Frank Long

Frank Roberts Long, 89, of Troy died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at Mt. Ararat Cumberland Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Johnnie Dalton officiating.
Burial will follow in Mt. Ararat Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Stover, Andy Huff, Ty Long, Avery Stover, Joseph Davis and Larry Farley.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Troy Police Department.
The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until hour of services on Thursday at the Mt. Ararat Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
He was born on Dec. 8, 1931, in Obion County, son of the late William and Mary Cordelia (Cherry) Long. On Dec. 4, 1987, he married the former Genece King. She survives.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict. He worked for the former McDonnell Douglas Aircraft, St. Louis, Mo.; American Bridge in Millington; Pigeon-Thomas Iron Company in Memphis; the City of Memphis as a bus driver; the Ethyl Corporation in Tiptonville; in maintenance at the former Obion County General Hospital and as a school bus driver for the Obion County School District. He also worked as a police officer for the City of Troy, where he served as police chief for 15 years.
He was a member of Mt. Ararat Cumberland Presbyterian Church and a member of the Western Sun Masonic Lodge No. 88 in Troy.
In addition to his wife, he is also survived by five daughters, Connie (Don) Tomlin of Biloxi, Miss., Anita Brimm of Fulton, Tina Smith of Rising City, Neb., Carol (Alan) Terrell of Union City and Kristi Johnson of Union City; four sons, Mike (Laurie) Long of Gleason, John (Tanya) Long of Troy, Jeff (Jackie) Huff of Union City and Andy Huff of Nashville; son-in-law, Jeff Stover of Paducah, Ky.; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Lucy Jones of Booneville, Miss., Sue (Joe) Hooten of Windsor, Mo., and Kay (Virgil) Whitlock of Parsons; two brothers, Jim (Sandra) Long of Millington and Calvin (Margaret) Long of Millington, and several nieces and nephews.
He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Denise Long Stover; two granddaughters, Carrie Long and Hannah Stover; a grandson, Derick Kirk; a sister, Francis Mosley; and a brother, Bill Long.
Condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home website: www.white-ranson.com.

Published 12.23.20