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William Lamar "Zoom-Zoom" Banning
William Lamar "Zoom-Zoom" Banning
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He was born Feb. 21, 1924, in Helfenstein, a son of the late Eva Rheinohl-Banning-Hepler and William Banning. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Margaret.
Bill attended school in Helfenstein.
He joined the Army during World War II and served in Germany and other countries.
Bill was a construction worker for Langenfelder Inc. and worked for Faylor-Middlecreek Inc. for more than 21 years as a heavy equipment operator, retiring at the age of 62. He was a member of the company's 20-year club for his many years of service.
Bill was also a member of American Legion Post 201, Sunbury, for more than 44 years; Elks Lodge 267 for more than 15 years; Veterans of Foreign Wars; and was a life member of the Goodwill Hose Company, Sunbury.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are two daughters, Virginia Belviso of Cape Coral, Fla., and Billie Banning-Lawler of Atlanta, Ga.; three stepchildren, Cheryl A. Gilchrist and her husband Kenneth of Sunbury, Carl R. Nilsen Jr. of Hampton, Va., and Mary L. Nilsen of Sunbury; five grandchildren, Angela, Aaron, Evan, Candi and Rick; five great-grandchildren; many sisters and brothers-in-law; many nieces and nephews; and his constant companion, his grand-dog, Spook. He is also survived by his best friend, Lester Duttinger, from whom Bill looked forward to receiving daily telephone calls at 12:30 p.m.
Per Bill's wishes, there will be no viewing. A graveside service for the family will be held in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington. A celebration of Bill's life for family and friends will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at Sunbury Elks Lodge 267, 26 S. Second St.
Contributions in Bill's memory may be made to SUN Home Hospice, 61 Duke St., Northumberland, PA 17857.
Arrangements are by the Jerre Wirt Blank Funeral Home, 395 State St., Sunbury.
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Heather Walborn-McDaniel
August 15, 2006
Aunt Mig, Billie, and Family,
I'm so sorry to hear of Uncle Bill's passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Gary and Thelma Lewis
August 12, 2006
Meg,
We are so sorry for your loss. Our deepest sympathy goes out to you and your family. Love you all.
Michele Grugan-Cellitti
August 11, 2006
Dear Meg, Billie, Mary, and Family,
I was so sorry to open the newspaper and see that Bill had passed away. He certainly fought the good fight several times over but that cancer is just relentless. :-( My heartfelt sympathy goes out to ALL of you during this time of great sadness.
I always found it very easy to talk to Bill- he was quick with a laugh and always had a great smile. He often times looked like he was up to something with his devilish grin...I loved it! :-) And I am so grateful that I knew him for all these years.
I hope all of your great memories of Bill bring you comfort. I think it is so sweet that Spook brought him so much peace and was such a faithful companion to him. I'm sure Spook was a great listener and a gentle friend, staying at Bill's side, trying to make him feel better. What a wonderful place he had in Bill's heart.
With deepest sympathies,
Michele Grugan-Cellitti and Family
Jim Lewis Sunbury, Gary Lewis,Kauffman Tex Lewis
August 11, 2006
Family of Bill,
Jim & Gary Lewis are sorry to hear about Bill .
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Jaclyn Krankoskie
August 11, 2006
Billie,
We are sorry to hear about your loss.
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Slade (ER) / Gail Shreck
August 11, 2006
Mag,
We are so sorry for your loss. We had a lot of laughs and good times with Zoom. He is at peace with the Lord.
With our deepest sympathy,
Lodge 267
Wade and Sue Duttinger
August 10, 2006
We express our deepest sympathy as we too are going through the same thing.."Zoom" was very special to Wade and myself for the few years that we knew him...was always a lot of fun to be around...He Was a great man..was like a second Dad to Wade. You are in our prayers too as we both will have a tough next few days ......Take care
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