Guy Banister, age 97, formerly of Aurora, passed away Sunday, Feb. 3, 2002, in Raleigh, NC, following a brief illness. Guy was born in Shell Rock, Iowa, on December. 17, 1904, preceded by the deaths of his father and brother from scarlet fever eight months earlier.
He spent his childhood in Stuttgart, Arkansas, where he met his future wife, Mary E. Elwell, while attending the prestigious University of Illinois School of Engineering, where he graduated with an engineering degree. He was a member of the honorary engineering fraternity, Tau Beta Pi.
After graduation, he was employed by Barber Greene Co. of Aurora. There, he traveled extensively during WWII, and was instrumental in designing the first road-paver equipment. Retired in 1969, Guy spent years alternating between Hot Springs, AR, and Kelly Lake, WI. He spent 55 summers at Kelly Lake, where he accomplished numerous carpentry projects, enjoyed fishing, and celebrated seventy years of marriage to Mary. His wife Mary E. Banister (Elwell), died in 1997 (born 1907).
In Raleigh, Guy spent his last few years living with his son, Ron and his wife, Cathy, where he wrote his memoirs until one week before his passing. He was preceded in death by his mother, father, stepfather, three siblings, his wife Mary, his son Richard Elwell Banister, and his grandson Martin Guy Surber.
Guy is survived by his daughter, Brenda (John) Coffey of Hot Springs, AR; son Ron (Cathy) Banister of Raleigh, N.C.; grandsons, David Surber of Aurora, Steven (Natalie) Surber of Oswego, William (Sharon) Meyer of Montgomery; six great-grandchildren: James, Nicolette and Stevie Surber; Michael and Joseph Meyer; and Timothy Hyson; and his sister Blanche Nix of Lewisburg, TN.
Anyone wishing to contribute in memoriam may do so directly to the Salvation Army.
Headstone Description Source: From grave site information of Mary E. Banister (Elwell) (1907 - 1997) at Lincoln Memorial Park in Oswego, Kendall, Illinois, United States located at BillionGraves.com.
Contributor: William Seitz (46913524)
He spent his childhood in Stuttgart, Arkansas, where he met his future wife, Mary E. Elwell, while attending the prestigious University of Illinois School of Engineering, where he graduated with an engineering degree. He was a member of the honorary engineering fraternity, Tau Beta Pi.
After graduation, he was employed by Barber Greene Co. of Aurora. There, he traveled extensively during WWII, and was instrumental in designing the first road-paver equipment. Retired in 1969, Guy spent years alternating between Hot Springs, AR, and Kelly Lake, WI. He spent 55 summers at Kelly Lake, where he accomplished numerous carpentry projects, enjoyed fishing, and celebrated seventy years of marriage to Mary. His wife Mary E. Banister (Elwell), died in 1997 (born 1907).
In Raleigh, Guy spent his last few years living with his son, Ron and his wife, Cathy, where he wrote his memoirs until one week before his passing. He was preceded in death by his mother, father, stepfather, three siblings, his wife Mary, his son Richard Elwell Banister, and his grandson Martin Guy Surber.
Guy is survived by his daughter, Brenda (John) Coffey of Hot Springs, AR; son Ron (Cathy) Banister of Raleigh, N.C.; grandsons, David Surber of Aurora, Steven (Natalie) Surber of Oswego, William (Sharon) Meyer of Montgomery; six great-grandchildren: James, Nicolette and Stevie Surber; Michael and Joseph Meyer; and Timothy Hyson; and his sister Blanche Nix of Lewisburg, TN.
Anyone wishing to contribute in memoriam may do so directly to the Salvation Army.
Headstone Description Source: From grave site information of Mary E. Banister (Elwell) (1907 - 1997) at Lincoln Memorial Park in Oswego, Kendall, Illinois, United States located at BillionGraves.com.
Contributor: William Seitz (46913524)
Guy Banister, age 97, formerly of Aurora, passed away Sunday, Feb. 3, 2002, in Raleigh, NC, following a brief illness. Guy was born in Shell Rock, Iowa, on December. 17, 1904, preceded by the deaths of his father and brother from scarlet fever eight months earlier.
He spent his childhood in Stuttgart, Arkansas, where he met his future wife, Mary E. Elwell, while attending the prestigious University of Illinois School of Engineering, where he graduated with an engineering degree. He was a member of the honorary engineering fraternity, Tau Beta Pi.
After graduation, he was employed by Barber Greene Co. of Aurora. There, he traveled extensively during WWII, and was instrumental in designing the first road-paver equipment. Retired in 1969, Guy spent years alternating between Hot Springs, AR, and Kelly Lake, WI. He spent 55 summers at Kelly Lake, where he accomplished numerous carpentry projects, enjoyed fishing, and celebrated seventy years of marriage to Mary. His wife Mary E. Banister (Elwell), died in 1997 (born 1907).
In Raleigh, Guy spent his last few years living with his son, Ron and his wife, Cathy, where he wrote his memoirs until one week before his passing. He was preceded in death by his mother, father, stepfather, three siblings, his wife Mary, his son Richard Elwell Banister, and his grandson Martin Guy Surber.
Guy is survived by his daughter, Brenda (John) Coffey of Hot Springs, AR; son Ron (Cathy) Banister of Raleigh, N.C.; grandsons, David Surber of Aurora, Steven (Natalie) Surber of Oswego, William (Sharon) Meyer of Montgomery; six great-grandchildren: James, Nicolette and Stevie Surber; Michael and Joseph Meyer; and Timothy Hyson; and his sister Blanche Nix of Lewisburg, TN.
Anyone wishing to contribute in memoriam may do so directly to the Salvation Army.
Headstone Description Source: From grave site information of Mary E. Banister (Elwell) (1907 - 1997) at Lincoln Memorial Park in Oswego, Kendall, Illinois, United States located at BillionGraves.com.
Contributor: William Seitz (46913524)
He spent his childhood in Stuttgart, Arkansas, where he met his future wife, Mary E. Elwell, while attending the prestigious University of Illinois School of Engineering, where he graduated with an engineering degree. He was a member of the honorary engineering fraternity, Tau Beta Pi.
After graduation, he was employed by Barber Greene Co. of Aurora. There, he traveled extensively during WWII, and was instrumental in designing the first road-paver equipment. Retired in 1969, Guy spent years alternating between Hot Springs, AR, and Kelly Lake, WI. He spent 55 summers at Kelly Lake, where he accomplished numerous carpentry projects, enjoyed fishing, and celebrated seventy years of marriage to Mary. His wife Mary E. Banister (Elwell), died in 1997 (born 1907).
In Raleigh, Guy spent his last few years living with his son, Ron and his wife, Cathy, where he wrote his memoirs until one week before his passing. He was preceded in death by his mother, father, stepfather, three siblings, his wife Mary, his son Richard Elwell Banister, and his grandson Martin Guy Surber.
Guy is survived by his daughter, Brenda (John) Coffey of Hot Springs, AR; son Ron (Cathy) Banister of Raleigh, N.C.; grandsons, David Surber of Aurora, Steven (Natalie) Surber of Oswego, William (Sharon) Meyer of Montgomery; six great-grandchildren: James, Nicolette and Stevie Surber; Michael and Joseph Meyer; and Timothy Hyson; and his sister Blanche Nix of Lewisburg, TN.
Anyone wishing to contribute in memoriam may do so directly to the Salvation Army.
Headstone Description Source: From grave site information of Mary E. Banister (Elwell) (1907 - 1997) at Lincoln Memorial Park in Oswego, Kendall, Illinois, United States located at BillionGraves.com.
Contributor: William Seitz (46913524)
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