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Bessie Nell Shelton Tanner

Birth
Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, USA
Death
2 Apr 1998 (aged 85)
Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA
Burial
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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DENTON - Bessie Nell Oden Tanner, 85, passed away at a Denton hospital Thursday, April 2, 1998.

Funeral: 3 p.m. Saturday at Sparkman/Crane Funeral Home. Chaplain John Bruce will officiate. Eastern Star memorial service: Grove Hill Cemetery in Dallas.

Memorials: Alzheimer's Association, 2910 Swiss Ave., Dallas, Texas 75204.

Bessie Nell Oden Tanner was born Nov. 16, 1912, in Greenville to Joseph and Blanche Shelton. She was raised and attended school in Denison. She was married to Alexander G. Oden, who preceded her in death. She was a former nurse and a retired nursing home administrator. She was a past worthy matron of Mount Auburn Chapter of the Eastern Star, as well as a longtime member of East Grand Baptist Church. Mrs. Tanner was a resident of Lake Forest Good Samaritan Village.

Survivors: Her children, Bettye Shanaberger of Denton, John Oden of Springtown and Lanelle Davis of Whitt; nine grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and her true and loyal friend, Edward "Red" Borom.

Sparkman/Crane Funeral Home Dallas

Fort Worth Star-Telegram
April 4, 1998
DENTON - Bessie Nell Oden Tanner, 85, passed away at a Denton hospital Thursday, April 2, 1998.

Funeral: 3 p.m. Saturday at Sparkman/Crane Funeral Home. Chaplain John Bruce will officiate. Eastern Star memorial service: Grove Hill Cemetery in Dallas.

Memorials: Alzheimer's Association, 2910 Swiss Ave., Dallas, Texas 75204.

Bessie Nell Oden Tanner was born Nov. 16, 1912, in Greenville to Joseph and Blanche Shelton. She was raised and attended school in Denison. She was married to Alexander G. Oden, who preceded her in death. She was a former nurse and a retired nursing home administrator. She was a past worthy matron of Mount Auburn Chapter of the Eastern Star, as well as a longtime member of East Grand Baptist Church. Mrs. Tanner was a resident of Lake Forest Good Samaritan Village.

Survivors: Her children, Bettye Shanaberger of Denton, John Oden of Springtown and Lanelle Davis of Whitt; nine grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and her true and loyal friend, Edward "Red" Borom.

Sparkman/Crane Funeral Home Dallas

Fort Worth Star-Telegram
April 4, 1998


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