Ms. Elliza "Lisa" Janiece Bankston

BANKSTON, Ms. Elliza J. - Age 53, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at McLaren-Flint. Family hour 10:00 AM Friday, November 11, 2022, at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, G-5443 N. Saginaw St., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM, Pastor Samuel Berry III Host Pastor. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Church 10:00 AM Friday. Ms. Bankston will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12:00 PM-6:00 PM Thursday. Elliza “Lisa” Janiece Bankston was born in Flint, Michigan on February 8, 1969, the daughter of Billie Bankston and Catherine (Hollis) Jackson. Lisa was baptized at a young age and was a member of the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church of Flint, MI. She was a faithful member who truly loved the Lord. She was also a member of the mission group The Circle of Dorcas. Lisa graduated from Flint Academy High School in 1987 and attended the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff. Lisa loved kids and her job as a Family Services Worker for GCCARD. Her vivacious personality and contagious laugh would light up a room. Lisa enjoyed traveling, going to concerts, spending time with her extended family and she especially enjoyed hanging out with her true “road-dogs,” her sister-friends Maria Williams and Tammy Kellum. Lisa was a dedicated and loving mother to her one and only son, Damian “Bean” Bankston. She also loved spending time and caring for her bonus-daughter, Brenda Houston, her god-daughter, Octavia Amerson and god-niece, Nia Amerson. Lisa leaves to cherish her memory: son, Damian Bankston; bonus-daughter, Brenda Houston; father, Billie Bankston; step-mother, Penrose Bankston; step-brother, Darren Danzler; step-sisters, Wendy Danzler and Tracy; step-father, Charles Jackson; grandfather, Leroy Bankston; sister/friends, Maria (Octavio) Williams and Tammy Kellum; boyfriend, Robert Malone; aunts, Helen Donald and Barbra (Lester) Carson; uncles, Ralph Bankston and Noel (Edwina) Bankston and father of her son, Anthony Jackson; special cousin, Hudy T. Handy; and a host of other cousins and friends. Lisa was preceded in death by her mother, Catherine “Cathe” Jackson; grandmothers, Eliza Hollis and Helen Bankston; aunt, Lillie Handy; and uncles, Nathan and Eddie Washington. The Family would like to express special thanks to the McLaren ICU staff and Elder Samuel Berry III.

Ms. Elliza "Lisa" Janiece Bankston

February 8, 1969 - November 1, 2022