Edward Long, 82, died March 3, 2010. He was born March 17, 1927 in Lexa to Charles Howard Long and Agnes Hemingway Long.
He lived in Sulphur Rock during the summer and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas during the winter months.
Ed leaves his wife Myrtle Hall Long of the home; a brother, Benjamin Asia Long of Conway; 5 children, Sheila Ann Bonvillian of Hoxie, Edward L. Long, Jr. and wife Carolyn of Burlington, Kansas, Charles H. (Chuck) Long and wife Sheila of El Dorado, Tommy M. Long and wife, Rebecca of Springdale and Karen Sue Fagan and husband, Austin of Grenada, Miss.; two step children, Mary Ann Cross and husband Terry of Batesville and Paul F. Ivy and wife Willie Faye of Marcella; 12 grandchildren,; 5 step grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; 12 step great-grandchildren .
His first wife, Gladys Mae Copeland Long, his parents, brothers David and Walter Long and a sister Francis Steinbeck, preceded him in death.
Ed loved his family and enjoyed his time with them; he enjoyed fishing, traveling, talking politics, dancing, golfing and college football. He loved the Lord and his church family at Sulphur Rock Baptist Church.
Ed was retired but had enjoyed several different vocations including supervisor at Gulf Oil and Gardia Chemical companies, owned a CB store, a refrigeration business, was an environmental director at WRMC, owned and operated Minnesota Roofing and Specialty Coatings, and even tried his hand at truck driving just to name a few of the things he accomplished. Anything he set his mind to, he could do it.
He was a U. S. Navy Seamen 1st Class in WW II.
Services will be Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 2p.m. at the Sulphur Rock Baptist Church with Brother Michael Conyers officiating. Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8p.m. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery in Batesville.
Pallbearers will be Edward Long Jr., Charles Long, Tommy Long, Austin Fagan, Terry Cross and Paul Ivy. Honorary pallbearers are Leon (Bo) McCoy, Russ Moyer, Dr. Robert Walton, Freddie Rounds and Johnny Rounds.
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Edward Long, 82, died March 3, 2010. He was born March 17, 1927 in Lexa to Charles Howard Long and Agnes Hemingway Long.
He lived in Sulphur Rock during the summer and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas during the winter months.
Ed leaves his wife Myrtle Hall Long of the home; a brother, Benjamin Asia Long of Conway; 5 children, Sheila Ann Bonvillian of Hoxie, Edward L. Long, Jr. and wife Carolyn of Burlington, Kansas, Charles H. (Chuck) Long and wife Sheila of El Dorado, Tommy M. Long and wife, Rebecca of Springdale and Karen Sue Fagan and husband, Austin of Grenada, Miss.; two step children, Mary Ann Cross and husband Terry of Batesville and Paul F. Ivy and wife Willie Faye of Marcella; 12 grandchildren,; 5 step grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; 12 step great-grandchildren .
His first wife, Gladys Mae Copeland Long, his parents, brothers David and Walter Long and a sister Francis Steinbeck, preceded him in death.
Ed loved his family and enjoyed his time with them; he enjoyed fishing, traveling, talking politics, dancing, golfing and college football. He loved the Lord and his church family at Sulphur Rock Baptist Church.
Ed was retired but had enjoyed several different vocations including supervisor at Gulf Oil and Gardia Chemical companies, owned a CB store, a refrigeration business, was an environmental director at WRMC, owned and operated Minnesota Roofing and Specialty Coatings, and even tried his hand at truck driving just to name a few of the things he accomplished. Anything he set his mind to, he could do it.
He was a U. S. Navy Seamen 1st Class in WW II.
Services will be Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 2p.m. at the Sulphur Rock Baptist Church with Brother Michael Conyers officiating. Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8p.m. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery in Batesville.
Pallbearers will be Edward Long Jr., Charles Long, Tommy Long, Austin Fagan, Terry Cross and Paul Ivy. Honorary pallbearers are Leon (Bo) McCoy, Russ Moyer, Dr. Robert Walton, Freddie Rounds and Johnny Rounds.
