Franklin A. Long, Sr.

Mr. Franklin Antley Long, Sr. Retired Draftsman North Augusta, SC- Funeral Services for Mr. Franklin Antley Long, Sr., 76, of Currytown Road, North Augusta, SC, who entered into eternal rest August 17, 2009 following a courageous battle with liver cancer, will be conducted Thursday morning at 11 o’clock from Immanuel Baptist Church. Rev. Jimmy Coyle officiating. Interment in Pineview Memorial Park. Mr. Long was a native of Columbia, SC, the son of the late Robert Carson Long, Sr. and Lillian Antley Long, having made North Augusta his home for the past 50 years. Following his graduation from Bamberg High School in l951, he attended the Citadel, the University of Georgia Extension in Augusta, Augusta College and Aiken Technical College. He was in the South Carolina National Guard in Bamberg, SC and the US Army Security Agency as a Cryptographic Specialist stationed in Asmara, Eritrea Africa and a Korean War Veteran. Mr. Long worked at Savannah River Plant for over 42 years as a Lab Technician, a Project Assistant and a Draftsman. He also taught drafting at Aiken Technical College for 11 years. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Annie L. Long; two daughters and a son in-law, Rose and Glenn Rodgers and Nancy Burt; two sons and daughters in-law, Buddy and Irene Long, Jerry and Karen Long; all of North Augusta; five grandchildren, Jason Rodgers and wife Amanda, Patrick Rodgers and wife, Evonne, Austin Long, Anna Long and Kaylee Long; two great-grandchildren, Ashley Rodgers and Kennedy Rodgers; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert and Nan Long, Aiken, Julian and Betty Long, Florence, SC, John and Norma Long, Orange Park, FL and Marilyn and Jack Smith, Cordova, SC. Mr. Long was the brother of the late Edward Long. Pallbearers will be Jason Rodgers, Patrick Rodgers, Austin Long, Greg Bedenbaugh, Larry Feutral, Juan Hill and Mike Mock. The family will receive friends at the funeral home this Wednesday evening from 6 until 8. Memorials may be made in lieu of flowers to Immanuel Baptist Church, 615 Old Edgefield Road, North Augusta, SC 29841. Posey Funeral Directors of North Augusta in charge of arrangements. Visit the online registry at www.poseyfuneraldirectors.com

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Franklin A. Long, Sr.

June 22, 1933 - August 17, 2009