Nellie S. Bankston

Nellie passed away Monday, June 12, 2023 at her home in Denham Springs at the age of 87. She was retired from The Livingston Activity Center. Visitation will be held at Amite Baptist Church on Friday, June 16, 2023 from 9:00 AM until religious services at 11:00 AM conducted by Pastor Michael Luce. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. She is survived by her daughters, Sharon Friedman (John,III), Kathy Underwood (Calvin Underwood, Jr.) and Wanda Bankston-Avant (Mike); brothers, Cecil, Abbott and Christopher Stewart; grandchildren, John, Wesley and Barry, Serena and Kimberly, Amy, Canvess and Erica, Lacy and Carrie, numerous other great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews and a special thank you to Janice Dyer. Preceded in death by her husband, David A. Bankston, Jr.; son, Russell K. Bankston, parents, Abbott and Mary Hano Stewart; brothers, Albert, Brady and Edwin Stewart; sister, Nelcie Westberry. She was a lifelong member of Amite Baptist Church. She and her husband spent over 20 years as a volunteer with Christian Builders Association. She always looked for the good in other people and loved working in her beautiful flowers beds. Please sign our online registry book.