MOUNDS, Ill. -- George A. Bankson, 87, of Mounds passed away Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, at his home.
He was born Sept. 14, 1927, at Olmsted, Illinois, son of Nello Everett and Edna M. Calvin Bankson Sr.
George was a World War II Army veteran.
He was a member of Caledonia Community Church in Olmsted, where he delivered for the church food pantry. He was a teacher at Pulaski Grade School, former owner of a gas station in Pulaski, Illinois, and the Pulaski Cafe, and retired as an administrator from the state of Illinois Public Aide Office in Mounds.
George was a former member of Liberty Cemetery Board and Pulaski County Fair Board. He was grand marshall of the Pulaski County Fair Parade in 2011. He was an avid gardener.
Survivors include a son, James "Dino" (Kim) Bankson of Olive Branch, Illinois; a daughter, Patty Kendrick of Marion, Illinois, (Cole Kendrick of Stiritz, Illinois); a sister, Dawn (George) Lackey of Anna, Illinois; five grandchildren, Angela Belcher, Cindy Hermetz, Billy and Clint Kendrick and Carrie Newton; 10 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Patsy L. Bankson on July 29, 2014; a son, George A. Bankson; a sister, Wanda Ervin; two infant sisters, Joyce and Thelma Bankson; and two brothers, Jim Bill Bankson and Nello Everette Bankson Jr.
He was born Sept. 14, 1927, at Olmsted, Illinois, son of Nello Everett and Edna M. Calvin Bankson Sr.
George was a World War II Army veteran.
He was a member of Caledonia Community Church in Olmsted, where he delivered for the church food pantry. He was a teacher at Pulaski Grade School, former owner of a gas station in Pulaski, Illinois, and the Pulaski Cafe, and retired as an administrator from the state of Illinois Public Aide Office in Mounds.
George was a former member of Liberty Cemetery Board and Pulaski County Fair Board. He was grand marshall of the Pulaski County Fair Parade in 2011. He was an avid gardener.
Survivors include a son, James "Dino" (Kim) Bankson of Olive Branch, Illinois; a daughter, Patty Kendrick of Marion, Illinois, (Cole Kendrick of Stiritz, Illinois); a sister, Dawn (George) Lackey of Anna, Illinois; five grandchildren, Angela Belcher, Cindy Hermetz, Billy and Clint Kendrick and Carrie Newton; 10 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Patsy L. Bankson on July 29, 2014; a son, George A. Bankson; a sister, Wanda Ervin; two infant sisters, Joyce and Thelma Bankson; and two brothers, Jim Bill Bankson and Nello Everette Bankson Jr.
MOUNDS, Ill. -- George A. Bankson, 87, of Mounds passed away Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, at his home.
He was born Sept. 14, 1927, at Olmsted, Illinois, son of Nello Everett and Edna M. Calvin Bankson Sr.
George was a World War II Army veteran.
He was a member of Caledonia Community Church in Olmsted, where he delivered for the church food pantry. He was a teacher at Pulaski Grade School, former owner of a gas station in Pulaski, Illinois, and the Pulaski Cafe, and retired as an administrator from the state of Illinois Public Aide Office in Mounds.
George was a former member of Liberty Cemetery Board and Pulaski County Fair Board. He was grand marshall of the Pulaski County Fair Parade in 2011. He was an avid gardener.
Survivors include a son, James "Dino" (Kim) Bankson of Olive Branch, Illinois; a daughter, Patty Kendrick of Marion, Illinois, (Cole Kendrick of Stiritz, Illinois); a sister, Dawn (George) Lackey of Anna, Illinois; five grandchildren, Angela Belcher, Cindy Hermetz, Billy and Clint Kendrick and Carrie Newton; 10 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Patsy L. Bankson on July 29, 2014; a son, George A. Bankson; a sister, Wanda Ervin; two infant sisters, Joyce and Thelma Bankson; and two brothers, Jim Bill Bankson and Nello Everette Bankson Jr.
He was born Sept. 14, 1927, at Olmsted, Illinois, son of Nello Everett and Edna M. Calvin Bankson Sr.
George was a World War II Army veteran.
He was a member of Caledonia Community Church in Olmsted, where he delivered for the church food pantry. He was a teacher at Pulaski Grade School, former owner of a gas station in Pulaski, Illinois, and the Pulaski Cafe, and retired as an administrator from the state of Illinois Public Aide Office in Mounds.
George was a former member of Liberty Cemetery Board and Pulaski County Fair Board. He was grand marshall of the Pulaski County Fair Parade in 2011. He was an avid gardener.
Survivors include a son, James "Dino" (Kim) Bankson of Olive Branch, Illinois; a daughter, Patty Kendrick of Marion, Illinois, (Cole Kendrick of Stiritz, Illinois); a sister, Dawn (George) Lackey of Anna, Illinois; five grandchildren, Angela Belcher, Cindy Hermetz, Billy and Clint Kendrick and Carrie Newton; 10 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Patsy L. Bankson on July 29, 2014; a son, George A. Bankson; a sister, Wanda Ervin; two infant sisters, Joyce and Thelma Bankson; and two brothers, Jim Bill Bankson and Nello Everette Bankson Jr.
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