UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 19)*.
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
Common
86791410
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement ( ). (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of give percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7).
*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 alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in 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).

CUSIP NO.  86791410  13G

1.    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

      SunTrust Banks, Inc. as Parent Holding Company for: SunTrust Banks
      of Florida, Inc.; SunTrust Banks of Tennessee, Inc.; SunTrust Banks
      of Georgia, Inc.; Trusco Capital Management, Inc.; Crestar Bank;
      SunTrust Equitable Securities Corporation and in various fiduciary
      capacities.
      58-1575035
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2.    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*  (A) _______
                                                         (B) _______
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3.    SEC USE ONLY

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4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      Georgia
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NUMBER OF                 5.  SOLE VOTING POWER

SHARES                    22,390,312
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BENEFICIALLY              6.  SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED BY                  1,595,888
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EACH                      7.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

REPORTING                 14,566,697
                          --------------------------------------------------
PERSON                    8.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

WITH                      7,965,517
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9.      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

        25,854,033
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10.     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
        SHARES*
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11.     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

        8.13%
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12.     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

        HC, BK AND IA

                             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                   WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                        SCHEDULE 13G
                           UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Item 1(a)    Name of Issuer:
---------    --------------
             SunTrust Banks, Inc.

Item 1(b)    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
---------    -----------------------------------------------
             303 Peachtree Street, Suite 1500
             Atlanta, Georgia  30308

Item 2(a)    Name of Person Filing:
---------    ---------------------
             SunTrust Banks, Inc. as Parent Holding Company for: SunTrust
             Banks of Florida, Inc.; SunTrust Banks of Tennessee, Inc.;
             SunTrust Banks of Georgia, Inc.; Trusco Capital Management, Inc.,
             Crestar Bank; SunTrust Equitable Securities Corporation
             and in various fiduciary capacities.

Item 2(b)    Address of Principal Business Office(s):
---------    ---------------------------------------
             303 Peachtree Street, Suite 1500
             Atlanta, Georgia  30308

Item 2(c)    Citizenship:
---------    -----------
             SunTrust Banks, Inc. is a Georgia corporation; SunTrust Banks
             of Florida, Inc. is a Florida corporation; SunTrust Banks of
             Georgia, Inc. is a Georgia corporation; Trusco Capital Management,
             Inc. is a registered investment advisor and a Georgia
             corporation; SunTrust Banks of Tennessee, Inc. is a Tennessee
             corporation; Crestar Bank is a Virginia corporation, SunTrust
             Equitable Securities Corporation is a Tennessee corporation.

Item 2(d)    Title of Class of Securities:
---------    ----------------------------
             Common Stock

Item 2(e)    CUSIP Number:
---------    ------------
              86791410

Item 3       Type of Person:
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              (b) Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act.
              (e) Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
                  Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
              (g) Parent holding company, in accordance with para. 240,13d-
                  1(1)(ii)(H).

Item 4        Ownership:
------        ---------

              Amount Beneficially Owned.  25,854,033

              (b) Percent of Class:   8.13%

              (c) Number of Shares as to which such person has:
                 (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  22,390,312

                (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  1,595,888

               (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                     14,566,697

               (iv)  Shared power to dispose or the direct the disposition of:
                     7,965,517

Item 5    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of Class:
------    ------------------------------------------
          Not Applicable

Item 6    Ownership of More than 5 Percent of Behalf of Another Person:
------    ------------------------------------------------------------
          See Exhibit B

Item 7    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
------    Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
          Company:
          ------------------------------------------------------------
          See Item 2 and Exhibit C

Item 8    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
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          Not Applicable

Item 9    Notice of Dissolution of Group:
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          Not Applicable

Item 10   Certification:
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          By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
          and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
          the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
          purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
          influencing the control of the issuer of of such securities and
          were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
          transaction having such purpose or effect.

          Signature:
          ---------
          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.

          Dated:  February 8, 1999

          SunTrust Banks, Inc.

          By/s/ Cynthia S. Walker
          -------------------------
          Assistant Vice President
          STI Trust & Investment Operations, Inc. as agent for
          SunTrust Banks, Inc.

                                EXHIBIT A

     The shares reported are held by one or more subsidiaries of SunTrust
     Banks, Inc., in various fiduciary capacities. SunTrust Banks, Inc.
     and such subsidiaries disclaim by beneficial interest in any of the
     shares reported, and the filing of this statement shall not be
     construed as an admission to the contrary.

     Certain of the shares included in shared voting authority are held in
     agency accounts and co-fiduciary accounts and co-fiduciary accounts
     in nominee registration.  These are voted by the banks under revocable
     authority of trust accounts and therefore, are reported as shared
     voting authority.

                                       EXHIBIT B

     Various co-trustees share the power to direct distribution of income
     including dividends and the proceeds from sale of securities.
     Additionally, various beneficiaries have the right to receive
     dividends.

                                       EXHIBIT C

                                 Sole      Shared       Sole      Shared
                                Voting     Voting     Power to   Power to
Name of Person Filing            Power     Power      Dispose     Dispose

SunTrust Banks of Georgia, Inc.
as Parent Holding Company for:
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SunTrust Bank, Atlanta            9,300,934  821,524  6,771,434  2,928,099
and in Various Fiduciary Capacities
25 Park Place, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia  30303

SunTrust Bank, Savannah              125,235     -0-     32,430     84,640
N.A. and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
33 Bull Street
Savannah, Georgia  31401

SunTrust Bank, Middle              1,090,797      6,200    305,726   72,141
Georgia, N.A. and in Various
Fiduciary Capacities
606 Cherry Street
Macon, Georgia  31201

SunTrust Bank, Augusta, N.A.         134,843        -0-     71,219     50,386
and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
80 Broad Street
Augusta, Georgia  30902

SunTrust Bank, West Georgia          306,775        -0-     80,058    121,826
N.A. and in Various
Fiduciary Capacities
1246 First Avenue
Columbus, Georgia  31901

SunTrust Bank, Northeast            162,604         -0-     125,195    41,975
Georgia, N.A. and in Various
Fiduciary Capacities
101 North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia  30613

                                                             EXHIBIT C

                                   Sole      Shared      Sole      Shared
                                   Voting    Voting    Power to   Power to
Name of Person Filing              Power      Power    Dispose    Dispose

SunTrust Bank, Southeast          471,477     -0-      287,577     66,772
Georgia, N.A. and in Various
Fiduciary Capacities
510 Gloucester Street
Brunswick, Georgia  31520

SunTrust Bank, South              288,706     -0-       43,481    245,214
Georgia, N.A. and in Various
Fiduciary Capacities
410 West Broad
Albany, Georgia  31701

SunTrust Bank, Northwest           77,726     -0-       72,562       5,164
Georgia, N.A. and in Various
Fiduciary Capacities
100 Ease Second Avenue
Rome, Georgia  30161

SunTrust Banks of Florida, Inc.
as Parent Holding Company for:
------------------------------
STI Capital Management, N.A.        3,300       -0-       3,300        -0-
and in various fiduciary capacities
200 South Orange Avenue
Orlando, Florida  32801

SunTrust Bank, Central Florida,   703,783     23,620      214,591   490,776
N.A. and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
200 South Orange
Orlando, Florida  32801

SunTrust Bank, South Florida,    1,179,130    215,407   669,249   614,692
N.A. and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
501 E. Las Olas Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

SunTrust Bank, Tampa Bay and in   144,218      10,200    49,236    48,498
Various Fiduciary Capacities
315 East Madison St.
Tampa, Florida  33602

SunTrust Bank, Nature Coast       114,639      74,000    97,004    90,828
and in Various Fiduciary Capacities
One East Jefferson St.
Brooksville, Florida  34601

SunTrust Bank, Miami, N. A.       393,584       219    171,087    178,535
and in Various Fiduciary Capacities
777 Brickell Ave.
Miami, Florida  33131

SunTrust Bank, Mid-Florida,        37,330       -0-     13,428     22,902
N.A. and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
595 Cypress Gardens Blvd. S.E.
Winter Haven, Florida  33882

SunTrust Bank, Gulf Coast          28,112      1,000    4,311      15,968
and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
1777 Main Street
Sarasota, Florida  34236

SunTrust Bank, North Central       30,434      3,421     26,352     155,803
Florida and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
203 E. Silver Springs Blvd.
Ocala, Florida  34470

SunTrust Bank, East Central        63,821       -0-      40,740      23,081
Florida and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
120 S. Ridgewood Avenue
Daytona Beach, Florida  32114

SunTrust Bank, Southwest Florida   18,748       8,866     22,712    28,900
and in Various Fiduciary Capacities
12730 New Brittany Blvd.
Fort Myers, Florida  33907

SunTrust Bank, North Florida,      21,690          -0-     18,398     3,192
N.A. and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
200 W. Forsyth Street
Jacksonville, Florida  32202

SunTrust Bank, West Florida         13,619        -0-      11,606        -0-
and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
220 W. Garden Street
Pensacola, Florida  32501

SunTrust Bank, Tallahassee N.A.      4,115         -0-       4,115        -0-
and in various fiduciary capacities
2051 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, Florida  32312

                                        EXHIBIT C

                                   Sole     Shared    Sole       Shared
                                  Voting    Voting   Power to    Power to
Name of Person Filing              Power     Power    Dispose    Dispose

SunTrust Banks of Tennessee, Inc.
as Parent Holding Company for:
--------------------------------
SunTrust Bank, Nashville, N.A.   2,304,829    7,495   1,568,909    382,818
and in Various Fiduciary Capacities
201 4th Avenue North
Nashville, Tennessee  37244

SunTrust Bank, Chattanooga,      3,098,132  94,851   1,339,299   1,749,388
N.A. and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
P.O. Box 1638
Chattanooga, Tennessee  37401

SunTrust Bank, Alabama, N.A.        77,494   16,300      57,874      37,784
Florence and in Various
Fiduciary Capacities
201 South Court St.
Florence, Alabama  35631

SunTrust Bank,  East Tennessee      24,668      -0-      16,848       7,820
N.A. and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
700 Hill Ave.
Knoxville, Tennessee   37915

SunTrust Banks, Inc.
--------------------
Trusco Capital Management, Inc.  1,085,426      -0-    1,085,426       -0-
and in Various Fiduciary Capacities
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1400
Atlanta, Georgia  30303

Crestar Bank                     1,071,259     312,785  1,355,435  483,287
and in various fiduciary capacities
919 East Main Street
P.O. Box 26665
Richmond, Virginia  23261-2665

SunTrust Equitable Securities        12,198        -0-      12,198     -0-
Corporation
800 Nashville City Center
Nashville, Tennessee  37219-1743

Shares Beneficially Owned   25,854,033

SunTrust Banks, Inc.
303 Peachtree Street, Suite 1500
Atlanta, Georgia  30308

February 8, 1999

Ladies and Gentlemen:

There is hereby transmitted for filing pursuant to Section 13(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 13G thereunder a Schedule 13G
relating to beneficial ownership by SunTrust Banks, Inc. and its
subsidiaries of shares of SunTrust Banks, Inc. Common Stock.

Please call the undersigned at (404) 581-1475 if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

/s/ Cynthia S. Walker
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Cynthia S. Walker
Assistant Vice President
STI Trust & Investment Operations, Inc. as agent for SunTrust Banks, Inc.

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