Herman

Tanner

Herman Dean Tanner, 84, of Anderson, Missouri, was called home on Friday November 11, 2022, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Herman was born on September 7, 1938, to the late Jessie James and Clara (Mattingly) Kirk in Noel, Missouri. Herman was adopted at the age of 11 by Nathan Arville and Madge Marie (Brigman) Tanner. He married Vera Lee Embrey on March 6, 1960 and settled in the Bunker Hill Community where he lived for sixty years.  He worked for the Missouri State Highway Department for 39 years. He was a farmer and loved his family, friends, and spending time with his grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Vera Lee Tanner and a brother, Roy Junior Tanner.

Herman is survived by his son, Jessie Joe Tanner and wife, Julie Ann, of Bella Vista, Arkansas; a daughter, Linda Sue Tanner of Bentonville, Arkansas; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister, Wilma Jean Smith of Carl Junction, Missouri as well as a host of other family and friends.

Funeral Services for Herman will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, November 18, 2022, in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Home. Pastor Marilyn O'Brien will officiate. Burial will follow the service in the Tracy cemetery in Anderson, Missouri. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Thursday, November 17, 2022, in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at this time.