Barbara Moyer

BARBARA MOYER

Central City

Barbara Joyce (Long) Moyer, 86, of Central City, went to be with the Lord on June 10, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 13, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City, and one hour before the service at the church. Funeral service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 14, at First United Methodist Church, Central City, by the Rev. Josh Hanson. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Forest Chapel Cemetery, Morley.

Survivors include her children, Rev. Rose (Jeffrey) Blank of La Porte City, John (LaVonne) Moyer of Anamosa, Dennis (Jeanne) Moyer of Hawkinsville, Ga., Keith (Joetta) Moyer of Center Point and Annette Saxion of Central City; 17 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ethel Mesecher of Cherry Valley, Calif., and Claribel Rider of DeWitt; two sisters-in-law, Helen Long of Marion and Mary (Dean) Gerdemann of Springville.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; brothers, LaVerne, Wayne and Kenneth Long; and sisters, Mildred Schlueter, Mary Ellen Hardisty and Eleanor Murphy.

Barbara was born March 22, 1930, in Cedar Bluff, Iowa, the daughter of James Aaron and Elsie Mae (Goodall) Long. On Aug. 20, 1950, she married James Albert Moyer at Springville Presbyterian Church. He passed away Nov. 22, 2007.

Barbara graduated from Springville High School in 1948. Barbara and James were longtime Linn County farmers, owning BJ Farms, Inc. She was very active at First United Methodist Church, Central City. Barbara also was a member of NOMADS, Red Hat Society, Quilt Club and the Golden Rule Club.

Memorials may be directed to First United Methodist Church in Central City in Barbara's memory.

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