don took good care of the grassland. He, along with his brother Joe, was among the first to double stock cattle in the Kansas Flint Hills starting in the spring of 1970. Don employed conservation tillage until he switched to no-till in the early 1990's. He did most of his own conservation work building terraces and waterways. Don constructed many farm ponds. He was awarded the Kansas Bankers Award for Soil Conservation in 2004. February 12, 1967, Don married . They were married for 64 years. She survives. They were the parents of four sons. They also had nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Don was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Josephine DeLong, brother Joseph DeLong, sister Elizabeth DeLong-Stewart, and niece Sandra Stewart-Shelton. Cremation is planned with services 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. until service time. A private burial will be at a later date at Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia.

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Donald “Don” DeLong's memorial is located at: Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, USA.
When did Donald “Don” DeLong death?
Donald “Don” DeLong death on 24 Dec 2021 in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 38.4202995
Longitude: -96.2055969

Family Members:

Parent

Earl Joseph DeLong

(1883 - 1966)

Josephine Pearson DeLong

(1888 - 1989)

Spouse

Mary Lou DeLong

(1937 - unknow)

Siblings

Joseph David DeLong

(1915 - 1973)

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