James Lester Banks, 47, died yesterday at his Orange Street home after an apparent heart attack.
He was born in 1901 in Ft. Dodge, Iowa to James and Betty Burns Banks. At the age of 19 he was blinded in a mine explosion, and became a piano tuner and musician. He moved to California five years ago, and was featured on several radio programs.
He is survived by three sisters: Mrs. Ethel Stevens of the home in Redding, Mrs. Martin Larsen of Fonda, Iowa, and Mrs. Jennie Larsen of Newell, Iowa.
He was born in 1901 in Ft. Dodge, Iowa to James and Betty Burns Banks. At the age of 19 he was blinded in a mine explosion, and became a piano tuner and musician. He moved to California five years ago, and was featured on several radio programs.
He is survived by three sisters: Mrs. Ethel Stevens of the home in Redding, Mrs. Martin Larsen of Fonda, Iowa, and Mrs. Jennie Larsen of Newell, Iowa.
James Lester Banks, 47, died yesterday at his Orange Street home after an apparent heart attack.
He was born in 1901 in Ft. Dodge, Iowa to James and Betty Burns Banks. At the age of 19 he was blinded in a mine explosion, and became a piano tuner and musician. He moved to California five years ago, and was featured on several radio programs.
He is survived by three sisters: Mrs. Ethel Stevens of the home in Redding, Mrs. Martin Larsen of Fonda, Iowa, and Mrs. Jennie Larsen of Newell, Iowa.
He was born in 1901 in Ft. Dodge, Iowa to James and Betty Burns Banks. At the age of 19 he was blinded in a mine explosion, and became a piano tuner and musician. He moved to California five years ago, and was featured on several radio programs.
He is survived by three sisters: Mrs. Ethel Stevens of the home in Redding, Mrs. Martin Larsen of Fonda, Iowa, and Mrs. Jennie Larsen of Newell, Iowa.
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