Doyle Haley

Doyle Lee Haley, 78, of Silsbee, died Tuesday, September 26, 2023. He was born on January 29, 1945, in Shelby County, to Lovis Burnett Haley and Donie Miller Haley.

Doyle retired as an engineer for BNSF Railway with over forty years of service. He was of Baptist faith, enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid hunter, fisherman, and gardener. Doyle loved feeding the squirrels, birds, and fish. Doyle was a fifty-year member of Silsbee Masonic Lodge #927 A.F. & A.M. and a member of Silsbee Chapter #298 Order of the Eastern Star. He will forever remain a loving husband, father, Pa, and Pawpaw.

Survivors include his wife of twenty-one years, Sylvia Ann Haley; children, Chad Aric Haley and Kristi Kay Balla and her husband, Jimmy, all of Silsbee; stepson, David Craig Singleton and his wife, Patti, of Keller; grandchildren, Jessie Cowart and her husband, Charles; Samantha Frazier and her husband, Ethan; Stevie Cameron and her husband, Duke; Jordan Balla; Matthew Singleton; Dalton Doyle Haley and his wife, Rebecca; and Harley Haley; ten great-grandchildren; brothers, Tony Haley and his wife, Gail, of Silsbee and Roger Haley of Lumberton; and several other loving family members. He is preceded in death by his parents; son, Jesse Haley; and sister, Gloria Carmona.

A gathering of Doyle’s family and friends began at 1:00 p.m., with his funeral service at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 1, 2023, at Freedom Fellowship, 8137 Highway 418, Silsbee, with his interment at 5:30 p.m., at Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a local charity of one’s choice in Doyle Haley’s memory.