Submitted by
Louise Willison

Floyd Wendell Haney

Floyd Wendell Haney, Ponca City resident and formerly of Newkirk, died Thursday morning, Oct. 12, 2006, in the Ponca City Medical Center. He was 87.

A Prayer Service has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday in Miller-Stahl Funeral Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 16 in St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph Vas as celebrant. Burial will follow in Newkirk cemetery. Miller-Stahl Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements. The body will lie in state at the funeral home Sunday from 1 p.m. until 9 p.m.

A memorial funds have been established with St. Francis Catholic Church through Eastman National Bank, Box 468, Newkirk, OK 74647-0468 and with St. Mary's Catholic Church through Bank of Oklahoma.

Floyd Wendell Haney was born April 21, 1919, in Newkirk, the son of Loynel L. and Mabel Lane Haney. He grew up in the Newkirk area and received his early education in the Newkirk schools, graduating from Newkirk High School with the class of 1939.

On Aug. 13, 1942, Wendell was inducted into the United States Army and served with Company D 757 Military Police Battalion. He was honorably discharged Feb. 2, 1946. After his discharge he was employed as a quality control specialist in civil service at the North Naval Base in San Diego. He also attended San Diego Junior College and graduated with an Associate of Arts Degree in 1955. Wendell retired April 1974, and he returned to Newkirk in 1981 after the death of his first wife.

On Sept. 3, 1983, Wendell and Mary Lucille Lockwood Coates were married in Edmond. They established their home in Tonkawa, living there until 1990 when they moved to Ponca City.

Wendell was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church in Newkirk, but for the last several years he attended St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ponca City. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus and American Legion Huff-Minor Post 14. One of Wendell's priorities was to raise his American flag in the morning and to lower it at night. He cherished visits from his children and grandchildren, and he enjoyed fishing. He took great pleasure in riding through Kaw Country, remembering earlier days. He also relished helping out on area farms just to drive the tractors around.

Wendell is survived by his wife, Mary, of the Ponca City home; two stepsons, Ken Coates of Ponca City and Randy Coates of Tonkawa; one brother, Jack Haney of Newkirk; a sister, Charlene Meisinger of Plattsmouth, Neb.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

In addition to his first wife, he was preceded in death by a stepson, Hank Coates; his parents; and one brother, Joe Haney.

Casket bearers will be Don Wolfe, Butch Wolf, Ron Snow, Joe Haney, Paul Haney and Bernie Brown.