Will Haney

Wilson Hyde “Will” Haney was born on July 29, 1976 and departed this life on January 8, 2011. His 34 years here were full of laughter, fun and a little mischief. He graduated from Athens High School in 1995 where he excelled in basketball, football and baseball. Will received a degree in History from the University of Alabama. He then went on to complete Naval Officer Candidate School, serving our country in the US Navy aboard the USS George Washington. Ensign Haney served our country during the War on Terrorism and was an accomplished student pilot. Living every day to its fullest was always important to Will as he was an avid runner with his Christian walk the main priority in his life. He valued worshipping at West Hobbs Street Church of Christ. It was there that he met his wife, Emily, and the two were married on April 23, 2005 and began their lives on the farm they loved. Will always had a project going from fencing to farming to remodeling their little house. He loved nothing more than doing it himself. Will's heart was always in nursing, and after being accepted into the Bachelors of Nursing program at Auburn University Montgomery he set out to achieve that goal. During his final year of the program, Will received a diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma, an extremely rare cancer found most often in children. He and Emily began traveling to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, in June of 2009. Even through very aggressive chemotherapy treatments, Will continued to enjoy life on the farm, never complaining and amazingly, still living life to the fullest. Nineteen months and twenty four cycles of chemotherapy later, Will never lost faith in God's perfect plan. Will leaves behind his wife, Emily Page Haney; his “Daddy and Momma”, Tink and Sharon Haney; sister, Heather Haney, all of Athens; grandmother, Lucille Rainey of Savannah, TN; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Charles and Kathy Page; sister-in-law, Cara Hammons and husband Jamie; and niece, Anna Page Hammons, all of Tanner. Along with these he leaves a host of precious cousins, aunts, uncles and more adoring friends than he could ever count. Will was preceded in death by grandparents, Louis Sr. and Bessie Haney, and J.T. Rainey. Visitation will be Friday, January 14 at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home from 6:00-9:00pm. Services will be at Lindsay Lane Baptist Church Saturday, January 15, at 11:00am with Bill Irby and Jimmy Clark officiating. The body will lie in state at the church from 10:00-11:00am. Interment will follow at Bethel Cemetery with full military honors. Pall bearers will be Adam Haney, Zac Burgreen, Stan Menefee, Eric Brown, Scott Smith, Jamie Hammons, Sam Gates and Brian Brister. Honorary pall bearers will be Clay Haney, Frederick Burgreen, Pete Williams, Jeremy Murphy, Kyle Murphy, Jared Rainey, Casey Coggin, Zac Fleming, Brendon Wilson, Kevin Greenhaw, Jason Bailey, Jared James and Rodney Smith. Wills wishes were for donations to be made to Hospice of Limestone County or to West Hobbs Street Church of Christ in lieu of flowers.

Will Haney

July 29, 1976 - January 8, 2011