Gary Edward Banks (1951-2010)

BANKS, CUNNINGHAM, BEST, MAYFIELD, JONES

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 7/12/2010 at 23:31:46

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Tuesday, July 6, 2010.

Gary Edward Banks, 58, of Ames, died Sunday, July 4, 2010, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Graveside memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 8, in Woodland Cemetery in Iowa Center.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, at Chet Ryan Mortuary, 708 Fifth St., in Nevada.

Gary was born Nov. 17, 1951, in Nevada, to Harley E. “Jack” and Elva L. (Cunningham) Banks. He was a 1971 graduate of Nevada High School. On March 7, 1988, he married Barbara Malia Best in Las Vegas, Nev. He enjoyed fishing and playing blackjack.

He is survived by his wife, Barb Banks, of Ames; two brothers, Darrell Banks, of Stanhope, and Kenneth Banks, of Nevada; two sisters, Joan Mayfield, of Nevada, and Marilyn Jones, of Ames; his mother-in law, Anna M. Best, of Ames; brothers- and sisters-in-law; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Lyle, Ronald and Harley Banks.

A memorial fund has been established in Gary’s name.

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