James Jim E. Long, Sr.

LONG, SR.,  JAMES E. "JIM," of Orlando, departed this life to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 22, 2012. He was born May 5, 1934 in Dunlap, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents, William B. and Maebelle Long. He was also preceded in death by his son, Michael S. Long in June of 2011. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Vivian; and his son Ed, wife Katie; daughter Kay Koger and husband Lee; brothers Larry (Nelda) of Longwood, Calvin(Linda) of Inglis, FL; sisters Wanda Cagle (RJ) Dunlap, TN, Pat Shaw (Bill) Jackson, GA, Sandra Hansen (Frank) also of Jackson, GA, Clara McKinney (Phil) of Reno, NV; also, seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Jim committed his life to Christ on April 6, 1958. He was ordained into the Ministry in 1966. He was the pastor of the First Missionary Baptist Church of Bithlo for 20 years. He served and taught at Monterey Baptist and Calvary Baptist Churches until he was unable to do so. He also completed his apprenticeship training for the Electrical trade and retired from the local IBEW 606 Union after 43 years. He will always be remembered as the preacher who passed out Gospel Tracts to everyone he met. Funeral Services are under thedirection of Carey Hand Colonial Funeral Home, 2811 Curry Ford Rd., Orlando, FL 32806. Visitation will be Friday, June 29 from 7-9 pm at the funeral home. Funeral Services on Saturday at 11 am at Calvary Baptist Church, 4606 Lake Margaret Drive, Orlando, FL. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Vitas Hospice. www.careyhandcolonialfh.com