Long School

This was taken from an old newspaper clipping - paper unknown and owner, Tom Everett, deceased.

W. M. Cowherd, teacher, top right.

Left to right -

Front Row: Annie Neal, Mary Cosley, Mabel Neal, Katie Kirby, Nora Webb (behind her is Minnie Lewis and Flora Webb) Mabel Cosley, __ Bryant - a girl, Chloe Long, two Bryant girls (behind them is Katie Montgomery) May Kirby, Flossie Marshall, Bessie Montgomery, Ray Blacksley, Unknown - boy, Unknown - boy, and Ray Neal

Second Row: Clarence Marshall, Cora Long, Horace Counts, Lena Trantham, Lou Smith, Perry Mae Smith, Nettie Counts, Lydia Long, Addie Lane, and Mamie Montgomery

Third Row: Stella  Combs, Myrtle Lewis, Bessie Goodman, Myrtle Long, Lena Kirby, Ira Trantham, Lee Kirby Ira Cosley, John Marshall and Jim Montgomery

Back Row: Chloe Neal, Julia Bayless, Ethel Combs, May Norris, Momer Marshall, Clarence Combs, Clarence Long, Roy Smith, Roy Combs, Willie Norris, Artie Cosley and W. M. Cowherd.    

Long School 1930

From the photo files of Donna Cooper

Submitted by: Larry E. Edwards   

Front Row: Clennie Spain, Julene Gipson, Marie Hensley, Wanda Nickols, Edith Jensen

Second Row: Darrel Higgs, Raymond Lewis, Ted Counts, Artie Spain, Doyle Marbut, Carl Jenson, Ted McTeer, Ersten Spain, Jim Lyman

Third Row: Dena Jenson, Ruby Spain, Neva Spain, Lucille Spain, Noveta Murdock, Mary Nickols, Mary Swaffar, Marjorie Hensley, Vanita Spain

Fourth Row: Ora "Bo" Swaffar, Noal Gipson, George Jensen, Thelma Harris, Cleta Gipson, Naomi Harris, Maude Lewis, Lula Mae Lewis, Ellen Jensen, Gerald Nickols, Leta Hilton, teacher

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Patricia A. Swaffar corrected her father's name from Ora "Bo" to Ornan "Boe" Swaffar.

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Oren Henry later owned the property that was sometime earlier known as Long School property. In 1887 William C. Combs gave one acre for the Long School, and Leverett Siday signed the papers.

Darrell Higgs, listed above, married Kathleen Burchett, daughter of Arthur and Hallie (King) Burchett. Arthur was a son of James Preston Burchett and his wife Samantha Carolina Long. Samantha was a daughter of Simon Hiram and Martha Tabitha (James) Long. And Simon Hiram was a son of Hiram and Anna (Lakey) Long.