Born September 16, 1947 in McCreary County, KY, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Goldie Stanfill Rowe. Diann was a member of the Grove Seventh Day Adventist Church and a homemaker. She was a foster parent for 16 years and member/treasure of the Dorcas Quilting Club.
Survivors include her husband, Buddy Long, whom she married in 1984; 5 sons, Jonathon (and Jennifer) Shoemaker and Tommy Long, both of Liberty, Mark (and Rachel) Long of Lexington, Lionel (and Melanie) Long of Panama City, Florida, and Loren (and Laura) Long of Salvisa; 4 daughters, Sylvia (and James) Stinson, Ashely (and John) Blevins, and Rachel Long, all three of Liberty, and Leeza Long of Danville; 16 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; 3 sisters, Sylvia Stephens of McCreary County, Eleanor Malkowski of Montana, and Hazel Duvall Of Liberty; and 3 brothers, Leroy, Ronald, and Boyd Rowe, all of McCreary County.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a son, Stanton Long; grandchild, Tyler Cook; sister, Jean Rowe; and best friend, Mary Lee Wilson.
Funeral services are 3:00 P.M. Friday, September 30, 2016 at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home with Bro. David Clark and Bro. Boyd Rowe officiating.
Visitation is Friday from 11:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. at the funeral home.
Honorary pallbearers are Lionel Long, Jonathon Shoemaker, Tommy Long, James Stinson, John Blevins and Taylor Cook.
Arrangements entrusted to McKinney-Brown Funeral Home with guestbook available online at www.mckinneybrown.com.