Edith Dillehay Haney

Edith Dillehay Haney, 89, longtime resident of the McCain’s Community in Maury County, died Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Tommy Clark and Steve Boshers officiating. Burial will follow in Allen Cemetery in the Caney Springs Community of Marshall County. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to McCain’s Cumberland Presbyterian Church, c/o Tammy Morrow, P. O. Box 29, Columbia, TN 38402 or McCain’s Friends Flower Fund, c/o Dorothy Hickman, 3609 Pulaski Highway, Columbia, TN 38401. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born January 12, 1930 in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Carl W. Dillehay and the late Bonnie Louise Rieves Dillehay. She was a 1948 graduate of Columbia Central High School where she was a member of the varsity basketball team. Immediately upon graduation, Mrs. Haney began a twelve-year career with South Central Bell. As her family began to grow, she opted to focus on her home, the farm and her children. She was a devoted partner to her husband of sixty years, Tom Haney, who preceded her in death in 2011. Mrs. Haney was a member of McCain’s Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She is survived by daughters, Michelle (Jon Alsup) Haney and Linda (Jerry) Marcum, both of Columbia; sons, Bob (Brenda) Haney of Des Moines, Iowa and Mike (Samantha Good) Haney of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada; sister, Peggye (Bill) Brent of Culleoka. Grandchildren are Alison Jerden, Lacy Voyles, Amy Marcum, Shantel, Ashley Adams, James Adams, Peyton Adams, Hudson Adams, Travis Haney, Emma Goodhaney, Sophia Goodhaney; and eleven great grandchildren. Active pallbearers will be Travis Haney, James Adams, Peyton Adams, Hudson Adams, Winston Hills, Grayson Lumsden, Virgil Haney, and Tim Huckaby. Honorary pallbearers will include Stevie Wilson, Wayne Ladd, Ricky Morrow, Al Hogan, Scott Williamson, Don Walters, Jim Patterson, Gilbert London, and Jeff Hogan. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Louella Miller, Oscar Dillehay, Clint Dillehay, Laddye Dillehay, Elizabeth Hargrove; and one great grandson.