Rev. James T. Banks

Rev. James Thomas Banks, age 78 of East New Highway 64, Thomasville passed away Saturday morning (November 14, 2009) at Lynchburg General Hospital, Lynchburg, VA. Funeral service will be held 1:00 pm Tuesday at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church with Rev. Karen Smith and Rev. Ray O’Ferrell officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Banks was born in Missouri, July 9, 1931 to Rev. Vernon Eulis Banks and Dean Laws Banks. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife Patsye Rogers Banks who died January 2, 2007. He was an avid church member and member of the United Methodist Men, retired minister of The United Methodist Church and loved woodworking. He was a graduate of Lynchburg College. He had his pilot’s license and loved to fly and travel. Most of all, he was a loving father, and grandfather and will forever be missed Surviving are; daughter Lauren Blackwelder and husband Harvey of Denton; one grandson, Zachary Lee Cody; Two step grandsons, Brent Blackwelder and Chad Blackwelder. Two sisters: Jackie B. Sale of Amherst, Va. And Bettye B. Boggs of Rathidum, Idaho and many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Monday November 16, 2009 at Davidson Funeral Home and at other times at the home of his daughter.