Lewis Ervin Laney, Sr.
February 3, 1925 ~ August 11, 2011
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Lewis Ervin Laney, Sr., 86, of Candler, died on Thursday, August 11, 2011, at his home.
A native of Bryson City, Mr. Laney was a son of the late John Ervin and Eliza Vick Laney. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Linda Clontz; two siblings; and a grandchild.
Mr. Laney had retired from the Biltmore Estate where he worked as a groundskeeper. He loved to work in his garden, and also enjoyed deep sea fishing. Mr. Laney was a well-decorated World War II veteran, earning two Bronze Stars, and two Purple Hearts for his service.
Mr. Laney is survived by his wife, Elva Mae Wynes Laney; daughters, Reva Waldrup and husband Charles, Shirley Gaylord and husband Gene, Martha Edwards and husband Bruce, Loretta Griffin and husband Charles, and Brenda Parton; sons, Lewis Laney, Jr., and wife Sandra, and Ervin Laney and wife Sharon; sisters Nellie Trull and Della Mahaffey; brother, Oscar Laney; 16 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren.
A funeral service for Mr. Laney will be on Sunday evening at 5:00 p.m. at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. with the Rev. Charles Griffin officiating. His family will receive friends an hour prior to the service starting at 4:00 p.m. Interment will take place on Monday morning at 10:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Park with military honors performed by the North Carolina Honor Guard.
Mr. Laney's family wishes to thank the Harbor Inn, Shoney's, the WNC Farmer's Market, and Jack Young's Nursery for their kindness and friendship.
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Michael, I am so sorry to hear about your Grandpaw. My prayers are with you and your family.
Loretta,
My heartfelt condolences to you and each of your brothers and sisters. I have warm memories of visits we shared as children. I wish it didn’t take occassions such as this to bring families together. I will always have a warm place in my heart for you because of the letters you sent me while I was in Vietnam.
Your Cousin,
Boyd
Dearest Friends,
I am so sorry to hear about your Daddy’s death. I am out of town so I cannot be there with you. Please know that you are so special to me and all of you are in my thoughts and prayers at this time.
Love,
Janet Carter Herren
Dearest Neighbors,
We are so sorry for the loss of Mr. Laney. He was a dear friend and neighbor for so many years and he will be greatly missed by all of us. We shared many wonderful times and great memories. You are in our thoughts and prayers at this difficult time. May God bless you all and give you comfort and peace.
Arthur Ballew, Griffith & Fredrice Jones and Anne Sutton-Brocklesby
Dearest Neighbors,
We are so sorry for the loss of Mr. Laney. He was a dear friend and neighbor for so many years and he will be greatly missed by all of us. We shared many wonderful times and great memories. You are in our thoughts and prayers at this difficult time. May God bless you all and give you comfort and peace.
Arthur Ballew, Griffith & Fredrice Jones and Anne Sutton-Brocklesby
Dear Martha and family,
We are so sorry to hear of your loss. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.
On behalf of Harbor Inn Seafood, I would like to let you know how deeply it saddens us to hear of Mr. Laney’s (we called him ‘the farmer’) passing. Whenever he came in, everyone hear loved to stop by and say hello. He had such a happy and generous heart, always sharing his wonderful produce. Your sadness is shared with everyone here. He will be greatly missed.
Dear Ervin & Lewis and family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this time.
We are so sorry for your loss. Mr. Laney was a great man, and a wonderful neighbor. He will be greatly missed on Starnes Cove. Please let us know if we can help.
Dear Ervin,Sharon and family,
I am so sorry for your loss. Just to let you know I am praying for God to pour out His love on you, as only He can do. Psalm 3:3 …
Love and prayers to you, your friend, Pat
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Mr. Laney. He will always be thought of fondly and with much admiration. God bless you all during this very sad and difficult time.
My prayers are with the family,such a wonderful man,father,grandfather,uncle and friend! He will surely be missed. I always looked forward to visiting aunt Elva Mae and Uncle Lewis as a child, they made sure you felt welcome.God bless and comfort the family he left behind. Annette Wynes Mcfall
Lewis jr.,
so sorry for your loss. We did not see the paper in time to make the service. Please know that you and your family are in our prayers.
Don and Karen Lee
Sharon and Ervin,
Our prayers are with you and your family. God Bless You! ‘O Give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.’
– Jay, Debbie, and Justin Roberson
We are so sorry for your loss. We are sorry that we did not attend the service, but we were unaware of his passing until just today. He was a Godly man and is now in a far better place.