William Harvey Layne Jr.

William Harvey (Whiskers) Layne Jr., 83, of 816 Brussels Ave., Clifton Forge, Va., died on Wednesday, January 6, 2010, at Alleghany Regional Hospital, Low Moor. Whiskers was born on August 23, 1926, in Clifton Forge, Va., to the late William Harvey Layne Sr. and Nettie Clarkson Layne. He served in the United States Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theatre. He was a retired electrician for Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and a member of the Clifton Forge Presbyterian Church, where he was in the Men's Bible Class. He was a member of the Clifton Forge Elks Club B.P.O.E. #1065. He was also active in local youth sports programs and was a very loyal Hokie fan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Albert Allan Layne, in 2007. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mary Montgomery Layne, of Clifton Forge; two daughters, Paula Carey and husband, Donald, of Edmonds, Okla., and Susan Ann Layne, of Rocky Mount, Va.; a son, Mason Allan Layne and wife, Angie, of Glade Hill; three grandchildren, Dale Carey and Melanie Carey, of Edmonds, Okla., and Jacob William Layne, of Glade Hill; and special cousins, Marybeth and Kippy Broughman, and their sons, Brian and Tyler, of Clifton Forge. A funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2010, in the chapel of Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge with the Reverend Paul Brokaw officiating. Interment will follow in Alleghany Memorial Park, Low Moor. The family will receive friends on Saturday two hours prior to the service at Nicely Funeral Home. The family suggests memorial tributes take the form of contributions to Clifton Forge Presbyterian Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 20, Clifton Forge, Va. 24422. To send condolences to the family online, visit www.nicelyfuneralhome.com.