Category: General

Published in The Huntsville Times, Huntsville, AL, Wednesday, July 19, 1995

Walter Thomas Long, 73, of Athens died Monday at a Birmingham hospital.

The funeral was today at 2 p.m. at McConnell Funeral Home with Bob Waldron officiating. Burial was in Roselawn Cemetery.

Mr. Long was an Army veteran of World War II, a retired farmer and a member of the Eastside Church of Christ.

Survivors include a sister, Shirley Miller of Athens; two nephews and a great-niece.

Henry Ware Hobbs, Jr. was a lifelong resident of Brookhaven, MS, a prominent attorney (Ole Miss Class of 1947), a noted civic leader, and local historian. He was active in Brookhaven Little Theatre (BLT), and was the 1992 recipient of BLT’s John Landress Award in recognition of his many contributions to BLT.

We have no additional information at the time.

 Cynthia “Cindy” Lynn McGinnis Richards passed away February 9, 1988. No additional information is available.

Charles Curtiss Cates, Jr. passed away on August 8, 1985. No obituary available.