WMC Action News 5
Ashley Sharp
July 12, 2017
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - A homeless veteran who died in March will finally be laid to rest on Thursday at the West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery.(Source: WMC Action News 5)
Aubrey Gene Laney, who served in the United States Coast Guard, passed away with no family members to make his funeral arrangements.
The Memphis Funeral Home and the Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program decided to step in and provide Laney a public memorial service and internment with military honors befitting of a veteran.
Corey Hague, the location manager at Memphis Funeral Home, hopes that the community will come together to attend the service honoring a man who dedicated part of his life to serving the country.
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