Rosa Kate

Willingham-Long

Mrs. Rosa Kate Willingham Long was born on November 20, 1962, to the parents of the late Charlie Beamus Willingham and the late Eva Mae Dukes Green in Griffin, Ga. She received her formal education in the Griffin-Spalding County School System in Griffin, Ga. Mrs. Rosa accepted Christ as her Savior at the age of 9 and was united with Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Griffin, Ga.

Mrs. Rosa was united in holy matrimony with Mr. Andrew Long on May 7, 2010, in Griffin, Ga. Throughout her employment history, Mrs. Rosa worked at numerous healthcare facilities as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) for 35 years. In her leisure time, she enjoyed fishing, attending yard sales, and spending quality time with her great grandchildren and her family.

On Sunday, September 12, 2021, Mrs. Rosa Kate Willingham Long was granted her angel wings at Navicent Health Center and rejoined her Heavenly family. Her departure grants us comfort knowing that we will always have an angel watching over us. She was preceded in death by her father, Charlie Beamus Willingham; mother, Eva Mae Dukes Green; son, Mario Willingham; brother, Wendell Green; and God-brother, George Washington McCune.

Mrs. Rosa Kate Willingham Long leaves to cherish her precious memories her loving and devoted husband, Andrew Long; son, Lindell (Victoria ) Willingham; stepson, Danny Daniels; sisters, Annie Willingham and Lucille Jarrell; granddaughters, Moeisha Willingham, Nyairah Welch, Demetria Willingham, Olivia Allen, grandsons, Dontavious Mayes, Joushua Jamal Ponder; step granddaughters, Kristiana, Makayla, and Madison; great granddaughter, Summer Ponder; great grandsons, Darious and Desmond Willingham; nieces, Jennifer (Anthony) Fletcher, Sara (Mike) Tyson, Brendell (Jermaine) Goggins; nephews, Christopher (Demeia) Willingham, Rekeith (April) Green, Mickey Willingham, and Mathew Williams. She also leaves a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends that will miss her dearly.