Venning Long

Rev. Venning Long, 87, husband of Frances Louise Truett Long, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, December 18, 2022, at his home.
Born November 21, 1935, in Williamsburg County, he was a son of the late Sampson Rockwell Long and the late Bower Barnhill Long. He was a member of Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness Church and served his Lord as a Pentecostal Holiness Pastor for 60 years.
Survivors include his wife of 68 years; two children, Sandra Martin (Jerry) of Travelers Rest and Wanda Jordan (Tommy) of Mayesville; four grandchildren, Michelle Hodge (Richard), Jeannie Jordan, Chelsea Martin Glissman (Christopher), and Adam Martin; seven great-grandchildren, Dacoda Hodge Smith (Casey), Ruby Edwards Hughes (Aaron), Mary Edwards, Stacy Joe Edwards, Montana Prater, Ashley Prater, and Jason Prater, and six great-great-grandchildren, Sawyer Hughes, Thomas Hughes, Harleigh Burke, Ryleigh Burke, Katie Smith, and Emma Smith.
He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Maria Prater; a great-grandson, Jonathan Hodge; seven brothers; and three sisters.
A funeral service will be held at 11 A.M. Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dean Morgan, the Rev. Bobby Driggers, and the Rev. Donnie Hearrell officiating. Burial will be in the Wells Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Richie Hodge, Casey Smith, Aaron Hughes, Stacy Joe Edwards, Jay Prater, and Matthew McCormick.
The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 A.M. Wednesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to the American Melanoma Foundation, 8929 University Center Lane, Suite 202, San Diego, CA, 92122.
Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.