William Carl DeLaney Sr.

Born in Avon Park, FL, he was a son of the late William Mell DeLaney and Mary Black DeLaney. Mr. DeLaney was a U.S. Navy Veteran, was retired from The Orlando Sentinel, and was a member of Calvary Christian Fellowship. Following retirement, he and his wife moved to Boiling Springs, SC to be close to the mountains and to travel.

Mr. DeLaney is survived by five children, William C. DeLaney, Jr., Dana Crawford (Gary), Scott DeLaney (Winsalee), James DeLaney (Connie), and Dawn Aziz; 13 grandchildren; and eleven great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 3:00 PM at Westside Baptist Church, 1700 John B. White, Sr. Blvd, Spartanburg, SC 29301. A committal service will be held in Woodlawn Memorial Park, 400 Woodlawn Cemetery Rd., Gotha, FL., 34734 on Saturday January 12, 2018 at 3:00PM.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 950 W Faris Rd, Greenville, SC 29605, the American Cancer Society, 154 Milestone Way, Greenville, SC 29615, or the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 121 Executive Center Dr #138, Columbia, SC 29210.