William Gwathmey Longest Jr.

LONGEST, William Gwathmey Jr., 83, of Richmond, went to be with the Lord on February 19, 2009. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Lucille Anderson Longest; his sons, William G. Longest III and his wife, Faye F. Longest and Daniel C. Longest and his wife, Lucie Pelletier Longest; daughter, Christy Longest Grant and her husband, Mitchell Grant. He is also survived by grandchildren, Adam Longest, Holly Longest, Daniel Longest, Elizabeth Longest, Brittney Grant and Joseph Grant; brothers, Herbert Carrington Longest, George C. Longest; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was a WWII and Korean War Veteran, and longtime active member of Broadus Baptist Church. The family will receive friends today, February 20, 2009, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Atlee Chapel of Woody Funeral Home, Route 301 and Shady Grove Road, Mechanicsville. Services will be held at 1 p.m. at the funeral home on Saturday, February 21, 2009. Interment Signal Hill Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Broadus Baptist Church Building Fund, 5351 Pole Green Rd., Mechanicsville, Va. 23116.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.