Anchorage resident Ray L. Tanner, 54, died of natural causes Aug. 24, 2008, at his home in Anchorage.
Mr. Tanner was cremated and his remains will be scattered in the great state of Alaska. A wake was Aug. 29 at Gallo's. A potlatch will be held in Bethel.
Mr. Tanner was born June 3, 1954, in Salina, Utah, to Clinton B. and Retta Blackburn Tanner. He spent his youth on the family farm in Wayne County, Utah. He graduated high school in Salt Lake City, Utah and attended Utah Valley Tech in Provo, Utah. Mr. Tanner and his family came to Wasilla in the early 1980s; after a divorce he moved to the Anchorage area. At the time of his demise, he was working for Wild West Guns, Inc.
Mr. Tanner was interested in all different kinds of woods and made gun stocks from them. He loved Alaska's indiginous people and collected handmade baskets from them. He was well read and at the time of his death, had an open book in his lap. He had been a member of the Alaska National Guard.
Ray was kind and fun loving; had a subtle sense of humor and a keen intellect. He is survived by his son, Clinton Raymond Tanner of Anchorage; sister, Judy (Ron) Story of Winnemucca, Nev.; two aunts: Helen Beth Smith of Midvale, Utah, and Darlene Powers of Roosevelt, Utah; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Tanner was preceded in death by his parents while still in his teens; also a niece, Penney Sue Story.
Cindy Bancroft (Brandol)
Ray Tanner
June 3. 1954 - August 24, 2008
Anchorage resident Ray L. Tanner, 54, died of natural causes Aug. 24, 2008, at his home in Anchorage.
Mr. Tanner was cremated and his remains will be scattered in the great state of Alaska. A wake was Aug. 29 at Gallo's. A potlatch will be held in Bethel.
Mr. Tanner was born June 3, 1954, in Salina, Utah, to Clinton B. and Retta Blackburn Tanner. He spent his youth on the family farm in Wayne County, Utah. He graduated high school in Salt Lake City, Utah and attended Utah Valley Tech in Provo, Utah.
Mr. Tanner and his family came to Wasilla in the early 1980s; after a divorce he moved to the Anchorage area. At the time of his demise, he was working for Wild West Guns, Inc.
Mr. Tanner was interested in all different kinds of woods and made gun stocks from them. He loved Alaska's indiginous people and collected handmade baskets from them. He was well read and at the time of his death, had an open book in his lap. He had been a member of the Alaska National Guard.
Ray was kind and fun loving; had a subtle sense of humor and a keen intellect.
He is survived by his son, Clinton Raymond Tanner of Anchorage; sister, Judy (Ron) Story of Winnemucca, Nev.; two aunts: Helen Beth Smith of Midvale, Utah, and Darlene Powers of Roosevelt, Utah; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mr. Tanner was preceded in death by his parents while still in his teens; also a niece, Penney Sue Story.