Charles R. Bannister,  69, a patient at the Woodlawn Nursing Home in Newport and a long time resident of Cornish, died Tuesday morning, April 18, 2006 at the New London Hospital in New London, NH. He was born in Newport, NH on April 12, 1937 the son of Walter and Doris (Boutwell) Bannister. Mr. Bannister retired in 1991 from the Kleen Laundry where he had worked for fifteen years. He enjoyed playing cribbage, bingo and loved country music. He was the widower of Sylvia (Blodgett) Bannister whom he married  in 2004 and she died March 1, 2005. The surviving family includes a sister-in-law, Rita Elizabeth Bannister of Cornish Flat; one nephew, John R. Bannister and his wife, Missy and two grand nephews. He was preceded in death by one brother, Elbert Irwin Bannister who died July 7, 2003. Graveside committal services will be held Friday morning, April 21st at Eleven O'clock in Child Cemetery, on Route 120, in Cornish.