Graveside services will be held on March 12, at noon at Good Hope Cemetery in Dozier, Ala.
He was born Nov. 15, 1923 in Double Springs, Ala., to Henry Eugene and Ruby Baggett Long. He graduated from T.R. Miller High School and Troy State Teachers College.
In 1947 he married Jean Ophelia Moore and together they had four children, Melinda, Bo (Gina), Mike (Kay) and Amy Stephens (Tommy).
He served in World War II in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Sangamon, taught school, coached high school sports and worked for over 30 years at the local paper mill. He was an avid golfer, an active member of his church and a faithful father and husband.
He is survived by his wife, Jean; his four children; two granddaughters, Hannah Reeves (Steve) and Leah Wright (Jerome); and three great-grandchildren.
Arrangements under the direction of Sunset Brown-Service Funeral Home, Northport, AL.
