JEFFERSON – Robert Lewis Bankston, Sr., age 82, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014 at St. Mary’s Hospice House.
Mr. Bankston was born in Griffin, to the late Raymond and Myrtle Jett Bankston. He was a member of The Grove, United States Army and was a deacon of 47 years at First Baptist Church of Centerville.
Mr. Bankston is survived by his wife, Betty Purser Bankston of Jefferson; daughter, Renee Bankston Cox of Jefferson; son, Robert Lewis Bankston, Jr. of Buford; brother, Douglas Bankston of Smyrna; grandchildren, Lauren Murphy Dolbec, Caylin Bankston and Peter Bankston; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at The Grove with the Rev. John Wood, Colonel Randall Kitchens, Captain Andy Parker and pastor Jerry Robertson officiating. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton. The family will receive friends at the church Tuesday from 9-10 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Grove, 1702 Grove Level Road, Maysville, GA 30558; Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675; or Affinis Hospice, 1612 Mars Hill Rd., Watkinsville, GA 30677.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce is in charge of arrangements.