Eleanor Ward Tanner

She was lovingly referred to as “Nana” by most everyone who knew her and loved her. She touched so many lives with her sweet and beautiful spirit. She loved her family like no other.

Eleanor was born September 10, 1933. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Raymond Tanner, Jr.; her beloved son, Ward Boyette Tanner; her “shuga bugga” grandson Jason Lee Burns: her parents Herbert and Thelma Ward, as well as her 3 sisters, Ruth, Lila and Happy, along with her beloved uncle Ernest Wessell.

Eleanor is survived by her children Bridgett Tanner Dail and husband Merril, James Raymond “Bubba” Tanner, III, Patty Tanner Trocchio and husband Frank, Teri Tanner Morris and husband Craig, and daughter-in-law Kathryn Higgins Tanner. “Nana” was blessed with 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her beloved sister, Margaret Ward Griffen and a host of nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Cancer Centers of North Carolina, 4101 Macon Pond Rd., Raleigh.

Her family will receive friends Monday, October 11, 2010 from 1:00-2:00pm at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 1701 E. Millbrook Rd., Raleigh, NC. All other times the family will receive friends at the home of her daughter, Bridgett, 3920 Haithcock Rd., Raleigh, 27604. Funeral Service will be at 2:00pm at the funeral home, with interment to follow at Pine Forest Memorial Gardens, Wake Forest, NC.