Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Bannister, Austin January 6, 2012
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on January 8, 2012
  Austin Bannister 
    
  LEBANON Austin "Ozzie", "Runt" Bannister, 79, passed away on Friday, January 
  6, 2012. He was the husband of Betty K. Bannister, to whom he was married for 
  57 years. Born in Trenton, N.J., on August 2, 1932, he was the son of the late 
  Samuel Bannister and Viola "Brearley" Bannister and grew up in Slackwood, 
  Lawrence Twp., N.J. "Ozzie" enjoyed all sports and was an avid hunter and 
  fisherman. He was a member of Beaver Dan Hunting and Fishing Club and enjoyed 
  being with his children and grandchildren, Sandra, Austin, Megan, and 
  Sarah. "Ozzie" retired from Sterling Drug Corp. in 1991 after 41 years of 
  service, where he worked as a shipper and warehouse manager for the Myerstown, 
  Pa., Plant. A Navy Veteran of the Korean War, he served on the U.S.S. LST 1032 
  (U.S.S. Monmouth County) and was also an instructor at the Gunfire Support 
  School in Little Creek, Va. He received two letters of accommodation, the 
  Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Korean Service Medal. Austin 
  was also a member of Christ Presbyterian Church, Lebanon, where he served as 
  the past Clerk of Session, Elder, and Sunday school teacher, and started a 
  prostate cancer support group in 1998. He was a former member of Yardville 
  Presbyterian Church, N.J. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are his 
  daughter, Julia Ann Fields, wife of PA State Trooper Glenn Fields; a son, 
  David Bannister, retired Hamilton Twp. Police Officer, and current Police 
  Officer in Ohio; a brother, Samuel Bannister; as well as many nieces and 
  nephews. He was preceded in death by brothers, Harold Bannister and John 
  Brearley; and a sister, Carolyn Van Ness. Funeral services will be held on 
  Wednesday at 11 a.m. from Christ Presbyterian Church, 1300 Maple St., Lebanon, 
  PA 17046. Interment will be in Indiantown Gap national Cemetery with full 
  military honors. Visitation will be held on Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. 
  at the Kreamer Funeral Home, 618 E. Main St., Annville, and on Wednesday from 
  10 to 11 a.m. at the church. 
   
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on January 8, 2012 
   
  
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