Richard
Richard Shelton Long
d. February 17, 2016
Richard Shelton Long, 77, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Johnnie Walters Long, died Wednesday afternoon, February 17, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis, Tennessee.
Born in Flemington, Georgia, he was a son of the late Ferman Casper Long and the late Mary Miles Long. He attended the University of Georgia, graduating with a degree in Accounting and a life-long love of the Bulldogs. Richard had his own business, working as a tax accountant for 40 years. Most recently, he worked as an auditor for GeoVista Credit Union.
His is survived by his wife of 35 years, Johnnie Walters Long; two sons, Richard C. Long and his wife, Maggie, and Wade A. Long and his friend, Darlene, all of Hinesville; his 'special' children, Alice Cheak, Libbie Thomas, and Henry Thomas III and his wife, Sunny, all of Tennessee, and Chon Magana and his wife, Della, of Savannah; fifteen grandchildren, Courtney, Tiffany, Morgan, Cody, Austin, Jessica, Hope, Henry IV, Walter, Tiger, Joy, Grace, Faith, Glory, and Sarah; one great-grandchild, Brynleigh; a sister, Sue Nell West and her husband, Wayne, of Kentucky; two brothers, Fredrick Long of Savannah and Cash Register and his wife, Gwen, of Florida; one??brother-in-law, Ralph E. Walters of South Carolina; three nieces, and his best friend, Paula Stephens.
Richard Long was a lifetime member of the United Methodist Church, and had recently joined Hope Church in Memphis, Tennessee.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 o'clock Sunday evening at Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.
The funeral service will be held at 11 o'clock Monday morning at the graveside, Hinesville Cemetery, conducted by The Reverend John A. Haney.
In lieu of flowers, Mr. Long requested that remembrances be made to The Methodist Home for Children and Youth ' Post Office Box #2525, Macon, Georgia 31203-2525 or St. Jude Children\'s Research Hospital ' Post Office Box 1000, Memphis, Tennessee 38148-0142. The family asks friends who wish to offer a remembrance honor this request.
Born in Flemington, Georgia, he was a son of the late Ferman Casper Long and the late Mary Miles Long. He attended the University of Georgia, graduating with a degree in Accounting and a life-long love of the Bulldogs. Richard had his own business, working as a tax accountant for 40 years. Most recently, he worked as an auditor for GeoVista Credit Union.
His is survived by his wife of 35 years, Johnnie Walters Long; two sons, Richard C. Long and his wife, Maggie, and Wade A. Long and his friend, Darlene, all of Hinesville; his 'special' children, Alice Cheak, Libbie Thomas, and Henry Thomas III and his wife, Sunny, all of Tennessee, and Chon Magana and his wife, Della, of Savannah; fifteen grandchildren, Courtney, Tiffany, Morgan, Cody, Austin, Jessica, Hope, Henry IV, Walter, Tiger, Joy, Grace, Faith, Glory, and Sarah; one great-grandchild, Brynleigh; a sister, Sue Nell West and her husband, Wayne, of Kentucky; two brothers, Fredrick Long of Savannah and Cash Register and his wife, Gwen, of Florida; one??brother-in-law, Ralph E. Walters of South Carolina; three nieces, and his best friend, Paula Stephens.
Richard Long was a lifetime member of the United Methodist Church, and had recently joined Hope Church in Memphis, Tennessee.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 o'clock Sunday evening at Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.
The funeral service will be held at 11 o'clock Monday morning at the graveside, Hinesville Cemetery, conducted by The Reverend John A. Haney.
In lieu of flowers, Mr. Long requested that remembrances be made to The Methodist Home for Children and Youth ' Post Office Box #2525, Macon, Georgia 31203-2525 or St. Jude Children\'s Research Hospital ' Post Office Box 1000, Memphis, Tennessee 38148-0142. The family asks friends who wish to offer a remembrance honor this request.
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