Obituaries: Phillip Rodger Long, 1967, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: July 6, 1967 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Car Accident Fatal To 9 Year Old Rodger Long

Severe head injuries incurred in a two-car accident in Monroe on June 25
resulted in the death of nine year old Phillip Rodgers Long in a Monroe
hospital Saturday, July 1.

His father and 11 year old brother also received lesser head injuries in the
accident.  The parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. "Bootsie" Long, their two sons and
two daughters were enroute from their home in Memphis, Tenn., to visit
relatives in Winn Parish when the accident occurred.

Funeral services were conducted Sunday, July 2, in the Tullos Church with the
Rev. George H. Sherman officiating.  A second service was conducted in Memphis
Monday with members of the Pee Wee baseball team of Memphis acting as
pallbearers.  Burial was in Memphis under direction of Hixson Funeral Home of
Winnfield.

Besides the parents, surviving are one brother, Tommy Dean Long; two sisters,
Sharon Ann and Brenda Long, Memphis, Tenn.; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Long, Sikes, and Mrs. Ruby Sheppard of Tullos; and a host of aunts and uncles
in the Winnfield and Tullos area.