Back around Christmas she was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma. She had been having what she thought was sciatic nerve problems for a while. She went to the doctor and found out it was something more serious. They decided to do some radiation until they could get her to Little Rock. Little Rock has a really well-known Myeloma Institute. Well, she ended up getting a serious type of pneumonia and having to be put on a ventilator. She also had some problems with some blood clots. Towards the end of January we thought we were seeing improvements, but they ended up having to put her back on the ventilator. On January 30th they finally were able to move her to Little Rock. After that it really was just a roller coaster ride of emotions. Jolie and Linzi were here for weeks and Aunt Bet, Aunt Suz, and Mom would come when they could. It was just a nightmare. Her body just couldn't get well. She never really came off the vent. It was heartbreaking.
On March 1st, she passed away surrounded by so many of her loved ones. I was there and it was one of the most difficult things I have ever been through. She was just so loved. It was extremely hard to see my cousins watch their mom pass away. So hard. It just did not seem real.
She was such an example of unselfish love. She loved supporting her kids and grand kids in all the sports they played. She loved to laugh and have a good time especially with her sisters. She was good at her job. She was a para professional for special education kids and apparently was amazing at it. This was something I really did not realize about her until after she passed away. She was dearly loved at her job. She was the BEST mother, sister, and grandmother. I know that her kids, siblings, and grand kids just don't know what to do without her. BUT she is with her Lord and because of that, we are comforted. Her grandson, Hayden, was baptized the Sunday after she died. She leaves an unbelievable legacy of love and faith and she will forever be missed.
Mrs. Rosemary Tollett Longnecker, age 70, of Texarkana, Arkansas, died Thursday, March 1, 2018, in a Little Rock, Arkansas hospital.
Mrs. Longnecker was born June 25, 1947, in Nashville, Arkansas. She was a graduate of Nashville High School, was a para professional for special education at the Texarkana Arkansas School District, and was a faithfull member of Walnut Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, Tommy Longnecker of Texarkana, Arkansas, two sons and one daughter-in-law, Shawn and Brenda Longnecker of Mansfield, Texas, and Jeremy Longnecker of Texarkana, Arkansas, two daughters and sons-in-law, Jolie and Derek Koller of Texarkana, Arkansas and Linzi and Ben Wallis of Nashville, Arkansas, three sisters and brothers-in-law, Saundra and Webb Stanley of Texarkana, Texas, Betty and Bobby Trieschmann and Suzanne and Mark Weir of Texarkana, Arkansas, one brother and sister-in-law, Dave and Betty Tollett of Benton, Arkansas, and nine grandchildren, Tristen, Hayden, Adison, and Jaxon Koller, Ellison Rose, Emory, and Eden Wallis, and Eric and Alex Longnecker.
Funeral services will be at 1:00 P. M. Monday at Walnut Church of Christ with Patrick Cannon officiating. Private burial will be in Nashville, Arkansas under the direction of Texarkana Funeral Home, Arkansas.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2 PM until 4 PM Sunday.
Memorials may be made to the Children’s Home, 5515 Walcott Rd. Paragould, AR 72450.
THE FAMILY WILL BE A THE HOME OF SUZANNE WEIR, TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS.
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