LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Tia Ann Delong was born on July 21, 1975, in Napa, California, and passed away on Sept. 21, 2019, at the age of 44.

She had been a resident of Lake County for the last 40 years and loved the sense of community here.

She had been employed with the Department of Veterans Affairs for the last seven years but had been involved in the healthcare field for the span of her whole career.

Tia lived a life of many passions including her work at the VA, striving to make the autism community better for her son Shane, and supporting her daughter Bailey throughout sports and school.

She loved traveling and making amazing memories with her husband Larry including everything from concerts, Raiders game, Jeep adventures, and nights out on the on the town with friends and family.

Tia loved music and singing. When she sang, she filled the whole room with personality, sass and joy. She met and stayed in contact with so many friends through the beautiful gift of her voice.

She will be remembered most for her infectious personality, and her ability to tell it how it is. She was an amazing cook and family dinners that never started on time will be missed by all. No one made enchiladas, buttermilk biscuits, and huevos rancheros quite like Tia.

She was a wife, daughter, sister, mother, and friend to many and will be missed beyond words. Gone much too soon, rest in peace Tia Ann Delong.

She is survived by her husband of 21 years, Larry Delong, and her three children, Bailey, Shane and Mollie. She had one grandson, Benjamin, who called her Memaw because she was too cool to be called grandma. She also leaves behind on older sister, Lisa Lunsford; a loving mother, Maryann Wildman; and her father-in-law, Raymond Delong.

A celebration of Tia’s life will be held on Oct. 20 from noon to 5 p.m.

Care and arrangements entrusted to Jones and Lewis CLMC FD800, www.jonesandlewismemorialchapel.com, 707-994-6417.