Joe Ray Laney's Obituary
JOE RAY LANEY, AGE 82, WAS A RESIDENT OF BRAZORIA COUNTY, TX AND PASSED AWAY ON APRIL 3, 2017, WITH FAMILY BY HIS SIDE. RAY WAS BORN ON AUGUST 31, 1934 IN FALKVILLE, ALABAMA TO ISHMAEL RAY AND EMMA FRANCES (FITZGERALD) LANEY.
RAY WAS A MAN OF MANY TALENTS AND COULD ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING HE SET HIS MIND TO. HE NEVER MET A STRANGER AND ALWAYS TOOK PRIDE IN HIS WORK. HE WAS A TEXAS REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR FROM 1971, UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 2014 AND REALLY ENJOYED THE OUTDOORS. HE WAS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD AND FORMER SARGEANT IN THE U.S. ARMY RESERVES. HE WAS A DEACON OF HIS CHURCH AND REALLY ENJOYED HELPING PEOPLE.
RAY IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 58 YEARS, DARLENE LANEY OF ROSHARON, TX; SON, JEFF LANEY (KELLY TURNER) OF HITCHCOCK, TX; DAUGHTER, KIMBERLY LANEY RUSSELL and husband STEVEN RUSSELL OF ROSHARON, TX; SISTER, CHERI WILSON OF RICHMOND HILL, GEORGIA; GRANDDAUGHTER, JESSICA LANEY OWENS and husband BILLY OWENS and GREAT GRANDSONS LINCOLN AND FINNEGAN OWENS OF COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; GRANDSON, CODY LANEY and wife ALYSSA LANEY OF MARION, TX; GRANDDAUGHTER, BLAIR LANEY BRIDGES and husband DUSTIN BRIDGES and GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER BRAYLYNN BRIDGES, AND GREAT GRANDSON BRAXTON BRIDGES OF BRAZORIA, TX.
RAY IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS, ISHMAEL RAY AND EMMA FRANCES LANEY; HIS ELDEST SISTER, ALMA DEAN COUCH and ELDEST SON, MICHAEL RAY LANEY.
FOLLOWING THE GRAVESIDE, FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO A RECEPTION AT FRESNO BAPTIST CHURCH, 4501 FM 521, FRESNO 77575. THOSE NEEDING EARLIER ACCESS TO THE CHURCH CAN DO SO STARTING AT 9:00AM.
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