Mrs. J. M. Bankston Claimed By Death

The death of Mrs. J. M. Bankston, 72, of Jenkinsburg, early Sunday afternoon came as a shock to her family and friends. Although Mrs. Bankston had not been in good health for the past three months she was able to visit friends in Monticello and Jackson Saturday afternoon, and ate a hearty meal Sunday at noon. Her death came suddenly at two o'clock as she was talking with members of her family and several neighbors.

Mrs. Bankston, who was one of the county's most widely known and beloved citizens, was Miss Margaret Glass, eldest child of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Edward Glass, of Henry County. She was a widow of the late Mr. J. M. Bankston of Jenkinsburg, who died in August 1926. She was the mother of eleven children, two of whom preceded her in death. They were a daughter, Mrs. Lola Bankston Moore of Atlanta, and a son, Dodson Bankston of Jenkinsburg.

Funeral Services were held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Methodist church at Jenkinsburg with Rev. E. C. Wilson, former pastor but now of Hapeville, and Rev. C. B. McKenzie, pastor having charge of the services. Beautiful flowers were sent by friends and relatives, showing the high esteem in which Mrs. Bankston was held.

Burial was in the family lot in the Jenkinsburg Cemetery.

Surviving Mrs. Bankston are seven sons, J. E., Macon, L. C., Dublin, T. A. Washington, DC, S. P., O. M., F. T., and R. S. Bankston, all of Atlanta; two daughters, Mrs. E. R. Merritt and Mrs. Parker Brown, both of Atlanta; 22 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. W. J. Bankston, Jenkinsburg, Mrs. W. D. Jolly, Gadsden, Ala., Mrs. W. T. Thurston, Jenkinsburg, Mrs. Frank Sowell, McDonough, Mrs. W. T. Crumbley, Barnesville; Three brothers, B. T. Glass, Locust Grove, W. M. Glass, Jackson, S. G. Glass, Atlanta.

(The Jackson Progress-Argus, Jackson, GA. May 2, 1940)

Also note in paper on same day:

Among those attending the funeral of Mrs. J.M. Bankston Monday afternoon were Mesdames J.J. Williamson, H.A. Maddox, W.E. Mitchell, Zode Smith, Sarah Guest, of Atlanta; Mr. T.O. Asbury, of McDonough; Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Jolly, of Gadsden, Ala.; Mr. R.W. Woodward and Mrs. R.C. Woodward of East Point; Mrs. J.E. Pullin, of Locust Grove, Mesdames Rollin Powell and Frank McElheny, of Monticello.

Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Maddox and Stanley and Mrs. J.J. Williamson, of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Bankston and Martha, of Macon, spend Monday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Bankston, and attended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. J.M. Bankston.

NOTE: Mrs. J.M. Bankston�s surviving sons were J.E. (Johnnie E.), L.C. (Leslie Carl), S.P. (Samuel P.), O.M. (Oswell Marcel), F.T. (Forrest Thomas) and R.S. (Robert Stanley). Surviving daughters were Mrs. Edmond Robinson Merritt (Anne Mae) and Mrs. Parker Brown(Lafona)spelling?

(Her name was Margaret Glass Bankston born 25 Oct 1867 and died 28 April 1940)

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