Florence May Long

August 9, 1937 - March 19, 2022

Florence May Long, age 84, of Suwanee, GA, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022. She was preceded in death by her father Melvin Brown; her mother, Florence Brown, sister, Joyce Snitker; and brother, Melvin Brown, Jr. Mrs. Long is survived by her son, John Long of Suwanee, GA; daughter, Susan Long Hunter of Independence, MO; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, John Brown of Dallas, TX; several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Long was born on August 9, 1937 in Green Valley, MO and grew up in the Kansas City area and attended the University of Missouri. She worked at Sears headquarters in Chicago, IL. She started her career as a buyer for Sears and worked her way up to top sales for TRC at a time when women in the workforce didn't have any clout. After moving to Atlanta, Mrs. Long worked for TRC Staffing, and was an award winning Vice President in charge of training until her retirement. Mrs. Long was quite a character. In her earlier years, she raced cars for A J Foyt in Powder Puff races. She was a 'surgeon' with a shotgun and was a master at skeet shooting. Florence remained very active during her retirement years in numerous volunteer positions. Her passion was teaching Bible study. She was in charge of the children’s program at B.S.F. A memorial service, officiated by Dr. Craig Dale, will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until time for the service at 1:00 p.m. We hope you can join us at the Memorial Service on 4/16/22 to celebrate the life of Florence May Long. Also, please visit her memorial website below to share any photos or memories you have of her. https://everloved.com/life-of/florence-long/funeral/