Mrs. Long was a lifelong resident of Hawkins County and a retired private home housekeeper.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Tal Nathaniel Long; her parents, Walter and Mollie Lyons Robinson; two daughters, Charlene Bogus and Ada B. Releford, both of Kingsport; four brothers, John, Claude, Edward, and Dillard Robinson, all of Kingsport; one grandson, Orlando Maurice Long of Church Hill.
Survivors include two daughters, Eleanor Martin and husband, William Kenneth Martin, and Mary E. Long of Kingsport; one brother, Willard of Kingsport; five granddaughters, Angela Leeper Waller, of Dallas, Tex., Alana D. Leeper of Church Hill, Angel Uribe, Melissa Long, and Syarra Mercedez Long, all of of Kingsport; three grandsons, Darin Davis and Tracy Releford of Kingsport and Phillip Long of Alabama; seven great-grandsons, Alexander, Beela, Lake and Maurice Uribe, Darius Davis and Tremmell Mcgoo, all of Kingsport; four great-granddaughters, Brianna Long, Blu and Reese Long, and Breoanna Phillips, of Kingsport; three nieces, Ernestine Mathis, Susan and Kathy Robinson of Kingsport; also one special niece, Latosha Luther of Kingsport; one nephew, Donnie Robinson, of Kingsport; special friends, Roy Richardson, James W. Leeper, Sr., both of Church Hill, James A. Leeper of Kingsport, Terry Richmond of Morristown and Julie Carogenta LPN.
Calling hours are from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Johnson Funeral Home of Church Hill and anytime at the home of Eleanor Martin, 4210 W. Carters Valley, Church Hill, Tenn. 37642.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel.
Graveside services will be conducted following the service at Church Hill Memory Gardens.
Palbearers will be Eddie Cox, Robert Cox, Ronnie Cox, James A. Leeper, Kenny Martin, James W. Leeper and Roy Richardson.
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Johnson Funeral Home of Church Hill is serving the family.
