Roanoke Times
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DATE: SUNDAY, May 23, 1993 TAG: 9305240156
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: CHRISTIANSBURG LENGTH: Medium
OBIT BANNISTER, ELVIRA JOHNSON
BANNISTER, Elvira Johnson, 100, of Christiansburg, daughter of the late
James Anderson and Louvena Johnson, passed away May 20, 1993, at the
Montgomery Regional Hospital, Blacksburg. She was born March 23, 1893, in
Farmville, Va. On June 16, 1914, she married Gratton William Bannister. To
this union, 6 children were born. She was preceded in death by her husband and
her son, William G. Bannister. She joined Green Creek Newsite Baptist Church
in Prince Edward County at an early age. After her marriage, she moved her
membership to Shaffer Memorial Baptist Church in Christiansburg, and was a
faithful member until her death. She was a member of the choir, senior usher
board, and the Women's Willing Workers Club. She was also a member of the
NAACP, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, where she received numerous
awards, and the Friendship Garden Club. She is survived by five daughters,
Mrs. Sadie Morris, Mrs. Hattie Dennis, Mrs. Virginia Carr, and Mrs. Annie
Jones, all of Christiansburg, Mrs. Katherine Robinson, Providence, R.I.; one
sister, Mrs. Emma Young, Roanoke; one son-in-law, Mr. Willie Jones,
Christiansburg; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Ora Anderson Brown, Roanoke, and Mrs.
Mazella Crouse, Salisbury, N.C.; eight grandchildren; eleven
great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren; a host of nieces,
nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Tuesday, 2 p.m.
at the Shaffer Memorial Baptist Church, Christiansburg with the Rev. Lee Suggs
officiating. Burial will be at the Shaffer Memorial Cemetery, Christiansburg.
The family will receive friends Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the church.
Claytor-Alexander and Penn Funeral Home are in charge of arrangements.
by CNB