Cover photo for Billy Ray Laney's Obituary
Billy Ray Laney Profile Photo
1946 Billy 2011

Billy Ray Laney

March 8, 1946 — June 23, 2011

Billy Ray Laney, age 65 of Murphy, passed away June 23, 2011 at the Murphy Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Billy was born March 8, 1946 in Cherokee County, NC to Gid and Neily McTaggart Laney. He was preceded in death by his father, Gid Laney, sister, Marie Davis, brother, Jimmy Dale Laney and one niece, Amanda Laney. Billy was Baptist in faith, he loved hunting and camping. He traded farm animals and sold fire wood, but greatest of all he loved spending time with his great-granddaughter, Kaitlyn.

Survivors include: wife, Marie Dockery Laney, mother, Neily McTaggart Laney, daughter, Sandra Stewart, daughter, Lisa Wright, Brother, Wayne Amos, sister, Louise McDonald, sister, Barbara Kephart, granddaughter, Jessica Stiles, grandson, Brad Wright, great granddaughter, Kaitlyn Stiles and many nieces and nephews and friends.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 2:00 pm at the Cochran Funeral Home with the Rev. Aud Brown, Rev. Ralph Barnard, Rev. Bobby Lovingood officiating. Interment is in the Little Brasstown Cemtery. The gentlemen serving as pallbearers are Blake McDonald, Brett McDonald, Jason Gerbino, Brad Wright, Mike Kephart, and Robert Laney. Honorary pallbearers include Phillip "Peewee" Davis, Gary Davis, Rick McDonald, Pete Wright, Brian McDonald, Chris Stewart, Terry Stewart and Leon Dockery.

The family will receive friends from 6-9 pm Saturday night at the funeral home. Arrangements entrusted to the Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy, NC. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Billy Ray Laney, please visit our flower store.

Guestbook

Visits: 10

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree