Thomas "T.B." Tanner

THOMAS “T.B.” TANNER, 86, OF 20 W. SULLIVAN ST., HARRISBURG, IL PASSED THROUGH HEAVENS GATES TUESDAY AUGUST 7, 2007 AT THE V.A. NURSING HOME IN MARION, IL. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD FRIDAY AUGUST 10, 2007 AT 11 AM AT FELTY FUNERAL HOME IN CARRIER MILLS, IL. VISITATION WILL BE HELD THURSDAY FROM 6 TO 8 PM. BURIAL WILL BE IN SALEM CEMETERY WITH MILITARY RITEWS BY THE CARRIER MILLS AMERICAN LEGION POST 364 AND THE HARRISBURG AMRERICAN POST 167. THE REVEREND DALE MARTIN WILL OFFICIATE. HE WAS BORN ON NOVEMBER 29, 1920 IN CARRIER MILLS, IL TO THE LATE WILLIAM & IRENE (ANDERSON) TANNER. T.B. WAS A WORLD WAR II DIABLED VETERAN HAVING SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY FROM 1942-1945. HE PROUDLY SERVED AS A SIGNALMAN ON THE USS LST 355. HIS DUTIES INVOLVED BATTLES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN THEATRE INCLUDING THE BATTLE OF SALERNO. HE GAVE HIS LIFE TO THE LORD IN A TEXAS HOSPITAL AND UPON HIS MEDICAL DISCHARGE FROM THE NAVY ATTENDED KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN BIBLE COLLEGE. THIS SCHOOL AND STAFF REMAINED DEAR TO HIM ALL HIS LIFE. HIS LIFE WAS DEDICATED TO STUDING THE WORD OF GOD AND RAISING HIS DAUGHTERS. HE IS SURVIVED BY 2 DAUGHTERS: SHARON MURRAY AND LINDA (WILLIAM) CRITTENDON BOTH OF HARRISBURG, IL. 4 GRANDCHILDREN AN D SPOUSES: BILLIE AND MIKE WENDLER OF CARRIER MILLS, IL; AMBER AND ROBIN GOOCH OF MARION, IL; GORDON AND JULIE MURRAY OF HARRISBURG, IL AND TASHY AND CURTIS ISBELL OF CARRIER MILLS, IL ; A STEP GRANDSON: GARRETT CRITTENDON AND STEP GRANDDAUGHTER: MALLORY CRITTENDON BOTH OF HARRISBURG, IL; 8 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: JASMINE, DANTE, AUSTYN, GABRIEL, ABIGAYLE, LINDSEY, CHRISTIAN AND ZHAYNE. 1 STEP GREAT GRANDCHILD: MIKE JR. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH A BROTHER: LEON TANNER AND A SISTER: JERRY CUSHIST.