1927
Edward
2019
Edward Long
May 5, 1927 — December 24, 2019
Edward Arlo Long, 92, former husband of the late Lorraine Long died, Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at the Clemson Downs in Clemson, SC.
Edward was born in Detroit, Michigan a son of the late Arlo R. and Florence McGown Long. He was a graduate of Pershing High School and earned an undergraduate degree and an MBA from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He was a retired executive with Cooper Industries in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. In his long and distinguished career, he embraced each community he lived in and worked to make them better.
Edward was a WWII Veteran of the Coast Guard and was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
Surviving are two daughters, Marian Benton of Clemson, SC and Karin Schelke and husband, Jonathan of Wheat Ridge, Colorado; brother, Gerald Long of Romeo, Michigan; and grandchildren, Edward Benton and Margaret Haynes (McKendree Haynes) of Clemson, Gabriel Schelke (Jaqueline Simon) of Golden, Colorado, Nicholas Schelke (Allison) of Wheat Ridge, CO; and great grandchildren, Charles Haynes and Wilde Schelke.
In addition to his parents, Edward was predeceased by a brother, Alan Long; and a son-in-law, Charles Benton.
Inurnment will be in Pinconning, Michigan.
Visit RobinsonFuneralHomes.com or Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home & Cremations, Central-Clemson Commons.
Edward was born in Detroit, Michigan a son of the late Arlo R. and Florence McGown Long. He was a graduate of Pershing High School and earned an undergraduate degree and an MBA from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He was a retired executive with Cooper Industries in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. In his long and distinguished career, he embraced each community he lived in and worked to make them better.
Edward was a WWII Veteran of the Coast Guard and was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
Surviving are two daughters, Marian Benton of Clemson, SC and Karin Schelke and husband, Jonathan of Wheat Ridge, Colorado; brother, Gerald Long of Romeo, Michigan; and grandchildren, Edward Benton and Margaret Haynes (McKendree Haynes) of Clemson, Gabriel Schelke (Jaqueline Simon) of Golden, Colorado, Nicholas Schelke (Allison) of Wheat Ridge, CO; and great grandchildren, Charles Haynes and Wilde Schelke.
In addition to his parents, Edward was predeceased by a brother, Alan Long; and a son-in-law, Charles Benton.
Inurnment will be in Pinconning, Michigan.
Visit RobinsonFuneralHomes.com or Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home & Cremations, Central-Clemson Commons.
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