Background
Long, Vera Lena was born on November 9, 1924 in Big Springs, Texas, United States. Daughter of Andrew Franklin and Zora Elizabeth (Breeding) Pamplin.
Long, Vera Lena was born on November 9, 1924 in Big Springs, Texas, United States. Daughter of Andrew Franklin and Zora Elizabeth (Breeding) Pamplin.
Corespondent, Institute of Children's literature, West Redding, Connecticut, 1997.
Owner-operator Grade A Dairy, Lawton, Oklahoma, 1943—1966, cattle ranch, Sulphur, 1966—1996. Caregiver farm home, Stillwater, 1996—2000. Retired, 2000.
Secretary Stillwater Writers. Member Oklahoma Poetry Society, Stillwater League Women Voters. Active member Republican Party.
Political activist; Member of Oklahoma Writers, Poetry Society of Oklahoma (secretary 2001-2003, 9 poems placed 2002-2003), Stillwater Writers Group.
Married Othadell Long, December 22, 1943 (deceased August 22, 2000). Children: Verda Ryden, Darwin.