Park/e/s Families in Group 008

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Bankston, Paul Randall

Bankston, Paul Randall

Male 1949 - 2001  (51 years)   Has 69 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.


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  • Name Bankston, Paul Randall  [1] 
    Birth 23 Aug 1949  Hamilton Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    _DNA Group 008 
    Lineage Key AP 
    Death 23 Apr 2001  Hamilton Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial Hamilton Memorial Gardens, Hamilton Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I285  Samuel Parks LK=AP
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2026 

    Father Bankston, Lindsey Garnett "Buss",   b. 27 Sep 1906, Hamilton Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1988, Hamilton Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Parks, Juanita J.,   b. 13 Sep 1912, Dayton, Rhea Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1983, Hamilton Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 23 Jun 1929  Hamilton Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Powers, Gayle 
    Children 
     1. Bankston, Charles  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F169  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2026 

  • Notes 
    • http://www.timesfreepress.com/2001/apr/26apr01/ObitsmainTHUAPR26.html

      Paul Bankston

      Paul "Randy'' Bankston, 51, of Chattanooga died Monday, April 23, 2001, in a local hospital.

      He was a native and lifelong resident of Chattanooga and was a member of Sherman Hill Baptist Church. He was employed with TVA, having served 26 years. He was a member and past master of Mountain City Masonic Lodge #549 F&AM, the Scottish Rite and the Alhambra Temple Shrine, where he served on the directors staff. He was a 1967 graduate of Kirkman High School and received a business administration degree from Chattanooga State. He was a graduate of McKenzie College with a general business degree. He was also an Army veteran.

      He was preceded in death by his parents, Lindsey and Juanita Parks Bankston, and one brother, Norvelle Bankston.

      Survivors include his wife, Gayle Powers Bankston; one son, Chuck Bankston, Baltimore, Md.; niece, Christy Coonley, Chattanooga; nephew, Adam Marion, Whitwell, Tenn.; two great-nieces, Jessica and Jennifer Coonley, Chattanooga; four brothers, Herschell "Bob,'' Bill, Victor and Mark Bankston, all of Chattanooga; three sisters, Doris Walters, Alabama, Martha Messer and Linda Pell, both of Chattanooga; several other nieces and nephews also survive.

      Funeral services will be held today at 1 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Brian Rainwater and Rev. Reese Fauscette officiating. Burial will follow in the Hamilton Memorial Gardens.

      Arrangements are by the Highway 58 Chapel of Turner Funeral Homes.

  • Sources 
    1. [S183] Family group sheet prepared by Eleanor Esslinger, 1521 Hickory Valley Rd., #106, Chatt., TN 37421-5632.

    2. [S520] Paul Bankston online obituary<http://www.timesfreepress.com/2001/apr/26apr01/ObitsmainTHUAPR26.html>.


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