Mary Etta (Snyder) Banker (1928)

BANKER, CHAMBERS, CRAWFORD, GORDON, SNYDER, WIGHT

Posted By: Linda Brittain
Date: 3/21/2006 at 17:36:12

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, December 27, 1928
Page 1

Death of Mrs. Jacob Banker

Mrs. Jacob Banker died at her home in Adair county, Christmas day at 3 o’clock, at the age of 60 years. She had only been ill a few days with flu pneumonia, and her sudden death came as a shock to the community.

Besides her husband she leaves to mourn her loss four children, Orie and Mariam, at home, Mrs. Wallace Wight and Ross Banker, two grandchildren, three sisters and two brothers, besides other relatives and a host of friends. One daughter, Mrs. George Crawford, preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 o’clock at the home. The obituary will appear in next week’s issue. Mrs. Banker formerly lived in this county and had many friends here.

Mrs. Banker, previous to her marriage, 46 years ago, was Miss Ella Snyder, and she lived near Pitzer. Twenty years ago, she and Mr. Banker left the farm at the south edge of Pitzer, now owned by Lem Shoff, for their present location, 3 ½ miles west of Pitzer. Rev. W. C. Porter will conduct the funeral services.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, January 10, 1929
Page 7

Mrs. Jacob Banker

Mary Etta Snyder was born January 1, 1868, and went to heaven Christmas afternoon, 1928. Her birthplace was near Kalona, Washington county, Iowa. In 1876, when a girl of eight years, she was brought to Madison county by her parents.

She was married to Jacob Banker on December 1, 1886. God blest their home with seven children: Lonnie, a child who lived to be two and a half years old; an infant who lived but a few days; Orpha, (Mrs. Wallace Wight), Orie, Mina (Mrs. George Crawford), who went to heaven when 22 years of age, Ross and Mariam. Besides the husband and the four children, a devoted daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ross Banker, and two grandchildren, Betty Lou and Mina Jean, a son-in-law, W. W. Wight, three sisters, Mrs. Lon Banker of Winterset; Mrs. Will Gordon and Mrs. John Chambers of Valley Junction; two brothers, Luther Snyder, of Greenfield, and Marion Snyder of Stuart, and other relatives and friends are left bereaved.

Mrs. Banker confessed Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior in the Pitzer church in 1891. She has been a humble and faithful follower of her Lord. Her character was beautified by her Lord richly, especially as a mother in her well ordered home. Her children rise up and call her blessed.

Funeral services were conducted from the home, Friday afternoon, December 28th, at one thirty o’clock by the Rev. W. C. Porter. Interment was in the Penn Center cemetery.

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