Mr. Clyde B. Laney

May 22, 1934 - May 5, 2015

Mr. Clyde Benjamin Laney, age 80 of Rockmart, Georgia passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Mr. Laney was born on May 22, 1934 in Rockmart, son of the late Zack Laney and the late Bertie Hulsey Laney. He was a graduate of the Rockmart High School Class of 1953 and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Laney was a veteran with 16 years of combined service with the United States Army and Air Force having served during the Korean Conflict. He retired from the Civil Service and at the time of his retirement was employed by the Dobbins Air Force Base. He was a member of the Brown-Wright American Legion Post #12 and the Rockmart Masonic Lodge #97 F&AM. Mr. Laney enjoyed playing golf while in high school and during his adult life and going to auctions. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Doris Earlene Smith Laney on June 13, 2013. Survivors include two step-sons, James “Jimmy” Howell Floyd of Panama City, Florida and Samuel Patrick “Pat” Floyd of Dallas; two sisters, Dorothy Puckett of Austell and Linda Wilson of Rockmart; nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services for Mr. Laney will be held on Monday, May 11th at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Freeman Harris Funeral Home with Rev. Barry Stephens and Rev. Marvin Frady officiating. A eulogy will be given by Mrs. Dorothy Puckett. Interment services will follow in the family lot of Polk Memory Gardens with presentation of the US Flag by the Brown-Wright American Legion Post #12 Honor Guard. The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers: Glenn Lee, Michael Laney and Bobby Hardinger. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, May 11th from 12 noon until the funeral hour. Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral service for Mr. Clyde Benjamin Laney.