Johnny “Ray” Long, 87, of Travelers Rest, husband of Betty Hedrick Long, died December 7, 2016.
Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Curtis Farrow and Julia Alberta Mosteller Long.
Ray served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Freedom Baptist Church and attended the Senior Bible Class. Ray was a self-employed brick mason and member of the Brick Layer Union. He and Betty loved to travel, having visited Israel, France, Russia, and other countries, even driving their motorhome to Canada.
In addition to his loving wife of 60 years, he is survived by a daughter, Julie Mae Long; two sons, John Curtis Long (Martha) and Dennis Marvin Long; five grandchildren, Curtis Long and Sara Johnson, DJ, Linsey, and Brian Long; and seven great grandchildren, Evan, Erin, Emma, and Emily Long, Harrison and Lilly Johnson, and Ari Long.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Daniel Ray Long; and two sisters, Mary Ellen Hipps and Mildred Viola Long.
Entombment: Mountain View Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Curtis Farrow and Julia Alberta Mosteller Long.
Ray served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Freedom Baptist Church and attended the Senior Bible Class. Ray was a self-employed brick mason and member of the Brick Layer Union. He and Betty loved to travel, having visited Israel, France, Russia, and other countries, even driving their motorhome to Canada.
In addition to his loving wife of 60 years, he is survived by a daughter, Julie Mae Long; two sons, John Curtis Long (Martha) and Dennis Marvin Long; five grandchildren, Curtis Long and Sara Johnson, DJ, Linsey, and Brian Long; and seven great grandchildren, Evan, Erin, Emma, and Emily Long, Harrison and Lilly Johnson, and Ari Long.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Daniel Ray Long; and two sisters, Mary Ellen Hipps and Mildred Viola Long.
Entombment: Mountain View Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Johnny “Ray” Long, 87, of Travelers Rest, husband of Betty Hedrick Long, died December 7, 2016.
Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Curtis Farrow and Julia Alberta Mosteller Long.
Ray served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Freedom Baptist Church and attended the Senior Bible Class. Ray was a self-employed brick mason and member of the Brick Layer Union. He and Betty loved to travel, having visited Israel, France, Russia, and other countries, even driving their motorhome to Canada.
In addition to his loving wife of 60 years, he is survived by a daughter, Julie Mae Long; two sons, John Curtis Long (Martha) and Dennis Marvin Long; five grandchildren, Curtis Long and Sara Johnson, DJ, Linsey, and Brian Long; and seven great grandchildren, Evan, Erin, Emma, and Emily Long, Harrison and Lilly Johnson, and Ari Long.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Daniel Ray Long; and two sisters, Mary Ellen Hipps and Mildred Viola Long.
Entombment: Mountain View Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Curtis Farrow and Julia Alberta Mosteller Long.
Ray served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Freedom Baptist Church and attended the Senior Bible Class. Ray was a self-employed brick mason and member of the Brick Layer Union. He and Betty loved to travel, having visited Israel, France, Russia, and other countries, even driving their motorhome to Canada.
In addition to his loving wife of 60 years, he is survived by a daughter, Julie Mae Long; two sons, John Curtis Long (Martha) and Dennis Marvin Long; five grandchildren, Curtis Long and Sara Johnson, DJ, Linsey, and Brian Long; and seven great grandchildren, Evan, Erin, Emma, and Emily Long, Harrison and Lilly Johnson, and Ari Long.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Daniel Ray Long; and two sisters, Mary Ellen Hipps and Mildred Viola Long.
Entombment: Mountain View Memorial Park Mausoleum.
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