Jack Allen Banning, Sr., age 78, passed away on Monday, December 4, 2017. Born in Henderson County on August 24, 1939, he was the son of the late Rev. Ralph Allen and Estelle Moffitt Banning. He is also preceded in death by his sister, Betty Banning Jones.

He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Wall Banning of Rocky Mount; his daughters, Janet Banning Will of Mooresville and Paula Banning of Apex; his sons, Allen Banning and his wife, Danna, of Nashville and Ralph Banning and his wife, Kathy, of Winterville; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; his sisters, Valeria Creech of Shelby, Doris Marlowe and her husband, Robert, of Hendersonville, and Dixie Rodgers and her husband, David, of Morristown, TN; many numerous nieces and nephews.

Services were held on Friday, December 8, 2017 at First Baptist Church, Rocky Mount with the Rev. Bill Grisham and Rev. Larry Curtis officiating. Burial followed at Rocky Mount Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, the family wishes that donations can be made in memory of Jack to First Baptist Church, 200 S. Church Street, Rocky Mount, NC 27804.

Arrangements by Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Rocky Mount.