LINDA CRAWFORD TANNER
May 2, 1942-June 6, 2016
Linda Crawford Tanner, 74, Goldsboro, passed away early Monday morning, June 6, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family.
Linda was born in Atlanta, Ga., May 2, 1942, to the late Dr. Joseph Benjamin Crawford and Mildred Minderman Crawford.
She was married for 54 years to Hal Hildreth Tanner Jr.
Linda was loved by many, and will be remembered for her fun-loving spirit and love of her family.
Her favorite things were gardening, spending time at the beach and being with her husband, children, grandchildren and friends.
A service to celebrate Linda's life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 10, 2016, at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Ray Hanna officiating. Inurnment will be at Willowdale Cemetery following the service.
Visitations will be held at the home Thursday, June 9, from 5 to 8 p.m. and after the burial.
In addition to her husband, Linda is survived by her children, Hal Hildreth Tanner III and wife, Leigh, of Goldsboro, Lisa Tanner Robbins and husband, Greg, of Wilson, Georgia Tanner Gurley and husband, Trey, of Goldsboro and Mary Catherine Tanner of Goldsboro, and a son-in-law also of Goldsboro, Brian Stuber.
She also is survived by 12 grandchildren, Georgia, Hil, Margaret and Mary Crawford Tanner, Tanner and Grace Robbins, David, Louise and Thomas Gurley and Ben, Camille and Jack Stuber.
She had a sister-in-law, Emily Tanner Moore and husband, Robert Dunn Moore, as well as two nieces, Virginia Moore LaFar and Cynthia Moore Grenier all of Charlotte.
She also is survived by a brother, Douglas B. Crawford of Greensboro.
The family would like to extend heartfelt gratitude to Fannie Holmes, who has been with the family for more than 45 years, and special caregiver, Lillie Peele.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 200 N. James St., Goldsboro, N.C., 27530; Wayne Country Day School, 480 Country Day Road, Goldsboro, N.C., 27530; or Kitty Askins Hospice Center, 107 Handley Park Court Goldsboro, N.C., 27534.
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Published in Obituaries on June 7, 2016 1:49 PM