CHARLES WILBURN “CHUCK” BANNISTER, FORMERLY OF ARROWWOOD, ALBERTA WAS CALLED HOME TO HIS LORD AND SAVIOR, JULY 8, 1999 AT VULCAN EXTENDICARE AT THE AGE OF 76 YEARS.
CHUCK WAS BORN JULY 13, 1922 AT ELNORA, ALBERTA, THE SECOND SON OF CHARLES AND LILLIAN BANNISTER. HE RECEIVED HIS SCHOOLING IN THE MAYERTHORPE AREA UNTIL ABOUT GRADE SEVEN, HE HELPED HIS FATHER ON THE FARM . JOBS WERE HARD TO FIND AND LIKE MANY OTHERS LOOKING FOR WORK, CHUCK RODE THE RAILS TO THE COAL BRANCH, THEN WORKED AT A LOGGING CAMP AT BLUERIDGE FOR AWHILE. AT THE AGE OF 18 YEARS HE JOINED THE ARMY AND SERVED OVERSEAS IN WORLD WAR II. HE WAS INJURED IN A MOTOR BIKE ACCIDENT DURING A BLACKOUT WHILE ON DUTY, AND SPENT EIGHTEEN MONTHS IN HOSPITALS IN ENGLAND AND IN CALGARY.
HE MARRIED THELMA BROWN ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1945. TOGETHER THEY STARTED FARMING IN ARROWWOOD IN MARCH OF 1946. HE LIVED IN ARROWWOOD UNTIL MOVING TO VULCAN EXTENDICARE WHERE HE HAS RESIDED SINCE.
CHUCK LOVED HIS FAMILY, ESPECIALLY HIS GRANDCHILDREN, HE ENJOYED WORKING WITH LEATHER, GARDENING, COLLECTING STAMPS AND COINS BUT MOST OF ALL HE ENJOYED REBUILDING OLD JOHN DEERE TRACTORS.
CHUCK IN YOUNGER YEARS ENJOYED A MEMBERSHIP AT THE ARROWWOOD CURING CLUB, HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ALBERTA WHEAT POOL AND THE ARROWWOOD GOSPEL CHURCH WHERE HE JOYFULLY ATTENDED.
BELOVED HUSBAND OF THELMA OF ARROWWOOD, LOVING FATHER OF TWO DAUGHTERS JOANNE (EARL) AUVINGE OF ARROWWOOD AND FAYE (BOB) OAKES OF HIGH RIVER, SIX GRANDCHILDREN LISA ( WAYNE) KASPER OF ABBOTSFORD, ANNA (DARREN) POSEIN OF QUEENSTOWN, MARK OF CALGARY, NOELLE (PAUL) KAYTAR, DEBORAH OAKES AND TRAVIS OAKES ALL OF HIGH RIVER, A BROTHER HAROLD (LAURA) BANNISTER OF MAYERTHORPE, TWO SISTERS MARGARET (GORDON) GREENE OF DRUMHELLER AND ANN (NEILS) MADSEN ALSO OF DRUMHELLER, NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
CHUCK WAS PREDECEASED, TWO BROTHERS RAY AND BOB, TWO BROTHERS-IN-LAW FRED BROWN IN 1999 AND BOB BROWN AND HIS PARENTS.
FUNERAL SERVICE AT ARROWWOOD GOSPEL CHURCH TUESDAY JULY 13, 1999 AT 1:30 P.M. WITH REV. LEN EICHLER OFFICIATING.
HONORARY BEARERS WERE VERLYN CULP, PETE BROWN, CASEY NORTON, GENE BURRISS, RON BEAGLE, HURLEY WILLIAMS, DON RICHARDS AND BOB CLEMENS.
CASKET BEARERS WERE MARK OAKES, TRAVIS OAKES, PAUL KAYTAR, LISA KASPER, ANNA POSEIN AND EARL AUVIGNE.
INTERMENT ARROWWOOD CEMETERY.
IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE TRIBUTES IN CHUCK’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO CAMP CHESTEMERE 1041 EAST LAKE VIEW RD. CHESTEMERE T1X 1B1.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME. TELEPHONE 485-2633.