- Date Of Birth: December 16, 1922
- Date Of Death: October 19, 2022
- State: Arizona
Richard Hartwell Tanner passed from this life on Oct 19, 2022, two months short of 100 years old. He was born December 16, 1922 to Hartwell Fredrick Tanner and Lula Mae Shumway. He was the 4th of 5 children, and the only boy. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He is a veteran of WWII, having served in the army. He met his sweetheart Olive Ferrin while attending Gila College where he played basketball. They married on June 3, 1947 in the Mesa Arizona temple. They are the parents of 8 children: Dwight Richard, Luann, Kenneth Hartwell, Joline, Gayle, Guy Boyd, Wade Ferrin, and Kim. He was blessed with 26 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, and 6 great, great grandchildren. After Olive’s death in 1996, Richard married Nina Jean Durham Farrington on April 6, 2002. He was proceeded in death by son Dwight, wife Olive, wife Nina, his parents, all his sisters, and a great, great grandson. The final resting place will be in Pine, AZ Cemetery next to his sweetheart Olive.
