Haney

(submitted by Janet Firman)

Lloyd Haney (1919–2007) was the son of William Haney, who was born in Pickering, Ont., and his wife Olive Arnold, who was born in the United States. Lloyd had a brother, Leland Ray, and a sister, Ruth, who married Howard Smith. The Haneys purchased 100 acres from William Harper on the north corner of the 4th Line and 12 Sideroad (Birnam Line and First School Rd.). Horse and buggy and bicycle were used to travel until Lloyd was in his teens and he got his first Model A Roadster.

When Lloyd was growing up he attended SS#4 Warwick, Bethel School, at the corner of Birnam Line and Bethel Rd. He took a continuation course there also. During one Christmas concert the Master of Ceremonies (MC) had not shown up, so Lloyd was asked to welcome everyone that night. At age eight, he announced “I’ve been asked to undress you. Sorry — I mean — address you.” This brought great laughter but Lloyd carried on as MC for the evening.

Lloyd Haney married Jean Helen Bowles in 1938. Lloyd and Jean had a son, Leroy Francis Haney (1940–1994).

The old frame house on their farm had no electricity until the early 1950s. The house was heated with wood and coal. When Lloyd married, a water system was brought from a 90 foot bored well into the kitchen. A reservoir on the back of the stove would heat the water. The out buildings consisted of a barn, drive shed and pigpen. The Haneys did mixed farming.

For entertainment they played crokinole or checkers in the evenings. They had a Victrola but no radio until 1940. This first radio was run by battery. Christmas and Thanksgiving were big family gatherings with 45 people around the table. For Thanksgiving the family went hunting for rabbits before dinner.

In 1955 Lloyd sold the farm to Mr. and Mrs. August Van Loy. The Van Loys built a chicken barn which their daughter Annette Van Dinther took over later. Annette and her husband John also tore down the old house and built a new one.

The Haneys moved to Forest where Lloyd worked with his brother-in-law doing auto body work, then for 20 years he owned and operated a back hoe. After Lloyd passed away, Jean moved to Watford Quality Care Centre.

Chapter 24 of 25 - Haney Family

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