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DATE: WEDNESDAY, December 15, 1993                   TAG: 9312150271
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT TANNER, FREDERICK ARTHUR

TANNER, Frederick Arthur, 73, of Roanoke, died Monday, December 13, 1993. After serving four years in the 8th Army Air Corps in the European Theater of World War II, he graduated from Lynchburg College in 1949. He was a member of the Lynchburg College Sports Hall of Fame. A former branch manager of Bemiss Equipment Corporation, Fred was a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary for thirty years serving as past commander of Flotilla 81 and past captain of Division VIII, the Elks Club, the Shriners and Windsor Hills United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Elsie Corvin Tanner; sons, Frederick A. Tanner Jr., Charlotte, NC, and Curtis C. Tanner, Midlothian; daughter, Kathryn T. Wilborn, Richmond; six grandchildren; sisters, Winifred Saunders, Moneta; Nellie Rouzie, Bedford; Edith Hulvey, Manchester, TN; Rebecca Trevey, Glasgow; and Jean Tanner, Big Island; and brother, Charles Tanner, Dallas, TX. On December 16, at 2:30 p.m., the funeral service at Windsor Hills United Methodist Church will be led by the Rev. Michael Meloy and the Rev. Tammy Estep. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will welcome friends Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Oakey's South Chapel. If desired, memorials may be made to Windsor Hills United Methodist Memorial Fund or the American Cancer Society.



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