Washington Co., AR - Obituaries - Howard William Long

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Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
February 1, 1998

SPRINGDALE – 

Howard William Long, 80, of Springdale died Jan. 30, 1998, at
Northwest Medical Center in Springdale. He was born Aug. 12, 1917, in
Drummond, Okla., to Clarence William and Claudia Secor Long. He moved to
Springdale 40 years ago from Drummond. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge
in Guthrie, Okla., and a 32nd-degree Mason. He was a past member of the
Rodeo of the Ozarks Board of directors and Springdale Noon Lions Club. He
owned and operated Ozark Downs Race Track, farmed in Oklahoma for many
years and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Springdale.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Wells Long of the home, to whom he
was married Sept. 10, 1936; one son and daughter-in-law, Everett William
(Bill) Long and Linda of Atlanta, Ga.; one daughter, Marilyn Macon of
Broken Arrow, Okla.; three sisters, Velma Roberts, Clara Bel Spohrer and
Donna Henneke, all of Enid, Okla.; two grandchildren, Shane and Shad Macon,
both of Springdale; two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Sisco Chapel of Springdale with the
Rev. Danny Rogers officiating. Graveside service and burial will be at 1
p.m. Tuesday at the Del Norte Cemetery in Drummond.
Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. today at the funeral home.

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