Eddie Jean (Breen) Long, age 94, Died on Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Clayton, New Mexico.
SERVICES: Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at the Clayton Methodist Church in Clayton, New Mexico with Pastor Terrell Jones, pastor of the Trinity Fellowship Church in Clayton, officiating. Burial will follow in the Clayton Memorial Cemetery by Hass Hass Funeral Directors of Clayton, New Mexico. Please view the online obituary and sign the guest book at www.hassfuneralhome.com.
BACKGROUND: Eddie Jean “Gweedy” (Breen) Long was born November 11, 1929, to Edward F. Breen and Mary Lee (Chambers) Breen in Amarillo, Texas. She attended school in Shattuck, Oklahoma and graduated from high school as salutatorian and received a scholarship to Oklahoma State University. Eddie Jean married Jesse Lawrence Long on April 12, 1948, in Clayton, New Mexico and he preceded her in death on May 22, 2011. They moved to Clayton in 1957. At that time, Jess and Eddie established Southwest Metal Works, where many horse and stock trailers as well as overhead feed bins were designed, built and delivered throughout the agricultural areas of the United States. Her family was very important to her and she gave her all to all of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren as well as neighbors and friends. Eddie was a very hard worker and would cook breakfast for all of the ranch workers then go feed cattle and then return home to prepare lunch for all the workers. Eddie prepared lunch for all of her grandchildren for almost twenty years and then would help them with homework after school. She also attended any event that any of them were involved in. In addition to her husband Eddie was preceded in death by her parents.
SURVIVORS:
2 DAUGHTERS: Sybil Holland and Jay Fluhman and her husband Larry all of Clayton, New Mexico.
6 GRANDCHILDREN: Travis Holland of Belen, New Mexico, Bradey Holland and his wife Shiloh of Lubbock, Texas, Tyson Holland and Lindsey Fluhman both of Clayton, New Mexico, Chad Fluhman of Austin, Texas and Tate Fluhman and his wife Jonna of Los Lunas, New Mexico.
5 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN: Hailey Holland, Jesy Breen Holland, Adelyn Fluhman, Edison Fluhman and Grayson Holland.
