ELIZABETH 'BETTY' TANNER
Elizabeth (Betty) Adrianna Lugthart Tanner, 97, of Ashland, Ohio, and formerly of Fredericksburg, died Dec. 25, 2014 at Hospice of North Central Ohio.
A memorial service in Ohio is planned at a later date under the direction of Wappner Funeral Directors of Ashland, Ohio.
Mrs. Tanner was born Feb. 22, 1917, in Akron Ohio, the daughter of Dennis Daniel Lugthart and Golda Enlow Lugthart.
Mrs. Tanner moved to Weslaco, Texas, in the 1940’s where she became a New York Life Insurance saleswoman. She later became a real estate broker in the Rio Grande Valley and was a Certified Master Broker (CMB).
She moved to Fredericksburg in the early 1990’s and she continued to sell real estate and was also active with Meals on Wheels and hospice.
She returned to Ohio in early 2011.
She was a lifetime member of the Unity of the Valley Christian Church in Pharr, Texas.
Mrs. Tanner is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Kristin and Everett Ballard of Fredericksburg; three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
She is also survived by a sister, Denise L. Crone of Ashland, Ohio.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Tanner was preceded in death by a brother, Neil Lugthart.
Memorials may be made to Brethren Care Village Activity Fund, Hospice of North Central Ohio or the ASPCA.