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             Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549
                                    SCHEDULE 13D
                     Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                First Amended Filing
                                          
                             COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
                                  (Name of Issuer)
                                          
                                    COMMON STOCK
                           (Title of Class of Securities)
                                          
                                     203434105
                                   (CUSIP Number)
                                          
                                RONALD S. SHOEMAKER
                              1600 CURTIS BRIDGE ROAD
                          WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA 28697
                                   (336) 903-0610
            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
                         Receive Notices and Communications)
                                          
                                 February 14, 1998
              (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
______________________________________________________________________________

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to 
report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is 
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following 
box. [   ]

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement.  [   ]

Note:  Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed 
with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are 
to sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting 
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of 
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which 
would after disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be 
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of section 18 of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section 
of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, 
see the Notes).

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______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
                                CUSIP No.  203434105
______________________________________________________________________________
(1)  Names of reporting persons and           |   
     S. S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos.      |   Edward Greene
     of above persons.                        |   
______________________________________________________________________________
(2)  Check the appropriate box if a           |   Box A:  [ X ]
     member of a group.                       |   Box B:  [   ]
     (see instructions)                       |
______________________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC use only.........................    |
______________________________________________________________________________
(4)  Source of funds (see instructions)...    |   BK, WC, PF, OO
______________________________________________________________________________
(5)  Check if disclosure of legal             |   
     proceedings is required pursuant         |   YES[   ]  NO[ X ]
     to Items 2(d) or 2(e).                   |   
______________________________________________________________________________
(6)  Citizenship or place of organization.    |   North Carolina, United
States
______________________________________________________________________________
Number of shares beneficially owned by        |   
each reporting person with:                   |   
(7)  Sole voting power...................     |   
                                              |   274,626
                                              |   
(8)  Shared voting power.................     |    1,600
                                              |
(9)  Sole dispositive power..............     |   274,626
                                              |   
(10) Shared dispositive power............     |    1,600
______________________________________________________________________________
(11) Aggregate amount beneficially            |   
     owned by each reporting person.          |   276,226
______________________________________________________________________________
(12) Check if the aggregate amount            |   
     in Row (11) excludes certain shares      |   YES[   ]  NO[ X ]
     (see instructions).                      |   
______________________________________________________________________________
(13) Percent of class represented by          |   
     amount in Row (11).                      |            21.5%       
______________________________________________________________________________
(14) Type of reporting person (see            |   
     instructions).                           |              IN        
______________________________________________________________________________


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______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
                                 CUSIP No.203434105
______________________________________________________________________________
(1)  Names of reporting persons and           |   
     S. S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos.      |   Joe Severt
     of above persons.                        |   
______________________________________________________________________________
(2)  Check the appropriate box if a           |   Box A:  [ X ]
     member of a group.                       |   Box B:  [   ]
     (see instructions)                       |
______________________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC use only........................     |
______________________________________________________________________________
(4)  Source of funds (see instructions).      |   BK, WC, PF, OO
______________________________________________________________________________
(5)  Check if disclosure of legal             |   
     proceedings is required pursuant         |   YES[   ]  NO[ X ]
     to Items 2(d) or 2(e).                   |   
______________________________________________________________________________
(6)  Citizenship or place of organization.    |   Virginia, United States
______________________________________________________________________________
Number of shares beneficially owned by        |   
each reporting person with:                   |   
(7)  Sole voting power...................     |       277,176
                                              |   
(8)  Shared voting power.................     |        1,600
                                              |
(9)  Sole dispositive power..............     |       277,176
                                              |   
(10) Shared dispositive power............     |         1600
______________________________________________________________________________
(11) Aggregate amount beneficially            |   
     owned by each reporting person.          |        278,776
______________________________________________________________________________
(12) Check if the aggregate amount            |   
     in Row (11) excludes certain shares      |   YES[   ]  NO[ X ]
     (see instructions).                      |   
______________________________________________________________________________
(13) Percent of class represented by          |   
     amount in Row (11).                      |             21.7%   
______________________________________________________________________________
(14) Type of reporting person (see            |             
     instructions).                           |               IN    
______________________________________________________________________________

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______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
                                 CUSIP No.203434105
______________________________________________________________________________
(1)  Names of reporting persons and           |   
     S. S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos.      |   Stephen Greene
     of above persons.                        |   
______________________________________________________________________________
(2)  Check the appropriate box if a           |   Box A:  [ X ]
     member of a group.                       |   Box B:  [   ]
     (see instructions)                       |
______________________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC use only........................     |
______________________________________________________________________________
(4)  Source of funds (see instructions).      |   BK, WC, PF, OO
______________________________________________________________________________
(5)  Check if disclosure of legal             |   
     proceedings is required pursuant         |   YES[   ]  NO[ X ]
     to Items 2(d) or 2(e).                   |   
______________________________________________________________________________
(6)  Citizenship or place of organization.    |   North Carolina, United States
______________________________________________________________________________
Number of shares beneficially owned by        |   
each reporting person with:                   |   
(7)  Sole voting power...................     |   133,726 
                                              |   
(8)  Shared voting power.................     |      0
                                              |
(9)  Sole dispositive power..............     |   133,726
                                              |   
(10) Shared dispositive power............     |      0
______________________________________________________________________________
(11) Aggregate amount beneficially            |   
     owned by each reporting person.          |   133,726
______________________________________________________________________________
(12) Check if the aggregate amount            |   
     in Row (11) excludes certain shares      |   YES[   ]  NO[ X ]
     (see instructions).                      |   
______________________________________________________________________________
(13) Percent of class represented by          |   
     amount in Row (11).                      |              10.5%   
______________________________________________________________________________
(14) Type of reporting person (see            |   
     instructions).                           |               IN    
______________________________________________________________________________

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______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
                                 CUSIP No.203434105
______________________________________________________________________________
(1)  Names of reporting persons and           |   
     S. S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos.      |   Joseph Daniel Lamb
     of above persons.                        |   
______________________________________________________________________________
(2)  Check the appropriate box if a           |   Box A:  [ X ]
     member of a group.                       |   Box B:  [   ]
     (see instructions)                       |
______________________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC use only........................     |
______________________________________________________________________________
(4)  Source of funds (see instructions).      |   OO
______________________________________________________________________________
(5)  Check if disclosure of legal             |   
     proceedings is required pursuant         |   YES[   ]  NO[ X ]
     to Items 2(d) or 2(e).                   |   
______________________________________________________________________________
(6)  Citizenship or place of organization.    |   North Carolina, United States
______________________________________________________________________________
Number of shares beneficially owned by        |   
each reporting person with:                   |   
(7)  Sole voting power...................     |              400     
                                              |   
(8)  Shared voting power.................     |               0
                                              |
(9)  Sole dispositive power..............     |              400
                                              |   
(10) Shared dispositive power............     |               0
______________________________________________________________________________
(11) Aggregate amount beneficially            |   
     owned by each reporting person.          |              400
______________________________________________________________________________
(12) Check if the aggregate amount            |   
     in Row (11) excludes certain shares      |   YES[   ]  NO[ X ]
     (see instructions).                      |   
______________________________________________________________________________
(13) Percent of class represented by          |   
     amount in Row (11).                      |          Less than 1% 
______________________________________________________________________________
(14) Type of reporting person (see            |   
     instructions).                           |               IN    
______________________________________________________________________________

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______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
                                 CUSIP No.203434105
______________________________________________________________________________
(1)  Names of reporting persons and           |   
     S. S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos.      |   Janice S. Robertson
     of above persons.                        |   
______________________________________________________________________________
(2)  Check the appropriate box if a           |   Box A:  [ X ]
     member of a group.                       |   Box B:  [   ]
     (see instructions)                       |
______________________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC use only........................     |
______________________________________________________________________________
(4)  Source of funds (see instructions).      |   OO
______________________________________________________________________________
(5)  Check if disclosure of legal             |   
     proceedings is required pursuant         |   YES[   ]  NO[ X ]
     to Items 2(d) or 2(e).                   |   
______________________________________________________________________________
(6)  Citizenship or place of organization.    |   North Carolina, United States
______________________________________________________________________________
Number of shares beneficially owned by        |   
each reporting person with:                   |   
(7)  Sole voting power...................     |         15,338
                                              |   
(8)  Shared voting power.................     |            0
                                              |
(9)  Sole dispositive power..............     |         15,338
                                              |   
(10) Shared dispositive power............     |            0
______________________________________________________________________________
(11) Aggregate amount beneficially            |   
     owned by each reporting person.          |         15,338
______________________________________________________________________________
(12) Check if the aggregate amount            |   
     in Row (11) excludes certain shares      |   YES[   ]  NO[ X ]
     (see instructions).                      |   
______________________________________________________________________________
(13) Percent of class represented by          |   
     amount in Row (11).                      |              1.2%   
______________________________________________________________________________
(14) Type of reporting person (see            |   
     instructions).                           |               IN    
______________________________________________________________________________

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______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
                                 CUSIP No.203434105
______________________________________________________________________________
(1)  Names of reporting persons and           |   
     S. S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos.      |   Roger Mathis
     of above persons.                        |   
______________________________________________________________________________
(2)  Check the appropriate box if a           |   Box A:  [ X ]
     member of a group.                       |   Box B:  [   ]
     (see instructions)                       |
______________________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC use only........................     |
______________________________________________________________________________
(4)  Source of funds (see instructions).      |   OO
______________________________________________________________________________
(5)  Check if disclosure of legal             |   
     proceedings is required pursuant         |   YES[   ]  NO[ X ]
     to Items 2(d) or 2(e).                   |   
______________________________________________________________________________
(6)  Citizenship or place of organization.    |   North Carolina, United States
______________________________________________________________________________
Number of shares beneficially owned by        |   
each reporting person with:                   |   
(7)  Sole voting power...................     |      15,100
                                              |   
(8)  Shared voting power.................     |         0
                                              |
(9)  Sole dispositive power..............     |      15,100
                                              |   
(10) Shared dispositive power............     |         0
______________________________________________________________________________
(11) Aggregate amount beneficially            |   
     owned by each reporting person.          |       15,100
______________________________________________________________________________
(12) Check if the aggregate amount            |   
     in Row (11) excludes certain shares      |   YES[   ]  NO[ X ]
     (see instructions).                      |   
______________________________________________________________________________
(13) Percent of class represented by          |   
     amount in Row (11).                      |              1.2%   
______________________________________________________________________________
(14) Type of reporting person (see            |   
     instructions).                           |               IN    
______________________________________________________________________________

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                STATEMENT PROVIDED ACCORDING TO GUIDELINES CONTAINED
               WITHIN SCHEDULE 13D  (17 C.F.R. Section 240.13d1-101)

Item 1.  Security and Issuer

     The class of equity securities this statement relates to is the common 
stock issued by Community BancShares, Inc.  Community BancShares, Inc. is 
located at 1600 Curtis Bridge Road, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, 28697. 

Item 2.  Identity and Background:  The following disclosures under this item 
fulfill the requirements of Schedule 13d for the following individuals:  
Edward Greene, Joe Severt, Stephen Greene, Joseph Daniel Lamb, Janice S. 
Robertson, and Roger Mathis.

EDWARD GREENE

     (a)  Edward Greene

     (b)  216 Fairway Lane
          Wilkesboro, NC 28697

     (c)  Edward Greene is a retired former executive with Lowe's Companies,
          Inc.  Currently, he is an investor along with Joe Severt in Severt &
          Greene, Inc., a corporation which invests in various business
          opportunities in North and South Carolina.  Severt & Greene has a
          nominal investment in Cyberspace, Inc., an amusement arcade in North
          Wilkesboro, North Carolina; a partial interest in Auto Finance, Inc.,
          a used car dealership in Forsyth County, North Carolina; provides
          capital for the construction of residential housing in South Carolina;
          and has an interest in Invinca-Shield of North Carolina, Inc., an
          automobile accessory company.  There is currently no permanent address
          for Severt & Greene Inc., and correspondence for the company is
          received at the law offices of McElwee & McElwee, 906 Main Street,
          North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 28659.  In addition, Edward Greene
          has a substantial portfolio of various stocks, bonds, and investments
          from which he derives income and substantial real estate holdings
          which he leases out to both residential and commercial lessees.  He is
          currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer. 

     (d)  During the last five years, Edward Greene has not been convicted in a
          criminal proceeding.

     (e)  During the last five years, Edward Greene was not a party to a civil
          proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
          jurisdiction concerning federal or state securities laws resulting in
          said body ruling or mandating a certain course of action or inaction
          on his part.

     (f)  Edward Greene is a resident of North Carolina and a citizen of the
          United States.

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JOE SEVERT

     (a)  Joe Severt

     (b)  7326 Sunnybrook Drive
          Roanoke, Virginia 24019

     (c)  Joe Severt is a retired former executive with Lowe's Companies, Inc. 
          Currently, he is an investor along with Edward Greene in Severt &
          Greene, Inc., a corporation which invests in various business
          opportunities in North and South Carolina.  Severt & Greene has a
          nominal investment in Cyberspace, Inc., an amusement arcade in North
          Wilkesboro, North Carolina; a partial interest in Auto Finance, Inc.,
          a used car dealership in Forsyth County, North Carolina; provides
          capital for the construction of residential housing in South Carolina;
          and has an interest in Invinca-Shield of North Carolina, Inc., an
          automobile accessory company.  There is currently no permanent address
          for Severt & Greene Inc., and correspondence for the company is
          received at the law offices of McElwee & McElwee, 906 Main Street,
          North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 28659.  In addition, Joe Severt has a
          substantial portfolio of various stocks, bonds, and investments from
          which he derives income.  He is currently a member of the Board of
          Directors of the Issuer.

     (d)  During the last five years, Joe Severt has not been convicted in a
          criminal proceeding.

     (e)  During the last five years, Joe Severt was not a party to a civil
          proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
          jurisdiction concerning federal or state securities laws resulting in
          said body ruling or mandating a certain course of action or inaction
          on his part.

     (f)  Joe Severt is a resident of Virginia and a citizen of the United 
          States.

STEPHEN GREENE

     (a)  Stephen Greene

     (b)  P.O.Box 1943
          North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 28659

     (c)  Stephen Greene has been a Director of Community BancShares, Inc., 
          since its inception in 1991.  In addition, he has been an insurance 
          broker with the Thompson Financial Group since 1987 and Vice 
          President of Severt & Greene, Inc. since 1996.  Severt &Greene, 
          Inc. is a corporation which invests in various business 
          opportunities in North and South Carolina.  Severt & Greene has a 
          nominal investment in Cyberspace, Inc., an amusement arcade in 
          North 

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          Wilkesboro, North Carolina; a partial interest in Auto Finance, 
          Inc., a used car dealership in Forsyth County, North Carolina; 
          provides capital for the construction of residential housing in 
          South Carolina; and has an interest in Invinca-Shield of North 
          Carolina, Inc., an automobile accessory company.  There is 
          currently no permanent address for Severt & Greene Inc., and 
          correspondence for the company is received at the law offices of 
          McElwee & McElwee, 906 Main Street, North Wilkesboro, North 
          Carolina 28659. His business address with regard to Thompson 
          Financial Group is that delineated in item (b) directly above this 
          item.  He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the 
          Issuer.

     (d)  During the last five years, Stephen Greene has not been convicted 
          in a criminal proceeding.

     (e)  During the last five years, Stephen Greene was not a party to a civil
          proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
          jurisdiction concerning federal or state securities laws resulting in
          said body ruling or mandating a certain course of action or inaction
          on his part.

     (f)  Stephen Greene is a resident of North Carolina and a citizen of the 
          United States.

JOSEPH DANIEL LAMB

     (a)  Joseph Daniel Lamb

     (b)  1031/2 South Bridge Street
          Wilkesboro, North Carolina 28697

     (c)  Joseph Daniel Lamb has been self-employed as a consulting forester in
          Wilkesboro, North Carolina since 1978.  Prior to becoming
          self-employed in 1978, he worked as the Forest Manager for R.B.
          Johnston & Sons, Inc. from 1975 to 1978.  He has never been a director
          of the Issuer.

     (d)  During the last five years, Joseph Daniel Lamb has not been 
          convicted in a criminal proceeding.

     (e)  During the last five years, Joseph Daniel Lamb was not a party to a
          civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
          jurisdiction concerning federal or state securities laws resulting in
          said body ruling or mandating a certain course of action or inaction
          on his part.

     (f)  Joseph Daniel Lamb is a resident of North Carolina and a citizen of 
          the United States.

JANICE S. ROBERTSON

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     (a)  Janice S. Robertson

     (b)  Benson, Blevins & Associates, P.L.L.C.
          302 Ninth Street
          North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 28659

     (c)  Janice S. Robertson has been employed as a Certified Public Accountant
          with Benson, Blevins & Associates, P.L.L.C. since August of 1988.  She
          has been a member of the Board of Directors of Robby's Sales, Inc. and
          held the offices of Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer with
          that corporation from June of 1994 to November of 1997.  She has never
          been a director of the Issuer.

     (d)  During the last five years, Janice S. Robertson has not been 
          convicted in a criminal proceeding.

     (e)  During the last five years, Janice S. Robertson was not a party to a
          civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
          jurisdiction concerning federal or state securities laws resulting in
          said body ruling or mandating a certain course of action or inaction
          on her part.

     (f)  Janice S. Robertson is a resident of North Carolina and a citizen 
          of the United States.

ROGER MATHIS

     (a)  Roger Mathis

     (b)  Mathis Electric Company, Inc.
          P.O. Box 546
          North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 28659

     (c)  Roger Mathis has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Mathis
          Electric Company, Inc., and electrical contractor, since 1979.  He has
          also been the Chief Executive Officer of MECI & Associates, Inc.,
          another electrical contractor, since 1992.  He has never been a
          director of the Issuer.

     (d)  During the last five years, Roger Mathis has not been convicted in 
          a criminal proceeding.

     (e)  During the last five years, Roger Mathis was not a party to a civil
          proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
          jurisdiction concerning federal or state securities laws resulting in
          said body ruling or mandating a certain course of action or inaction
          on his part.

     (f)  Roger Mathis is a resident of North Carolina and a citizen of the 
          United 

          States.

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Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

     The funds to be used in gaining voting rights of the stock in question will
be supplied by Edward Greene, Joe Severt, and Stephen Greene from their personal
funds and assets including stock, bonds, income from various rental properties,
and savings accounts.

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

     (a)  This section is not applicable to any of the reporting persons.

     (b)  There is a slight possibility of a merger with First Community
          Bankshares, Inc. of West Virginia if the filing persons manage to gain
          a majority interest on the Board of Directors of the Issuer, and is
          mentioned only in the interest of full disclosure of events which have
          a possibility of occurring but are by no means certain.

     (c)  This section is not applicable to any of the reporting persons.

     (d)  Due to disputes with the current majority of the Board of Directors of
          the Issuer over how to most effectively manage the affairs of the
          Issuer and displeasure with the current returns on their investments
          with the Issuer, Edward Greene, Joe Severt, and Stephen Greene plan to
          acquire control of the Board of Directors of Community BancShares,
          Inc. via a proxy contest and the election of Directors at the 1998
          Annual Meeting of the Issuer.  

          The exact disputes which Messrs. Greene, Severt, and Greene have had
          with the majority over mangement and their reasons for displeasure
          with returns include the following:

           (1) The fact that the current Board of Directors of the Issuer is
          made up entirely of members of the Issuer's subsidiary, Wilkes
          National Bank, and the majority of the Board refuses to diversify the
          membership of the Board through electing additional expertise and
          representation from outside the organization.  This transfusion would
          enable the Issuer to become more flexible and compete better in the
          highly competitive present and future market for financial services.

          (2)  Over the last two years, the majority has ignored the voices of
          shareholders who control and vote over 40% of the Issuer's stock.

          (3)  The majority has accepted an earning goal of less than 5% return
          on equity for 1997, while a similarly situated bank, First Community
          Bank of West Virginia ("FCB"), posted a return on equity of over 16%
          for 1997.

          (4)  In July, 1997, the majority refused to seriously consider a 
          share exchange 

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          proposal from FCB where the shareholders of the Issuer would have 
          gained a net  return of $6.00/share by exchanging .394 shares of 
          FCB stock for each share of the Issuer's stock.

          (5)  FCB has a dividend approaching 4% per year, while the Issuer has
          no dividend.  The dividend of FCB is approximately equal to the annual
          earnings of the Issuer.  

          (6)  The resulting transfer of power would have been extremely
          beneficial to the shareholders of the issuer and to Wilkes National
          Bank.  The aforementioned returns on investment would have greatly
          benefited the shareholders, while FCB, with a lending limit more than
          10 times the current limit of Wilkes National Bank, would have
          provided Wilkes National Bank with the opportunity to expand while
          still operating primarily as an independent entity with FCB merely
          overseeing.

          (7)  The rationale used by the majority to justify refusing the
          proposed share exchange was provided by the consulting firm of
          Robinson-Humphrey from Atlanta.  The majority provided projections to
          Robinson-Humphrey which have turned out to be 50% higher than the
          current earnings in 1998.

          (8)  Despite the attractiveness of the proposed share exchange to the
          individual shareholder, the majority voted not to present the offer of
          FCB to the shareholders for their vote.

          (9)  In November 1997, at a special meeting of the Board, the majority
          attempted to initiate a special stock offering at a price of $12.50. 
          The Issuer's stock was then trading at $15-$16 per share.  The
          proposed issuance would have diluted the current shareholders'
          interest in the Issuer, cost the Issuer a substantial amount of
          capital, and would've probably driven down the price of the Issuer's
          stock.  The proposed offering was also limited to all those people who
          owned less than 5% of the Issuers common stock.  This restriction
          applied only to Messrs. Greene, Severt, and Greene.  The proposed
          offering was halted only after Messrs. Greene, Severt, and Greene
          filed suit to stop it.  

     Therefore, there are four Directors up for reelection at the 1998 Annual
     Meeting of Shareholders and acquisition of those seats would enable
     Messers. Greene, Severt, and Greene to gain the majority interest on the
     Board.  Thus, over the course of the Spring of 1998, they will be acquiring
     beneficial ownership in a material percentage of the common stock of the
     issuer through the acquisition of proxies from other shareholders, the
     creation of voting trusts, and the execution of voting/pooling agreements.

     (e)  This section is not applicable to any of the reporting persons.

     (f)  This section is not applicable to any of the reporting persons.

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     (g)  This section is not applicable to any of the reporting persons.

     (h)  This section is not applicable to any of the reporting persons.

     (i)  This section is not applicable to any of the reporting persons.

     (j)  This section is not applicable to any of the reporting persons.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

     (a)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


Reporting Person          Common Stock    Warrants(1)   Options(2)     % of Class per RP
- ----------------          ------------    ----------    ---------      -----------------
<S>                       <C>             <C>           <C>            <C>          

Edward Greene (3)           206,000         62,226        8,000               21.4%

Joe Severt (4)             208, 550         62,226        8,000               21.7%

Stephen Greene               63,500         62,226        8,000               10.4%

Joseph Daniel Lamb (5)          400              0            0         LESS THAN1%

Janice S. Robertson          15,338              0            0                1.2%

Roger Mathis (6)             15,100              0            0                1.2%

</TABLE>


     (1)  These are presently exercisable stock purchase warrants granted in
          connection with the initial stock offering of Community BancShares,
          Inc.

     (2)  These amounts represent presently exercisable stock options granted in
          blocks of 2000 per year as annual compensation to members of the Board
          of Directors of Community BancShares, Inc.

     (3)  This amount includes 1600 shares held by Severt & Greene, Inc., a
          company in which Edward Greene has a 50% interest.

     (4)  This amount includes 1600 shares held by Severt & Greene, Inc., a
          company in which Joe Severt has a 50% interest.

     (5)  Joseph Daniel Lamb is currently the owner of record of 400 shares of
          common stock issued by Community BancShares, Inc. which have been
          placed in trust for his sons Andrew and Matthew and of which he is the
          trustee.  

     (6)  This amount includes 15,000 shares which are held and controlled by
          Roger Mathis as the beneficial owner and 100 shares which are in the
          name of his minor grandson, but are controlled by Roger Mathis as
          guardian.

     (b)  Edward Greene, Joe Severt, and Stephen Greene all have the sole power
          to vote or direct the vote of the shares which they beneficially own,
          with the exception of the 1600 shares owned by Severt & Greene, Inc.

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     (c)  Edward Greene, Joe Severt, and Stephen Greene have not taken part in
          any transactions involving the common stock of Community BancShares,
          Inc. in the past sixty days.

     (d)  There is no person other than Edward Greene, Joe Severt, and Stephen
          Greene who has the right to receive or direct the dividends from, or
          the proceeds from the sale of, the aforementioned holdings of common
          stock issued by Community BancShares, Inc. owned by each of those
          individuals, with the exception of Severt & Greene, Inc which owns and
          may receive the proceeds of 1600 shares.

     (e)  This section is not applicable to any of the reporting persons.

Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings, or Relationships With 
Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

     The reporting persons, Edward Greene, Joe Severt, Stephen Greene, Joseph 
Daniel Lamb, Janice S. Robertson, and Roger Mathis have agreed that at the 
Annual Meeting of the Issuer, which will tentatively take place during the 
latter half of the month of May, they will all vote for the same slate of 
individuals for election to the Board of Directors of the Issuer.  To this 
end, they have begun to make preparations for a proxy contest with the 
current management of the Issuer for control of the Board of Directors. The 
decision to band together came about due to a perceived lack of proper 
management and poor decisions on the part of the majority of the current 
Board of Directors of the Issuer.

Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

     At this time there are no documents which would qualify for inclusion as 
exhibits under this instruction as relating to the responses to Items (3), 
(4), and (6).

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I 
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, 
and correct.

     This the 16th day of March, 1998.

/s/ Edward Greene                       /s/ Joseph Daniel Lamb
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Edward Greene                           Joseph Daniel Lamb


/s/ Joe Severt                          /s/ Janice S. Robertson
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Joe Severt                              Janice S. Robertson

/s/ Stephen Greene                      /s/ Roger Mathis
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Stephen Greene                          Roger Mathis



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