ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: BANKS, SHARP 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: The St. Tammany News, St. Tammany, La.

Published on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 

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Sharp Banks passed away Friday, Dec. 9 in Mandeville. 

He was 87 years old. 

He served as superintendent of the Warren County Schools in Vicksburg, Miss., 
for 38 years and was known as “the father of the county schools.” The honors he 
received were numerous, but probably the one he treasured most was the Golden 
Lamp Award given by the state’s School Superintendents Association to the 
outstanding administrator.

He was the first recipient.

He was always visible in the community, serving on the Board of the YMCA and 
working with the Optimist Club, the Chamber of Commerce, the Historical Society 
and the Country Club.

He taught the Men’s Bible Class at Gibson Memorial Methodist Church in 
Vicksburg, Miss., for 20 years. Those that didn’t know him in person knew his 
voice from the press box announcing the football games in Warren County for 35 
years.

Banks served in the Navy in World War II as a radarman third class receiving 
numerous commendations including the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with 4 stars.

He is survived by his wife, Winnie Rogers Banks; children, Tere Banks, 
Columbus, Ohio; Paula Glen DeTrafford (Shelden) of Walker; Tina Henson (David), 
Mandeville, and George Banks (Pam) Montesanto, Wash.; grandchildren, Elisabeth 
Huffman, Columbus, Ohio; Kathryn Luther, Columbus; Rebecca Ramsey, Walker; Amy 
Ganucheau, Baton Rouge and Melissa Banks, Montesanto, Wash.; great-
grandchildren Anson, Chase, Alyssa Huffman and Sophie Andres.

Funeral services were held yesterday at the Chapel of McClain-Hays Funeral 
Home, 1002 East Main St., Philadelphia, Miss. 

Interment was in Cedarlawn Cemetery. 
Officiating the service will be the Rev. Tere Banks.

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