James Russell Tanner

1924 - 2012  (88 years)

• Name	James Russell Tanner
  Nickname	Jim
  Born	20 Aug 1924	Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Aug 2012	Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA
  Buried	29 Aug 2012	Fort Sill National Cemetery - Elgin, Oklahoma, USA
  Person ID	I996	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	James Walton Tanner,   b. 28 Aug 1895, Indianola, Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA ,   d. 23 Jan 1963, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Lillian Rae LeBlanc,   b. 13 Feb 1900, Broussard, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 14 Sep 1971, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Married	5 Apr 1918	Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Family ID	F231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mazel Marie Leger,   b. 22 Dec 1931, Duson, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 2 Aug 1997, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Married	29 Jul 1950	Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Children	+ 1. R.J. Tanner   2. Myron Kelvin Tanner,   b. 29 Apr 1955, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA ,   d. 2 Feb 1985, Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA  (Age 29 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2021
  Family ID	F396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Betty Jean Dickey,   b. 29 Mar 1930, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 24 May 2014, Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Aug 1924 - Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA Married - 29 Jul 1950 - Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 25 Aug 2012 - Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA Buried - 29 Aug 2012 - Fort Sill National Cemetery - Elgin, Oklahoma, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  James Russell Tanner Obituary picture

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Robert Lee Tanner, James Russell Tanner, and Effie Mae Tanner visit mother Lillian Rae LeBlanc Tanner Published in The Lafayette Daily Advertiser on December 27, 1945
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - James Russell Tanner Name: James Russell Tanner Race: White Age: 18 Birth Date: 20 Aug 1924 Birth Place: Lafayette, Louisiana Residence Place: Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Registration Date: 12 Dec 1942 Registration Place: Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Employer: Borden's Sale Co. Height: 6' 2" Weight: 175 lbs. Complexion: Ruddy Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Next of Kin: Mrs. Lillian Ray Tanner
  		Marriage License Announcement of James Russell Tanner and Mazel Marie Leger Published in The Lafayette Daily Advertiser on July 30, 1950

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of James Russell Tanner Fort Sill National Cemetery - Elgin, Oklahoma, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Graveside services for Jim Tanner, 88, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 at Fort Sill National Cemetery, with Chaplain Leonard Reimer officiating and under the direction of Hampton Vaughan Funeral Home, Wichita Falls. Military honors rendered by the United States Air Force Honor Guard. Jim, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, went to be with his Lord on August 25, 2012, after a lengthy illness. Jim was born August 20, 1924 in Lafayette, La to Lillian LeBlanc and James Walton Tanner. He grew up in Lafayette. He served in the Marine Corps in Okinawa during World War II, and then received his AA degree from Sunflower Junior College in 1948. After joining the USAF, Jim earned his BA in Psychology from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1952 and MS in Education from the University of Indiana in 1961. Jim retired in 1968 from the Air Force where he had earned the rank of Major and served as a Squadron Commander. Jim continued to serve his country through the Civil Service as a Guidance and Education Counselor at Brooks AFB and Fort Sill, where he retired in 1991. Jim was an active member and past-president of the Elks Lodge in Lawton. Jim enjoyed sports of all kinds, but especially loved football and saltwater fishing and crabbing. Jim will always be remembered for making the best seafood gumbo, outspoken conversation, genuine friendship particularly with his neighbors, Randy and Karen Palmer, and great devotion to his wife and family. He is survived by his wife, Betty Jean (B.J.) Tanner, of Lawton; his son, Rusty Tanner and wife, Mickey, of Bridgeport, Tx; his stepson, Scott Huttenhauer and wife, Sue, of Kirkland, Wa; two stepdaughters, Sandy Fazzino of San Antonio, Tx and Kathy Henderson and husband, Bill, of Silsbee, Tx; and his sister, Effie Logan of Lafayette, La. He is also survived by five granddaughters: Rachel Cereceros and husband, Emanuel; Jessica Eschen and husband, Alex; Laura Huttenhauer; Kelly Fazzino; Ellen Byars and husband, Brady; and one great-granddaughter, Madeline. Jim was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Myron Tanner; and his brother, Bob Tanner. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Operation Homefront.