Charles Clyde Tanner, Jr., 78 of Red Bank, died Wednesday morning Dec. 31, 2003, at his residence.

    A native of Victoria, Tenn., he had been a resident of the Chattanooga area most of his life and was of the Baptist faith.  He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the US Navy and was retired from US Pipe and Foundry.

    He is survived by his wife, Carroll Keith Tanner; daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Steve Sells, Hixson; son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Amanda Tanner, South Carolina; sister Kathleen Tanner Wright, Ringgold, GA; brother Lebron Hill Tanner, Yuma, AZ; two grandchildren.

    Graveside funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Chattanooga National Cemetery with Rev. Jim Millard officiating. 

    The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. today at the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home.   

The Chattanooga Times-Free Press Thursday, January 1, 2004.