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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, March 16, 1993                   TAG: 9303160277
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT BANNISTER, ROBERT LEWIS SR.

BANNISTER, Robert Lewis Sr., 62, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, March 14, 1993. Survivors include his wife, Serena G. Bannister; mother, Gertrude (Gertie) Bannister, both of Roanoke; five daughters, Barbara Hancock, Patricia Bannister, Denise (Wayne) Knight, Joyce L. (Hugh) Ennis, Nancy Bannister, all of Roanoke; three sons, Robert L. Bannister Jr., Fort Hood, Texas, Dennis J. (Carolyn) Bannister, Rocky Mount, Va., Shane Y. Bannister, Roanoke; two sisters, Lucille Bannister, and Geraldine (Marvin) Price, both of Roanoke; one brother, Willie Bannister, Roanoke; special nieces, Sandra J. Shaw, Sharon Joe Walker, Shirley J. Becker, and Susan J. Shears; special nephew, James E. Walker Jr.; fourteen grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

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