Peggy Robbins Long, 91, of the Derby Community, passed away Friday, Jan. 19, 2024 at Scotia Village, Laurinburg.
She was born Oct. 10, 1932, in Richmond County, daughter of the late Marmaduke Robbins and Mamie Garner Robbins.
Peggy worked in the banking industry for more than 54 years. She began her career with Commercial State Bank in Hamlet, retiring after a long-tenured career as a teller with First Union. She enjoyed banking and loved people.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Hamlet and loved her church family. In prior years, she attended Jones Springs United Methodist Church. After retirement, Peggy took great pride in doing yard work — raking leaves and picking up pinecones. She also enjoyed baking cakes and being that she was raised on a farm, she spent countless hours shelling peas and beans. Being a kind, caring lady and having a caregiver’s heart, Peggy spent most of her life taking care of nursing everyone, including spending her vacation time caring for people. She was dearly loved by her family and will be greatly missed.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie Herbert Long Sr.; brothers, Sam Robbins and Larry Robbins; and sisters, Dot Rummage, Jean Lee and Mary Patterson.
Peggy is survived by her children, Brenda Bearden (Douglas Sr.) of Lexington, South Carolina, Lonnie Herbert “Herb” Long Jr. (Tresa) of Little River, South Carolina, and Jeff Long (Lori) of Rockingham; grandchildren, Douglas Bearden Jr. (Celena), Kary Todd Bearden, Britton Lindsay Bearden, Heather McCollim (Bill), Stephen Long, Sherrie Kindt (Dale), Brooke Billingsley (Travis) and Krista Hunter (William); 13 great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; brother, Dr. Jack Robbins (Ginnie) of Angier; sister, Barbara Adams of Fayetteville; her dog, Buddy; and the family would like to thank her faithful, special caretaker Mayme Greer for the care she gave to their mother during her illness.
Visitation will be held on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 from 11 a.m.-noon at First United Methodist Church, Hamlet.
The funeral service will immediately follow visitation, beginning at noon, at First United Methodist Church with her brother, Dr. Jack Robbins, officiating. Interment will follow at Richmond County Memorial Park.
At other times, the family will receive friends the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Lori Long.
Memorials may be made to: Alzheimer’s Association- Western Carolina Chapter, online at https://act.alz.org/site/donation or 4600 Park Road, Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28209; or to the First United Methodist Church, 300 Charlotte St., Hamlet, NC 28345.
Condolences may be made online at harringtonfuneralhome.com.
Harrington Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Long family.
