Robert J. Toney

Robert Jennings Toney, 55, of Pax, WV born on April 11, 1954 to Wanda Tyree Toney and the late Nathan Hale Toney in Beckley, WV. Last Tuesday, he asked his wife Vickie to convey these thoughts to everyone: keep laughing and be happy because life is too short. Life is for the living. Anyone who knew Rob knows he lived by those words. Rob passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2010. Rob was a truck driver for 30+ years and was Owner/Operator of Toney Trucking. When he was home he could be found - or not found, as the case often was - riding around on his Harley. His grandparents, Ray and Lillian Tyree, whom he loved very much, and his brother, James “Jimmy” Nathan Toney, preceded him in death. In addition to his mother Rob is survived by his wife, Vickie Kelly Toney; sons, Scott Bolen and companion, Amy Neal of Fayetteville and David Anderson "DJ) Jones, II of Pax; sister, Lucy Toney Werneke and husband, Glen of San Diego, CA; father and mother-in-law, Larry and Phyllis Kelly of Pax and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Paw Paw Robbie had one very special granddaughter, Delanie Jo Bolen of Peterstown. A celebration of his life will be held at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 12:00 P.M. at Tyree Funeral Home in Mount Hope with Rev. Ronnie "Doc" Stapleton officiating. Burial will be at Pax Community Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Tyree Funeral Home in Mount Hope on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope, WV