From the Jackson Progress Argus, 04 February 1960
Mrs. Bankston Died Wednesday At Her Residence
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Bankston, 84, of Route 1 Flovilla, who died at her residence Wednesday afternoon, January 27, following an extended illness, were held Friday morning at 11 o'clock at the Stark Methodist Church with the Rev. Don Welch and the Rev. W. A. High officiating. Interment was in Macedonia Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Bankston, the former Miss Carrie Yancey, was a lifelong resident of Butts County where she was widely known and highly esteemed by a large circle of friends. She was a member of the Stark Methodist Church and oldest from point of membership.
For many years she had made her home near that of her son, Horace L. Bankston, on the Indian Springs highway. She had been in a period of declining health for several years and her death was not entirely unexpected.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Cecil Greer and Mrs. Evelyn Hodges, both of Jackson; Mrs. Ruth Macon of Las Vegas, Nev.; two sons, H. L. Bankston of Flovilla and J. D. Bankston, Jackson; one sister, Mrs. W. C. Redman of Jackson; 12 grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Howard Greer, Nevin Duffey, Jim. McMichael, Grady Brooks, Harold Brooks, and Adel Moncrief.
Contributor: SPMcD (48452228)
Mrs. Bankston Died Wednesday At Her Residence
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Bankston, 84, of Route 1 Flovilla, who died at her residence Wednesday afternoon, January 27, following an extended illness, were held Friday morning at 11 o'clock at the Stark Methodist Church with the Rev. Don Welch and the Rev. W. A. High officiating. Interment was in Macedonia Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Bankston, the former Miss Carrie Yancey, was a lifelong resident of Butts County where she was widely known and highly esteemed by a large circle of friends. She was a member of the Stark Methodist Church and oldest from point of membership.
For many years she had made her home near that of her son, Horace L. Bankston, on the Indian Springs highway. She had been in a period of declining health for several years and her death was not entirely unexpected.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Cecil Greer and Mrs. Evelyn Hodges, both of Jackson; Mrs. Ruth Macon of Las Vegas, Nev.; two sons, H. L. Bankston of Flovilla and J. D. Bankston, Jackson; one sister, Mrs. W. C. Redman of Jackson; 12 grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Howard Greer, Nevin Duffey, Jim. McMichael, Grady Brooks, Harold Brooks, and Adel Moncrief.
Contributor: SPMcD (48452228)
From the Jackson Progress Argus, 04 February 1960
Mrs. Bankston Died Wednesday At Her Residence
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Bankston, 84, of Route 1 Flovilla, who died at her residence Wednesday afternoon, January 27, following an extended illness, were held Friday morning at 11 o'clock at the Stark Methodist Church with the Rev. Don Welch and the Rev. W. A. High officiating. Interment was in Macedonia Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Bankston, the former Miss Carrie Yancey, was a lifelong resident of Butts County where she was widely known and highly esteemed by a large circle of friends. She was a member of the Stark Methodist Church and oldest from point of membership.
For many years she had made her home near that of her son, Horace L. Bankston, on the Indian Springs highway. She had been in a period of declining health for several years and her death was not entirely unexpected.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Cecil Greer and Mrs. Evelyn Hodges, both of Jackson; Mrs. Ruth Macon of Las Vegas, Nev.; two sons, H. L. Bankston of Flovilla and J. D. Bankston, Jackson; one sister, Mrs. W. C. Redman of Jackson; 12 grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Howard Greer, Nevin Duffey, Jim. McMichael, Grady Brooks, Harold Brooks, and Adel Moncrief.
Contributor: SPMcD (48452228)
Mrs. Bankston Died Wednesday At Her Residence
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Bankston, 84, of Route 1 Flovilla, who died at her residence Wednesday afternoon, January 27, following an extended illness, were held Friday morning at 11 o'clock at the Stark Methodist Church with the Rev. Don Welch and the Rev. W. A. High officiating. Interment was in Macedonia Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Bankston, the former Miss Carrie Yancey, was a lifelong resident of Butts County where she was widely known and highly esteemed by a large circle of friends. She was a member of the Stark Methodist Church and oldest from point of membership.
For many years she had made her home near that of her son, Horace L. Bankston, on the Indian Springs highway. She had been in a period of declining health for several years and her death was not entirely unexpected.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Cecil Greer and Mrs. Evelyn Hodges, both of Jackson; Mrs. Ruth Macon of Las Vegas, Nev.; two sons, H. L. Bankston of Flovilla and J. D. Bankston, Jackson; one sister, Mrs. W. C. Redman of Jackson; 12 grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Howard Greer, Nevin Duffey, Jim. McMichael, Grady Brooks, Harold Brooks, and Adel Moncrief.
Contributor: SPMcD (48452228)
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