George E. DeLong Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

George E. DeLong, age 74 of Chillicothe, passed away at Heartland of Chillicothe on Friday, March 15, 2019. He was born in Jackson, Ohio on May 9, 1944 to the late Harley “Pete” DeLong, Sr., and Georgia (DeLong) Rippeth. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-father, Raymond Rippeth; step-mother, Bertha DeLong; and two brothers: Harley “Pete” DeLong, Jr., and Tim DeLong. Also preceding him in death were his mother-in-law, Garnett Morris and brother-in-law, Arthur Morris, Jr. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Carolyn (Wyatt) DeLong and a son, Chad Wyatt (fiance Bobbie Vickers) of Chillicothe. In addition to his wife and son, two brothers survive: Bill DeLong (Linda) of Coalton and Joe DeLong (Kaye) of Jackson; and three sisters: Brenda Feldheim (Marty) of Oak Hill, Ruth Seel (Dave) of Grafton, and Hazel Vitatoe of Kansas. Other survivors include three sisters-in-law: Patricia Elkins of Jackson, Debbie Crabtree (Fred) of Oak Hill, and Sharon DeLong of Kingston; two brothers-in-law: Merle Morris (Sharon) of Jackson and Darrel Morris of Chillicothe; many nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Haylie Curtis. George worked at the Jackson Plastic Plant for many years and retired in 2006. He loved to fish and play BINGO, and was with the Coalton fire department for many years. Funeral services will be held at the Mayhew-Brown Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 20th with Pastor Fred Crabtree officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, March 19th from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Condolences may be sent to the family at: www.mayhew-brownfuneralhome.com

George E. DeLong

May 9, 1944 - March 15, 2019