Henry Jarrell Long, died on Friday, Jan. 3, at his home surrounded by family. Raised on a farm in Gracey, Kentucky, he competed in local 4-H and FFA competitions, while also helping on the farm. After graduating in 1965 from Christian County High School, where he was a star basketball player, he attended Austin Peay State University for a short stint before joining the Army National Guard as a tank commander. He retired from Bell South in 2000, when he began farming full time. He was a charter member of the Christian County Cattlemen’s Association. In December 2021 he was inducted into the Christian County High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, at Hughart, Beard & Giles Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Green Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the service hour Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions can be made to the Back to Back Foundation, P.O. Box 477, Hopkinsville, KY 42241-0477, or Christian County Cattlemen’s Association Scholarship Fund P.O. Box 978 Hopkinsville, KY 42241.