Raney, Garland Lee

Garland Lee Raney, Jr., 72, of Hopewell died Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Buckeye, AZ and had been a long time resident of Prince George & Hopewell. Mr. Raney retired from Allied Chemical after 41 years of dedicated service. He was a lifetime member of Woodlawn Baptist Church, an avid fisherman and dearly loved his family. Mr. Raney was preceded in death by his parents, Isom and Libbie Rozell Raney and a brother, Marvin Raney. He is survived by his wife, Joan Dalton Raney, a son Garland “Buddy” Raney and his wife Linda, all of Hopwell, a daughter, Patty Grigg and her husband Bubba of Prince George, five grandchildren, Marcus, Kristen & Corbin Raney, Taylor and Carley Grigg, three sisters, Jean Heath of Dinwiddie, Linda Robison and husband Dean of Missouri City, TX, Ruth Ann Medlock and husband Andy of Hubert, NC, a brother, Tom Lynch of Houston, TX and his mother-in-law, Virginia Ray of Hopewell. The family will receive friends Saturday, March 22, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in the Hopewell Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service. A funeral service will be held Monday, March 24, 2008 at 11:00 AM in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Ken Hendricks, pastor of Woodlawn Baptist Church officiating. Interment will be in Southlawn Memorial Park, Prince George County. Memorial contributions may be made to American Lung Association, 9221 Forest Hill Avenue, Richmond, VA, 23235 or Crater Community Hospice, 840 W. Roslyn Road, Suite E, Colonial Heights, VA, 23834. Condolences may be registered with www.jtmorriss.com