A well known Hopkinsville Real Estate Agent and businesswoman has passed away. Jewell D. Long passed away on February 5, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Long, who was 95 years old and just 22 days shy of her 96th birthday, was a native of Baskin, Louisiana. She owned and operated Jewell Long Realty on Country Club Lane in Hopkinsville for over 40 years.
In 2014, Miss Jewell, as she was affectionately known, was a guest on WHVOs Hopkinsville Interesting People. She said she bought the small building just across from the Country Club in 1971, and her customers followed her there.
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She was a past President of the Hopkinsville Board of Realtors, and a member of several state Realtor groups. She was also a member of the Fort Campbell Military Affairs Committee, Pennyroyal Mental Health and Retardation Womens Club, and a strong supporter of the Hopkinsville Business and Professional Womens Club. She remembered her time in that organization during the conversation.
right-click to download mp3She loved cooking Louisiana style food that was apparent during her Christmas Open houses at her office.
right-click to download mp3She is survived by two daughters, a sister, four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
A private burial will at a later date. Maddux-Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
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