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      Obituary
    
    
     
    SALLIE LU BANNISTER, 
    82, of Huntington went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on 
    Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. 
    Friday, April 20, 2012, at the Jefferson Avenue Church of God with Pastor 
    Paul Ray Farley and Pastor Greg Tomlinson. Burial will follow at White 
    Chapel Memorial Gardens. Sallie was born on July 23, 1929, in McConnell, 
    W.Va., the daughter of the late Charles and Polly Curry Bannister. In 
    addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved 
    grandmother Lula Curry, aunts and uncles Jane and Robert Prichard, David and 
    Lula Bayer, Lassa and Harry Artis. She is survived by her lifelong friend 
    and sister Dorothy Bannister; her nieces and nephews Jim and Lackawanna 
    Teams, Detra Bannister, Kevin Bannister; close first cousins Deanna Bayer, 
    Barizu Ranconi and David Bill Bayer, April and Mike Carroll, Scott Teams, 
    Jon and Tracy Teams, Lauren, Andrew and Alex Carroll and Nate Bannister and 
    many great-nieces and nephews. Sallie was retired from BB&T Bank and was a 
    charter member of Jefferson Avenue Church of God. Sallie spent her life in 
    service to the Lord and will be missed by many friends and loved ones. 
    Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 19, 2012, at the Reger 
    Funeral Home. Sallie will be taken to the church one hour before the 
    service. 
      
      
      
      
      
    
      
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