Mildred “Sands” Long, age 79, passed from this life Friday, February 16, 2018, at Northwest Florida Community Hospital in Chipley, Florida.
She was born in Moniac, Georgia on December 23, 1938, to James and Fannie “Crawford” Sands. Mildred worked as a Bus Driver for the Washington County School Board and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Chipley, FL.
She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband N.L. Long.
Mildred is survived by her two sons; Jeff and Wendy Long of Melbourne, FL and Greg Long of Chipley, FL; daughters; Cindy Yeager of Panama City, FL and Carol Koch and husband Billy of Chipley, FL; 14 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at Brown Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Orr, Rev. Dallas Pettis, and Rev. Shane Martin officiating.
Interment will follow in the Poplar Head Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Family and friends may sign the online register at www.brownfh.net