The Shelbyville News
Monday, July 26, 1993
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LEAH JESSIE BANKER
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Leah Jessie Banker, 93, Shelbyville, died at 9 p.m. Saturday.
Born March 7, 1900, in Shelby County, d/o Cyrus and Alice (Kemple) Headlee. Married R. Ray Banker December 30, 1922; he died June 6, 1975.
Member of the First United Methodist Church and Naamah Chapter 73, Order of the Eastern Star, Shelbyville.
Burial Forest Hill Cemetery.
Survivors: son Jack W. Banker, Shelbyville; two grandchildren; one great grandchild; and one sister, Mrs. Sarah Opal Hurst, Indianapolis; 5 sisters and 7 brothers preceded her in death.
Submitted by Barb Huff for Darlene Headlee Collins
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelby Republican
Tuesday, February 13, 1906.
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MRS. BANKER DEAD.
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(From Monday's Daily.)
Mrs.
Elizabeth Banker, of Columbus, formerly a resident of Shelby county died
yesterday at Columbus. She was 86 years old, and has several relatives in
this city. Her death is believed to have resulted from old age. Drs.
A. J. Banker and W. T. Banker, prominent physicians of
Columbus, and Demetrius Banker of this city, are her
sons. She was grandmother to Ed. Banker, Ora Banker,
Earl Banker and Mrs. Thomas McClain, children of Demetrius
Banker of this city. She was great grandmother to Otto,
Stanley, and Ray Banker, sons of Ed. Banker.
The funeral services will take place tomorrow forenoon at 1 o'clock.
Several from here will attend.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
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