Edith Tanner, 97, of Owensboro, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2022 while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born July 21, 1925 in Daviess County to the late C.C. and Sally Thornsbury Nalley. Edith retired from Owensboro Daviess County Hospital and was a member of Buena Vista Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Truman Tanner; son, Ronald Dale Tanner; two brothers, J.W. Nalley and Elmer Nalley; and a sister, Alice McClure.
She is survived by a daughter, Doris Faye Salmon (Ron); three grandchildren, Dale Salmon (Lisa), LeeAnn Kellems (Wade) and Joseph Tanner; three great-grandchildren, Rodney Kellems (Courtney), Melissa Singh (Harpreet), and Hannah Salmon; one great-great-grandchildren, Aslyn Rose Singh; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, November 7, 2022 at James H. Davis Funeral Home & Crematory officiated by Rev. Franklin Skaggs. Burial will follow in Green Brier Church Cemetery, Utica. Visitation is from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday and from 9 a.m. until service time on Monday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Green Brier Church Cemetery, c/o Larry Barker, 522 Bolivar Street, Owensboro, KY 42301.