TANNER, Anita Marie^{[1, 2, 3]}

1936 - 2013  (76 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	TANNER, Anita Marie  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	14 May 1936	West Virginia   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 March 2013  [3]
  Burial	Diana, Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America   [3]
  Notes	Anita Marie Tanner, 76 of Hacker Valley went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Webster County Memorial Hospital. She was born May 14, 1936 in Diana, the oldest of 13 children born to George Thomas and Roxana Mae Weese Tanner and was a lifelong resident of Webster County. Anita is survived by her brothers William J. and wife Judy Tanner of Webster Springs, Noah "Buck" and wife Linda Tanner of Owensboro, KY, Richard and wife Nancy Tanner of Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Ray T. and wife Beth Tanner of Webster Springs, and Jeffery M. and wife Cindy Tanner of Weston; sisters Naomi R. "Peachie" Gregory of Webster Springs, Cora Mae Lindsey of Uniontown, PA, Sandra L. and husband Clark T. Mollohan of Hacker Valley, Carolyn J. Tanner of Webster Springs, and Brenda K. Black of Lancaster, PA; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother Walter J. Sonny Tanner; and sister Linda Tanner. She was Baptist by faith and attended Cherry Falls Chapel when her health allowed. She enjoyed gospel and bluegrass music. She was disabled at an early age and cared for by her loving mother until her mother's death in February of 1996. She was then cared for by her sisters and brother Sonny and Home Health Care Aides Frances Lynch, Ada Escue, and others, as well as R.N. Elaine Hamilton. A special thank you to Elaine Hamilton who continued, after her retirement, to visit and care for Anita during her last five years while living with her sister Sandra and husband Clark Mollohan. A special thank you goes out to Dr. Robert Mace and the staff at Webster County Memorial Hospital, Nicholas Pharmacy of Summersville, Highlander Pharmacy, Webster County Senior Citizens, Minnich's Florist, and Dodd and Reed Funeral Home, all of Webster Springs. Friends may join the family for visitation on Saturday, March 23, 2013 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at Dodd & Reed Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held on Sunday at 2:00 PM at Cherry Falls Chapel with Rev. Sam Nichols officiating. Interment will follow in Big Run Cemetery, Diana.
  Person ID	I422180340937	Ancestry dot com tree
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	TANNER, George Thomas,   b. 10 Dec 1903, West Virginia
  Mother	WEESE, Roxanna M,   b. 9 March 1919, West Virginia d. 3 February 1996 (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1935	Webster, West Virginia, United States   [4]
  Family ID	F3031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1640033476] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Fork Lick, Webster, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04451; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 51-2. [S1640357278] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1640033450] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1640804086] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).