CAROLYN ANN BANNER

Carolyn Ann Banner, 84, formerly of Jefferson City, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004, in Los Angeles, California. She was born on Dec. 19, 1919, in McAlester, OK, the daughter of Alonzo and Anna Woods James. She was married on Sept. 15, 1935 in McAlester to Booker T. Banner who died who preceded her in death. Survivors include relatives and friends in the Los Angeles, Jefferson City, Langston, and Kansas City areas. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26th, at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home with the Rev. Freda Cash Bady officiating. Visitation will be 9-10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Friends of the Center, Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104. Those wishing to email condolences to the family may do so at www.dulletrimble.com. Mrs. Banner received a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Langston University and a Master of Science degree in Early Childhood Development from the University of Minnesota. She was a professor of early childhood development at Langston University until 1961, and later taught at Lincoln University until her retirement in 1985. She moved to Los Angeles in 1995. She traveled extensively to China, Australia, France, England, Manila, Canada, and various other places. She was a member of Quinn Chapel AME Church; American Teacher Educators; American Association of University Women; American Association of University Professors; Kappa Delta Pi; Missouri State Teachers Association; Sheltered Workshop Advisory Board; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; Modern Priscilla Art and Charity Club; Community Housing Resource Board; and the Jefferson City Community Center.