John Allen Long Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

John Allen Long, age 76, of Rock Cave, the Gaines Community, died Friday, April 22, 2016. He was born on January 25, 1940, at Gaines, a son of the late Joe A. and Ruth Hamner Long. On May 5, 1972, he was united in marriage to Cheryl Lynn Pickens Long, who survives. Also surviving are two daughters: Heather Jo LongTrayer and husband Terry Trayer of Rock Cave and Courtney N. Long-Caroway and husband Jeremy Caroway of Morganton, NC; two grandchildren: Tyler N. and Zoei M. Trayer; three sisters: Barbara Ferren of Shinnston, Rita and husband Carl Watson of Walkersville, and Caroline Long of Buckhannon; and three brothers: Dale and Basil Long of Gaines and Donald Long and wife Martha of Arlington. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters: Ellen Jean Bennett and Martha Leuszler and four brothers: Andrew Dixon Long, Burl Long, Davis Ross Long, and Thomas Joe Long. Mr. Long was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a fifty-year member of the Rock Cave Masonic Lodge #81 A.F. and A.M. He enjoyed farming, gardening, and tending his fruit trees, as well as hunting and fishing. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, from 4-7:00 PM, at the Rock Cave Independent Baptist Church. The body will lie in state at the Rock Cave Independent Baptist Church on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, the funeral hour, with Pastor David Jessie and Eugene Helmick officiating. Interment will follow in the Salem Ridge Cemetery, where the Upshur County Honor Guard will conduct military honors and members of the Rock Cave Masonic Lodge #81 A.F. and A.M. will conduct graveside rites.

John Allen Long

January 25, 1940 - April 22, 2016