Howard Hamilton Long Jr.

October 11, 1947 - April 14, 2022

Howard Hamilton Long, Jr. Age 74 of Morristown, TN passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at his home. Howard was a longtime member of Morningside Baptist Church before moving his letter to Mountain View Baptist Church in Jefferson City. He worked for more than 30 years with Hamblen, Jefferson & Dandridge Memorial Gardens. After the passing of his wife, he could be found passing out samples and visiting with friends at Timeless Elegance Tea Room. “To know him was to love him”. He was preceded in death by his wife of 39 years, Barbara J. Long; parents, Howard, Sr. and Josie V. Long; sister, Margaret Rines and mother and father-in-law, Hugh and Dorothy Seals. He is survived by his daughter, Penny Jo and Randy Shelnut; son, Kelly H. Long and Brooke Singleton; grandchildren, Blake Greene and Ashley Offutt, Lauren Greene and Drew Shelnut; siblings, Jerry and Phyllis Cantrell, David and Patsy Jenkins, Jim and Connie Habera, Pat and Jim Bowlin and Rick Long; several nieces and nephews, and special friends and loved ones, Carolyn Barbee and Eddie Scearce. The family will receive friends on Monday, April 18, 2022 at Morningside Baptist Church from 11AM until 2PM. A funeral service will begin at 2PM with Rev. Randy Epps officiating. The graveside will follow in Hamblen Memory Gardens.