Candice Lynn Long

Candice Dowdy Long, 47, of Glendale, Arizona passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in Holbrook, Arizona. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Brownfield Funeral Home in Brownfield, Texas with Rev. Steve Carter officiating. Interment will follow at Littlefield Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home.

Candy was born on January 25, 1962 in Littlefield to Don and Patsy Dowdy. She moved to Amarillo as a child where she attended schools and graduated form Amarillo High School in 1980. She then attended Amarillo College where she received her degree in Radiology. She worked at Baptist St. Anthony's Hospital for many years as an x-ray technician. Candy married Sam Long on February 24, 2003 in Las Vegas. She worked for Thunderbird Hospital in Glendale, Arizona until the time of her death. Candy greatly loved her friends and family and will be missed by all who knew her.

Candy is survived by her husband, Sam Long of Glendale, AZ; her son, Devin Danielson of Amarillo; 2 daughters, Lyndsey and Chelsey Danielson of Glendale, AZ; her parents, Don and Patsy Dowdy of Amarillo; her brother, Don Dowdy and his wife Kim of Amarillo; her sister, Leann Williams and her husband Michael of Amarillo; 2 step sons, Zane Long of Amarillo and Matthew Long of Lubbock; her step daughter, Anissa Long of Middleton, CA; 2 nieces, Candice Reyes and her husband Bobby of Brownfield and Kaitlin Williams of Amarillo; 2 nephews, Morgan Dowdy and Kai Williams of Amarillo; 1 great niece and 1 great nephew, and numerous aunts and uncles.