Perry Lee Bankston 1916 – 2016.
Lee Bankston passed away on October 29, 2016 in Bellville, Texas at the age of 100 years 1 month and 5 days with his daughter and her husband, John & Lynn Martine, at his bedside. He was born September 24, 1916 in Kerens a few miles outside of Corsicana, Texas to Willie and Elmer Bankston. Lee was his parents only surviving son. As a young boy, he grew up in the Dallas area. He was a self-motivated individual; he sold milk and newspapers door to door in his youth to help support his parents prior to and during the Great Depression. He graduated from one of the Dallas high schools about 1934. Lee joined the Army Air Force in November 1942. He landed on the shore of Normandy France one week after the initial June 6, 1944 invasion. Lee was part of a logistical service command that supported the frontline troops and was responsible for re-establishing the telephone communications infrastructure behind the advancing Allied Forces. Lee was honorably discharged from the Army on December 20, 1945. He achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant. Following his discharge Lee began employment with Humble Oil and Refining in Baytown, Texas and retired in 1977. Lee’s first wife was Minnie Ola Wingate. They married on June 27, 1938. Minnie passed on August 31, 1995. Lee married Edith Mae Pricer on May 31, 1997. They lived in Temple, Texas until May 2016 when they moved to Bellville, Texas. Lee is survived by his wife Edith Bankston; his only daughter, Lynn Martine and her husband, John Martine of Bellville, Texas; two nieces; Cheryl Lavin of Blue Jay, California and Karen Brown of Channelview, Texas; grandchildren, John Lee and wife Juliette Martine of Bartlett, Texas and Christopher Martine of Brookshire, Texas, and Christina Martine of Katy, Texas; great grandchildren: Christian Schultz and Ashleigh Snyder of Austin/Round Rock, Texas area and Christopher Michael Martine and Megan Martine of Brookshire, Texas. Lynn and John ask that in lieu of flowers, please make donations to Hospice Brazos Valley in Brenham, Texas.
A graveside visitation will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, November 4, 2016, at Roselawn Cemetery (Hwy 84 E.) in Palestine, TX and the service will follow at 12:00Noon under the direction of Herrington / Land of Memory Funeral Home, Palestine. A meal will follow at the home of James Martine, 2469 FM 322 in Palestine.
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Added by Bernard-Trigg on Nov 02, 2016 9:52
Perry Lee Bankston 1916 – 2016.
Lee Bankston passed away on October 29, 2016 in Bellville, Texas at the age of 100 years 1 month and 5 days with his daughter and her husband, John & Lynn Martine, at his bedside. He was born September 24, 1916 in Kerens a few miles outside of Corsicana, Texas to Willie and Elmer Bankston. Lee was his parents only surviving son. As a young boy, he grew up in the Dallas area. He was a self-motivated individual; he sold milk and newspapers door to door in his youth to help support his parents prior to and during the Great Depression. He graduated from one of the Dallas high schools about 1934. Lee joined the Army Air Force in November 1942. He landed on the shore of Normandy France one week after the initial June 6, 1944 invasion. Lee was part of a logistical service command that supported the frontline troops and was responsible for re-establishing the telephone communications infrastructure behind the advancing Allied Forces. Lee was honorably discharged from the Army on December 20, 1945. He achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant. Following his discharge Lee began employment with Humble Oil and Refining in Baytown, Texas and retired in 1977. Lee’s first wife was Minnie Ola Wingate. They married on June 27, 1938. Minnie passed on August 31, 1995. Lee married Edith Mae Pricer on May 31, 1997. They lived in Temple, Texas until May 2016 when they moved to Bellville, Texas. Lee is survived by his wife Edith Bankston; his only daughter, Lynn Martine and her husband, John Martine of Bellville, Texas; two nieces; Cheryl Lavin of Blue Jay, California and Karen Brown of Channelview, Texas; grandchildren, John Lee and wife Juliette Martine of Bartlett, Texas and Christopher Martine of Brookshire, Texas, and Christina Martine of Katy, Texas; great grandchildren: Christian Schultz and Ashleigh Snyder of Austin/Round Rock, Texas area and Christopher Michael Martine and Megan Martine of Brookshire, Texas. Lynn and John ask that in lieu of flowers, please make donations to Hospice Brazos Valley in Brenham, Texas.
A graveside visitation will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, November 4, 2016, at Roselawn Cemetery (Hwy 84 E.) in Palestine, TX and the service will follow at 12:00Noon under the direction of Herrington / Land of Memory Funeral Home, Palestine. A meal will follow at the home of James Martine, 2469 FM 322 in Palestine.
To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Perry Lee Bankston please visit our Sympathy Store.
Added by Bernard-Trigg on Nov 02, 2016 9:52
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