John Clarke Tanner, age 52, of Bayou La Batre, AL, formerly of Dublin, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2014. Graveside services will be held at 3:00PM on Sunday, November 30, 2014 in Marie Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Hutto will officiate. Mr. Tanner served his country in the United States Coast Guard and was retired from the Georgia Department of Corrections. He was a member of Marie Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a sister, Beth Tanner Hensley. Survivors include his parents, Bobby and Pat Tanner of Dublin; daughter, Lacie Tanner of Evans, GA; brother, Gaynor Bryan (Wynonna) Tanner of Vidalia; and grandson, Azaria Afjei of Evans, GA.