Albert H. Banks
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Albert H. Banks
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Posted: 19 Jun 2009 3:19PM GMT |
Classification: Obituary
ALEDO, Ill. -- Albert H. Banks, 87, Aledo, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, at Mercer County Hospital, Aledo.
The Rev. Michael Kincaid will officiate the services. Private burial will be at Muscatine Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be left at the funeral home for First Baptist Church, Aledo, or Parkinson's Research Foundation.
He was born April 11, 1917, in Geneseo, Ill., the son of Thomas and Orpha Santee Banks. His first marriage was to June Beutler. He later married Frances Hyett Dec. 19, 1970, in Moline, Ill.
He received his education from Muscatine schools.
He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and retired from the Rock Island Arsenal in 1978, where he was employed as a machine tool operator.
His memberships include the American Legion Fallerans Post 121, Aledo, the Muscatine American Legion and the NRA.
He enjoyed gardening and was an avid outdoorsman and outstanding woodcarver.
Survivors include his wife, Frances; a son, Ray Banks and wife Sandra of Muscatine; a daughter-in-law, Pat Banks of Livermore, Calif.; stepsons, Claris Hyett of Granite Falls, Wash., Lennis Hyett of Aledo and Larry Hyett of Van Cleave, Miss.; three grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; two step-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Icel Strabala of Mesa, Ariz., and Mildred Boyd of Fort Mill, S.C.; and a brother, William Werner of Oskaloosa.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Thomas; three brothers; and two sisters.
The Rev. Michael Kincaid will officiate the services. Private burial will be at Muscatine Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be left at the funeral home for First Baptist Church, Aledo, or Parkinson's Research Foundation.
He was born April 11, 1917, in Geneseo, Ill., the son of Thomas and Orpha Santee Banks. His first marriage was to June Beutler. He later married Frances Hyett Dec. 19, 1970, in Moline, Ill.
He received his education from Muscatine schools.
He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and retired from the Rock Island Arsenal in 1978, where he was employed as a machine tool operator.
His memberships include the American Legion Fallerans Post 121, Aledo, the Muscatine American Legion and the NRA.
He enjoyed gardening and was an avid outdoorsman and outstanding woodcarver.
Survivors include his wife, Frances; a son, Ray Banks and wife Sandra of Muscatine; a daughter-in-law, Pat Banks of Livermore, Calif.; stepsons, Claris Hyett of Granite Falls, Wash., Lennis Hyett of Aledo and Larry Hyett of Van Cleave, Miss.; three grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; two step-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Icel Strabala of Mesa, Ariz., and Mildred Boyd of Fort Mill, S.C.; and a brother, William Werner of Oskaloosa.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Thomas; three brothers; and two sisters.