Merle Haney, 91, of Big Spring, died Sunday, July 30, 2017 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, August 3, 2017 at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park.The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Wednesday evening at the funeral home.Merle was born in San Angelo, Texas, October 15, 1925 to Floyd Curtis and Mittie Captola (Kennedy) Ray. She married Stanley Myrle Haney in February 1941. He preceded her in death May 26, 1995.Merle was one of the Greatest Generation and was the consummate homemaker. She was an excellent mother, seamstress and cook. She loved to garden and canned her own produce. She also loved to oil paint and was a member at the Full Gospel Fellowship.She is survived by her son Stanley Haney and wife, Eileen of Luther, Texas; her daughter, Gena Franke and husband, Don of Coahoma; seven grandchildren, Kristie Davis and husband, Scott, Dana Reid and husband, Brian, Jana Haney and Lee Mendelzon, Brandon Haney and wife, Toni, Ron Clanton and wife, Sandy, Kim Ransleben and husband, Wayne, and Paula Chavez and husband, Pete; eleven great grandchildren, Quade and Kylie Davis, Grayson Reid, Allen Haney, Trey Clanton, Brandon Leaphant, Cassie, Aisley, and Brennan Ransleben, Kaegan Hunt, Kenzie Tannehill and Dusty Chavez; and a sister-in-law, Jean Haney from Florida.In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Evelyn Love Dennis.Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home and Crematory of Big Spring.Online condolences may be left at www.npwelch.com,
