EXHIBIT 99.2





                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



         In connection with the current report of Classic Bancshares, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 8-K dated October 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I David B. Barbour,
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

         (1)   The report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
               or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)   The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all
               material respects, the financial condition and results of
               operations of the Company.

Date:    October 30, 2002            /s/ David B. Barbour
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                                     David B. Barbour
                                     President and Chief Executive Officer