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Richard Eldon Banning

Richard Eldon Banning

Male 1921 - 2002  (81 years)

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    Richard & Doris Banning
    Richard & Doris Banning

    Headstones
    Richard & Doris Banning
    Richard & Doris Banning
    BANNING

    Doris
    1919 - 1993

    Richard
    1921 - 2002

    Parents of Mary Ann, Edith, Linda, Kay

    Census
    1930 US Census
    1930 US Census
    Britt, Hancock County, Iowa
    1940 US Census
    1940 US Census
    Britt, Hancock County, Iowa

  • Name Richard Eldon Banning 
    Born 12 Feb 1921  Rock Rapids, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Apr 2002  San Marcos, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Britt, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I06496  Family Tree | Byers Side of My Family
    Last Modified 25 Jun 2016 

    Father Robert Brock Banning,   b. 30 Dec 1895, Ogle County,Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1976  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Flora Edith Jefferis,   b. 1891, Rock Rapids, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 4 Jun 1919  Rock Rapids, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2225  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Doris M. Thornbury,   b. 27 Nov 1919, Britt, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1993, Columbus, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mary Ann Banning,   b. 2 Apr 1943, Britt, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1987, San Diego, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     2. Edith Mae Banning,   b. 6 Oct 1944, Orlando, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1968, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Last Modified 25 Jun 2016 
    Family ID F9701  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Joanna Glesecke,   d. Bef 2002 
    Last Modified 25 Jun 2016 
    Family ID F9702  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Feb 1921 - Rock Rapids, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Apr 2002 - San Marcos, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Evergreen Cemetery, Britt, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Richard Banning, 81, died on Saturday, April 27, 2002, in San Marcos, Texas. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date in Britt.

      Richard Banning, was born on February 12, 1921 in Rock Rapids, Iowa, the eldest of three sons of Robert and Flora Banning.

      He graduated from high school in 1938 and attended the Britt Junior College at Britt. He was part of the six-man football team which won the State of Iowa Junior College Championship in 1939.

      He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1940 and his career spanned 30 years. He graduated from the Aviation Cadet Flying School in 1942 as a 2nd Lt. He flew 50 missions in B-17's. The last nine years he was a Bird Colonel.

      After WW II and while stationed in the United States, he attended Indiana University and graduated in 1959 with a BS in Business Management. He retired in 1970.

      Richard and his wife, Doris resided in Gahanna, Ohio, from 1967 to 1993. During that time he worked for the State of Ohio as an auditor in the State Welfare Department. After the death of his wife, he retired to Austin, Texas.

      He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris; daughters, Mary Ann Wheeler and Edith Anderson; his brother, G. Ed Banning; and second wife, Joanna Glesecke.

      Survivors are daughter, Linda Jenkins of Yuma, Arizona; and daughter and son-in-law, Kay (Banning) and Roland Denney of San Marcos, Texas; granddaughter, Elinor Denney; brother, Robert Banning of Belmond; and close friend, Jean Isted.