Sarah Long Obituary

Homegoing services for Sarah Long will be 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, with the Rev. Prentiss J. Floyd officiating. Burial will follow at Montgomery Cemetery.

Mrs. Long passed peacefully at her home after a brief illness on December 30, 2010.

Mrs. Long was the owner/operator of Sunset Inn Café for 23 years. She was also an active member of the Missionary Board of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church.

Mrs. Long was preceded in death by six children: Cheryl "Lynn" Long, Sarah "Cookie" Long, Ada Merriweather, Kenneth "Red" Long, George "Mule" Long and Henrell Greer; two grandchildren, Raymond Gray and Jasmine Long; two sisters, Hazel Warlick and Henretta Williams; and two brothers, Willie Greer and Horace Greer, Jr.

She leaves to cherish her memory: three daughters, Rev. Prentiss J. Floyd, Mary (Charles) Long Dixon and Betty Long Gray; six sons, Donnie (Carol) Long, Tony Curtis Long, Nathaniel (Frankie) Long, Levon (Lola) Comer, Chester (Ray) Long and Freddie A. Long; with the blessings of 215 grand, great-grand and great-great-grandchildren; 48 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren; 109 great-great-grandchildren; and a niece, Dot Yarbrough.

Bledsoe Funeral Home, (731) 427-1521.

Published by The Jackson Sun on Jan. 5, 2011.

Memories and Condolences
for Sarah Long

9 Entries

candi pegues-stewart

January 7, 2011

To the Long Family,words can't express the sympathy that I have for your family. I loved Mrs.Sarah so much and I am going through a lot of pain with my baby brother (man) with that being his only grandma he had left.I will continue to keep you all in my prayers! God has an extra special Angel!!!

Jennette Bingham

January 6, 2011

To Mary and the rest of the Family, It deepens my heart greatly to hear of the homegoing of your mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. I remember her kindness and graciousness when I visited Mary in Lincoln Courts. Cherish the good memories in your hearts and know that she will live there forever. May God bless each of you in your time of need.

Burnetta Pearson

January 6, 2011

To Joyce, Jowanna & DeShawn Watford, our prayers are with you as you celebrate the life & homegoing of your grandmother & great-grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Long. We were sorry to hear of her passing. May the love of friends & loved ones comfort you in your time of sorrow. Burnetta Pearson & Family (Memphis, TN - formerly of Jackson.

January 5, 2011

To the Long Family,

Your mom's beautiful life shows that God's grace surpasses all of our human frailties. None of life’s failures and disappointments matter when this threshold is reached.

Visiting with the family on last night, laughing about our childhoods in Lincoln Court, and seeing all the pictures your mom had took me “back down memory lane”. It was priceless.

I have always been a part of your family, as your mom was there for me as a boy and became a pillar of strength as I grew older. She was faithful to her family and her God until he called her home for eternal rest. She was rewarded with a long blessed life and many that loved her.

Her legacy to me will simply be the example of love for family and for God. I will pass that love on to my children and I hope they will pass that love on to their children. In other words, my life was and has been influenced and changed for the benefit of God by your mom’s living. It will not stop with her call to rest.

Your Lincoln Court’s brother and life-long friend,

Kenneth (Bimbo) Moten and Family

Betty Whitelaw

January 5, 2011

The nieces and nephew hearts are with you in love and sympathy in the loss of our Aunt Sarah Long. The memories of Aunt Sarah are the kind that never die, but will grow even dearer as the days and years go by. May the lovely memories left ease the grief, and bring you comfort. The precious sacred word of the Lord gives us comfort in times like these; "For he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee" Hebrews 13:5. God can do for us what no other can do. It is in this spirit that we exhort you to cast all your care upon the Lord for he cares for you. Love and sincere prayers, Georgia Whitelaw (Robert) Hamilton, Shirley Whitelaw (Willie) Sheard, Betty Whitelaw, Elder Eddie Whitelaw

Donna Myles

January 5, 2011

I can't begin to find the words to express my family's sympathy to the long family. Mrs. Long has been a part of our lives for many, many years and we will miss her dearly. The Mildred Myles Family love you mrs. long and our prayers are with all of you.

Bill & Faye Hill

January 5, 2011

Our hearts goes out to the Long family.Mrs. Sarah was truly a great lady.May God bless each of you in your time of sorrow."Earth has no sorrow,that Heaven cannot Heal."

January 5, 2011

TO THE LONG FAMILY.LET US ALL KEEP LOVE AND PEACE IN OUR LIVES. MRS. SARAH WAS A VERY UNDERSTANDING AND CONCERNED LADY. I WILL MISS HER DEARLY. MAY GOD, IN THE NAME OF JESUS BLESS HER FAMILY MEMBERS AND HER FRIENDS AT THIS TIME.
YVONNE GRAY
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FAMILY JANUARY 5, 2011

Dorothy Hudson

January 5, 2011

Heartfelt sympathy to the family Mrs Long will be missed she was a bright light for thoes that knew her with her words of love and wisdom
Dorothy Hudson Juan Diaz Panama

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