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Joe Layne Memoriam
Joe was born Aug. 27, 1941, to the late Joseph Albert Layne and Savannah Stone Layne. He graduated from Troup High School in 1959.
He married the love of his life, Dianne Beck, Sept. 11, 1963. He worked for Troup Lumber Co. for 23 years and then was general manager of EasTex Materials and Longhorn Building Materials until his retirement.
He was an active member of First Baptist Church, Troup, where he was a deacon and taught Sunday school for many years. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and an occasional round of golf with his "golf buddies." Joe was extremely kind, generous and loving and all who knew him will remember his love of life and constant smile.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Dianne Beck Layne, of Troup. He is also survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Mickey and Sheri Layne, of Flower Mound; daughter and son-in-law, Angie and Jeff Hammonds, of Troup; daughter, Amanda Layne, of Frisco. Joe will be missed by his four grandchildren, Trenton and Michaela Layne and Josh and Justin Hammonds. Joe is also survived by his sister, Charlene McCreight, of Flower Mound; his brother, N.F. "Red" Layne, of Paris; his sister-in-law, Joyce Woolfolk and brother-in-law, Charles Woolfolk; and many nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Nolan Scruggs, Kevin Stanley, Randall Mangum, Alex Turner, Brad Ledford, Greg Evans, Chris March and Jerry Hamilton.
Honorary pallbearers will be his fun-loving golf buddies and his Adult II Sunday School Class.
The family will receive friends at First Baptist Church, Troup, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5.
The family would like to thank the sixth floor staff at East Texas Medical Center, Tyler, for their excellent care and endless love and kindness.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to the First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 516, Troup, 75789.
To sign the guestbook, go to www.cottlefuneralhome.com
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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