Leah Tanner Stephens

Leah passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family. She is no longer suffering from her long struggle with Alzheimers. She is survived by her sister, Emmy (Lee) Fouts; brother, Alfred (Norma) Tanner; daughters, Patricia (Robert) Blanco, and Karen Bears; son, James McCartney; granddaughters, Leah Cadiz, Tiffany Brinkman, and Carrie (Thomas) Williams; grandson, Michael (Betty) Bears; great-grandsons, Michael Cadiz, Markus Cadiz, Santos, Logan Williams, and Taos Williams. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lela and Clifford Tanner of St. Joseph AZ; brothers, Frank, Dwight, Horace, and Bert; sisters, Irma Holyoak, and Georgia Pike. Leah was a great mother and friend to all she met, and her best friend was her sister Emmy. She could light up a room with her smile and blue eyes. She loved to cook for everyone, including her job. She loved playing cards, yatzhee, bingo and teaching her granddaughters to how to cook, bake, sew and crochet. She was a great mechanic, not many knew this. She was our angel on earth and we will cherish all our memories of her forever. A chapel service will be held at Lakewood Funeral Home, Hughson Ca, in the Riverside Chapel, on Wednesday, Nov. 7th at 2:00pm. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the, Alzheimer's Aid Society, 700 McHenry Ave. Modesto, CA 95350, 209-238-0538.