Mr. Michael D. Laney was born January 14, 1984 in Charlotte,NC. He departed his family on Monday July 2, 2012. Mr.Laney attended Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. He was a loving brother, father, uncle, and son to all who knew him. He will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him.He is survived by his sons Michael Jr, Jamichael and Mikel Laney and his step-daughter Ashley Ramey; Mother Ernestine Laney, Father Stover Thompson, Brothers Antoine Laney, Eugene Laney and Casey Truesdale; sisters Calandra Laney, Yolanda Holmes and Vernita Sadler; Grandmother Inez Laney; uncle Jack Kizer; Aunts Gloria Alexander, JoAnn Laney, Linda Laney and Eloise Nash and a Host of cousins, nieces, and nephews, and other Relatives and Friends.