Harold Long
Posted: August 17, 2018
MACON — Deacon Harold Long, 81, died Aug. 11, 2018, at Noxubee General Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Macedonia M.B. Church with the Rev. Johnny L. Moore officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be from noon-5 p.m. at Lee-Sykes Funeral Home. Lee-Sykes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Long was born Oct. 29, 1936, in Macon, to the late Jim Long and Edna Mason Long. He was formerly employed with the Macon Beacon and was a member of Macedonia M.B. Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Vanessa Ellis-Johnson. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Long of Macon; daughters, Brenda Manning and Sharion Long, both of Columbus, Jennifer Slaughter-Williams and Nicole Long, both of Macon; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be the deacons of Macedonia M.B. Church.