Sharita Kenyatta Tanner Obituary

We are sad to announce that on July 21, 2022, at the age of 41, Sharita Kenyatta Tanner of Great Mills, Maryland passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her father Walter Brown, Sr.; her grandparents, Lafayette and Mary Brown; her uncle Henry Hawkins; her cousin Ebony Hawkins; and her brother-in-law William Tanner, Jr..

She is survived by: her mother Brenda Mackall (Butler); her stepfather Louis Mackall of Port Republic, MD; her husband Joseph M. "Joey" Tanner, Sr. of Great Mills, MD; her children, Kourtney J. Tanner of Great Mills, MD. and Joseph M. Tanner, Jr. of Great Mills, MD.; her grandmother Violette Brooks of Prince Frederick, MD; her brothers, Walter Brown (April) and Michael Mackall of St. Mary's County, MD; her aunts and uncles, Cheryl Harvey (John), Diann Harvey, Wanda Mae Brown, Maryann Brown, Floyd Stewart, Raymond Hicks, Darvin Brooks, John Brown and William Brown; her parents-in-law, William and Becky Tanner; her sister-in-law Stacey Tanner; and her close friend Tawanda Clayton. She is also survived by 15 nieces and nephews, many extended family and friends.

In lieu flowers, the family requests donations be made to Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.O. Box 279, Leonardtown, MD 20650 to help defray funeral expenses.