Billy Truitt Bankston, 75, a native of Kentwood and a 30-year resident of Covington, died Monday, March 3, 2008. He was the beloved husband of the late Bernice Bankston, loving companion of the late Kathleen Willis, father of Perry Bankston and spouse Brenna, of Picayune, Miss., and brother of Hollis Bankston, of Roseland, Doris Sweat, of Hammond, Brenda Bankston, of Kentwood, and the late Harold, Johnny, Curtis and Sidney Bankston and Ester Ruth Pettitt. He is also survived by five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was a longtime volunteer at St. Tammany Parish Hospital. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral service on Thursday, March 6, at 1 p.m. at Shepherd’s Care Ministries, 20115 La. 1081, Covington, LA 70435. Visitation at the church on Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Thursday from 11 a.m. until service. Interment in Shepherd’s Fold Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Billy’s name to Shepherd’s Care Ministries. Arrangements by entrusted to E.J. Fielding Funeral Home Inc., 2260 W. 21st. Ave., Covington, LA 70433.
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