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Jerry Wayne Bankester

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Jerry Wayne Bankester Veteran

Birth
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA
Death
8 Sep 2015 (aged 74)
Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
Plot
SECTION FF SITE 128
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Jerry Wayne Bankester (J.W.B.)
1941 ~ 2015
Gulfport

Jerry Wayne Bankester, Sr. (J.W.B.) passed away peacefully at the V.A. Medical Center on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at the age of 74.

Jerry, a loving father, is survived by his five children, Dorthy Ramsey and her spouse Alexander Ramsey of Gulfport, Doris Bankester of Biloxi, Jerry Bankester Jr. of Biloxi, Edna Bankester of Gulfport, Jason Keller of Biloxi; a sister, Nancy Carroll of Pensacola, FL and many loving friends.

Jerry is preceded in death by his parents, Bueron Obrey and Doris Ruth Bankerster; and two sisters, Peggy and Susie.

Born May 1, 1941, in Pensacola, FL, Jerry was a U.S. Army Veteran. He worked in the shipyards and construction for most of his career. Jerry was a loving, gentle man to all those he knew. He was a master carpenter who generously built treasured memories with his loving hands and gave them to his family and friends.

Thanks to the V.A. Medical Center for their help and support.

We love you and miss you, Daddy. You will be forever in our hearts

The funeral service is Monday, September 14, 2015, at 12 noon at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, O'Neal Road, Gulfport where friends may visit beginning at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery. View and sign the register book at www.bradfordokeefe.com

Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes Inc
15452 O'Neal Rd
Gulfport, MS 39503
(228) 831-2322

Published in The Sun Herald on Sept. 12, 2015
Jerry Wayne Bankester (J.W.B.)
1941 ~ 2015
Gulfport

Jerry Wayne Bankester, Sr. (J.W.B.) passed away peacefully at the V.A. Medical Center on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at the age of 74.

Jerry, a loving father, is survived by his five children, Dorthy Ramsey and her spouse Alexander Ramsey of Gulfport, Doris Bankester of Biloxi, Jerry Bankester Jr. of Biloxi, Edna Bankester of Gulfport, Jason Keller of Biloxi; a sister, Nancy Carroll of Pensacola, FL and many loving friends.

Jerry is preceded in death by his parents, Bueron Obrey and Doris Ruth Bankerster; and two sisters, Peggy and Susie.

Born May 1, 1941, in Pensacola, FL, Jerry was a U.S. Army Veteran. He worked in the shipyards and construction for most of his career. Jerry was a loving, gentle man to all those he knew. He was a master carpenter who generously built treasured memories with his loving hands and gave them to his family and friends.

Thanks to the V.A. Medical Center for their help and support.

We love you and miss you, Daddy. You will be forever in our hearts

The funeral service is Monday, September 14, 2015, at 12 noon at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, O'Neal Road, Gulfport where friends may visit beginning at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery. View and sign the register book at www.bradfordokeefe.com

Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes Inc
15452 O'Neal Rd
Gulfport, MS 39503
(228) 831-2322

Published in The Sun Herald on Sept. 12, 2015

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