TITLE:   Kenneth Howard Long, Sr.

SOURCE:  The Post and Courier

SUBMITTED BY:  The Post and Courier

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, Jun 2003

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LONG, SR., Kenneth
Entered into eternal rest on the morning of October 22, 2001, Kenneth 
Howard Long, Sr., husband of Myrtle Martha Dantzler Long. Residence, 
North Charleston, S.C. Funeral notice later. Arrangements by J. HENRY 
STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL. 
(Published Oct 23, 2001)

LONG, SR., Kenneth
Kenneth Howard Long, Sr., died October 22, 2001, at his home. Born 
February 11, 1917, he was the son of John Douglas Long, Jr., and Julia
Rebecca (Thomas) Long. During WWII, he was an electrician at the 
Charleston Naval Shipyard. On July 3, 1944, he married "the prettiest 
girl in the shipyard," Myrtle Martha Dantzler. A 1954 news article 
praised his "versatility" and "foresight." He retired in 1972 as 
Supervisory Engineering Technician. He enjoyed hunting and loved 
dogs. A charter member of Deer Park Baptist Church, he serve for 
decades as treasurer. He was known for his honesty, generosity, 
compassion, and willingness to help others; the children knew him for 
his gifts of chewing gum. Mr. Long is survived by his beloved wife, 
by his children, Julia Long Towles and Kenneth Long, Jr., and wife, 
Theresa, by his grandchildren, Louis Towles, III, Angela Mundi (Long) 
Moss and husband Curry Moss, Rebecca Marie (Towles) Slight and husband
William Sligh, and by his brothers, Lewis Long, Francis Long, Thomas 
Long, and Robert Long.  Funeral services are 11 a.m., Thursday, Deer 
Park Baptist Church. Interment, Riverview Memorial Park. Friends may 
call at Stuhr's Greenridge Road Chapel, Wednesday, 5 to 8 p.m. Any 
memorials in Mr. Long's name may be given to his church, Deer Park 
Baptist Church, 8875 University Blvd., North Charleston, S.C. 29406. 
Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL.
(Published Oct 24, 2001)

LONG, SR., Kenneth
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Howard Long, Sr. 
are invited to attend the funeral services of the former, in Deer 
Park Baptist Church, this (Thursday) morning, October 25, 2001, at 
Eleven o'clock. Interment, Riverview Memorial Park. Friends may call 
at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL. Any memorials in Mr. 
Long's name may be given to his church, Deer Park Baptist Church, 
8875 University Blvd., North Charleston, South Carolina 29406.
(Published Oct 25, 2001)
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