William Bennett "Bill" Tanner
11/12/1933 - 04/10/2024
Mr. William Bennett “Bill” Tanner, age 90 of La Crosse and formerly of Staunton, VA, died Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in VCU/Community Memorial Hospital. He was a retired Pharmacist and an United States Navy veteran. He is survived by his two daughters; Rebecca Tanner Williams and husband Steve of Roanoke and Anne Tanner Stuart and husband Ken of Richmond, five grandchildren; Sam, Tanner, Grace, Elle and Leigh , a sister-in-law Christine Tanner of La Crosse and three nephews; Dan, Bob and Tom Tanner all of La Crosse. Bill was predeceased by his former wife Ruth Tanner and three brothers; Henry, Evans and Marvin Tanner. A memorial service will be conducted Monday, April 22, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. in Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home. The family suggest memorial contributions to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116-7023 or the Hundley Center, 125 Buena Vista Circle, South Hill, VA 23970. Online condolences may be made through our website, www.crowderhitecrews.com. Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Tanner family.
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At Crowder-Hite-Crews we’ve always been proud to say that we are large enough to serve and small enough to care. When you choose us, we consider this a sacred trust between your family and ours. We offer a full range of funeral service, whether for a traditional funeral or cremation, and we are able to assist families worldwide. In February of 2004 we installed a crematorium to better serve our cremation families. We now do all cremations in our facility, saving transport to another location for this service. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about the cremation process.
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Rebecca and family, I’m sorry for your loss. Billy will always hold a special place in my heart. He became an adopted family member and was a great friend to my mom. I will remember him fondly.