BORN

April 24, 1936

DIED

April 12, 2025

AGE

LOCATION

Saltillo, Mississippi

John Leroy Long, age 88, died Saturday, April 12, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born April 24, 1936, to Noble Leroy Long and Hazel Wheeler Long in the Barrett Ridge Community. A graduate of Saltillo High School, he was a standout athlete and a member of the school's...

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So very sorry to hear about Leroy. When I opened my Law office in 1970 in Tupelo, he and I were next door neighbors upstairs at the corner of Main & Broadway. We shared many legal stories, lies and laughs together. I had not seen him in years. May he rest in peace. My prayers go out to the family. He was one of the good ones.

Michael D. Cooke

April 15, 2025 | Friend

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