Obit: Rev. Richard Long, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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>From the November 25, 1949 Winnfield News-American

Rev. Richard Long Dies on Friday; Funeral Saturday

Life Long Resident of Winn Was Pastor Of Several Churches


Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon for the Rev. Richard T.
Long, 70, who died in a local hospital Friday.  Rites were conducted at
the Corinth Baptist church by the Rev. Robert Myers of Montgomery and the
Rev. W. C. Bounds, pastor of the Sardis Baptist Church, and interment, in
the Corinth Cemetery, was under the direction of the Southern Funeral
Home.

The deceased was a life long resident of Winn Parish, and until his health
failed a few years ago, he was a successful farmer in the Corinth
Community.  He was an active Baptist minister for many years and was
pastor of a number of rural churches in this area at various times.  

Survivors include his widow, six daughters, Mrs. Ethel Whitting, Mrs. Nola
Yarrick and Mrs. Emma Bassett of Winnfield; Mrs. Laura Sheppard of Delhi;
Mrs. Bill Williams of Georgetown and Mrs. Nola Melton, Baton Rouge; three
brothers, Joe and Henry Long of Winnfield and Mike Long of Henderson,
Texas, and a number of grandchildren.

(Submitted by Greggory Ellis Davies, Winnfield, Winn Parish, LA.)