Edward Earl Bankston

Mr. Bankston retired from civil service as an Aircraft Instrument Technician, first at Brookley Air Force Base in Mobile until its closing, followed by NAS Pensacola. He was a member of Bellview Baptist Church in Pensacola and was an avid fisherman and gardener.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggie Rose Bachar Bankston, and siblings, Sally Davenport, Bobbie Jo West, Dorothy Garner, John Bankston, J.C. Bankston, and Henrietta Bankston.

Mr. Bankston is survived by two sons, Rick Bankston (Antoinette “Toni”) and Gary Bankston; grandchildren, Tyson Bankston (Misty) and Jo Anna Hackett; great-grandchildren, Hanna May (Chance), Brooklyn Bankston, and Justin Bankston; great, great-grandchildren, Lana May and Lucy May; other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held from the chapel of Radney Funeral Home on Dauphin Street on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at 1 p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until the service hour. Interment will be in Pine Crest Cemetery. Condolences may be offered at www.radneyfuneralhome-mobile.com.