1928
Woodford
2011
Woodford Grady Long, Jr
December 28, 1928 — August 16, 2011
Mr. Woodford Grady Long, Jr., 82, of Savannah, formerly of Hampton, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at the Hospice House of Savannah.
Funeral services will be held 2 pm, Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Steep Bottom Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Mr. Long was born December 28, 1928 in Furman and was a son of Woodford Grady Long, Sr. and Hannah Rebecca Wooten Long. He was a retired Project Manager for Brunson Construction and Building Supply, where he worked for 53 years. He attended Open Arms Fellowship and was a past member of the Rotary and the Jaycees. Mr. Long was a true "sportsman", having been an avid golfer, hunter and fisherman.
Surviving are: his wife, Betty Lightsey Long of Savannah; daughters, Libby L. Skinner and her husband George of Hampton and Pam L. Stafford and her husband Daniel of Bloomingdale, Georgia; sister, Addie Mae Tuten of Lena; 6 grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by 5 sisters.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Hospice Savannah Foundation, Inc, Post Office Box 13190, Savannah, Georgia 31416-0190.
Family and friends may call Friday evening from 6 until 8 at THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES, VARNVILLE-HAMPTON CHAPEL, 1074 Yemassee Highway, Varnville, 803.943.5016; www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.
Funeral services will be held 2 pm, Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Steep Bottom Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Mr. Long was born December 28, 1928 in Furman and was a son of Woodford Grady Long, Sr. and Hannah Rebecca Wooten Long. He was a retired Project Manager for Brunson Construction and Building Supply, where he worked for 53 years. He attended Open Arms Fellowship and was a past member of the Rotary and the Jaycees. Mr. Long was a true "sportsman", having been an avid golfer, hunter and fisherman.
Surviving are: his wife, Betty Lightsey Long of Savannah; daughters, Libby L. Skinner and her husband George of Hampton and Pam L. Stafford and her husband Daniel of Bloomingdale, Georgia; sister, Addie Mae Tuten of Lena; 6 grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by 5 sisters.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Hospice Savannah Foundation, Inc, Post Office Box 13190, Savannah, Georgia 31416-0190.
Family and friends may call Friday evening from 6 until 8 at THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES, VARNVILLE-HAMPTON CHAPEL, 1074 Yemassee Highway, Varnville, 803.943.5016; www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.
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