James Alfred Tanner, Sr., age 74, passed into his Eternal Healing on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at his home in Vinings.

Jim was born in Atlanta. He served in the US Army, stationed in Seoul, South Korea. His post-military career in telecom spanned Southern Bell, Bellsouth, and Lucent Technologies from which he retired in 2004.

Jim is survived by his loving wife, Loretta Williams Tanner; his daughter, Amy (Benjamin) Rutledge of Cumming, GA; his brothers, Wayne Tanner of Stone Mountain and Joseph (Paula)Tanner of Greensboro, GA; 3 precious grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and countless friends and loved ones.

Jim was preceded in death by his son, James Alfred Tanner, Jr. and his loving parents, Moses and Ruth (Jones) Tanner.

A memorial in his honor will be held at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA on March 4^th at 11:30 AM.