Virgil B. Long

Virgil B. Long, 91, passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2012, at Community Hospital South in Greenwood.
He was born at Kettle, Ky., on April 28, 1921, to William Freeman Long and Sophronia Coop Long, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by three wives, Ruth Phillips Long, Alma Foster Long and Jerelin Carter Evans Long; and a son, Michael Todd Long.
He was also preceded in death by all 12 of his siblings, three of whom lived in Seymour, Nina Shelby, Ora Lynch and Euler Long; and his stepdaughter, Charlotte Foster.
He is survived by a son Jerry (Ricarda) Long of Greenwood; a granddaughter, Lindsey Long of Indianapolis; stepchildren, Martha Foster, Lloyd (Mary) Evans, Donna (Carl) Bennett, Paula (Jerry) Sinclair; and several stepgrandchildren, stepgreat-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Virgil was retired from Graessle Mercer Co. in Seymour, where he worked for 47 years. He was a familiar face in downtown Seymour, having worked at G.C. Murphy's 5 and 10 Store in the 1940s and 1950s and at the Majestic, VonDee and Star Dust theaters in the 1950s and 1960s. He most recently worked part-time at  Union Hardware Store in Seymour.
He was one of the founders of the Jackson County Genealogical Society at Brownstown and he traced his family back to the 1500s in Europe. He was a member of the Mayflower Society, the Sons of the American Revolution, Maryland Historical Society, Society of Colonial Wars, Jackson County Historical Society and the Kentucky Historical Society.
For several years, Virgil wrote a genealogy column in The Tribune in Seymour and the Cumberland County News of Burkesville. Ky. He was also a member of a number of civic clubs over his 70 years in Seymour.
He was a member of the Rockford United Methodist Church.
Funeral services are at Voss Funeral Home with visitation from 10 a.m. Tuesday followed by the funeral at 1 p.m. Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Jackson County Genealogical Society or to the donor's choice of charity.