Verla Mae (Colvert) Tanner

Verla Tanner
Sept. 2, 1928 - Feb. 28, 2015

Verla Tanner, 86, of Bloomfield, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015. She had been married to the Rev. Les Tanner for 63 years before his passing in 2005. Verla served as Assistant County Clerk in San Juan County with Johnnie Byrd and was employed for many years at Foutz and Bursum Construction Co.
She was dedicated to serving the Lord by visiting and caring for others whenever she could. She will be fondly remembered for her passion for sharing Jesus, love of her family, wry sense of humor and her enjoyment of snow skiing, fishing, travelling and gardening.
The daughter of Henry and Frances (Avery) Colvert, she was born on Sept. 2, 1928, in Dora, Ala.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Henry Drake, and three sisters, Millie Dearsan, Edna and Irene.
She is survived by two sons, J.L., and wife, Nancy Tanner of Bloomfield, and Scott, and wife, Pam Tanner of Spartanburg, S.C. She is also survived by three granddaughters and three grandsons, Valerie and husband, Michael Gaines of Lancaster, Pa., Mychelle and husband, John McDermott of Aztec; Kimberly and husband, Jason Genobles of Boiling Springs, S.C.; Albert and wife, Andrea Lucero of Farmington; Dennis and wife, Melissa Bernal of Santa Fe and James and wife, Angela Bernal of Rio Rancho; 14 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and many others in her extended family.
A celebration of Verla's life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Good Samaritan Society Four Corners Village chapel, 500 Care Lane in Aztec.
Memorials may also be made in her name to the Good Samaritan Society Four Corners Village.
Romans 14: 7-9
"For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living."