Erica Shantae Long Price, 53, of Riverside Drive, Greensboro, N.C. passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C., surrounded by family. She was born in Iredell County on December 9, 1972, and was the daughter of Fredrick A. Morrison and Patty Long Cone. She was preceded in death by several family members, including her foster grandparents who raised her, Dupree and Emma Belle Sherrill; her grandmother, Odessa Morrison Knight; and her grandfather, Frank A. Scott.
Erica was a graduate of Statesville High School and attended Mitchell Community College. She made her home in Greensboro and was a member of Abundant Life Ministries. At the time of her death, she was employed by Rebath Company.
She leaves to cherish the memory of her life her children, Marquis Long of Statesville, Ja’Shon Long of Claremont and Aliya Parks of Troutman; her parents, Fredrick (Rev. Leslie) Morrison of Statesville and Patty Long Cone of Greensboro; her brothers, Rickey (Yashica) Long of Troutman, Dexter (Felicia) Samuels of Orlando, Fla., and Affion Crockett and Sheldon Candis, both of Los Angeles, Calif.; her grandchildren, Malik Pineda, Andrew Edwards, Julian Long, Serenity Long, Jayden Long, Riley Barber, Hayven Jones and Ezekiel Foote; her god sister, Saira Estrada; a special friend, Stephen L. White of Winston-Salem; special cousins, Rev. Reba (Rev. Eric) Ijames and Denise Peek; a special uncle, Freddie Sherrill; and a host of other aunts and uncles, including Darryl and Peggy Millsaps, Margaret (JD) Wellman, Leon (Mary Bell) Parker, Catherine Summers, Mitchell (Cherise) Scott, Maurice Scott, Melvina Porter, Monique Perry, Markesse Scott, and Lisa Moser; and a host other nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, church family and friends.
Celebration of Life Services will be conducted at Clark’s Chapel Baptist Church on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 2 p.m. Rev. Dr. Dietrick A. M. Danner will officiate. Members of the family will receive friends at the church from 1:30 until 2 p.m., but at other times will assemble at the residence of her father, Fredrick and Rev. Leslie Morrison, 176 West Meadowview Drive, Statesville.
Visit the Book of Memories for Ms. Long at www.rutledgeandbigham.com.
Rutledge and Bigham Mortuary is serving the family of Erica Long Price.