April 21, 1932 –  July 30, 2012 C.A. began his career in the trucking industry early in his life until opening his own business, C.A. Bankston Trucking in 1967 where he was owner and operator until his retirement in 1999. He spent many hours in his younger years riding in rodeos. Most recent years he spent with his friend Jetta. He was a member of Park Avenue Church of Christ in Denison. He married Dorothy Snow on November 26, 2004.