Anita S. Tarnabine died Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at River Region Medical Center after a long battle with breast cancer. A lifelong resident of Vicksburg, Anita was the daughter of Charlene Short and the late Stanley Short. She was 49 years old.

Mrs. Tarnabine had been associated with Coldwell Banker All Stars, formerly Re/Max All Stars, since 1993. A graduate of the Realtor Institute, Anita was honored by her peers as Realtor Associate of the Year in 1999 and was honored with a Vicksburg Post Reader’s Choice Award in 2009. An accomplished salesperson, Anita held volunteer positions with the Vicksburg-Warren County Board of Realtors.

Anita was a longtime member of the Hester Flowers Garden Club, where she held several board positions. She was instrumental in the re-organization of the club. An associate member of the Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg, Mrs. Tarnabine served that organization as corresponding secretary. Through JAV she gave many hours to underprivileged children of the community. Mrs. Tarnabine tirelessly served the Culkin Baseball League particularly in bringing the Dizzy Dean World Series to Vicksburg in 2001.

She is survived by her husband of 34 years, Joe Tarnabine; daughter, Samantha Tarnabine of Dallas, Texas; and two sons, Jason of Vicksburg and Jacob of Oxford. She was proud grandmother of Kate. She leaves two sisters, Trina Short of Baton Rouge and Sharon Stokes and her son, Brayden, of Vicksburg. She also is survived by her in-laws, Tina Branan (Ron), Carolyn Tarnabine, Peter Tarnabine, family friends Michael McClain, Derek LaCombe and Tim Tench and several aunts.

Visitation will be tonight from 6 until 8 at Glenwood Funeral Home. Services will be at 4 p.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. P.J. Curley officiating. Interment will follow at Green Acres Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be Rick Caldwell, Dave Richards, Paul Stokes, Mike Eubanks, John S. Hosemann and Colton Hanley.

Honorary pallbearers will be the staff and agents of Coldwell Banker All Stars and the staff of Cancer Center of Vicksburg.

She was honored by Team Anita who ran in the Susan G. Komen Race For the Cure, and a memorial to fund a local cancer resource group is being planned by the family.