On Thursday, June 4, 2020, Jerry Thomas Laney, loving husband and father to five children, passed away at the age of 75. Jerry was born on July 15, 1944 in Phillips, Texas to Clyde and Nina (Ingram) Laney.
Jerry started working the oilfield at the age of 15 enjoying many years, states and countries until 1994 when he started working with maintenance at Medical Center of Southeastern Oklahoma for 15 years. In April 1983, he married Sharon Kay Laney in Casper, Wyoming. Together they helped raised numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Jerry had a passion for fixing cars and anything else that needed fixing. He was of the Baptist faith and accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at 8 years old. He wrote many gospel songs over the years as testimonies of his love of God. Jerry and his wife Kay had other ventures as owning a mechanics garage, bricking business and construction business. He was known as the hardest working man and for his honesty. According to his wife, Kay, “If Jerry told you anything you better bet it was the truth and he would always help you with anything.”
Jerry was preceded in death by father, Joe Clyde Laney; stepdad, Bill Cox; mother, Nina Pauline Ingram Laney Cox; and sister Colleen Laney Smith.
He is survived by his wife, Kay; mother-in-law, Sue; his five children, Robin, Rhonda, Renee, Raquel, and Bobby; along with many other family members near and dear to his heart.
Flowers can be sent to Cunningham Funeral Homes in Colbert, Okla. or donation to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America and American Heart Association.