Norma Louise Long, age 81, of Paducah, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2018, 3:50 a.m.,  at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Paducah.

She attended St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church.  She was a graduate of the former Lincoln High School and was employed as a substitute teacher with the Youngstown Ohio Public School System.

Norma is survived by one son , Andre "Dino" Long of Youngstown, OH; one daughter , Veronica Wilson of New Mexico; five granddaughters , three great-grandsons ; two sisters , Judy Walker and  Donna Burks, both of Louisville; five brothers , Ronald Walker and Donald "Donnie" Walker, both of Youngstown, OH, Reginald Milburn of Charlotte, NC, Ferrari Walker and Kenney Walker Milburn, both of Paducah; several nieces, nephews, and cousins .

She was preceded in death by her first husband Howard Long and her second husband Edward Collins; her parents, Ellis Walker and Helen Thomas Walker Wilson; her step-father, L.A. Wilson, and three brothers.

Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, June 23, 2018, 1:00 p.m., at Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home with Reverend Alvin Ware, Jr., officiating.  There will be no burial.

Friends may also call at the funeral home on Saturday from 12:00 noon until the funeral hour.