George Banks

Canton - George Cleo "Shorty" Banks, age 99, died Friday, August 13, 2004 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. He was a native of Madison County and the son of the late Henry and Florence Vehaun Banks. He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Fowler Banks who died in 1996 and five brothers, Lee, Ted, Andrew, Gay, and Jennings Banks and a sister, Hattie Banks. He retired from Champion International and was a member of High Street Baptist Church, a retired volunteer fireman with the Canton Fire Department, a member of Pigeon River Masonic Lodge #386 AF&AM, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Oak Leaf Chapter #81 and a veteran of the U. S. Navy. He is survived by a daughter, Chrysta Mease of Canton; a son, Tracy J. Banks of Yuma, AZ; a half-sister, Irene Berry of Cowpens, SC; six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, August 15, 2004 at the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Homes & Cremation Services with Reverend Christopher Willett and Reverend W. O Henson officiating. Burial will follow at Crawford/Ray Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. prior to the services at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to High Street Baptist Church Building Fund, 65 High Street Canton, NC 28716.

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