{"id":6776,"date":"2025-04-10T19:19:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T00:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=6776"},"modified":"2025-04-10T19:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T00:21:12","slug":"tony-wayne-haney-59-of-newton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/obits\/6776-tony-wayne-haney-59-of-newton\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Wayne Haney (59) of Newton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Tony Wayne Haney, age 59, of Newton, Illinois, and formerly of Cumberland County, Illinois, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2025, at his home.<\/p>\n<p>Private family services will be held. Arrangements are under the care of the Meyer Funeral Home \u2013 Bishop Chapel in Greenup, Illinois. The obituary can be viewed, and condolences left at www.meyerfh.com.<\/p>\n<p>Tony was born on January 14, 1966, in Effingham, Illinois, the son of Tony and Mary E. (Painter) Haney. He retired from Evapcoafter many years of service. Tony enjoyed fishing and collecting old cars and trucks.<\/p>\n<p>Tony is survived by: Children \u2013 Amy (Kyle) Hille of Sigel, Illinois; Tony (Alexandria) Haney of Mattoon, Illinois; and Nikita Burry (Jaekob Durbin) of Ramsey, Illinois; Grandchildren \u2013 Hunter Hille, Westin Hille, Zain Hille, Elise Haney, Annalida Durbin, Renesmee Durbin, Zariah Burry, Briar Durbin, and Brynlee Durbin; Stepfather \u2013 Gerald Roome; Siblings \u2013 Jim Haney, Roy (Vola) Haney, Yvonne (Larry) Pierce and Toney Haney (Linda Rounsaville).<\/p>\n<p>Tony was preceded in death by his father Tony Haney, mother Mary Roome, maternal grandparents Purely and Bertha Painter, paternal grandparents Elijah and Alice Haney, sister Linda Haney and brothers Dale Mason and Jack H. Haney<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Wayne Haney, age 59, of Newton, Illinois, and formerly of Cumberland County, Illinois, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2025, at his home. 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