Slipped away peacefully in her sleep on January 3, 2016, one day after happily celebrating her birthday. A true southern lady, she lived most of her life in Virginia. Raised on Lady Astor''s farm, Mirador, outside Charlottesville, she moved to Washington in the early 1940's to work as a "G Girl," and remembered walking along planks to preserve the freshly-planted lawn at the new Pentagon building. While in DC, she met her husband, Preston, married, and eventually started a family.
As a young wife and mother, she was an accomplished hostess and charming entertainer. She devoted her life to raising her two girls and making a fine home for her family. In retirement, she and Preston lived happily in Savannah, GA and Waynesboro, VA. She later moved to Westminster at Lake Ridge, Woodbridge, VA, where she made many friends and good memories. She enjoyed membership in the PEO sisterhood, as well as numerous garden and women''s clubs. Her impeccable quick wit, keen sense of style, and abundant grace enabled her to move easily among different cultures as she and family traveled around the globe. She was a devout Christian and was active in Christian fellowship wherever she lived.
Predeceased by her parents, Harry T. Napier and DeNona Chisholm; her husband, Preston and her daughter, Nancy.
Surviving her memory is her daughter Laura.
Interment will be held at Quantico National Cemetery on March 21, 2016 at 1 p.m., section 10A, where she will be buried with Preston.
(Washington Post, Jan. 24, 2016)
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Joyce Napier Bannister, 92, slipped away peacefully in her sleep on January 3, 2016, one day after happily celebrating her birthday.
A true southern lady, she lived most of her life in Virginia. Raised on Lady Astor's farm, Mirador, outside Charlottesville, she moved to Washington in the early 1940s to work as a "G Girl," and remembered walking along planks to preserve the freshly-planted lawn at the new Pentagon building. While in DC, she met her husband, Preston, married, and eventually started a family.
As a young wife and mother, she was an accomplished hostess and charming entertainer. She devoted her life to raising her two girls and making a fine home for her family.In retirement, she and Preston lived happily in Savannah, Ga. and Waynesboro, Va. She later moved to Westminster at Lake Ridge, Woodbridge, Va., where she made many friends and good memories.
She enjoyed membership in the PEO sisterhood, as well as numerous garden and women's clubs. Her impeccable quick wit, keen sense of style, and abundant grace enabled her to move easily among different cultures as she and family traveled around the globe. She was a devout Christian and was active in Christian fellowship wherever she lived.
She was predeceased by her parents, Harry T. Napier and DeNona Chisholm; her husband, Preston; and her daughter, Nancy.
Surviving her memory is her daughter, Laura.
A memorial service will be held for her on Saturday, March 19, 2016, 11 a.m.at the Hillsboro Baptist Church in Crozet, Va. Interment will be held at Quantico National Cemetery on March 21, 2016, at 1 p.m., section 10A, where she will be buried with Preston.
(News-Virginian, Waynesboro VA Jan. 31, 2016)
As a young wife and mother, she was an accomplished hostess and charming entertainer. She devoted her life to raising her two girls and making a fine home for her family. In retirement, she and Preston lived happily in Savannah, GA and Waynesboro, VA. She later moved to Westminster at Lake Ridge, Woodbridge, VA, where she made many friends and good memories. She enjoyed membership in the PEO sisterhood, as well as numerous garden and women''s clubs. Her impeccable quick wit, keen sense of style, and abundant grace enabled her to move easily among different cultures as she and family traveled around the globe. She was a devout Christian and was active in Christian fellowship wherever she lived.
Predeceased by her parents, Harry T. Napier and DeNona Chisholm; her husband, Preston and her daughter, Nancy.
Surviving her memory is her daughter Laura.
Interment will be held at Quantico National Cemetery on March 21, 2016 at 1 p.m., section 10A, where she will be buried with Preston.
(Washington Post, Jan. 24, 2016)
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Joyce Napier Bannister, 92, slipped away peacefully in her sleep on January 3, 2016, one day after happily celebrating her birthday.
A true southern lady, she lived most of her life in Virginia. Raised on Lady Astor's farm, Mirador, outside Charlottesville, she moved to Washington in the early 1940s to work as a "G Girl," and remembered walking along planks to preserve the freshly-planted lawn at the new Pentagon building. While in DC, she met her husband, Preston, married, and eventually started a family.
As a young wife and mother, she was an accomplished hostess and charming entertainer. She devoted her life to raising her two girls and making a fine home for her family.In retirement, she and Preston lived happily in Savannah, Ga. and Waynesboro, Va. She later moved to Westminster at Lake Ridge, Woodbridge, Va., where she made many friends and good memories.
She enjoyed membership in the PEO sisterhood, as well as numerous garden and women's clubs. Her impeccable quick wit, keen sense of style, and abundant grace enabled her to move easily among different cultures as she and family traveled around the globe. She was a devout Christian and was active in Christian fellowship wherever she lived.
She was predeceased by her parents, Harry T. Napier and DeNona Chisholm; her husband, Preston; and her daughter, Nancy.
Surviving her memory is her daughter, Laura.
A memorial service will be held for her on Saturday, March 19, 2016, 11 a.m.at the Hillsboro Baptist Church in Crozet, Va. Interment will be held at Quantico National Cemetery on March 21, 2016, at 1 p.m., section 10A, where she will be buried with Preston.
(News-Virginian, Waynesboro VA Jan. 31, 2016)
Slipped away peacefully in her sleep on January 3, 2016, one day after happily celebrating her birthday. A true southern lady, she lived most of her life in Virginia. Raised on Lady Astor''s farm, Mirador, outside Charlottesville, she moved to Washington in the early 1940's to work as a "G Girl," and remembered walking along planks to preserve the freshly-planted lawn at the new Pentagon building. While in DC, she met her husband, Preston, married, and eventually started a family.
As a young wife and mother, she was an accomplished hostess and charming entertainer. She devoted her life to raising her two girls and making a fine home for her family. In retirement, she and Preston lived happily in Savannah, GA and Waynesboro, VA. She later moved to Westminster at Lake Ridge, Woodbridge, VA, where she made many friends and good memories. She enjoyed membership in the PEO sisterhood, as well as numerous garden and women''s clubs. Her impeccable quick wit, keen sense of style, and abundant grace enabled her to move easily among different cultures as she and family traveled around the globe. She was a devout Christian and was active in Christian fellowship wherever she lived.
Predeceased by her parents, Harry T. Napier and DeNona Chisholm; her husband, Preston and her daughter, Nancy.
Surviving her memory is her daughter Laura.
Interment will be held at Quantico National Cemetery on March 21, 2016 at 1 p.m., section 10A, where she will be buried with Preston.
(Washington Post, Jan. 24, 2016)
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Joyce Napier Bannister, 92, slipped away peacefully in her sleep on January 3, 2016, one day after happily celebrating her birthday.
A true southern lady, she lived most of her life in Virginia. Raised on Lady Astor's farm, Mirador, outside Charlottesville, she moved to Washington in the early 1940s to work as a "G Girl," and remembered walking along planks to preserve the freshly-planted lawn at the new Pentagon building. While in DC, she met her husband, Preston, married, and eventually started a family.
As a young wife and mother, she was an accomplished hostess and charming entertainer. She devoted her life to raising her two girls and making a fine home for her family.In retirement, she and Preston lived happily in Savannah, Ga. and Waynesboro, Va. She later moved to Westminster at Lake Ridge, Woodbridge, Va., where she made many friends and good memories.
She enjoyed membership in the PEO sisterhood, as well as numerous garden and women's clubs. Her impeccable quick wit, keen sense of style, and abundant grace enabled her to move easily among different cultures as she and family traveled around the globe. She was a devout Christian and was active in Christian fellowship wherever she lived.
She was predeceased by her parents, Harry T. Napier and DeNona Chisholm; her husband, Preston; and her daughter, Nancy.
Surviving her memory is her daughter, Laura.
A memorial service will be held for her on Saturday, March 19, 2016, 11 a.m.at the Hillsboro Baptist Church in Crozet, Va. Interment will be held at Quantico National Cemetery on March 21, 2016, at 1 p.m., section 10A, where she will be buried with Preston.
(News-Virginian, Waynesboro VA Jan. 31, 2016)
As a young wife and mother, she was an accomplished hostess and charming entertainer. She devoted her life to raising her two girls and making a fine home for her family. In retirement, she and Preston lived happily in Savannah, GA and Waynesboro, VA. She later moved to Westminster at Lake Ridge, Woodbridge, VA, where she made many friends and good memories. She enjoyed membership in the PEO sisterhood, as well as numerous garden and women''s clubs. Her impeccable quick wit, keen sense of style, and abundant grace enabled her to move easily among different cultures as she and family traveled around the globe. She was a devout Christian and was active in Christian fellowship wherever she lived.
Predeceased by her parents, Harry T. Napier and DeNona Chisholm; her husband, Preston and her daughter, Nancy.
Surviving her memory is her daughter Laura.
Interment will be held at Quantico National Cemetery on March 21, 2016 at 1 p.m., section 10A, where she will be buried with Preston.
(Washington Post, Jan. 24, 2016)
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Joyce Napier Bannister, 92, slipped away peacefully in her sleep on January 3, 2016, one day after happily celebrating her birthday.
A true southern lady, she lived most of her life in Virginia. Raised on Lady Astor's farm, Mirador, outside Charlottesville, she moved to Washington in the early 1940s to work as a "G Girl," and remembered walking along planks to preserve the freshly-planted lawn at the new Pentagon building. While in DC, she met her husband, Preston, married, and eventually started a family.
As a young wife and mother, she was an accomplished hostess and charming entertainer. She devoted her life to raising her two girls and making a fine home for her family.In retirement, she and Preston lived happily in Savannah, Ga. and Waynesboro, Va. She later moved to Westminster at Lake Ridge, Woodbridge, Va., where she made many friends and good memories.
She enjoyed membership in the PEO sisterhood, as well as numerous garden and women's clubs. Her impeccable quick wit, keen sense of style, and abundant grace enabled her to move easily among different cultures as she and family traveled around the globe. She was a devout Christian and was active in Christian fellowship wherever she lived.
She was predeceased by her parents, Harry T. Napier and DeNona Chisholm; her husband, Preston; and her daughter, Nancy.
Surviving her memory is her daughter, Laura.
A memorial service will be held for her on Saturday, March 19, 2016, 11 a.m.at the Hillsboro Baptist Church in Crozet, Va. Interment will be held at Quantico National Cemetery on March 21, 2016, at 1 p.m., section 10A, where she will be buried with Preston.
(News-Virginian, Waynesboro VA Jan. 31, 2016)
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