Lamont Banner

Hanksville, Utah - Lamont Banner passed away at home in Hanskville on May 9, 2019 surrounded by his loving family, at the age of 73. He was born in Rupert, Idaho on December 30, 1945, the first child of John Leslie and Nadine Parke Banner, coming into the world on his parent’s 1st wedding anniversary. Lamont and his family resided in Southern Utah from 1969 to the present in Bullfrog on Lake Powell, Ticaboo and Hanksville. He enjoyed exploring Lake Powell and the desert with his family and friends, loving boats, skiing, hunting with his boys, camping, 4-wheeling and riding his motorcycle. His greatest joy was his kids and grandkids, sharing with them his passion for life and life’s lessons. Lamont is survived by his wife of 37 years, Sue Fivecoat; children: Slate (Nikke) Banner, Broca Ferguson, and Drue (Nichole) Banner Fivecoat; grandchildren: Ryan Banner Ferguson, Jeanne Ferguson, Jessica Banner, Anna Lyssa Banner and great granddaughter Ahri Ferguson; brothers Scott (Dorothy) Banner and Shane Banner. He is preceded in death by his parents and his first wife, Jeanne Elmer Allen. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 12:30 P.M. in the Hanksville LDS Ward Chapel, where friends may visit with the family from 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon prior to the services. Burial will be in the Caineville Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.