Betty J. Tanner, 76, of Greensboro R.D.1 (Mapletown), died unexpectedly at 9:35 p.m. Wednesday, December 23, 1998, in Greene County Memorial Hospital, Waynesburg. Mrs. Tanner was a 1940 graduate of Mapletown High School and resided in the Monongahela Township and Mapletown areas all of her life. She was a member of Mapletown United Methodist Church and a former member of the former ladies auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6303 of Greensboro. On May 24, 1947, she married Kenneth B. Tanner, who survives. Also surviving are three sons, Kenneth B. Tanner Jr. of Toledo, Ohio, Roy E. Tanner of Mapletown and Dennis K. Tanner of Roselle Park, N.J.; two daughters, Linda R. Dugan of Greensboro R.D.1 and Rhonda K. Turner of Mapletown; six grandchildren, Nathaniel and Zachary Turner, Ann, Christopher and Justin Tanner, and Kiley Dugan; three sisters, Jane E. Kalafsky of Pittsburgh, Kathryn Ives of Upper St. Clair and Grace Trew of Lower Burrell; and several nieces and nephews. Deceased are a son, Ronald Ray Tanner; two brothers, Glenn R. and Charles E. Cox; and a sister, Goldie L. Cox. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Saturday, December 26, 1998Betty J. Tanner
Member of Mapletown United Methodist Church
She was born February 9, 1922, in Monongahela Township, Greene County, a daughter of Joseph Edward and Anna Frances Marshall Cox.