Elizabeth "Bettie" Lacy Tanner of Chula Vista died on December 18, 2014 at the age of 92 due to complications related to a stroke. Members of her family were with her when she passed. She was born in Santa Ana, CA, a second generation native Californian. She graduated from Santa Ana High and attended what is now Woodbury University in Los Angeles.
In 1946, she met and married Russell Tanner, then a Marine aviator stationed at El Toro. They were married nearly 64 years until his death. They remained in Santa Ana, raising their family until 1998 when they relocated to Chula Vista.
She was a member of the PEO sisterhood for 71 years and actively volunteered with the Assistance League of Santa Ana and her churches, Episcopal Church of the Messiah in Santa Ana and St. John's Episcopal Church in Chula Vista.
She is survived by her 3 loving sons, Ross, Ric and Scott, her daughters-in-law, Kathy, Nancy and Sonia, 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 31, 11:00 at St. John's Episcopal Church, 760 1st Avenue, Chula Vista. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. John's Episcopal Church.
Published in The San Diego Union Tribune on Jan. 24, 2015
In 1946, she met and married Russell Tanner, then a Marine aviator stationed at El Toro. They were married nearly 64 years until his death. They remained in Santa Ana, raising their family until 1998 when they relocated to Chula Vista.
She was a member of the PEO sisterhood for 71 years and actively volunteered with the Assistance League of Santa Ana and her churches, Episcopal Church of the Messiah in Santa Ana and St. John's Episcopal Church in Chula Vista.
She is survived by her 3 loving sons, Ross, Ric and Scott, her daughters-in-law, Kathy, Nancy and Sonia, 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 31, 11:00 at St. John's Episcopal Church, 760 1st Avenue, Chula Vista. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. John's Episcopal Church.
Published in The San Diego Union Tribune on Jan. 24, 2015
Elizabeth "Bettie" Lacy Tanner of Chula Vista died on December 18, 2014 at the age of 92 due to complications related to a stroke. Members of her family were with her when she passed. She was born in Santa Ana, CA, a second generation native Californian. She graduated from Santa Ana High and attended what is now Woodbury University in Los Angeles.
In 1946, she met and married Russell Tanner, then a Marine aviator stationed at El Toro. They were married nearly 64 years until his death. They remained in Santa Ana, raising their family until 1998 when they relocated to Chula Vista.
She was a member of the PEO sisterhood for 71 years and actively volunteered with the Assistance League of Santa Ana and her churches, Episcopal Church of the Messiah in Santa Ana and St. John's Episcopal Church in Chula Vista.
She is survived by her 3 loving sons, Ross, Ric and Scott, her daughters-in-law, Kathy, Nancy and Sonia, 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 31, 11:00 at St. John's Episcopal Church, 760 1st Avenue, Chula Vista. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. John's Episcopal Church.
Published in The San Diego Union Tribune on Jan. 24, 2015
In 1946, she met and married Russell Tanner, then a Marine aviator stationed at El Toro. They were married nearly 64 years until his death. They remained in Santa Ana, raising their family until 1998 when they relocated to Chula Vista.
She was a member of the PEO sisterhood for 71 years and actively volunteered with the Assistance League of Santa Ana and her churches, Episcopal Church of the Messiah in Santa Ana and St. John's Episcopal Church in Chula Vista.
She is survived by her 3 loving sons, Ross, Ric and Scott, her daughters-in-law, Kathy, Nancy and Sonia, 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 31, 11:00 at St. John's Episcopal Church, 760 1st Avenue, Chula Vista. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. John's Episcopal Church.
Published in The San Diego Union Tribune on Jan. 24, 2015
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