Beckham Co. OK - Obit for James Dean Banks

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   James Dean Banks
   
   SWEETWATER, Okla. - James Dean Banks, 21, died Friday, Dec. 14, 2001.
   
   Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Elk City First Baptist Church with
   Rick  Timmons  and  Mark  Heard officiating. Burial will be in Buffalo
   Cemetery by Whinery-Savage Funeral Service.
   
   Mr. Banks was born May 26, 1980, in Elk City to Teresa Jean and Dennis
   Lee  Banks.  He  grew  up in Elk City where he graduated from Elk City
   High School in 1999.
   
   He  was  an  active  member  of  the  track  team  that  won the state
   championship  in  1999  where he placed third in the state in the pole
   vault and was an all stater. He was also a member of the cross country
   state championship team.
   
   He  was  an  avid  sportsman  and  spent  much  of his spare time as a
   taxidermist.  He  was  married  to Tiffany Joan (Milburn) in Canadian,
   Texas, on Jan. 27, 2001, and they moved to the Sweetwater community to
   make their home. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
   
   Survivors  include  his  wife, Tiffany; his parents, Dennis and Teresa
   Banks  of Elk City; his mother and father-in-law, Kim and Paul Milburn
   of Canadian; his grandparents, Bobby and Howardine Martin of Sayre and
   J.D.  and  Norma Banks of Elk City; a sister, Janie Banks of Elk City;
   two  sisters-in-law,  Heather  Milburn  and  Amber  Milburn,  both  of
   Canadian; and a host of other relatives and friends.
   
   The  family  suggests memorials be to E.C.H.S. Athletic Memorial Fund,
   James  Banks,  in  care  of  Local Oklahoma Bank, 200 E. Broadway, Elk
   City, OK 73644.
   
   Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 17, 2001
   
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