M.H. Laney Jr.

M.H. Laney Jr. obituary

M.H. Laney Jr.

M.H. Laney Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Click Funeral Home - Lenoir City on Aug. 26, 2025.

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M.H. Laney Jr., age 92, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2025, in Clinton, Tennessee. He was an Army veteran who served in Korea 1953-1954. M.H. worked as a radio announcer in the 1960's and 1970's. He was controversial at family gatherings for saying provocative things to get a gasp or a laugh. M.H. loved to smoke a fine cigar. He was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and will be buried there beside his parents, M. Laney Sr. and Ludie Shaner Laney.

M.H. was preceded in death by his sisters, Marion Boothe Raper and Annie Ruth Lane, and his former wife, Barbara Thacker.

He is survived by his daughter, Dawn Laney Denman of Maryville, TN and her husband, Scott; grandsons, Zachary Denman and Justin Denman; two great-grandchildren, and his niece and nephews: Cynthia Winfree, Lonnie Raper, Jeffrey Raper, Rodney Lane and Kelly Lane.

Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City. Click Funeral Home, 109 Walnut Street, Lenoir City is in charge of arrangements. clickfuneralhome.com

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