Melba Bowling Long, 88, of Radford, went home to take her place in the body of Christ Jesus her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021.
She was born Aug. 12, 1933, in Smyth Co., Chatham Hill, Va., to Wylie and Thurman Webb Bowling. She was born again in November 1961 and joined the Snowville Baptist Church in June 1962. Twenty years later she moved her membership to Gethsemane Baptist Church in Radford. She married Nathan Abraham Long on Dec. 16, 1954. He departed this life on Sept. 17, 1964.
Melba is survived by a daughter, Peggy Long Collins, and her husband, Pastor James Collins of Jupiter, Fla.; a son, Charles Edgar Long, and his wife, Catherine Crute Long of Radford; two grandsons, Derek Nathan Long and Cooper Edward Long of Radford; a great-grandson, Riley Long; a sister, Wanda Bowling Webb of Radford; a sister-in-law, Roxie Long Dishon of Radford; a brother-in-law, Harrison Long of Radford; nieces Donna Long Conklin (Mike), Nancy Young Newton, and Betty Kaye Young Smith (Curtis), all of Pulaski County.
Services will be private.
The Long family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford. www.mullinsfuneralhome.com.