JOHN H TANNER A FIFTY YEAR RESIDENT OF NEEDHAM, DIED MONDAY OCT 25 AT THE MIRIAM BOYD PARLIN RESIDENCE IN WAYLAND. HE WAS 85 YEARS OLD. MR. TANNER WORKED AS A SALESMAN FOR F.M.C. AND AFTER AN EARLY RETIREMENT, HE LATER WORKED FOR SHRINK PACKAGING SYSTEMS. MR. TANNER WAS A TECH SERGEANT IN THE U.S. ARMY DURING WW II. HE SERVED FOR FIVE YEARS IN THE 104TH INFANTRY UNDER GENERAL GEORGE PATTON. BELOVED HUSBAND SINCE 1946 OF HIS ARMY NURSE JEANNETTE (DAVIS) TANNER, HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS THREE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. JOHN JR AND HIS WIFE MARCIA WITH GRANDDAUGHTERS COURTNEY AND TYLER, OF GEORGETOWN. SCOTT AND HIS WIFE ROBIN WITH GRANDCHILDREN DOUGLAS AND LEAH, OF NEEDHAM AND SUSAN DINNEEN AND HER SON MICHAEL OF WESTWOOD. ALSO SURVIVED BY HIS SISTER HELEN ELIZABETH TANNER OF ANN ARBOR MI. A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY NOV. 6 AT 1:00 PM AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 858 GREAT PLAIN AVE. NEEDHAM. PRIVATE BURIAL WAS HELD AT THE MA NATIONAL CEMETERY IN BOURNE. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO THE CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE.