Gerald “Jerry” Tanner Sr.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, at a 2 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rayne for Gerald “Jerry” Tanner Sr., 74, who died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, at The Ellington Nursing Home in Rayne.
Interment will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery #2 in Rayne.
Rev. Kevin Bordelon, pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church will be the celebrant of the Funeral Mass and will conduct the funeral services.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Charlotte Ousse Tanner of Rayne; son, Chad S. Tanner of Duson; two grandsons, Brian Tanner of Duson and Brent Tanner and spouse Loretta of Lafayette; great grandson, Holden J. Tanner of Duson; sister-in-law, Kathryn Dupuis and spouse Lee of Baton Rouge; and two brothers-in-law, Donnie Ousse and spouse Bonnie of Rayne and Jim Ousse and spouse Lisa of Rayne.
He was preceded in death by son, Gerald Joseph “J.J.” Tanner Jr.; father, Lawrence Tanner; mother, Elvena Mendoza Tanner; two brothers, Vernon Tanner and Jimmie Dale Tanner; and his in-laws, D.L. Ousse and Lula Mae Hains Ousse.
Pallbearers will be Brian Tanner, Brent Tanner, Johnny Beese, Jim Ousse, Charles Dupuis and Robert Ousse. Honorary pallbearer will be his son, Chad S. Tanner.
A Rosary will be prayed Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at 7 p.m. in Gossen Funeral Home in Rayne.
The family requests that visitation be observed in Gossen Funeral Home in Rayne on Monday Jan. 21, 2019, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston St., Lafayette, 70503 or St. Joseph Catholic Church, P.O. Box 199, Rayne, 70578.
Friends may view the obituary and guestbook online at www.gossenfuneralhome.net.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Gossen Funeral Home, Inc. of Rayne, (337) 334-3141.