Harlan Banta, 86, died at his home on Oct. 12, 2008.
He was born Oct. 28, 1921 in the Lebanon area to John and Minnie (Robertson) Banta.
He attended schools in Buena Vista, Independence, Fairview and Lebanon.
His first job was steering a piling car on the trucks for his brother, Sam, at age 16. He then began a career of driving log trucks in the Sweet Home area for Carroll Hall, Ed Barton, Barton-Abbey…