Obit for Huey P. Long, Sr., 1937. Winn Parish, Louisiana. Submitted by Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Death Comes to 84-Year Old Father of Lieutenant-Governor Earl K. Long Following An Illness of Nine Days Funeral Services This Afternoon At First Baptist Church About 2:30 (From the February 5, 1937 Winnfield News-American) Huey P. Long, Sr., the 84-year old father of Lieutenant-Governor Earl K. Long and the late Senator Huey P. Long died at four-thirty o'clock Thursday afternoon following an illness of nine days. He was taken sick Tuesday of last week with an attack of toxemia from which he was unable to rally, gradually growing weaker each day. So acute was the attack that he remained unconscious most of the time. His children, all of whom reside elsewhere have been in attendance at his bedside since he was taken ill, and at the time of his death Lieutenant-Governor Earl K. Long and Mrs. R. W. Davis of Ruston were with him. Funeral Services Today Funeral services will be held this afternoon about two-thirty o'clock at theFirst Baptist Church and will be conducted by Dr. B. C. Land, pastor. Interment will be made in the Winnfield Cemetery. Born In Mississippi Huey P. Long, Senior, born in Smith County, Mississippi, June 19, 1852 of John Murphy Long and Mary Elizabeth Wingate Long, was one of fifteen children, five of whom survive him. When he was seven years old his parents moved to Louisiana settling in the Corinth Community (then known as Tunica), Winn Parish, where he with his brothers and sisters grew to manhood and womanhood, and majority of whom married and lived within a radius of fifty miles of the old homestead. His father engaged in farming and stock raising and his son, Huey, followed him in his occupation, making for himself and his family a substantial living and became known for his industry as a farmer and stockman. He married Caledonia Tyson a member of another one of the first families of this section. Eight of the children born to them still survive, all of whom are prominent in their respective fields of endeavor. Mrs. Long preceded her husband in death in 1913. His children surviving are Mrs. R. W. Davis, Ruston, Julius T. Long, attorney of Shreveport and former District Attorney of Winn Parish, Dr. George S. Long, Monroe, Mrs. Olive Cooper, Art teacher in State Normal College, Natchitoches, Mrs. Milton Knott, Many, Miss Callie Long, Tuscon, Ariz., Lieutenant-Governor Earl K. Long of Baton Rouge, and Mrs. Stewart Hunt, Ruston. He is also survived by four sisters, Mrs. Alice Wright, Mrs. Olive Wright, Mrs. Joan Eagles, Winnfield, Mrs. Julia Nugent, Alexandria, one brother, Albert J. Long, Winnfield. Mr. Long, while never actively engaged in politics (possibly ran for state senate and Winnfield City Council, but never was elected) has all his life manifested a keen interest in the affairs of government, which was accentuated with the entry of his son Julius in local politics and who was elected District Attorney in the Fifth Judicial District, since changed to Eighth. Soon thereafter, the late Senator Huey P. Long stepped into the political arena and from then until his death Huey P. Long, Senior was an interested observer and silent partner in all the political campaigns. He was one of the electors of Louisiana to formally cast an electoral vote for President Franklin D. Roosevelt recently, and one of his prided possessions was his commission as Colonel on Governor Richard W. Leche's staff. For the past six or seven years Mr. Long despite his advanced years, has lived on his small farm near Winnfield and last spring made a record crop of corn, potatoes, and watermelons. His son, Lieutenant-Governor Earl K. Long, visited him often at his home here. Lieutenant-Governor is himself a stockman and has extensive stock and land interests in this section. Mason of Long Standing Mr. Long was a member of the Eastern Star Lodge No. 151 F. & A. M. having joined the Masonic fraternity July 1884. He was made a life member of the local unit December 27, 1920. One Absent Member of Family Miss Callie Long of Tuscon, Arizona will be the only absent member of his immediate family. When she was advised that he was sick it was learned that she was suffering from an attack of the flu and would be unable to leave her home. Miss Long is a teacher in the schools of Tuscon where she has resided for several years. More Than 2000 Attend Last Rites of Huey P. Long Sr. (From the February 12, 1937 Winnfield News-American) Many State Dignitaries Among Those Paying Last Respect More than two thousand from every section of the state attended the funeral rites for Huey Pierce Long, Sr., here last Friday afternoon at three-thirty o'clock at the First Baptist Church. Services were conducted by the Rev. Dr. B. C. Land, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Alwin Stokes, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. G. A. Morgan, pastor of the First Methodist Church. Interment was made in the local cemetery by the side of his wife, Mrs. Caledonia Tyson Long, who preceded him in death in 1913. The body of the deceased father of Lieutenant Governor Earl K. Long and the late Senator Huey P. Long, lay in state at the church from eleven o'clock Friday morning until the final services at three-thirty. The funeral cortege, headed by an escort of Louisiana Highway Police, was one of the longest ever witnessed in the history of Winnfield. Many state dignitaries were among those present. Active pall bearers included Governor Richard Webster Leche, Mayor R. W. Buce, Sheriff Bryant Sholars, C. F. Walsworth, Fred Welsh, Albert L. Smith, Jesse Roberts, John J. Peters, Judge Cas Moss, O. K. Allen, Harry Fuller, J. E. Carter, and Matt Milam. Attending the funeral were all the surviving children of Mr. Long, except one daughter, Miss Callie Long, who was ill at her home in Tuscon, Arizona. Mrs. Rose Long and daughter Rose, and son Russell, were among the sorrowing relatives. Mr. Long was a descendant of an old colonial family, being a great grandson of James Long of Baltimore, Maryland, a patriot of Revolutionary fame. John Long, the father of James Long, saw service in the French and Indian Wars in 1748. Two other colonial ancestors, outstanding officers and statesmen and prominent in early affairs of the province of Maryland were Colonel Ninian Beall and Captain Richard Owings. Colonel Beall, an officer in the Scotch-English army raised against Cromwell arrived in Maryland in 1658. He was the first elder of the Presbyterian church in America according to records. On his mother's side, Mr. Long was related to prominent people in the Southern Confederacy. Edward Wingate, his grandfather, like many other slave-holders of the south, took his slaves to the free territory of Texas and was a colorful figure in establishing the Republic of Texas. (Submitted by Greggory Ellis Davies, Winnfield, Winn Parish, LA.)