Joseph S. Tanner was a successful farmer and dairyman, a large and powerful man who was highly regarded in Payson. He served as a member of the city council, and as mayor from 1879 to 1883. He was also on the boards of the Cooperative Dairy, Provo Woolen Mills, Cooperative Meat Market, and the Payson Bank. He was a bishop for twenty years, first in Payson, and then later he was also bishop over the whole district including Santaquin, Spring Lake, Salem, and Benjamin. It is said that "Joseph Tanner's home was the public stopping place for thousands who were traveling in those days from north to south over the territory."
Joseph S. Tanner was a successful farmer and dairyman, a large and powerful man who was highly regarded in Payson. He served as a member of the city council, and as mayor from 1879 to 1883. He was also on the boards of the Cooperative Dairy, Provo Woolen Mills, Cooperative Meat Market, and the Payson Bank. He was a bishop for twenty years, first in Payson, and then later he was also bishop over the whole district including Santaquin, Spring Lake, Salem, and Benjamin. It is said that "Joseph Tanner's home was the public stopping place for thousands who were traveling in those days from north to south over the territory."
Inscription
Please look at the marker- It reads he died Jan 10th and was dictated as Jan 28th
Family Members
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Mary Elizabeth Tanner Nebeker
1860–1901
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Joseph Edward Tanner
1862–1881
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Annie Sariah Tanner White
1863–1882
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Amelia J Tanner
1866–1866
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John Wesley Tanner
1866–1867
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Amelia Tanner
1867–1867
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Henry Smith Tanner
1869–1935
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Lois Arminnie Tanner Fairbanks
1870–1951
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Estella Tanner
1872–1872
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Emma Mildred Tanner
1874–1877
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Judge Nathaniel Haws Tanner
1876–1963
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William Elijah Tanner
1878–1878
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Ezry Floyd Tanner
1880–1889
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Addelade Tanner
1882–1882
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John Sidney Tanner
1883–1948
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George Wilford Tanner
1885–1918
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Hyrum Tanner
1887–1981
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Hazel Elizabeth Tanner
1888–1891
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Jannette Fern "Nettie" Tanner Dupont
1888–1980
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Florence Ellen Tanner
1889–1903
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Veatrice Tanner
1890–1897
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Sarah Agnes Tanner Coombs
1892–1971
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Leroy Tanner
1894–1899
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Leland Scott Tanner
1895–1983
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Jennie Mable Tanner Flanders
1896–1974
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Clarence Homer Tanner
1897–1987
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Arnold Franklin Tanner
1898–1957
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Iona Tanner Jackson
1900–1993
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Blanche Tanner Tew
1901–1982
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Clarice T Martin
1902–1980
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Luciel or Lucile Tanner
1905–1907
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Sterling Elmer Tanner
1905–1995
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