James Bankston, age 53 of Water Valley, MS, died on Thursday, November 2, 2006 in Baptist Memorial Hospital N-MS in Oxford, MS. Mr. Bankston was a member of O’Tuckalofa Baptist Church. James enjoyed music, art and was a collector of all type of knives. He spent his time listening to gospel music and praisisn the Lord.
Visitation will be held at Seven Oaks Funeral Home from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Monday, November 6, 2006. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at 2:00 PM in Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks under the direction of Rev. Donald Miller. Interment will follow in Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Calhoun County. Serving as pallbearers will be Dan Phillips, Lanny Phillips, Johnny Ernest, Ben Potts, David Dorfman and Josh Bankston.
Mr. Bankston is survived by his daughter Deborah Kay Bankston of Water Valley, MS: two sisters, Marjorie Potts of Oxford, MS and Wanda Britt of Memphis, TN: one brother Bobby Bankston of Oxford, MS.
Preceding Mr. Bankston in death were : his wife Wanda Sue Bankston (3/28/2003); son, David Gene Bankston, father James Louis Bankston and mother Mary Eloise Beard Bankston and a sister, Linda Joyce Bankston Britt.