Cecile Palmer Martin Banfield

DARLINGTON — Graveside services for Mrs. Cecile Palmer Martin Banfield will be conducted by Pastor Darryl Anderson at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, in Darlington Memorial Cemetery. Burial will be directed by Mitchell-Josey Funeral Home Inc., Darlington.

She died in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., on Friday, Dec. 19.

Cecile, daughter of Palmer and Viola Brown Martin, was born in Canton, Ohio.

Her early years were spent in Charleston before her family moved to Darlington.

She graduated from Mayo High School in the class of 1968. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Hampton Institute (now University) and Master of Arts from the University of Utah. For more than 25 years, Cecile was employed by International Business Machines (IBM) and was site manager until her demise.

She was joined in marriage to Warren S. Banfield Jr. They made their home in Silver Spring, Md.

She was a faithful, loyal member of Emmanuel Brinklow Seventh-day Adventist Church in Silver Spring.

She was well-read, enjoyed music and art, and was an avid sports enthusiast, especially football and basketball.

Survivors include her husband, Warren Jr.; their son, Warren III; her parents; her sister and brother-in-law, Gwendolyn and Lamont Houston and their children, Donald (Annie), Gina and David, all of Atlanta; her mother-in-law, Gerri Banfield of Alabama; her sister-in-law, Karen (Darryl) Minor and children, Allen and Lauren.

Her memory is also cherished by aunts and uncles, Helen Williams, Julia and Clinton Mattingly, Wilbur and Corine Brown, Gloria Mouzon, Patricia Brown, Sylvia Saunders, Cynthia Poole-Gibson, Gloria Goulbourne, Dr. and Mrs. Edison Banfield, Dr. Michael Banfield; numerous cousins and a host of friends.