Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Banks, John R. 1926 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Hanson ihansonb@fmtc.com January 14, 2006, 2:28 am The Payette Independent 12-30-1926 The Payette Independent Payette, Idaho Thursday, December 30, 1926 OBITUARY John R. Banks was born November 14, 1869 (sb 1860) in Iowa, and died December 27, 1926, at Payette. Death being the result of a lingering illness. Mr. Banks came to Payette in 1883, and was one of the pioneers of the valley, one of those who saw "Boomerang" through the first struggling years. He was married in 1901 to Miss Alda Butler of Payette. Besides his widow he leaves to mourn his loss one daughter, Mrs. Lucille Williams of Portland, and three sons, Leon Banks of Seattle, Claude Banks of Klamath Falls and John Banks of Payette. Mr. Banks was a man of sterling integrity, and highly respected in the community with those past he is so closely knit. Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon from St. James church, the Rev. Thomas Ashworth officiating and interment was made in Riverside cemetery. (The Payette Independent - Thursday, January 6, 1927) CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors for their sympathy and help during the illness and death of our beloved husband and father, especially Mr. and Mrs. William Cope of Boise and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McCosh who, by their loving sympathy and kind assistance did much to lighten our deep grief. MRS. ALDA BANKS LYNN BANKS MR. and MRS. CLAUDE BANKS MR. and MRS. JOHN BANKS, JR. MR. and MRS. CHAS. MILLIMA File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/payette/obits/b/banks1459nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/idfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb