Frances May Long was born Frances May Williams on Janurary 2nd 1939 to George and Evelyn Williams in Delong, Indiana.  She was the third child of seven.  They are Fern, Awilda, Frances, Arthur, Richard, Ina, Linda.  The only one living today is Arthur and he lives in Valpariso, Indiana. 

They were not rich growing up in delong Indiana, but they always had each other.  The family lived on a farm and went to school in delong,  They walked to school until they were old enough to drive, the school was several miles away and they walked in all kinds of weather to and from.  They had horses and had farm aminals that they used for food.

Frances graduated school and fell in loved with Milo Coonfare (this was her first husband)  They had two daughters Evelyn and Sandra born 1960 and 1964.  Milo was killed in a car accident in 1970 and Frances married Ernie Long in 1974.