Obituary of Frances Laney

HALE CENTER - Funeral services for Frances W. Laney, 78, of Hale Center, TX, were held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 19, 2000, at First United Methodist Church of Hale Center with the Rev. John Erwin, pastor of First United Methodist Church of Stamford, officiating. Burial followed in the Hale Center Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home of Hale Center. Mrs. Laney died at 2:24 p.m. Saturday, June 17, 2000, in Prairie House Living Center in Plainview, TX. She was born Aug. 19, 1921, in Hale Center and graduated from Hale Center High School. She married W.G. Laney on June 26, 1940, in Clovis, N.M. She was a member of the Hale Center Church of Christ and a longtime supporter of school, community and charitable activities in Hale Center. Survivors include her husband, W.G. Laney of Hale Center; two sons and daughters-in-law, Pete and Nelda Laney and Mark and Brenda Laney of Hale Center; seven grandchildren, KaLyn Laney of Austin, Jamey Phillips and her husband, Ronald, of Lubbock, J Pete Laney and his wife, Melonie, of Waco, Kim Laney of Dallas, Ryan Laney of Alameda, Calif., Tyler Laney of Dallas and Whitney Laney of Austin. A brother, Johnny Wilson, is deceased. Pallbearers will be Mrs. Laney´s grandsons, J Pete Laney, Ryan Laney, Tyler Laney, her grandson-in-law, Ronald Phillips, and Bradley Bryan of Austin and Sparks Redinger of Hale Center. The family suggests memorials to the Frances Laney Memorial Fund at the First National Bank of West Texas, P.O. Drawer A, Hale Center, TX 79041, or to a favorite charity.