E. A. Tanner 50th Anniversary Henderson Co., TX

E. A. Tanners To Observe 50th Anniversary Dec. 27

from The Malakoff News

Friday, December 19, 1958

Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Tanner will celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary Saturday, December 27. They will be honored by their children with Open House Sunday, December 28 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tanner, 515 East Dewey Street, Malakoff. The reception is to be between the hours of 2 and 4 o’clock in the afternoon and the many friends of the family are extended a cordial invitation to call.

Mrs. Tanner, the former Miss Minnie Lee Bell of Shelby Chapel, and Mr. Tanner were married December 27, 1908. The wedding was held at the home of the bride’s mother, the late Mrs. T. J. Bell. The late Rev. Young, pastor of the Shelby Chapel Methodist church, officiated at the ceremony.

Immediately following the ceremony, the couple began their married life in the Phillips Chapel community, north of Athens, living there for two years. In 1910 Mr. and Mrs. Tanner moved to their farm, ten miles south of Malakoff and lived there until 1919, moving on a farm two miles south of town.

Mr. Tanner and his partner, L. R. Tiner of Malakoff, opened a garage on West Mitcham Street in 1919, which was operated under the name of Tanner & Tiner. Along with the automobile repair business, the firm assumed the Chevrolet dealership during that year.

Mr. and Mrs. Tanner moved to their present home on West Mitcham Street in 1928. The following year, Mr. Tanner purchased Mr. Tiner’s interest in the business firm and the name was changed to Tanner Motor Company, under which name it has operated since that time.

Mr. Tanner and his son, Richard, purchased the W. W. Jackson building on East Mitcham in 1951 and moved the business to this location. During 1952, Mr. Tanner retired from the business, selling his interest to his son, Richard Tanner. He is now engaged in the cattle business.

Mr. and Mrs. Tanner are the parents of twelve children, nine of whom survive. They are Richard, City; Jack of San Antonio; Miss Coriene Tanner, Stockton, Calif.; E. A. Jr., Ft. Worth; Mrs. Herbert (Velma) Johnson, Ft. Worth; Mrs. Bill (Inez) Green, City; Weldon of Big Springs; Lester of Dallas; and Mrs. Don (Loretta) Petty, London England. They have fourteen grandchildren.

All of the children are expected to attend the Open House except Mrs. Petty and her family.

Submitted by Britt Thompson

If you have any information on Malakoff history please contact Britt, he is the correspondent for The Malakoff News Looking Back Column.

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