BRIDGEWATER - Willard A. Banks Jr., 66, of Bridgewater died Friday at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston after a brief illness.
Born in Bridgewater, a son of the late Willard A. Sr. and Eunice (Thurston) Banks, he was a graduate of Bridgewater High School and a lifelong residentof the town.
Mr. Banks worked as a store manager for Cumberland Farms for several years.
He was a member of the Lions Club in Bridgewater and the Jaycees, and was active in elderly affairs.
He is survived by his cousins, Allan Thurston, Barbara LaBelle and David LaBelle, all of Taunton, Joan Grant, Thurston Grant and Douglas Grant, all of Rehoboth, and Lowell Grant, Beth Grant and Priscilla Motta and David Motta, all of Norton.
His funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Prophett Funeral Home, 98 Bedford St. Burial will be in Pleasant Street Cemetery, Raynham.
Visiting hours one hour prior to service from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.