Beatrice Ann "Bea" Shank-Long

Beatrice Ann “Bea” Shank-Long, age 70 of Vancleave, MS, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 10:11 pm at her residence. She was born on January 21, 1950 in Gulfport, MS. Bea was a graduate of the class of 1968 from Gulfport High School and is a graduate of Jefferson Davis (JD). She has received several motorcycle awards for Harley Davidson, was a Jack of all Trades, and was an adventurer. Bea enjoyed motorcycle riding, fishing, rocks, and arrowhead hunting. Bea is preceded in death by her parents, Lewis J. Shank and Queenie K. Shank (Paul). She is survived by her husband, James “Doc” Long; children, Patricia LeBlanc, Rebkah Musgrave, and Tiffany Francway; siblings, Linda Allen, Dale Shank, Susan Collins, and Fred Shank; grandchildren, Joshua Maguire, Gabriella Featherson, Jazmin Breland, Dylan and Ryan Fracway, Aine McCloskey, Bryce Musgrave, and Brayan Musgrave; great-grandchildren, Sebastian Miller, Annalisa Miller, Madilynn Breland, Theodore Francway, Koleson Breland, and Eastyn Breland; and her Jack Russell Terrier, Buddy-Boy. A celebration of life will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 10837 Old Fort Bayou Rd., Vancleave, MS, 39565. Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, Ocean Springs, MS is honored to serve this family.