Long, Emma "Punkin"

Retired From Brach Candy Company

  • Friday, June 22, 2018
Emma Long
Emma Long

Emma “Punkin” Long, 66, passed away on June 19, 2018.

She retired from Brach Candy Company.

Survivors include her daughter, Felicia Blackmon; grandchildren, Phylicia Blackmon and Harold Douglas II; great-grandchild, Brian Harris II; sisters, Alice Carroll, Ellen Johnson, Yvonne Daniels, Linda Slayton, Patricia Robinson, Evelina Bush, Louvina Smith; brothers, Thomas and Reuben Simpson, Darryl Willingham; a host of friends and family.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 25, at 2 p.m. at Miracle Missionary Baptist Church. Visitation will be held the same day prior to service from 12-2 p.m. at the church.

Arrangements are by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.

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