Charles Banks (1920-2005)

BANKS, YOCUM, MONTGOMERY, DEMPSEY, RAMIREZ, VOYCE

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 6/27/2005 at 08:55:11

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Tuesday, June 21, 2005.

"Charles Banks, 84, Nevada, died on Monday, June 20, at home. Funeral services are pending with Chet Ryan Mortuary in Nevada."

NEVADA JOURNAL, Nevada, Story County, Iowa, Thursday, June 23, 2005.

Charles Banks

Charles Edward Banks, 84 of Nevada died on Monday, June 20th 2005 at his home. Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, June 24th at the First Christian Church with Pastor Brice Hughes officiating. Burial, with military honors, will follow in the Evergreen Memory Gardens, rural Nevada.
Charles was born on September 14, 1920 in Burns Kansas to Wilber and Edith Mary Milcent (Yocum) Banks. He graduated from Cambridge High School in 1941 and served in WWII Army Air Corp. Charles married Helen Lavonne Montgomery on January 18, 1945 in Cambridge. He was employed at Graphic Forms from 1951-1985. Charles enjoyed the auctioneering business and was a member of the First Christian Church in Nevada.

Charles is survived by his wife, Helen Banks of Nevada; his daughter Charlene (James) Dempsey of Fort Smith Arkansas; 3 grandchildren, Sarah Ramirez of Kremmling, CO Seth Voyce of San Diego, CA Shon Dempsey of Fort Smith, AR; 7 great grandchildren, Savannah Ramirez, Austin Ramirez, Kassidy Ramirez, Marcos Ramirez, Maya Ramirez, Brittany Voyce, and Cody Voyce.

Charles is preceded in death by his parents, 2 sisters, Laura Vogt in April 2004 and Kathryn Vogt in March 2003 and 2 brothers in infancy.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 24th with the family present from 6:00-8:00 at the Chet Ryan Mortuary.

A memorial fund has been established.

Chet Ryan Mortuary in Nevada has been entrusted with the arrangements.