Mary Emma Fox Tanner

Mrs. Mary Emma Tanner, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, January 15, 2009, one day after celebrating her 80th birthday. Mrs. Tanner was very passionate about her faith and was a member of the Gulf Coast Seventh Day Adventist Church. She was a loving, caring mother, grandmother and sister. She also had many special friends including an extended church family. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Tanner, Sr.; parents, John R. and Mary M. Fox; four brothers, Alvin, John, Billy and Glenn Fox; and a grandson, Paul Galle, Jr. Survivors include three daughters, Emily Wescovich, Judy Galle and Marilyn Seymour; three sons, James Tanner, Jr., John and Alva Tanner; a sister, Mary Hilderbrand; two brothers, Lester and Roland Fox; and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation will be on Sunday, January 18, 2009, from 5-7 p.m. with a 7 p.m. chapel service, at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home. Burial will be on Monday, January 19, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at Crestlawn Memorial Park in Ocean Springs. The family would like to extend a heartful thankfulness to Dr. Eva Magiros, Dr. Clarkson, Dr. Butcher and the many special nurses who participated in her care.