Wilson Palmer Banks b 13 May 1905 Dongoa, Letcher Co KY d 12 Feb 1987 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; buried Green Acres Cemetery, Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; s/o Zachariah "Zack" L Banks and Clarinda Raleigh. Wilson Palmer Banks m. Orlena Bell Day b 29 Nov 1908 Cornettsville, Perry Co KY d 13 Feb 2008 WARH, Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; age 99 years; d/o John Lee "Johnny" Day and Mattie Lee Morgan. Children of Wilson Palmer Banks and Orlena Bell Day;

1. Delzie Palmer Banks m. Female Barnett

2. Bernard Banks b 13 Dec 1928 Verda, KY d 8 Jul 1937 Benham, Harlan Co KY Cause of death: bronchopneumonia of 2 days duration. Contributory cause was infantile spastic paralysis, especially severe, of 8 yrs duration.

3. Evelyn Banks m. Delza Adams b 3 Sept 1926 d Monday, 21 Dec 1992; occupation, coal miner; military service WWII; s/o Andrew Adams and Hattie Breeding. Children of Evelyn Banks and Delza Adams; i. Rodney Adams ii. Vanessa Adams iii. Belinda Adams m. Male Browning iv. Delbretta Adams v. Paquita Adams m. Male Shoupe vi. Gregory Adams

Obituary - Delza Adams: Born: September 3, 1926 Died: December 21, 1992 Reason: Cancer. Delza Adams, 66, Benham, died at his home, on Monday, Dec. 21, 1992. He was a native of Letcher County, KY and had been a local resident since 1957. He was a coal miner for 33 years. He retired from International Harvester at Benham, KY. A veteran of World War 11, he was a member of Benham Lodge #880, Fields Lodge #832, Harlan Council #91 R.&S.M., Benham Chapter #170, R.A.M. and Whitesburg Commandery #51 Knight Templar. He was an elder of the Primitive Baptist Church for the past 35 years. Son of the late Andrew and Hattie Breeding Adams, he is survived by his Wife, Evelyn Banks Adams, Benham, KY; six children, Rodney Adams, Cumberland, KY; Vanessa Adams, Belinda Browning and Delbretta Adams, all of Benham, KY; Paquita Shoupe, Harlan, KY; Gregory Adams, Hiram, KY; a sister, Garnett Web, Jacksonville, Fla.; and 10 grandchildren. The funeral will be at 1 p.m., Thursday, at the Blair Chapel Church with Elders Glenn Cornett, Oscar Irvin, Astor Banks and the Rev. John Dixon officiating. Burial will be in Peaceful Acres Cemetery, Hiram, KY. Graveside Masonic services will be conducted. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Parker-Jones Funeral Home. The body will be taken to the Blair Chapel Church at 1 p.m. Wednesday, where visitation will be held until 9 p.m. Parker- Jones Funeral Home, Cumberland, Ky., is in charge of arrangements. Graveside Masonic Services will be conducted at the cemetery. Grandsons will serve as honorary pallbearers.

4. Mattie Banks m. Freddie Hall

5. Roshella Banks m. Donald W Gray

6. Norman Banks

7. Elmo Franklin Banks b 21 Jan 1924 Benham, Harlan Co KY d 5 Mar 1935 Benham, Harlan Co KY.

8. Jerry Banks

9. Johnny Banks

Obituary - Orlena B. Banks died February 13, 2008 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital, Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY. She was 99 years old. Born in Cornettsville, KY, she was a daughter of the late John L. and Mattie Lee Morgan Day. She was the widow of Wilson Banks and the mother of the late Elmo Banks, Jerry Banks, Bernard Banks, and Johnny Banks. She was a member of the Dry Fork Old Regular Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening, canning, and going to church. Surviving are more than 100 descendants including three daughters, Evelyn Adams, Benham, KY; Mattie Hall and husband Freddie, Whitesburg, KY; and Roshella Gray and husband Don, Southgate, Mich.; two sons, Delzie Banks, Lynch, KY, and Norman Banks, Whitesburg, KY; 22 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren, and 40 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held February 16, 2008 at Everidge Funeral Home. Burial was in Green Acres Cemetery at Ermine, KY. Posted in the Mountain Eagle Newspaper, Whitesburg, Letcher County, KY, February 20, 2008

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