Thomas Eldon Long

Thomas Eldon Long (Tom), age 49, of Lumpkin County passed away following an extended illness on February 10, 2014.
Tom was born at Fort Campbell, Kentucky on November 15, 1964. He graduated from Herndon High School in Herndon, VA in 1982 and served in the United States Army for three years before moving to Dahlonega. He graduated from Lanier Technical School, where he pursued studies in Heating and Air Conditioning in 1986.
He was employed in heating and air conditioning work for several years before he became incapacitated by illness in 2007. Tom was a regular attendee at worship services at Dahlonega United Methodist Church for the past several years.
He is survived by his daughter Taylor Lynn Long, his wife Janie Goss Long, his parents Wendel and Helen Long, his sister and brother-in-law Elizabeth Cornett McLeod and Channing McLeod, his nephew Jordan Cornett, and nieces Madeline and Marianne Cornett, all of Lumpkin County.
Memorial services will be held at 11 AM, March 1st 2014 at St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church, the Rev. Albert Daviou officiating. Lunch will follow in the Parish Hall.
Condolences may be expressed on-line at www.dahlonegafuneralhome.com.

Arrangements by Dahlonega Funeral Home, 20 Gibson Rd., Dahlonega, GA, 30533, 706-864-DOVE (3683)