Mr. Harvey Long of Dothan, Alabama departed this earthly life on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at at the age of 77. Visitation will be Friday, March 31, 2023 3-5 PM at the funeral home; graveside service will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2023 1:00 PM at the Mason Cemetery, Union Springs, AL; under the direction of the caring staff of Scott's Chapel Hill Mortuary "Because We Care".
Harvey "Howard" Long was born February 27, 1946 to the late Nimord Long and the late Dollie Jordan at Grady Memorial in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the youngest out of eleven children.
He accepted Christ at an early age at the Kneride Missionary Baptist Church in East Pointe, Georgia. He received his education at South Forth High School in East Pointe, Georgia and then late joined the United State Navy. He was employed at the Glass Container in Forrest Park, Georgia for numerous years. He was family master mechanic, applance, plumber, lawnmower. He was a family protector. He relocated to Dothan, Alabama to live with his nephew Dean Scott in 2019.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife: Betty Jean Hightower; his sibling: Willie, John, Son, Don, Bookie, Georgett, Austrelle, Birda Bell and baby sister Oscar.
He leaves to cherish four children: Zina (Kevin) Hardy, Zaundra (Michael) Thompson and Zedric (Melinda) Long; one step son: Trey (Kayla) Westmoreland; his companion: Brenda Weaver; nine grandchildren; four great grandchildren; one sibling: Annie Seal Long; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends.
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