Long, Turner reveal wedding plans
The bride-elect is the daughter of Benjamin and Donna Long of Apison. She is the granddaughter of Gwen and Melvin Smith of Ooltewah, the late Eugene Lawson of Apison and the late Edna and Hubert Long of Ooltewah.
Parents of the future bridegroom are Steve and Linda Turner of Rock Island. He is the grandson of Fay Harris of Viola and the late Bobby Harris, Dot Gillette and Brackett Turner, both of McMinnville.
Miss Long teaches eighth grade at Warren County Middle School, where she also coaches girls’ soccer. She graduated in 1997 from Ooltewah High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in special education from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She was a member of the UTC soccer team for four years.
Turner is employed as an eleventh and twelfth-grade teacher at Warren County High School. He is head coach for the high school wrestling team and assistant football coach. After graduating from WCHS in 1997, he received a bachelor’s degree in special education from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. While attending the university, he was a four-year member of the football team.