Mrs. Linda "Black Gal" Tanner, 61, born in Pascagoula, Mississippi gained her wings on July 11, 2020. She is preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Tanner, grandparents maternal, Percy (Vera) Webb, paternal Niecey Robinson, father Jimmy Lee Robinson, mother Katherine Robinson White, brother Eddie White, Jr, and sister Shirley Anderson. She is survived by her children Donald Robinson, Mobile, Alabama, Sharonda Cobb, Mobile, Alabama, Mary Reese, Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Kevin Tanner, Pascagoula, Mississippi.

A viewing will be held on Friday, July 17, 2020, from 4 pm- 5 pm at Robinson's Friendly Funeral Home Chapel located at 4301 Main Street Moss Point, Mississippi 39563. The funeral service will be held at 3 pm on Saturday, July 18, 2020, in the Robinson's Friendly Funeral Home Chapel and followed by a graveside service at the Scranton Cemetery, 3400 Brooks Street, Pascagoula, Mississippi.