Robert Hardy Haney, age 78, of Jackson passed away at his home on Saturday afternoon, May 4, 2002, of complications from Shy-Drager Syndrome.
Mr. Haney was born to the late Elvin Earnest Haney Sr. and the late Bessie Eason Haney in Bemis, Tennessee, on June 26, 1923. Mr. Haney married Rachel Maness on October 28, 1943, in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard and served in World War II. Awards earned by Mr. Haney were the American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, and USCG Honorable Discharge Pin. He retired from Consolidated Aluminum Corporation in 1984 after 30 years of service. He received his high school diploma from South Side High School in October 2000 through the Tennessee Veterans Program.
Mr. Haney was an active member of Madison Baptist Church where he served as chairman of the deacons, Sunday School teacher, Training Union director, member of the Roy Williams Sunday School Class, and member of the Executive Board of Madison-Chester Association of Baptists. He organized the Bible Study Class. Mr. Haney enjoyed traveling, attending Coast Guard reunions, and spending time with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters, Faye Johnson, Lee Thrasher; and his brothers, E. E. (Fat) Haney Jr., Kelly Haney, and Billy Joe Haney.
Survivors are his wife of 58 years, Rachel Haney; daughters, Barbara Haney Shepard, Kathy Haney (Butch) Williams; son Kenny Robert (Loriann) Haney; and sister, Helen Eads. Grandchildren are Jeff (Nicole) Shepard, Amy Shepard (Chris) Crabtree, Angela Haney, Jessica Haney, Blake Williams, and Spencer Robert Williams. Great-grandchildren are Scott and Zachary Shepard, Andrew Robert Haney, and Cason and Cade Crabtree. Mr. Haney was known affectionately to his family as "D."
Funeral services will be held at the South Chapel of George A. Smith & Sons Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. with Rev. Gerald O. Smith and Rev. Garry Miller presiding. Pallbearers will be Jerry Rushing, James Johnson, Don Chism, George Maroney, Joe Billy Austin, and Ronnie Robison. Honorary pallbearers are deacons of Madison Baptist Church, members of the Roy Williams Sunday School Class, James Hutcherson, Danny Scott, and Lindy Collins. James Richerson will sing "I Can't Even Walk Without Holding Your Hand" and "How Great Thou Art."
The family will receive guests at the South Chapel of George A. Smith & Sons on Monday, May 6, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, May 7, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Burial will follow the funeral service in Hollywood Cemetery in Jackson with military graveside honors.
Memorials may be made to: Vanderbilt Shy-Drager Research Fund, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, AA-3228 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232-2195.
George A. Smith and Sons Funeral Home
South Chapel – 1544 South Highland Avenue – Jackson, TN
The obituary was published in "The Jackson Sun" on Monday and Tuesday, May 6 and 7, 2002.
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"The Shortest Name"
In memory of Robert Hardy Haney (1923-2002)
by Granddaughter Amy Shepard Stanfill
Everyone knows how it started,
Though we don't really know why.
It is the shortest name,
But it seemed to fit just fine.
And for over thirty years, it has been spoken every day,
Mostly with a laugh, maybe a cry, even a sigh;
But the shortest name never grew hard to say…
Until today.
As we speak it now, it will forever remain
Not only the shortest name,
But the sweetest name in every way.
"D" – We will always love and miss you.
(Written May 6, 2002)
Great-granddaughter:
Cason Elizabeth Crabtree
Mr. Haney was born to the late Elvin Earnest Haney Sr. and the late Bessie Eason Haney in Bemis, Tennessee, on June 26, 1923. Mr. Haney married Rachel Maness on October 28, 1943, in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard and served in World War II. Awards earned by Mr. Haney were the American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, and USCG Honorable Discharge Pin. He retired from Consolidated Aluminum Corporation in 1984 after 30 years of service. He received his high school diploma from South Side High School in October 2000 through the Tennessee Veterans Program.
Mr. Haney was an active member of Madison Baptist Church where he served as chairman of the deacons, Sunday School teacher, Training Union director, member of the Roy Williams Sunday School Class, and member of the Executive Board of Madison-Chester Association of Baptists. He organized the Bible Study Class. Mr. Haney enjoyed traveling, attending Coast Guard reunions, and spending time with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters, Faye Johnson, Lee Thrasher; and his brothers, E. E. (Fat) Haney Jr., Kelly Haney, and Billy Joe Haney.
Survivors are his wife of 58 years, Rachel Haney; daughters, Barbara Haney Shepard, Kathy Haney (Butch) Williams; son Kenny Robert (Loriann) Haney; and sister, Helen Eads. Grandchildren are Jeff (Nicole) Shepard, Amy Shepard (Chris) Crabtree, Angela Haney, Jessica Haney, Blake Williams, and Spencer Robert Williams. Great-grandchildren are Scott and Zachary Shepard, Andrew Robert Haney, and Cason and Cade Crabtree. Mr. Haney was known affectionately to his family as "D."
Funeral services will be held at the South Chapel of George A. Smith & Sons Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. with Rev. Gerald O. Smith and Rev. Garry Miller presiding. Pallbearers will be Jerry Rushing, James Johnson, Don Chism, George Maroney, Joe Billy Austin, and Ronnie Robison. Honorary pallbearers are deacons of Madison Baptist Church, members of the Roy Williams Sunday School Class, James Hutcherson, Danny Scott, and Lindy Collins. James Richerson will sing "I Can't Even Walk Without Holding Your Hand" and "How Great Thou Art."
The family will receive guests at the South Chapel of George A. Smith & Sons on Monday, May 6, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, May 7, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Burial will follow the funeral service in Hollywood Cemetery in Jackson with military graveside honors.
Memorials may be made to: Vanderbilt Shy-Drager Research Fund, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, AA-3228 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232-2195.
George A. Smith and Sons Funeral Home
South Chapel – 1544 South Highland Avenue – Jackson, TN
The obituary was published in "The Jackson Sun" on Monday and Tuesday, May 6 and 7, 2002.
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"The Shortest Name"
In memory of Robert Hardy Haney (1923-2002)
by Granddaughter Amy Shepard Stanfill
Everyone knows how it started,
Though we don't really know why.
It is the shortest name,
But it seemed to fit just fine.
And for over thirty years, it has been spoken every day,
Mostly with a laugh, maybe a cry, even a sigh;
But the shortest name never grew hard to say…
Until today.
As we speak it now, it will forever remain
Not only the shortest name,
But the sweetest name in every way.
"D" – We will always love and miss you.
(Written May 6, 2002)
Great-granddaughter:
Cason Elizabeth Crabtree
Robert Hardy Haney, age 78, of Jackson passed away at his home on Saturday afternoon, May 4, 2002, of complications from Shy-Drager Syndrome.
Mr. Haney was born to the late Elvin Earnest Haney Sr. and the late Bessie Eason Haney in Bemis, Tennessee, on June 26, 1923. Mr. Haney married Rachel Maness on October 28, 1943, in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard and served in World War II. Awards earned by Mr. Haney were the American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, and USCG Honorable Discharge Pin. He retired from Consolidated Aluminum Corporation in 1984 after 30 years of service. He received his high school diploma from South Side High School in October 2000 through the Tennessee Veterans Program.
Mr. Haney was an active member of Madison Baptist Church where he served as chairman of the deacons, Sunday School teacher, Training Union director, member of the Roy Williams Sunday School Class, and member of the Executive Board of Madison-Chester Association of Baptists. He organized the Bible Study Class. Mr. Haney enjoyed traveling, attending Coast Guard reunions, and spending time with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters, Faye Johnson, Lee Thrasher; and his brothers, E. E. (Fat) Haney Jr., Kelly Haney, and Billy Joe Haney.
Survivors are his wife of 58 years, Rachel Haney; daughters, Barbara Haney Shepard, Kathy Haney (Butch) Williams; son Kenny Robert (Loriann) Haney; and sister, Helen Eads. Grandchildren are Jeff (Nicole) Shepard, Amy Shepard (Chris) Crabtree, Angela Haney, Jessica Haney, Blake Williams, and Spencer Robert Williams. Great-grandchildren are Scott and Zachary Shepard, Andrew Robert Haney, and Cason and Cade Crabtree. Mr. Haney was known affectionately to his family as "D."
Funeral services will be held at the South Chapel of George A. Smith & Sons Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. with Rev. Gerald O. Smith and Rev. Garry Miller presiding. Pallbearers will be Jerry Rushing, James Johnson, Don Chism, George Maroney, Joe Billy Austin, and Ronnie Robison. Honorary pallbearers are deacons of Madison Baptist Church, members of the Roy Williams Sunday School Class, James Hutcherson, Danny Scott, and Lindy Collins. James Richerson will sing "I Can't Even Walk Without Holding Your Hand" and "How Great Thou Art."
The family will receive guests at the South Chapel of George A. Smith & Sons on Monday, May 6, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, May 7, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Burial will follow the funeral service in Hollywood Cemetery in Jackson with military graveside honors.
Memorials may be made to: Vanderbilt Shy-Drager Research Fund, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, AA-3228 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232-2195.
George A. Smith and Sons Funeral Home
South Chapel – 1544 South Highland Avenue – Jackson, TN
The obituary was published in "The Jackson Sun" on Monday and Tuesday, May 6 and 7, 2002.
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"The Shortest Name"
In memory of Robert Hardy Haney (1923-2002)
by Granddaughter Amy Shepard Stanfill
Everyone knows how it started,
Though we don't really know why.
It is the shortest name,
But it seemed to fit just fine.
And for over thirty years, it has been spoken every day,
Mostly with a laugh, maybe a cry, even a sigh;
But the shortest name never grew hard to say…
Until today.
As we speak it now, it will forever remain
Not only the shortest name,
But the sweetest name in every way.
"D" – We will always love and miss you.
(Written May 6, 2002)
Great-granddaughter:
Cason Elizabeth Crabtree
Mr. Haney was born to the late Elvin Earnest Haney Sr. and the late Bessie Eason Haney in Bemis, Tennessee, on June 26, 1923. Mr. Haney married Rachel Maness on October 28, 1943, in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard and served in World War II. Awards earned by Mr. Haney were the American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, and USCG Honorable Discharge Pin. He retired from Consolidated Aluminum Corporation in 1984 after 30 years of service. He received his high school diploma from South Side High School in October 2000 through the Tennessee Veterans Program.
Mr. Haney was an active member of Madison Baptist Church where he served as chairman of the deacons, Sunday School teacher, Training Union director, member of the Roy Williams Sunday School Class, and member of the Executive Board of Madison-Chester Association of Baptists. He organized the Bible Study Class. Mr. Haney enjoyed traveling, attending Coast Guard reunions, and spending time with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters, Faye Johnson, Lee Thrasher; and his brothers, E. E. (Fat) Haney Jr., Kelly Haney, and Billy Joe Haney.
Survivors are his wife of 58 years, Rachel Haney; daughters, Barbara Haney Shepard, Kathy Haney (Butch) Williams; son Kenny Robert (Loriann) Haney; and sister, Helen Eads. Grandchildren are Jeff (Nicole) Shepard, Amy Shepard (Chris) Crabtree, Angela Haney, Jessica Haney, Blake Williams, and Spencer Robert Williams. Great-grandchildren are Scott and Zachary Shepard, Andrew Robert Haney, and Cason and Cade Crabtree. Mr. Haney was known affectionately to his family as "D."
Funeral services will be held at the South Chapel of George A. Smith & Sons Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. with Rev. Gerald O. Smith and Rev. Garry Miller presiding. Pallbearers will be Jerry Rushing, James Johnson, Don Chism, George Maroney, Joe Billy Austin, and Ronnie Robison. Honorary pallbearers are deacons of Madison Baptist Church, members of the Roy Williams Sunday School Class, James Hutcherson, Danny Scott, and Lindy Collins. James Richerson will sing "I Can't Even Walk Without Holding Your Hand" and "How Great Thou Art."
The family will receive guests at the South Chapel of George A. Smith & Sons on Monday, May 6, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, May 7, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Burial will follow the funeral service in Hollywood Cemetery in Jackson with military graveside honors.
Memorials may be made to: Vanderbilt Shy-Drager Research Fund, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, AA-3228 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232-2195.
George A. Smith and Sons Funeral Home
South Chapel – 1544 South Highland Avenue – Jackson, TN
The obituary was published in "The Jackson Sun" on Monday and Tuesday, May 6 and 7, 2002.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"The Shortest Name"
In memory of Robert Hardy Haney (1923-2002)
by Granddaughter Amy Shepard Stanfill
Everyone knows how it started,
Though we don't really know why.
It is the shortest name,
But it seemed to fit just fine.
And for over thirty years, it has been spoken every day,
Mostly with a laugh, maybe a cry, even a sigh;
But the shortest name never grew hard to say…
Until today.
As we speak it now, it will forever remain
Not only the shortest name,
But the sweetest name in every way.
"D" – We will always love and miss you.
(Written May 6, 2002)
Great-granddaughter:
Cason Elizabeth Crabtree
Inscription
Robert Hardy Haney
S1 US Coast Guard
World War II
Jun 26, 1923 – May 4, 2002
