Patricia Nichols Laney, 60, of Tifton passed away Saturday, October 16, 2004, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 19, 2004, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Dr. Fred Evers and a dear friend officiating. Mrs. Laney was laid to rest at Pinelawn Cemetery in Columbiana, Alabama.
Born February 4, 1944, in Clanton, Alabama, Mrs. Laney was the daughter of Adele Skaggs Nichols of Alabama and the late Fred M. Nichols, Sr. In addition to her father, she was also preceded in death by her husband, James M. Laney. She was the safety director at Shaw Industries in Tifton; and she was a member of Northside Baptist Church in Tifton. She was also a member of the Moose Lodge in Albany; and she had lived in Tifton for 33 years.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Laney is survived by one daughter, Karon Laney Hawkins of Tifton; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Fred M. Jr. and Janie Nichols of Columbiana, Alabama, Jerry and Jessica Nichols of Homewood, Alabama and Tony and Laura Nichols of Birmingham, Alabama; three sisters and brothers-n-law, Margie and Ashley Chambers of Pelham, Alabama, Linda and Richard Oldham of Dothan, Alabama and Deborah and Harlin Hawes of Blountsville, Alabama; and three grandchildren, Warren David Hawkins III, James Alexander Hawkins and Heather Yvonne Hawkins, all of Tifton.