DUBOIS CO.— Former Dubois County Sheriff Terry Tanner has died.
Former Sheriff Tanner, 79, of Jasper, who served with the Dubois Sheriff’s Department for more than 36 years, passed away surrounded by family at 11:43 a.m. on Tuesday, April 9, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.
He was a 1962 graduate of Huntingburg High School.
He served as a Chief Deputy Sheriff for 12 years, three terms as Sheriff, and was also President of the Indiana Sheriff’s Association.
Tanner was a 30-year member of the Jasper Volunteer Fire Department and retired as Captain. He was also a 50-year member of the Indiana Volunteer Firefighter’s Association District 18
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He was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Jasper, Indiana, the Fraternal Order of Police, the Rotary Club of Dubois County, the Dubois County Substance Abuse Council, the Jasper Jaycees, Jasper Moose, Dubois County CARES, and the Dubois County Leukemia Association.
For his service, he received the Sagamore of the Wabash Award from the Governor of Indiana and an award from the Jasper Jaycees.
He was laid to rest on Monday, April 15, 2024,
