Melva Lorie Laney

Melva Lorie Laney passed from this world, and to the next, on July 10, 2025, in Lubbock, TX. She was born on May 7, 1934, to Carl and Julia Mae (Fitch) Laney, in Hale Center, TX.

Melva was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Julia, a sister, Joan Laney Rogers, and a nephew, Barry Burgess. She is survived by a niece Anita Burgess and husband Randy Pyles, as well as her life-long friend, Carl Chandler.

Tough and resilient, she lived life on her own terms.